This design is called "Happiness" and it weirdly/oddly/strangely/a little bit is a self portrait. Feeding all the wild animals in my back yard brings me such joy. And while I don't have squirrels climbing up my skirts, they are starting to recognize me when I'm outside feeding them!
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I'm always inspired by designs with large areas of solid stitching and spent some time trying to figure out a way to use those areas in a new way. I had the idea of cookie cutters and how fun it would be to "cut out" cookie cutter shapes of solidly stitched areas of some of my older... Read more
Santa took off his boots before standing on his reindeer's back to hang the moon for the evening!
This design is stitched on 40-Count Wheat from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch Count: 99 Wide by 169 High. Finished size is 4.95" x 8.45".
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a large bird perched in a tree over a town.
This design is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle and Flax with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 145 x 130 and the finished size is 7.25" x 6.5".
Same shapes, different designs and colors! I absolutely could not resist doing more Cookie Cutters! When I designed Vibrant Flowers this past winter, I designed another version that was much larger and contained tons of flowers. So, when it came time to design Cookie Cutters, I knew exactly what... Read more
I'm always inspired by designs with large areas of solid stitching and spent some time trying to figure out a way to use those areas in a new way. I had the idea of cookie cutters and how fun it would be to "cut out" cookie cutter shapes of solidly stitched areas of some of my older... Read more
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a beautiful lady standing among nature with the words "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but she that has no shame is rottenness in his bones".
The model was stitched on 36-Count Pearled Barley from Lakeside Linens using Needlepoint Silk.
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a beatiful swan with ocean themed imagery around it. Inspired by the Edgar Allen Poe quote featured on the design "And the sea it hath my treasure and the sea it hath my love".
This design is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox and Rabbit with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 158 x 175 and the finished size is 7.9" x 8.75".
Originally, I planned for these to be included in the Animals sampler design above, but the project quickly grew into something to big to be included in that chart pack.
These designs are so fun and can be stitched in any color, on any linen, and finished in any way possible! Each pincushion has a Stitch Count of: 74 Wide by 52 High. FOr Camels and Tigers needs DMC0313.
I absolutely could not resist doing more Cookie Cutters! When I designed Vibrant Flowers this past winter, I designed another version that was much larger and contained tons of flowers. So, when it came time to design Cookie Cutters, I knew exactly what to do! The finish on these are a bit more... Read more