I’ve often thought if I wrote a cozy mystery I would use the old “hair gets into everything” situation for a clue gone wrong. “They think it was you, but you’re simply the one who made that blanket they bought at a craft show!”
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I am sure my DNA is in every single yarn thing I have ever made! Man, I never thought about it, but, yeah, if a crime is done by someone wearing a hat I made, I am toast! 
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Last year I stitched some lemon slices on a piece of black quilting cotton. No reason…just felt like making something fast and cute. I was just going to leave it in the hoop, but I really loved what @Immaculata and @jemimah were doing with some of their stitching, especially making pouches!
Well, at last, here is the pouch I made. I lined it with yellow so I could see what was inside. I am going to use it to hold yarn and supplies to knit some socks for the summer. It is just the right size to carry around with me or toss into a tote bag!
After I made it, I decided it needed a handle and a zipper pull.
Here is the original hoop:
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It’s so cute, Linda! I love it!! What a great showcase for that awesome embroidery!!! 
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That is just gorgeous, I love it!! The yellow and black and white work so well together 
Thanks! I want to do orange and lime slices as well. The black and white will work with those colors as well to make a nice set!
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Oh that will be beautiful! You are so stylish!
Hey you guys…I am doing the Making Zen 2025 free classes, which has a lot of stitching projects along with mixed media, felting, etc. Anyway, if I learn one thing, I am happy. Not sure if I am the only one who didn’t know this, but now that I do, I want to share!
I often have trouble threading my needle or I can’t find my threaders. Here is a simple way to thread a needle…I am not talking about sewing thread or a tiny eyed needle…mostly embroidery…
Make a mini airplane, slip your thread in the fold, insert into your needle! I’ve made a dozen or so of these little airplanes to keep with my embroidery supplies. If the point gets smashed or bent, you can snip it off to get a clean cut or make another airplane!
Don’t laugh, but I think it is genius!!!
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What a neat trick! Regular embroidery floss isn’t bad, but metallic threads like to fray when I try to thread them… I’ll have to try this.
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I finally did some stitching! I learned Chicken Scratch embroidery, which is really simple embroidery using gingham fabric as a “grid”. Not really my style, but I did like learning the history and how to make all sorts of patterns. Seems like a lot of cultures have some sort of “grid” style, including the Japanese sashiko.
The free project was to make a needlebook. I used a scrap piece of Tula Pink fabric, from the Cat collection I bought a few years back. No idea why, but I had yards of that red gingham and also found blue gingham in the same box…what project was I saving it for? Who knows!
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How fun!! Love your needle book and thank you for sharing the threading trick!! So clever!
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I’d like to join, late. I’ve started this project and could use inspiration and encouragement. There have been a million of these on YouTube, scrap that will eventually become a pouch. This is where I’m at so far. Freehanded and completely unplanned.
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Excellent! I love this project and can’t wait to see it evolve.
It’s never “late” to join. Things are very free-spirited over here, lol. I’ve tried more structure and it doesn’t really seem to increase participation. It’s just a lovely little place to share your stitching! 
We do have a new theme coming up for the summer quarter…it’s simple…finish (or even just work on) a WIP. This project fits that nicely!
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I think I have a project or two for this theme…
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Hahaha…same, same. 
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I actually don’t have any WIP apart from this one, I don’t do a lot of hand sewing. Too many crafts, too little time!
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We must be watching the same videos! I pulled fabrics to make a patchwork pouch but I also want to embroider it! I am following this one.
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Your dandelion is lovely!!
That is a very cool trick, and your needle book is absolutely adorable, I love the retro feel! When I see Chicken Scratch embroidery I immediately go back to memories of my grandmothers. I remember tablecloths and napkins and aprons in green gingham, decorated just with white thread.
I love that evolving cloth @Edel!
I haven’t done much stitching for a while, feeling pulled in a million directions at the moment. But I love seeing everyone’s projects!
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