Cross stitch heart ornament

I have wanted to make something different. I sew an aida piece on a felt heart. The monogram is cross stitched. I used them as Christmas tree ornaments or as a tag gift.

Ema

Cross Stitch Bookmark Tutorial

I made a cross stitch bookmark for a lovely person. She wanted to write Imagine Peace built by Yoko Ono. I show you in this easy tutorial how to make one bookmark for you.

If you know how to write the letters using cross stitches, that's fine. If you don't, use an online cross stitch writing tool. I like StitchPoint.

I sew the words Imagine PEACE and I added two little hearts. Here it is a short movie.

The fringe - Here it is how I made the fringe. I pulled apart the threads from the ends, using a needle. Be careful, they need to be the same size.

I made an edge to sew it.

I cut a piece of white felt for the back.

I sew the bookmark and the felt together, on the edge, using blanket stitch.

And this is the cross stitch bookmark. Make one for a special person in your life. Choose some words with a special meaning, a quotation.

Happy sewing.

Ema

Cross Stitch Christmas Motifs

Christmas in ... August. Done with these five cross stitch Christmas motifs. They are designed by me. I'll think to post my chart here. I want to transform them into felt ornaments.

Do you have a project for Christmas?
Ema

Personalized Monogram Cross Stitch Ornament

If you want to buy them, please visit My Etsy Shop Personalized Monogram Ornament

But if you want to make them, this is a very easy tutorial about how to make an ornament with a stitch monogram. Even if you already know the cross stitch stitches or you choose just to sew with simple line stitches, a monogram ornament can be a great gift for somebody. You can attach it at a present box or to make a package for Xmas time.

Materials you need: felt, aida, white fabric, thread and needle, scissors, ribbon, polyester filling, pins.

Sew a cross stitch monogram on aida. Cut around it but be careful to leave an edge ( 1 or 1,5 cm)  to can sew it. Cut heart shaped ornament - 2 felt pieces and one fabric. Make a square in the middle of the front felt heart. Be careful the window you make to fit to your monogram, not to cover it, not to be bigger. 

Fix with pins the aida between the white fabric and felt. 

Sew the interior of the square. Cut and trim the surplus aida or fabric. 

Sew the edges of the felt heart. Don't forget to place the ribbon and to sew it. Before to close it, fill with polyester.

You are done. Your ornament is finished. You can use them for Christmas time or for other occasions. 

You can sew not only letters, but a Christmas symbol,  a sign, a flower or a bird. Depends on your imagination. 

Happy sew.
Ema 

Ready for spring - cross stitch spring symbols

We have in Romanian a spring celebration called Martisor (from March name). It means that people give each other some small spring symbols that are tight with a red and white thread.

I made some brooches for this celebration: cross stitch on Aida material. I have to search on something to glue them on.

These are made by my 9 years daughter. She wants to give them to her classmates.

Happy Srpring!

Ema 

Cross Stitches Brooches

I love to make cross stitch. This time I made some brooches with traditional Romanian motifs.

I sew the motif and then I glued it on a wood button. I attached a pin brooch on the back 

Ema