NEW THIS WEEK - April 4th, 2007:
Stitchin' in the Kitchen!
Free Project Instructions!
Colorful spring trivets and coasters are a hit at family gatherings, entertaining on the deck, and much more! Click here for free project instructions!
Neighborhoods are "springing" to life! And soon, friends and family will be stopping by for coffee, tea, and a chat. Our kitchens, the heart of our homes, will set the scene for hours of informal entertaining, and the designs this week will fill them with fresh color and energy.
Fruit and tile designs feature succulent fruit and blossoms, each with an elegant garden trellis border. Individual fruit designs are available as well. Sweet for placemats, towels, aprons, table runners, and more. Stir up a fruit salad with Festive Fruit designs in peppy, contemporary flavors for kitchen decor and linens. In-the-hoop sewing is at its finest with designs for new and fun projects: stylish trivets, spring coasters, and merry magnets for the refrigerator.
Sunbonnet Sue makes her spring debut in redwork on seven designs, one for each day of the week. Quick and easy redwork sewing continues with seven days of delightful Kitty designs, too. Sure to bring out the smiles each day, they'll make terrific teaching towels, too.
Scroll down the page to see these new designs, and have fun stitching in -- and for -- the kitchen!
Fruit and Tiles In botanical-like splendor, fruit and flowers appear together in tile designs, reminiscent of a hand- painted trivet or perhaps echoing the specimen tiles on a kitchen backsplash. Bursting with the fresh colors of spring, luscious blossoms and fruit are framed in the elegance of a wrought iron garden trellis. So pretty on table runners and placemats, chair cushions and pillows, framed art, aprons, towels, and more.
These kitten designs will make a wonderful set of teaching towels, too. Young children can learn the days of the week and tell stories about family activities while they help dry the (unbreakable) dishes. An easy task for children who want to learn to sew, and when mom or grandma can be there to advise.
Special Request of the Week Embroidery Library is always inspired by your design suggestions, and we thank you for sending us tons of terrific ideas, which we regularly incorporate into the weekly design themes. As a way to expand on designs for specific quests, this space is dedicated to the "Request of the Week." Here is this week's request:
Fawn sent us a wonderful idea for expanding Embroidery Library's "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" kitchen set -- add a towel topper design to match. She wrote, "I have used the design, and the border as well, on aprons. This towel topper design would be used to make a set for the church bazaar."
Apron and towel sets have been very successful items for church fundraising, Fawn reports. "The French Chef, Chili Pepper, and Teapot apron and towel sets are also popular," she said. "Thank you for making this design. I am anxious to have it to complete this set." With our thanks to Fawn for the terrific idea, we present the Shake, Rattle, and Roll Towel Topper.
Want to see more? Click here to see designs released in previous weeks!