New SR patterns for Spring!

I have been working round the clock on these new patterns (along with 6 new pattern books I will post on next week). Hope you like them! They are all up on the website + etsy already. 

SR 19 Modern Linens

SR20 Sweet Treats

SR21 It's Raining Cats and Dogs

Happy Stitching All!

Brooke

Embroidery workshop in the Kansas City area!!

We are so proud to announce a partnership with the Honeytree galley for a beginner's embroidery workshop starting April 11th! Here are all the details:

in stitches
embroidery workshops by Kate E. Burke
sponsored by Stitcher's Revolution

Wednesday, April 11, 7pm to 9pm: You will learn basic embroidery stitches.

Wednesday, April 18, 7pm to 9pm: You will learn more complicated stitches.

Wednesday, April 25, 7pm to 9pm: You will learn to work from a pattern
provided by Stitcher's Revolution.

Wednesday, May 2, 7pm to 9pm: You will continue to work from a pattern exploring stitches, fills and colors. Patterns provided by Stitcher's Revolution.

Wednesday, May 9, 7pm to 9pm: You will explore personal narrative with embroidery and begin to make your own design.

Wednesday, May 16, 7pm to 9pm: You will explore experimental dimensions of embroidery using your own designs.

Each workshop session is $20 per person, all materials included.
Classes are designed as individual units of discussion so you can attend sessions individually or the entire 6 weeks. The more classes you attend, the more you learn and explore embroidery as an art form. All classes will be taught at the Honeytree Gallery.

About the instructor
Kate E. Burke is a textile and graphic artist that explores themes of juxtaposition. She captures fleeting emotions and thoughts into permanent reflections of daily life using drawing, watercolor, beads, sequin, fabric and embroidery. Please visit www.kateeburke.com for more information about her work.

To reserve your spot email honeytreegallery (at) gmail (dot) com


Hope to see you there!
Brooke

New Stitcher's Revolution Patterns for the NEW YEAR!

Hello all!
It is has been quiet here on the blog for a while, but how that the holidays are over I can get back to some business. First we have NEW Stitcher's Revolution patterns to talk about!

SR15 Movie Munchies

SR16 Tiny Tot Designs

SR17 Urban Garden

SR18 Animated Fruity Fun

We also have new 5", 7" and 10" plastic hoops available on the website!

We have Napkins in stock on the website too-these are new item for us--let me know what you think of them. We often think about getting a baby bib, but I go round and round about if it was already assembled and quilted would you want to see the stitching on the back? Should we offer them unfinished? Just can't decide. I love the new Tiny Tot pattern, and so many of those would go great on a baby bib. How do you all do it? Have you ever stitched on one before? How did it turn out?

Off to finish up our new catalog--they should be ready to ship by Feb 1st. I will keep you all posted when they are done! More soon!

Brooke

busy busy busy

I know, I know. I say that all the time. But I have been super busy around here! We had a consumer trade show here in KC this past weekend, which was new for us. We have only ever done wholesale shows before, so I was hard at work getting that ready and then working the booth. Thank goodness it was clase to home so I could sleep in my own bed at night--that is always a HUGE benefit.

It was very fast paced and busy all weekend long! Thanks to all of you who made it out to the show at KCI Expo! Hope yo see you all again next year!

I have been teaching children's painting classes on the weekend for the past month and this weekend I started an embroidery class as well. It was so much fun and the girls really liked it! We learned the running stitch, basting stitch and back stitch. We got started on our needle books and a sewing pouch to keep all our supplies in. It was so wonderful to see so many little girls so interested in hand work. I just loved it! Hopefully we can keep teaching them and get them onto a machine one day too. Three or four of them expressed how they wanted to be fashion designers (thank goodness for Project Runway and all the "coolness" they brought to making your own clothes) when they grow up. I think it is pretty cool to see kiddos dream so big.

Okay, I have also been working on some NEW patterns!! Wahoo! Here are some sneak peaks. I just got them sent to the printer, so we should have them in stock ready to sell within the next two months. I will post all of the designs when that gets closer. Until then these will have to tide you over :)

Aunt Martha's pattern #4022 Proud to be an American

Aunt Martha's pattern #4023 Life's a Beach

Stitcher's Revolution pattern # 17 Urban Garden

There are a total of 7 new patterns, so get those needles ready folks!! More sneak peaks coming soon!

Happy Monday + Happy Stitching!
Brooke

New Patterns!

Dat Da Da Da..........Introducing our new Stitcher's Revolution patterns!

SR11 Kitch'n Stitch'n

SR12 Sew Crafty

SR13 Around the World

SR14 Roaring into the 20s

They will be available on the website next week--but I just couldn't wait to share with everyone! Check back for a giveaway next week....wink* wink*

Happy Stitching all!
-Brooke

Where am I?

No I am not on some fabulous vacation....just working hard to get these new patterns to the printer (and the envelopes and the color guides...thats a lot for one lady). But here is a sneak peak of the Kitch'n Stitch'n pattern coming out later this month! I'll be back soon, I promise!!

Happy Stitching all!
-Brooke

Home from the CHA show in LA

Well we made it home safe and sound (only getting delayed one day from the massive snow storm aka Blizzard of OZ)! Here are some pictures of our booth at the show. We got some new signs and tried little clothes lines this year to display the linens we offer. It turned out pretty cute.

Chris and Matt

There were so many wonderful ideas at the show-one of the coolest new items I saw was the g2 Glass Bottle Cutter.  Check out the you tube video here. This product is so cool, made from recycled aluminum and can help you recycle other products into art! 

Another great thing I learned about at the show was Zentangle. It is a wonderful way to relax and create something at the same time. 

These are the zentangles that were created in my class--each person is making the same basic patterns and given the same instruction, yet they all come out different. It is a wonderful exercise for people of all ages. You can give this project to a 4th grader and a 50 year old man. No matter what the results are something beautiful both aesthetically and mentally. It really gives you focus without having to follow rules. It is very liberating. Sometimes you just need to draw....and not worry what it comes out looking like. Zentangle is kind of like yoga for the mind. Check it out! Read more about the creators and get signed up for the newsletter here.

There were so many booths and so little time, but I did get around to see a lot of them. I will post more this week. I must get back to finishing the four new SR patterns (yes four!!) They will be available in March!

Happy Stitching all!
Brooke

Fun Summer 80's Bag

I needed a new little bag to carry my lunches in...so poof...here it is. I used our SR5 pattern 80s Vibes. It was simple to do it in applique and made it a quicker project than embroidering the whole she-bang.

I made a copy of the pattern I wanted to use. Then cut out each shape from the pattern. Select your fabric scraps and cut around the paper shapes creating each piece of the pattern (sometimes I had to get crafty and fill in the blank spots since the hearts overlap in a few spots on the pattern).

Then using some fusible web I ironed on the shapes to my bag (starting with the pieces in the back and building up my layers to the front hearts) and then hand embroidered around them with some DMC floss! What a great fun summer project. Great for those medium kiddos too. They can do the cutting and the simple stitching, just be sure to supervise the ironing :) You can use any stitches you want for the embroidery and any colors--have fun with it!

Happy Stitching, 

Brooke

famous? no quite yet

Well it turns out our new Stitcher's Revolution patterns will be featured in Sew News magazine (Dec/Jan issue)! Wahoo! We are so excited here--we can't wait to see it! But you know, this does make us almost famous. I better dig out that pair of sunglasses and scarf, I might need it leaving the building come Christmas. 

In the mean time, check them out--Sew News is awesome. You'll love the tips/tricks, tool and patterns they have!

Rock'n Roll Jean Jacket

I found this jacket at a thrift store and decided it needed some love and stitching--what else right? The hardest part was ironing on the transfer over the back seam, but I did my best and then just used a disappearing ink pen and darkened the lines so I didn't miss anything. It still needs two more cool buttons, but I'll get those on there.

It is made using our SR4 pattern, Rock'n & Roll'n. I love it. Can't wait to take some pictures with it on my niece, she will think it ROCKS!

I am off to Colorado for a family weekend--I will see you all on Monday! Happy crafting! More projects to be posted after 20 hours in the car (for sure). 

-Brooke