Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Sitches From the Harvest: Hand Embroidery Inspired by Autumn by Kathy Schmitz

I love hand embroidery. And Autumn is my favorite season. In Stitches from the Harvest, Kathy Schmitz has combined both with some of my favorite motifs--oak leaves and acorns, rabbits, squirrels, and birds--in these 15 lovely new designs.


Hazel, from Stitches From the Harvest

Hazel, above, is one of my favorites from the book. I am working on it now, in different colors! I am reminded of Hazel, the main character in Richard Adam's novel Watership Down!

I also love this landscape with a cornucopia and cottage on the hill.


Welcome Home from Stitches From the Harvest

Simpler patterns will appeal to new at stitching, such as the squirrel and bird motifs for linen kitchen towels as shown below.

Great Rewards from Stitches From the Harvest

This pear and vine motif table runner would look lovely with a harvest dinner table.


Gather Together table runner from Stitches from the Harvest

Are you into less decorative items? There are patterns for zippered pouches, a bird coat pin, a tote, a sachet, and a pincushion, seen below.


Wild Oaks Pincushion from Stitching from the Harvest

Below is a needle keeper, and a pocketed notion keeper pattern is also shared.


Autumn Sheaf Needle Keeper from Stitching From the Harvest

Crimson Bounty Tote Bag from Stiches From the Harvest

The ebook has links to the website to download and print a PDF of the patterns. Embroidery basics, cording basics, floss color chart, and a resource guide is included in the book.

Schmitz is a MODA fabric designer and sells her own patterns. Her previous book is Stitches From the Garden; the pillow below is from that book.
pillow from Stitches From the Garden

I just adore these patterns!

I received a free ebook from the publisher in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.

link to the publisher's webpage for photos from the book:
http://www.shopmartingale.com/stitche...

Stitches from the Harvest - Hand Embroidery Inspired by Autumn
By Kathy Schmitz
Print Version + eBook $24.99
eBook Only $16.99
ISBN: 9781604688634
Publication Date: September 6th, 2017







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