Stitch It All: Fall Creative Machine Embroidery Fall 2020
I’m a summer girl at heart, but nevertheless there’s something so delightful about fall. Savor the cool, crisp weather, the colors of the turning trees and, of course, Halloween (the sewing holiday!). I freely admit that all the traditional fall motifs speak to me in a big way. I’m always super excited to share the projects in the fall issue, and the 2020 issue doesn’t disappoint.
Fall is a great time to start playing around with fun textures . . . like faux fur, for example. It’s tricky to embroider on, but when done right, the effect is spectacular. Learn all the tricks from expert Katrina Walker, along with instructions for making a foxy faux-fur pillow that’s somehow cute and elegant at the same time.
There are few things as beautiful as trees blazing with their fall colors. Just the thought makes me want to snuggle into a cozy cardigan and sip a cup of hot coffee or apple cider. If you feel the same way, you’re in luck, because we have the perfect project for you. The Harvest Cardigan takes the popular Blackwood Cardigan pattern by Helen’s Closet and adds beautiful leaf embroidery for a truly spectacular fall statement piece. This one’s definitely on my make list this season!
Coming Soon: Creative Machine Embroidery Stitch-Along
Speaking of a delicious hot beverage, we’ve got an extra-special treat for you in this issue: a free stitch-along of a handy in-the-hoop quilted mug rug. Sign up on our Sew-Along page in September and October to get the free design and a video of me taking you through making the mug rug from start to finish. Plus, by registering you’ll automatically be entered to win a fabulous prize from RNK Distributing. We’re super excited to bring you this special freebie, and we hope you love it as much as we do!
We’ve got your Halloween covered, too — in the pages of this issue you’ll find an easy upgrade to a ready-made tote, a pretty spider-web adorned blouse and our exclusive Mystical Vibes collection, loaded with witchy style.
We hope you’re embracing all the beauty and fun of autumn (and stitching it, too)!
Happy Stitching,
Kate Zaynard and the Creative Machine Embroidery team
P.S. You may notice that this issue looks a little different than normal. We’re working on it in the middle of the isolation and social distancing protocols for the Covid-19 pandemic, and as it turns out, hair and makeup are hard from six feet away! We’ve had to come up with some creative solutions, and we hope they’ll showcase the projects as beautifully as our usual style does.
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