Zoo Babies Birth Record Chart

Our baby zoo animals are ready to brighten any baby’s nursery. You may be able to win this adorable birth record! Read the details

It is so easy to enter this giveaway. To be eligible to win, just post a comment on the blog about how much you’d like to win these charts!  Be sure to include your email so we can contact you if you are a winner.

The winners (three will be selected using random.org) will be chosen on the first and third Wednesday of the month. The winners will be notified by email which will include the PDF Download for the chart. It’s so simple you won’t want to miss this opportunity to win!

Help us spread the word – share about the giveaway on Twitter and Facebook too with a link to our blog! If you do so, post an extra comment to let us know about it for an additional entry into the giveaway.

Baby Bears on Toile Crib Quilt

This Toile inspired crib cover is a classic design that would be suitable for a baby girl or boy. The colors are mostly gender neutral and the design is all baby. It has a nice balance and would be lovely to stitch for that special little one.

Our Stamped Cross Stitch kit has everything you need to make a keepsake gift for a special loved one. I don’t know anyone having a baby anytime soon, but I still want to stitch one. The size of the quilt is perfect for keeping my lap warm and my dog who always sits nearby stays warm too.

Happy Halloween Pumpkins

Counted Cross Stitch and Scrapbooking…can they go together? Yes! You can stitch a small motif that coordinates with the theme of the page you are working on. Cut around the design or cut the fabric into a rectangle. Dilute a bit of white glue with water and paint the edges of the fabric to keep them from fraying. After the glue has dried, mat the piece on some colored card stock for an “anchor” and then adhere it to your page.

A great Halloween page idea would be to stitch the Happy Halloween Pumpkins. Cut  the design in half lengthwise so the pumpkins will be on one page and the words will be on the other page.as  borders for the layout. The design works up quickly and is really cute.

Our own Priscilla stitched this design using her embroidery sewing machine and our Kooler Complimentary Chart, Be My Valentine.

We are, once again, offering our Complimentary Kooler Charts in download format. Print it from your computer and start stitching today.

Valentine Collection

You can win this charming collection of 12 small love themed motifs. Here’s how:

It is so easy to enter this giveaway. To be eligible to win, just post a comment on the blog about how much you’d like to win these charts!  Be sure to include your email so we can contact you if you are a winner.

The winners (three will be selected using random.org) will be chosen on the first and third Wednesday of the month. The winners will be notified by email which will include the PDF Download for the chart. It’s so simple you won’t want to miss this opportunity to win!

Help us spread the word – share about the giveaway on Twitter and Facebook too with a link to our blog! If you do so, post an extra comment to let us know about it for an additional entry into the giveaway.

Basha is back from the happiest place on earth…Anaheim, California and is recovering from creative, visual and social overload of three days of fun in the sun and seeing what’s new in the world of crafts….! Lot’s of great new needlework abounded at the show. Here is an image of one of our favorite Kooler Design baby ensembles, produced by PLAID Enterprises, displayed lovingly at their booth. ~Basha

KDS baby ensemble at the PLAID booth

Little Ozzie loves to be the center of attention. My knitting box is a favorite place to nap. He likes the finished fabrics best of all. Especially the ones that are being worked on at the time. But he won’t wear the sweaters I have made for him. He passed them on to “little sister” Lily, a chihuahua mix. She’s always cold without a sweater.

Mr. Ozzie

Friendly Forest Chart

This charming nature motif reminds us of the furry creatures of the evening that are just waiting to take a peek into our world.

It is so easy to enter this giveaway. To be eligible to win, just post a comment on the blog about how much you’d like to win these charts!  Be sure to include your email so we can contact you if you are a winner.

The winners (three will be selected using random.org) will be chosen on the first and third Wednesday of the month. The winners will be notified by email which will include the PDF Download for the chart. It’s so simple you won’t want to miss this opportunity to win!

Help us spread the word – share about the giveaway on Twitter and Facebook too with a link to our blog! If you do so, post an extra comment to let us know about it for an additional entry into the giveaway.

With Christmas over and all of the rush to get my handmade gifts finished and mailed is behind me, I find myself looking for a fresh new project. While I wait, I’m going to knit an afghan using my leftover yarn. The idea is to find coordinating colors and knit sections of alternating colors and types of yarn in columns. It’s like knitting a scarf about 6 – 8 inches wide and about 65″ long. When you have 8 or 10 of these “scarves” you sew them together for a lovely random patchwork blanket. It’s a great way to use up yarn because there is no limit to how small or big the patches need to be. Some are as long as 2 feet and others 2 inches. Be creative and have fun!

  One way to reuse an item you have on hand and to display your needlework is to make this charming little tea cup cozy using a favorite cup and saucer.  You can make one in no time at all. Give it to someone special or display it in your china cabinet. This motif is one of the charts in the Valentine Collection on our website in the chart store.

Select the design you want to stitch being sure that it will fit in the cup without overlapping the rim. Cut a circle about the size of the saucer around the finished stitching. Take a running stitch 1/4″ around the circle. Stuff it with some batting and pull up the thread to form a ball shape.

Stuff the ball with batting to the desired fullness and tie off the thread ends. You may place the piece in the cup or glue it in if you desire.