Running Stitch Straight Stitch Outline or Contour Stitch Buttonhole pr Applique Stitch [in English] Satin Stitch Back Stitch Ourline or Contour Stitch French Knot Pistil Stitch Lazy Daisy Chain Stitch Chain Stitch’ Weave Stitch Woven Wheel Tridimensional or Thistle Flower Borders [in English] 3-D Flower [in English]
Author: jackikellum
Mother’s Day Special from Jacki Kellum Studios – Buy 1 Get 1 Free Sewing Classes for Mothers or Grandmothers & Their Children
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Jacki Kellum is opening Cottage Stitchery at Jacki Kellum Studios in the old, historic district of Water Valley, Mississippi, at 32 South Main Street. Jacki often tells stories about her own grandmother who greatly influenced her life as an artist. When she was a tiny child, Jacki would sit…
Small Flowers in Frames Embroidery Kit & List of DMC Embroidery Threads for Floral Embroidery
roses roses 2 DMC Embroidery Floss Used in large kit: 159 – Light Gray Blue 208 – Very Dark Lavender 209 – Dark Lavender 210 – Medium Lavender 225 – Ultra Very Light Shell Pimk 320 – Medium Pistachio Green 407 – Dark Desert Sand 598 – Light Turquoise 738 – Very Light…
My Rose Garden – Roses that Have Survived the Heat of Last Summer and Are Ready to Flush Soon – Planted from Short to Tall
Today, I scurried about in my garden, trying to assess what I need to do, where I needed to do it, and when. It is only March 8. The last frost date is at least a month away, but my garden is already popping. A month ago, my community in North Mississippi was ravaged by…
Announcing The Upcoming Opening of Cottage Stitchery — A Division of Jacki Kellum Studios for Textile Arts & Artists
Great News! I am finalizing plans to introduce fabric art into the programs I have already launched at Jacki Kellum Studios in the old historic district of Water Valley, Mississippi. Beginning in April, I’ll begin offering a quilting and embroidery class. Ultimately, the class will begin making Crazy Quilt blocks. Embroidery is a major part…
Planting a Strawberry Path around My Cottage Garden – Strawberries and Several of Their Companion Plants
I grew up gardening, and for as long as I can remember. I have known that some plants, like marigolds, are great companions for others. In fact, as a young child, I formed my own opinons about my favorites in my grandma’s garden. I loved her sweet strawberries. She always baked strips of pie crust…
Gardener’s Market in Water Valley, Mississippi, on Saturdays Beginning April 4 – Jacki Kellum Studios – 32 South Main Street – Vendors Invited to Apply
Today is March 4, 2026, and I am working hard, getting my flower and vegetable plants ready for the Saturday Gardener’s Markets, which will take place in old, Historic Water Valley, Mississippi, each Saturday morning, from 8 until 12 – Beginning April 4. Vendors Are Invited to Apply. Very Limited Sidewalk Spots $5.00 per Saturday. …
Tulips – Let’s Paint the Town Red
If I told you we would be painting a red tulip, what color would you have in mind? All the tulips in the photo above are red–red with a tinge of white, red with a tinge of yellow or or red with a tinge of deep with dark burgundy wine. If you were a writer, I…
Planting Easter Egg Radishes in My Early, Early Spring Garden
Although my calendar says that spring is still a month away, our unoffical early, early spring is here in the South–and it is time to plant some early, early things in my garden — things like radishes and crunchy leaf lettuce. Visions of Wilted Lettuce Salad Dance in My Head Image Credit: Keto on the…