Jacki Kellum Embroidery

When I was a young child, my grandmother taught me how to embroider, and embroidery is my second nature now. When I begin a sewing project, I rarely know where I am going with it. I simply begin sewing with a wide variety of stitches. That is why I advocate that people learn as many…

Let’s Learn Embroidery, Embroider Some Blue Jeans, and Have A Hippie Day!

Image Credit: Charles and Elin My friends and I are planning a 60s Party, and we want to embroider our jeans, I discovered the following jeans embroidery project that uses only one stitch: The Lazy Daisy Stitch–and/or a variation thereof: Here’s Another Project Using More Stitches: Garden with the Blues Jacki Kellum Embroidery Among other…

Getting Ready to Make Some Crazy Quilts – Examples & A Supply List

Jacki Kellum – Detail of a Crazy Quilt Block Every time I create anything with fabric, my interests quickly shift to my decades- long interest in creating crazy quilts or parts thereof. Making a crazy quilt is like creating a collage or a montage. Almost anything goes, and that appeals to my will-of-the wisp spirit….

Embroidery Practice Samplers with Thread Lists

  Stitches Back Stitch Outline Stitch Lazy Daisy Stitch Lazy Daisy + Straight Line Stitch Satin Stitch Leaf Stitch Floss Colors Used 307 – Lemon 972 – Deep Canary 963 – Ultra Very Lite Dusty Rose 957 – Pale Geranium 817 – Very Dark Coral Red 3837′ – Ultra Dark Lavender 996 – Medium Electric…