Some other ideas for 'Emotional Support Stitching'

Natalie Bird, who is the designer behind Birdhouse Designs and is also a member of my local patchwork group, Star Sea Quilters,  has some really easy, non thinking type stitching in her range.  (These are available in her shop.)

What is good about them is that they come pre-printed onto cotton and there are a number of different designs.  I bought the "letters to my daughter panel".

I cut it into strips and put a cotton voile fabric as a backing and take it with me to the Guild or other meetings just to stitch. I used these little embroideries in cards, pin cushions, needlebooks etc.

I think I need another panel to add to my emotional support stitching but was unable to find any in my local patchwork shop.  (I will have to order them on line.). But, that got me thinking about small embroideries and how they have been around, in one form or another, since forever.  The ones that spring to mind are those of the Elizabethan era that you can find on Pinterest.

Or what about the Folk Designs from just about every culture?

I think I might use some of these sources to come up with my own small stitcheries.

Comments

[Rachel]

Will it still be Emotional Support Stitching if you have to design it as well?

[Carolyn Foley]

I am going to use ‘ethnic” designs to start, so that will be a straight copy.