Pumpkin Time Garland Season Again

The Pumpkin Time Garland free pattern has made its annual appearance over on my Thistleheart Creations Blog.  To access the pattern Click Here.

Happy stitching,

Karen x

New Cross Stitch Design Called Foxy's Autumn Harvest

A new cross stitch design has been released by me today over on my Thistleheart Creations Blog.  It's called Foxy's Autumn Harvest.  For all the information and link on where to purchase and download the chart CLICK HERE.

Happy stitching,

Karen x

Last blooms

Last roses in bloom for the year.  They’ve been extra abundant this year and now it’s time for these ladies to rest and restore for next year.

Autumn has begun

Autumn is here .... my favourite time of the year.  I don't know what it is about Autumn that makes me
feel so inspired and itching to create and try new things but it does.  

A few days ago I tried my hand at Kinusaiga after quite a few weeks of wanting to do it but also trying to resist another hobby.  We've all been there haven't we?  

Have you heard of Kinusaiga?  In short it's a Japanese form of art where you create pictures from small scraps of cloth.  The scraps of cloth are pressed into small cuts in a foam block which has been traced from a template to create a patchwork effect piece.  You can read more about it and see images of finished pictures by other crafters online or on YouTube.

I decided to go with a kit for simplicity sake to see how I liked it.  It was very enjoyable and relaxing, even with the slightly achy finger-tip afterwards from pressing the fabric into the foam block.  Here's my first ever Kinusaiga piece, just in time for Autumn and Winter decorating.

Let me know if you've tried this and what you think about it.

Have a lovely day,

Karen x

First Socks of 2026

A new pair of socks are on the knitting needles.  The yarn is HollyBerry by West Yorkshire Spinners