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Freebie Elf Stitchette Embroidery Patterns!
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I gave the ever popular redwork a try on these. I really like using a lot of colors when I embroider but I worked on these over Thanksgiving at my parents' house so it was super easy to just bring one color of floss. I think they look really cute in all red.
We got our snow last night. Hurray! We've already been outside once this morning and now Oscar has pulled his rocking chair over to the front door, parked himself and firmly announced that he's waiting there til we go outside again. Poor Mom better layer up this time.
December 1, 2006 | Permalink
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Yay! Thank you so much for sharing these, Hillary! When I first peeked them, I thought it would be perfect on a stocking for my little one, and now I see that they DO look just perfect on a stocking! Beautiful work! Now go enjoy that SNOW!
Posted by: amanda | Dec 1, 2006 10:28:40 AM
aww so sweet! when mine were little they would only come in to get warmed up for 5- 10 minutes and dry mittens then go right back out again. with 4 of them i had an assembly line of mittens in varous stages of drying all day!
Posted by: leeanne | Dec 1, 2006 10:29:49 AM
Thank you Hillary! They are SOOOO cute!
Posted by: Monica | Dec 1, 2006 10:33:58 AM
I am so excited for these! I came by here specifically today to see if you had any news on them and here they are, yippee!
Posted by: claire | Dec 1, 2006 10:39:07 AM
As if my Christmas craft list wasn't long enough! Thanks a bunch, they're very cute.
Posted by: Allison | Dec 1, 2006 10:39:28 AM
thank you for the patterns. so sweet
as soon as i get a transfer pencil i will be stitching these away. does one need to use transfer paper as well?
thanks
Posted by: Nancy | Dec 1, 2006 10:39:52 AM
nancy,
nope, one or the other transfer paper or transfer pencil. I use the pencil.
Posted by: hillary | Dec 1, 2006 10:44:21 AM
Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Clause!
Thank you so much!!! My dh just gave me a stern no spending talk last night. But I am dying to craft! I am going to add these lovelies to some plain dish towels that I already have! Yes,
Posted by: Jenn | Dec 1, 2006 10:47:13 AM
Thank you so much!
Happy Holidays!
Posted by: michelle | Dec 1, 2006 10:55:24 AM
Thank you Hillary. I love them!
Posted by: Josette | Dec 1, 2006 11:00:31 AM
I have no time to make anything more, but these are so cute I just have to! I like the dishtowel idea, Jenn.
Thanks so much, Hillary!
Posted by: Kathy | Dec 1, 2006 11:17:10 AM
I LOVE them!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Anna | Dec 1, 2006 11:21:13 AM
Those are awesome!!
Posted by: Rosemary | Dec 1, 2006 11:24:18 AM
merry christmas indeed! thank you for sharing hillary. bundle up!
Posted by: hannah | Dec 1, 2006 12:00:59 PM
Very cute elves! I love them on the stockings.
Posted by: Rebecca | Dec 1, 2006 12:02:12 PM
Thank you so much Hillary! I love them!
Posted by: Amy Ragland | Dec 1, 2006 12:07:39 PM
that's so generous, thank you hillary :)
lucky you, i wish it would finally snow here, too! x barbara
Posted by: barbara | Dec 1, 2006 12:11:01 PM
Those stockings are so cute!
Posted by: Kristy | Dec 1, 2006 12:13:46 PM
Wow, I was going to sew my daughter a new stocking with a giant olde english initial on it, but I think I'll do the little girl elf instead. Anyone have font suggestions for doing the name?
Posted by: becky | Dec 1, 2006 12:18:27 PM
Thank you Hillary! I can't wait to start!!
Posted by: rachel | Dec 1, 2006 12:20:10 PM
these are so sweet. you are quite generous... thank you.
Posted by: stephanie s | Dec 1, 2006 12:28:06 PM
Oh my, they are too precious. THANK YOU for sharing them with us!
Posted by: earthchick | Dec 1, 2006 12:35:20 PM
I love the redwork on these patterns, way to go!
Posted by: Melissa | Dec 1, 2006 12:49:46 PM
I love the designs.
Snow Day for us too, love when this happens on a Friday! Everything is in the dryer waiting for another round of snow fun...
Posted by: carol | Dec 1, 2006 12:55:23 PM
thanks, these are great! love them on the stockings. and i can't believe you have snow. it's so hot + humid here i want to turn the a/c on, but a/c in december???
signed,
sweating in a t-shirt.
Posted by: sarah | Dec 1, 2006 1:19:38 PM
Thanks for sharing this Hillary they're adorable.
Posted by: kelly Beisbier | Dec 1, 2006 1:29:34 PM
YAAAYYY!! God bless us, every one! :0)
Thank you so much!
Posted by: meg | Dec 1, 2006 2:06:21 PM
Thank you THANK YOU miss hillary..this is a wonderful gift you have given!
This is my first Chitown snow...yay! Boy did I have a time getting my dog in..she wanted to play :D
Posted by: Sarah | Dec 1, 2006 2:11:41 PM
Thanks so much for these cute patterns...love the little robot and doll each elf is holding!
Posted by: Wendy | Dec 1, 2006 2:34:00 PM
Wow a girl and a boy, you are so generous, thank you.
Posted by: Mama Urchin | Dec 1, 2006 2:41:53 PM
these are so cute! thank you for sharing!
Posted by: michal | Dec 1, 2006 2:42:22 PM
Oh, thank you SO much!
Posted by: beverly | Dec 1, 2006 2:45:31 PM
These are adorable Hillary. I think they may be my favorite, although I'm under the spell of Christmas right now so ask me again after New Year's.
p.s. I'm also into elves now and making some myself (the 3-d kind), so you're freebie is perfect timing!
Posted by: laurie | Dec 1, 2006 3:12:08 PM
Thank you!! :o)
Posted by: Maribel | Dec 1, 2006 3:51:29 PM
Hillary,
Thank you so much! I love redwork! Your kindness is appreciated.
Posted by: Helen | Dec 1, 2006 4:09:09 PM
oh, they are just too good! that robot is killing me!
Posted by: daria | Dec 1, 2006 4:23:47 PM
They are fantastic! Thank you. =)
Posted by: RC | Dec 1, 2006 4:49:06 PM
Thank you Hilary! You've given me the shove I needed to try embroidering a try. My secret fear is that it looks really easy, but will be really hard. I see these on some holiday-themed dishtowels.
Well, off to buy linen ;-) Thanks again!
Posted by: angela | Dec 1, 2006 4:50:58 PM
oh those are great...if i have time they may become holiay napkins!
Posted by: Kat | Dec 1, 2006 4:54:51 PM
super cute! (The patterns and Oscar waiting to go back out in the snow)Love the robbot in boy elfs arms. great detail!
Posted by: Bunnu | Dec 1, 2006 5:05:09 PM
Thank you!
It's such a nice gift.
Posted by: Sue | Dec 1, 2006 6:39:31 PM
Adorable....thank you!!!!!
Posted by: Dana | Dec 1, 2006 6:39:50 PM
That's quite beautiful!
Posted by: Alex | Dec 1, 2006 6:59:35 PM
Thank you, thank you this are wonderful !! Clarice
Posted by: clarice | Dec 1, 2006 7:16:11 PM
May I add my thanks for the pattern also. They are delightful!!!!
Barbara in Nevada
Posted by: Barbara C. | Dec 1, 2006 8:12:58 PM
They look awesome - wonder if they'd look as good if I used permanent marker - just kidding!
Posted by: The Weekend Warrior | Dec 1, 2006 8:52:00 PM
Thanks for sharing, Hilary! They are too cute.
Posted by: Erin O. | Dec 1, 2006 9:32:11 PM
Snow? I wish snow. I live in Atlanta and it's a rare commodity around here, but hey when we do get snow everything shuts down so we get to enjoy it at least. Enjoy your snow and thanks for the elfin freebies! They are really cuties!
Posted by: AmyDe | Dec 2, 2006 7:12:51 AM
Thank you! What a lovely gift.
Posted by: chelle | Dec 2, 2006 10:08:10 AM
These are so great, Hillary! Thank you very much. Our snow is lovely, but we didn't get nearly as much in the city as I anticipated. Today we're going ice skating to celebrate the new snow.
Posted by: Jodi | Dec 2, 2006 11:22:16 AM
I love the RED...thank you for sharing! They look fabulous and all ready for Christmas...
Posted by: Tanya Nichols | Dec 2, 2006 1:14:16 PM
Thanks a lot :) Such a sweet attention :)
Posted by: Christelle | Dec 2, 2006 1:23:37 PM
Thank yo for sharing them with us. They are abosolutely adorable. I can't wait to stitch them - though not sure which Christmas they will be ready for!!??
Posted by: Di | Dec 2, 2006 2:12:48 PM
thanks so much and hope that you have the best holidays! I have so many things from you now on my to do list that I'll have to avoid WW till march! (not really--you know I'm always up for buying more WW dolls! now that I have two girl dolls I need a boy one for my son, just in case you decide to make one -I'll buy it!)
Posted by: susaninfrance | Dec 2, 2006 3:23:04 PM
I love these elves! Thank you so much for sharing them.
Posted by: Megan | Dec 2, 2006 4:09:28 PM
thank you for the great patterns!
Posted by: Jessica Hood | Dec 2, 2006 4:25:22 PM
Thank you so much for the patterns--they are perfect!
Posted by: June | Dec 2, 2006 6:42:07 PM
These are fab! I've already made 2 girls during our blizzard yesterday. Doing them in red is brilliant! I'm off to the fabric store for some better backing to embroider on. Thanks for the free pattern! All good karma will come yor way for the holidays.
Posted by: IamSusie | Dec 2, 2006 6:51:03 PM
Thank You! You rock! These are adorable and I love it that they're holding your doll and robot. Excellent designs! Thanks for the gift!
Posted by: Calamity Kim | Dec 2, 2006 8:37:13 PM
Thank you. They are beautiful...and they will make a perect matching set for my perfect matching set!
Posted by: Joanna | Dec 2, 2006 8:46:17 PM
How exciting. Thanks very much.
Posted by: Frances | Dec 2, 2006 9:58:05 PM
These are so wonderful,thank you!! Now, I just need to go find a transfer pencil!
Posted by: Cerri | Dec 3, 2006 1:31:51 AM
Fab elves and they look so perfect in redwork on those stockings. May have to lay down the knitting needles and get busy with the embroidery points. Thanks so much for sharing these.
Posted by: Julie | Dec 3, 2006 4:14:43 AM
adorable! thanks for sharing!
Posted by: amanda | Dec 3, 2006 9:12:46 AM
Thank you so much for this freebie, I can't wait to give these a try!
Posted by: Esther | Dec 3, 2006 9:15:59 AM
Thank you for these wonderful embroidery patterns!
Nina
Posted by: Nina | Dec 3, 2006 1:17:42 PM
I love these! Thank you so much for this Christmas present! Happy Holidays!
Posted by: JanetinPortland | Dec 3, 2006 5:23:23 PM
Oh, great. The day after my little girl requests a Christmas stocking, and I say, no, we're doing enough getting-ready-for-christmas things, THESE come along. And they're so gorgeous I will have to do one for my girl, and of course, my little boy will want one...
Thank you for more Christmas gorgeousness.
Posted by: Iona | Dec 3, 2006 5:39:39 PM
Yay, thanks so much for these, they are so lovely. I fear i will have to wait until next year to make them though - so many projects, so little time!
Posted by: Nicki | Dec 3, 2006 6:19:54 PM
These are adorable, and I love that they are all red.
So I have a goofy question for anyone out there:
I remember seeing a needle felted squirrel on someone's blog (I think) sometime in the last 6 months or so. I can't find it now and it's driving me crazy! It was all brown and really plain and natural looking. It's not the fibertrends one.
If that sounds familiar to anyone can you comment back to help jog my memory?
Thanks!
E
Posted by: Elisabeth | Dec 3, 2006 10:44:42 PM
Thank you! I can't wait to try them.
Posted by: Annika | Dec 3, 2006 11:49:19 PM
Love 'em - thank you!
Posted by: Viv | Dec 4, 2006 9:45:33 AM
For a completely different look, wouldn't these be pretty done on a red velvet stocking!
Posted by: tftCarrie | Dec 4, 2006 11:30:32 AM
THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Céline | Dec 4, 2006 12:02:04 PM
thanks! so very good! and I love the all red (duh.) and the little toys and shoes are such a nice touch!
Posted by: amy k. | Dec 4, 2006 2:34:00 PM
Too cute!! Thanks for sharing these!!
Posted by: Tami | Dec 4, 2006 7:16:56 PM
Awesome design! I stitched mine on kitchen towels for a quick gift! Thanks :)
Posted by: Sarah | Dec 4, 2006 8:37:07 PM
Dear Hillary,thanks for sharing these two beautiful patterns. I embroidered them side by side and made it into a lovely cushion,here is the pic, I hope you don't mind that I named it wee wonderfuls cushion:D
http://www.caprinmax.com/images/upload/Image/other%20craft/weewonderfulscushion.jpg
Posted by: capri | Dec 4, 2006 8:58:00 PM
It looks really nice and makes me want to learn how to stitch properly!
Posted by: ratichoo | Dec 5, 2006 9:06:02 AM
Here is my flicker tag for stitchettes: I did 4 elves, but I haven't decided yet how I want to finish them. http://www.flickr.com/photos/isusie/tags/stitchettes/
Thanks again! I love them!
Posted by: IamSusie | Dec 5, 2006 1:52:38 PM
oh my GOD. those are so adorable. great work!!
Posted by: betsy ross | Dec 6, 2006 6:01:18 PM
thank you so much for sharing the cuteness. i cant wait to give them a try.
Posted by: Teresa | Dec 6, 2006 7:51:47 PM
thank you, thank you! I can't wait to make these. It's fun to think of all the different variations of these that will be in blogging households everywhere, thanks to your generosity and creativity!
Posted by: pam | Dec 7, 2006 11:26:46 PM
thank you so much for this sweet surprise. these would look great on some cotton kitchen towels - for display only! they take me back to the days when i learned to skate. thank you for jogging good memories, hillary.
p.s. - stay warm. my friend in chicagoland called to say it was 10 degrees earlier this evening.
Posted by: eleny in colorado | Dec 8, 2006 12:33:22 AM
Thank you so much for the treat! I had to try something a little different with it. You can take a look over on my new blog, http://thimble-ishus.blogspot.com . I will wear it with pure holiday joy. Thanks again.
Posted by: DawnLeigh | Dec 8, 2006 2:50:59 PM
So adorable.
Does anyone know where I can find a blank stocking in a light color? I've only been able to find red, dark green and dark blue so far. Need help! :)
Posted by: Kari | Dec 16, 2006 12:53:19 AM
Thanks for the pattern! I used the girl elf as inspiration/guide for a needle-felted stocking. You can see it here:
http://flickr.com/photos/51035597994@N01/330456588/
Posted by: hillary | Dec 23, 2006 12:20:40 AM
Hillary, I just retired and now I am sewing and embroidering and being creative again! Thank you for sharing this wonderful design, I love it!
Posted by: Susan Fitzgerald | Oct 25, 2007 11:37:40 PM
