Tweetle Dee Blog — embroidery

Some designs stay with you. The Dutch Girl is one of mine.   She began as a barn quilt, bold, geometric, grounded in tradition. Inspired by old-world quilt blocks and the women who stitched stories into fabric long before us, the Dutch Girl has always felt like a tribute to heritage and homemaking.   In her barn quilt form, she is architectural. Strong. Rooted. But in cross stitch… she softens. Thread transforms her. On rich black aida cloth, the prairie blues, minty greens, soft whites, and rosy petals glow like stained glass against the night. The geometry remains — the...

There is a moment in winter, a quiet and easily missed moment, when the light begins to return. Imbolc lives in that moment. The days are still cold, the ground still resting beneath frost, but something unseen has shifted. The sun lingers just a little longer. Seeds hold steady in the dark. The work of becoming has already begun. The Imbolc Winter Floral Embroidery Kits were created to honor this threshold. A Season of Quiet Tending   Imbolc is not about blooming yet, it is about tending.   This collection invites slow stitching by lamplight, a practice of patience, reflection, and trust in what...

There is a special kind of quiet that only winter knows. The garden may be sleeping under frost and snow, but in my hands, the threads are still blooming. I am so happy to finally share our Winter's Garden Embroidery Pattern & Kit with you,  a stitched bouquet of winter greens and berries gathered.

As the final petals of the season fall, I find myself stitching what remains — soft pinks, fading golds, and the quiet greens that linger when the garden rests.
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Our Last Blooms embroidery kit was inspired by those tender final days of autumn, when the flowers lean toward the earth and whisper goodbye. 🌿

There’s a particular shade of blue that can stop you in your tracks — the kind that belongs only to wild cornflowers dancing at the edge of summer fields. Their delicate petals, kissed with morning dew, are a reminder of both resilience and grace. The Wilde Bloem Cornflower Cross Stitch captures that fleeting beauty in a geometric bloom, translating nature’s palette into threads and texture.