"Inspirations Magazine"

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Inspirations #33

Gifts to make in a night! Very easy embroidery for boys, two gorgeous blankets to stitch, a beautiful tea cosy by Helen Eriksson, amazing camel rug, and a romantic knee rug + much more.

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Inspirations #34

  • Safe Keeping - Double sided stumpwork pinwheel
  • Midnight Feast - Two thread painted mice enjoying a midnight feast on a blanket
  • Moments in time - An elegant Madeira worked guest towel
  • Blue Heaven - Pretty coat hanger with ribbon pansies and shadow worked bow
  • Silken Touch - Elegant little strawberries trimmed with crystals and embroidery
  • Gift of Flowers - A beautiful embroidery accessory with pockets for needles and scissors
  • Baby World - Two gorgeous day gowns decorated with embroidery & lace
  • Bath Time - Charming Baby towels with matching face washers
  • Stepping Out - Dalmatian puppies stitched on a winter white coat

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Inspirations #37

Simply divine projects to make with some interesting techniques including berry bead work, stumpwork & Casalguidi.  Other projects include:
  • Berry Delight - Clusters of miniature stumpwork beaded berries decorate the lids of tiny trinket pots
  • Market Day - A gorgeous blanket trimmed with gold piping and backed and bound with a floral fabric features Mr. Pip and Milly Mouse returning from market worked in short and long stitch
  • Winged Desire - An exquisite sweet pea created with raised stumpwork embroidery
  • Rustle of Winter - A tiny fieldmouse sits among the ragged winter leaves - beautiful thread painting
  • Tiny Tots- Adorable cheeky little outfits for little kids cute appliqued kids - includes full sized pattern for 12 & 18 mos, 2-3 years
  • Golden Aura - a luxurious mohair rug decorated with delightfully simple embroidery - lavender & daises worked in mohair yarn & silk thread nestled in each corner.
  • Bliss - Wonderfully scented heat cushion with elegant embroidery - Delicate stitching on a damask cover of bows with clusters of wonderful flowers & trailing ribbons.  Bullion roses abound.
  • A Bonnie Wee Bag - This superb little bag introduces the embroiderer to basic Casalguidi techniques - The rich colors of the Scottish Thistle in four sided stitch, padding and detached blanket stitch.  Lined with rich plum satin.
  • The Beaded Flower - An exquisite design created to explore the technique of beading.  With a short history of beading.

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Inspirations #39

Another great issue with lots to do and keep you busy stitching.  From an article on the history of Stumpwork to a child's charming little embroidered storybook, a glorious stumpwork butterfly  and beautiful bullion roses, you'll be busy till the next issue comes along.
  • Bluebirds - Superb cushion with lush embroidery on pure white damask
  • Des Fleurs Pour Grandmere - A child's charming little embroidered storybook
  • Golden Slumber - Serene gown embellished with flower sprays and ribbon scrolls
  • The Magical Pomegranate - Stunning botanical picture portraying the King of Fruits
  • Ode to Winter - Gentle floral sprays border this cozy woolen blanket

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Inspirations #40

Another delightful issue to please your embroidery spirit.  Projects include:
  • The Red Fox - A wool embroidered multi-shaded red fox on a luxurious throw
  • All Roses - Gorgeous bullion roses featured on the cover
  • Autumn Gold - Charming Crewel cushion in traditional jacobean style
  • Peace Angel - Hearts and Angels dress, appliqued.  Sizes 3-5 pattern included
  • Summer Garden - Traditional crewelwork sewing purse
  • The Egyptian Beetle - Gorgeous picture in textured & raised embroidery
  • Tranquility - Exquisite Stumpwork picture in soft shades of blue and pink
  • Purity - Sweet wool work bunnies nested amongst wild raspberries & roses
  • Conus Children's project - Ted's Blanket  to keep dolls warm

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Inspirations #41

Another luscious issue for you to sink your preverbial teeth into.  Projects are, as always, shown in detailed step by step photos to make your embroidery an enjoyable experience.
  • Blue Danube - Charming evening bag embellished with beads and Marguerite crystals - cover
  • Lavender Reverie - Fragrant lavender filled book stop
  • Break of Day - Practical bag adorned with a regal cockerel
  • Whisper - Delicate white feathers adorn a white shawl
  • Friendship - This bright, cheerful blanket captures children at play - applique
  • Jacobean Leaves - A richly colored crewelwork cushion exploring a vast variety of stitches
  • Vintage - Exquisite bag showcasing traditional Casalguidi embroidery
  • The Dragonfly - Elegant, jewel toned dragonfly on a bold background.

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Inspirations #42

As always another exquisite and challenging issue for you embroiderers out there.  This issue contains two cute animals for you to embroider as well as a beaded bag as shown on the cover.

  • Good Medicine - An adorable child's blanket with a thread painted doctor bear an patient
  • Wild Thing - charming botanical study in ribbons and threads
  • Celadon - Exquisite bead embroidered evening bag
  • Strawberry Fields - Stunning needlecase richly decorated with padded strawberries
  • Dreamtime - Lavishly embroidered wool baby blanket
  • Veil of Gold - Opulent beauty created with gold, pearls and crystals
  • Sweethearts - Sweet and soft little musical bears
  • Monarch - A striking stumpwork butterfly and thistle
  • White Elephant - Exotic embroidered elephant

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Inspirations #43

Such a gorgeous issue with projects to delight the eyes and fingers.  Start with the peacock on the cover and move onto the exotic thread-painted camel on blanket.  Also is a prize winning cat blanket as seen on the bottom of the cover.  Other projects include:
  • Bird of Paradise - Glorious peacock worked in silk and gold threads
  • First Blush - Elegant silk needlecase covered in bullion roses
  • Sahara - Exotic camel blanket
  • Best Friends - Irresistible stumpwork cats
  • Belle Fraise - Stunning wild strawberry picture
  • Fil D'Or - Perfection in goldwork
  • Penny Squares - Charming redwork sachet - excellent beginner's redwork project
  • Gilded Rose - Exquisite ribbon embroidered pot.

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Inspirations #44

Another fun issue for embroiderers.  Your choice of a beautiful cushion, a cosy blanket for kiddies, a William Morris inspired design purse and much much more.  Included in this issue are the following projects:
  • Caprice - Exotic embroidered bag with beads and sequins (cover)
  • Gentle Touch - gorgeous cashmere blanket decorated with loveable bears and flowers
  • Hidden Treasures - tiny drawstring bag with exquisite embroidery
  • La Vie En Rose - Elegant cushion with ornate lattice and lavish flowers
  • Debut - Daintily embroidered soft twill baby wrap
  • The Artichoke - Striking artichoke design embellishes a cashmere hot water bottle
  • Winter Love - Stunning Ring Cushion
  • Fil D'Or - Perfection in Goldwork

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Inspirations #45

Heavenly Silk Ribbon, Delicate hardanger & Candelwicking for absolute Beginners. Projects include:
  • Spring Basket - Ornate basket filled with Silk Ribbon Blooms
  • Rhapsody - Chic embroidered linen handbag
  • Delicate Shadows - Classic embroidered hardanger hand towel
  • Talking tea - Amazing beaded teapot picture
  • The Wild Roses - Daintily embroidered placemat and napkins
  • Timelines - Traditional candlewick cushion
  • The Little Elephant - Child's cosy, colorful blanket
  • Silver Threads - Elegant needlecase with Jacobean style embroidery
  • Golden Needles - Superb pinwheel, perfect companion to Silver Threads
  • Illuminata - Exquisite embroidered music box cover

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Inspirations #46

If your fingers are itching to embroider then this issue might just spark some creativity.  Beautifully layed out with some of the most exquisite embroidery projects I've seen in a while.  Projects include Silk Ribbon Embroidery, Bullion rose and wool embroidery, and much more:
  • Winter Bouquet - Elegant silk ribbon embroidered cushion
  • Round and Round the Garden - Cute tickling game - a glove to wear with little bears upon each finger - adorable.
  • Harvest Time - Tiny harvest mouse resting on stalks of wheat
  • Serenity - Magnificient blanket embellished with ribbons and hearts
  • Sunseeker - Handy natural linen drawstring bag
  • Day Dreams - Vibrant child's blanket decorated with a cheeky duckling
  • Viola Tricolor - Exquisite botanical study in stumpwork
  • Bunny Babes - Pink or blue gingham rompers with matching hat or bonnet
  • Violet Time - Ribbon embroidered silk needlecase

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Inspirations #47

Another lovely issue to spark your own creativity.  Included in this issue are the following projects:
  • Heart's Desire _ Cosy shell pink blanket adorned with plump bullion roses
  • Filigree - Beautifully tatted bookmark
  • Special Occasion - Gorgeous pinafore dress with embroidered yoke
  • Buttercup - Stumpwork scissor case and fob ideal for beginners
  • Far Horizons - Prize-winning galahs perched on a black butt tree (Australian natives)
  • Rare Vintage - Exquisite beaded evening bag as seen on the cover
  • Portraits of Fruit - Two amazing fruit botanical studies
  • Rejoice - A perfect festive season deocration
  • Hanako's Dream - Vibrant portrait featuring beading and embroidery

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Inspirations #48

A special issue introducing Boutis a traditional French needlework technique.  Also included are:
  • Summer Roses - Lustrious silk ribbon blossoms cushion
  • Garden Style - Silk Ribbon Garden Carrier
  • Fairy Dust - Enchanting Embroidered Fairy Blanket
  • Gentle Pleasures - Elegant coathanger with SRE
  • Santa's Little Helper - Delightful Christmas Bear with a sack full of toys
  • Alexandra - Ivory silk satin christening gown with matching bonnet
  • Les Boutis - Baby booties and bib worked in traditional Boutis - on cover
  • Sweet Nigella - Lacy Foliage and flowers stitched on silks
  • and a great article on making stumpwork people

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Inspirations #49

This issue has a special booklet for ribbon embroidery as well as many gorgeous projects as shown on the image for shadow work, silk ribbon embroidery & wool embroidery and other projects.
  • Berry Harvest - Mr. Pip and Milly have fun harvesting berries thread painting on a wool blanket
  • Sweet Perfection - Gorgeous silk needlecase with handy pockets
  • Cherish - Loveable bear lavishly embroidered from tip to toe
  • Dreams - Cardigan richly embroidered with beads, sequins and rhinestones
  • Golden Grace - Exquisite goldwork iris embroidered on gold silk
  • A Fine Romance - Delicate sachet with traditional Madeira Embroidery
  • Private Collection - Beautifully fob and tassel enhanced with beads and crystals
  • Still Water - Charming picture combining stumpwork and surface embroidery

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Inspirations #50

I just don't know where they get the inspiration to make each issue as fabulous as the last, must be the air in Australia.  This edition contains a special booklet attached with step-by-step guide for beginner stitchers of bullion insects.  You learn how to make a bullion snail, butterfly, bees and other crewel embroidery bugs.  Also included are:
  • Quiet Times - Magnificent crewel embroidered blanket with a heart of flowers
  • Fleur - Elegant beaded glasses case
  • Two by Two - Whimsical Noah's Ark blanket
  • Isabelle - Sumptuous soft gold damask cushion covered with bullion roses
  • Busy Fingers - Intricate counted thread sampler - 32ct linen
  • Keepsakes - Enchanting silk ribbon bookmark, pen case & notebook cover
  • Summer Harvest - Gorgeous raised embroidery studies - Stumpwork
  • In Good Company - Exquisite sewing accessory sets - SRE
  • Grace - Gentle candlewicked pillow

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Inspirations #52

26 pages of Christmas gift ideas including silk ribbon embroidery projects, a blackwork project as well as:
  • Warm Embrace - Adorable bunny on a cuddly blanket
  • Sweet Hydrangeas - Natural linen handbag with enchanting blooms
  • Graceful Butterfly - Stunning blackwork butterfly
  • Tangerine Tango - Modern canvas tote bag
  • Elizabethan Botanicals - Pair of stumpwork masterpieces
  • Little Touches - Sophisticated table napkins
  • Sweet Sensations - Decorated lid and paperweight
  • The Peace Dove - Exquisite Christmas ornament
  • Mother Goose - Richly embellished goose and little bear
  • Step by step instructions on all techniques in magazines.

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Inspirations #54

More beautiful things to make. Extra booklet attached shows you how to do stumpwork. Projects include:
  • Immortelle - Superb crewel embroidered cushion
  • My Fair Lady - Sumptuous special occasions bag
  • The Magic Carousel - Gorgeous ivory and pastel baby blanket
  • True Love - Charming and whimsical thread painted pictures
  • Affair of the Heart - Exquisite whitework sachet
  • Basket of Hugs - Lifelike stumpwork and beautiful cross stitch on Nantucket baskets
  • Mignonette - Delightful scissors fob
  • The Butterfly Collection - Gorgeous stumpwork paperweight, trinket box and tiny pots
  • Step by step instructions on all techniques in magazines.

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Inspirations #55

More beautiful things to make. Projects include:
  • Learn the secrets of a perfectly stitched monogram
  • Discover the allure of Tambour Work
  • The timeless beauty of silk ribbon
  • An Anzac Tribute - A Beaded poppy
  • The romance of turkish lace
  • Step by step instructions on all techniques in magazines.

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Inspirations #56

Another inspiring issue with a return to romance with projects, stories and articles designed to inspire and delight! Explore the world of felting with a fabulous knitted bag, celebrate Christmas with four festive projects, including delightful ornaments and a gorgeous table runner by Jenny McWhinney plus much, much more. Projects include:
  • Rhapsody in Blue - Deerfield embroidered cushion
  • Floribunda - Fabulous felted bag with roses and pansies
  • Fairy Flowers - Exquisite Snutki doily
  • Five Little Ducks - Adorable baby blanket with plush little ducks
  • Eglantyne - Exquisite Victorian style pincushion
  • Coffee Scrolls - Elegant matching table runner and tray cloth
  • Deck the Halls - Delightful Christmas table runner
  • Snow Queen - Richly embroidered ornamental swan
  • Spirit of Peace - Superb Christmas tree ornament
  • White Christmas - Beautiful white on white Christmas tree ornament
  • Breath of Spring - Sumptuously embroidered bag with large pockets

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William Morris in Applique - Michelle Hill

Latest Edition from Country Bumpkin, home of Inspirations Magazine.

William Morris devotee and world renowned quilter, Michelle Hill has designed a collection of six magnificent projects, capturing the beauty of William Morris' designs in applique'. "Past meets present in this amazing collection of unique applique quilts. Inspired by the genius of William Morris, each magnificent quilt captures the beauty and richness of nature so exquisitely interpreted by Morris. Michelle's us of colors and patterns and her ability to translate the sumptuous style of William Morris into simple forms appropriate for applique is outstanding. made from more than forty individual patterns, the six main projects are accompanied by clear and easy to follow instructions and colored diagrams. Easy to use, full size templates are included on tear out pattern sheets." Step-by-step instructions, a chapter of essential basics from start to finish and wonderful color photos of Morris' work and the quilts are included. You will also find some delightful embroidered embellishments such as a bullion ladybug!

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