Stitching on a Card Tutorial with Design Team Expert Susan Stringfellow

Please welcome Design Team Expert Susan Stringfellow to the blog today. Susan is an expert at machine and hand stitching, and today she shares her tips and tricks for adding blanket stitching around your projects. Join her for her amazing ideas!

Hi, everyone! I think handmade cards mean a lot to your family and friends, but taking the time to add hand stitching also adds warmth and a extra personal touch. By simply adding a blanket stitch around the perimeter of this "Give Thanks" card front, this card almost has to feel of a blanket.

Directions:

1. To create a blanket stitch, begin by puncturing holes around the perimeter of your paper piece. The spacing is your choice, but I like for mine to be around 1/4" apart.  Insert the needle from the back of the paper, coming out the front and then back down in the next hole to create a loose loop, and then bring the needle through that loop to continue on to the next stitch.  Leave the first loop loose enough to end your last stitch when stitching is complete.

2. For the next stitch, insert the needle from the front through to the back and then directly back up through the loop, pulling the thread so that the stitch formed is a straight box shape.

3. Continue stitching the same way so that all of the stitches are pulled firmly into place but not distorted.

4. Finish stitching around the perimeter of your paper piece and end in the first loop that you created.

Complete the card by layering a doily, a strip of the striped paper with a notch cut in each end, a circle journaling block, a scalloped circle punch, and the "Give Thanks" oval from a journaling card. Mount the fall leaves stickers with a little foam square for dimension and a coordinating brad. Add the owl sticker using foam squares. 

So this year, take the time to send someone special a cute Thanksgiving card to let them know you are thinking of them.

Supplies:

Kraft Cardstock - Carta Bella

"Fall Fever Owl" paper

"Fall Fever Stripe" paper

"Fall Fever Journaling" paper

"Fall Fever Stickers"

Pearl brad  from the For the Record 2: Tailored Brads

4" doily

scalloped circle punch

Brown thread

Green embroidery floss

needle

Did you give blanket stitching a try? Be sure to share your work with the rest of our online crafting community HERE on our Facebook page. We can't wait to see what you create!

 

Comments

[KellyG]

Great idea, never would have thought of that!

[Karen Patterson]

Great technique thanks for sharing this, and it gave me an idea I am going to get out my book of embroidery stitches and see which ones would work well on a card or layout.

[Amy Jones#8546]

AWE!!! this is so cute. I love this technique....

[Court's Crafts]

Great tutorial!

[madeline]

Ooooo...love it! The blanket stitch is the perfect touch! Love the combination of doilie, wood-look paper and stitching. So textured!

[Therese]

That's a cool stitch, thanks for the tutorial.

[Wendy]

Oh Susan! This is so very cute! I love the tutorial and the card. The papers are awesome too! I absolutely LOVE your work. Thank you so much for sharing it with us! You really do help me to be a better scrapper.

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