Designer Spotlight: Patterns by Rybka Stitch

The thing I want you to know about Patterns by Rybka Stitch is that their patterns tell a story. OK, some of them are just gnomes or dragons dressed up for different holidays, and that’s not really that deep, but a lot of these patterns feel like little worlds you want to step into.

For example, there’s a whole section in the shop called Bedroom Decor. In it you’ll find a bunch of little reading nooks and bookshelves, couches in front of windows with plants, little scenes you wish were real so you could hang out in them.

It’s hard to pick just one to share, but I’m going to go with this spring-themed A-frame window reading nook, complete with tulips on the table, a ton of pillows and blankets and a couple of giant stacks of books. This is where I’d want to spend the day reading and stitching! It measures 92 by 97 stitches, which is 6.6 by 6.9 inches or 16.7 by 17.6 cm on 14 count fabric, and uses 32 solid colors and three blends.

In addition to these super cozy patterns, you’ll find plenty of holiday projects to delight you if that’s your thing. The Christmas section includes cute snowmen, cupcakes and more cozy corners, plus a couple of holiday greeting card patterns you can stitch. For Halloween there are gnomes, ghosts and ghoulish cupcakes. There are also patterns for Valentine’s Day, fall and Easter.

These patterns are luscious and whimsical, with great color choices and fun designs to stitch up any time of year.

Check out all their fun little worlds at Patterns by Rybka Stitch on Etsy. And if you see something you like I’d love to hear about it.

Have a designer you love I haven’t featured? Shout them out in the comments or click “suggest a DIY” at the top of the page and tell me about them!

[Photo: Patterns by Rybka Stitch]

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Cross stitch project bags aren’t a necessity, but if you’re traveling with a work-in-progress, or just want to keep your fabric, floss and notions clean and corralled away from kids or pets, the right project bag makes a real difference.

Project bags are not a necessity when it comes to cross stitch, or any other craft. But if you’re traveling with your cross stitch, or you want to keep things clean/organized/away from kids or pets, using project bags is a great idea.

Of course any kind of bag can be a project bag, from a zip top bag to a reusable shopping bag. I like to use the plastic zipper bags that sheets come in as project bags, especially for longer term storage of projects in hibernation because it keeps them clean and dust free but also allows me to see what’s in there.

Sirious Stitches has a very comprehensive post covering various options that they and other people in their community use for project bags and storage.

Probably the best thing about it is as it goes through the different kinds of bags there are links to tutorials if you want to make your own (because we’re mostly all multi-crafters, right?) and also places that you can buy bags if you’d rather go that route. You’ll find projects for a clear vinyl pencil pouch perfect for storing bobbined thread, large square pouches, vinyl square pouches, flat bottom pouches with zippers, folio cases with large pockets, bobbin pockets and multi-fold cases.

The point of all that research was that Siri wanted a new project bag, so you can click through to see not only all of these project options but what they ultimately made and how it’s working. It’s a really lovely project bag that makes me a little jealous on behalf of my projects that mostly just sit on my desk (or in a plastic shopping bag, ugh) while I’m working on them.

Do you have a favorite project bag? I’d love to hear about it. And be sure to check out the post at Sirious Stitches.

[Photo: Sirious Stiches]

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