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Hang on to Summer with these Pretty Purple Violets to Stitch

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I know it’s unofficially fall now, but where I live it still feels exactly like summer and I’m not quite ready to enter the land of frost and pumpkin spice everything just yet.

If you want to hold on to summer, too, or you live somewhere where summer is just around the corner, check out these pretty purple violets, in a free cross-stitch pattern from Alita Designs.

This little pattern is pretty easy to stitch and comes out to a nice size for framing when worked on 14 count Aida.

Violets are traditionally a symbol of love and admiration, so this little project would be a lovely and meaningful gift, too.

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  2. Hello, the link for the ‘pretty purple violets’ pattern is not working 🙁 Is there another link?

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All About Cross Stitch Project Bags

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]