2025 Embroidery Adventures - Patterns

Spring arrived here in Calgary with a snow storm today so a perfect excuse to stay inside and stitch! A big thank you to everyone who has ordered this winter and for your patience while I have had to pivot to new suppliers and extended timelines for ordering. Embroidery, Cross Stitch and Needlepoint has seen a huge growth recently and some of the ordering timelines are longer than the used to be. I am excited to reach my one year anniversary in my warehouse space! The Drop-in Stitching events continue to be free and open to anyone wanting to connect...

Wow! A new year has rolled around again and some of you may have noticed I forgot a December newsletter ... More like super busy! Thank you everyone for that, it has been great getting new projects organized and fun gifts ordered for so many people. This year will have some new items and brands along with continuations of some changes started in 2025. Metric Fabric - I will be able to switch all my Zweigart Fabrics to metric cuts this year as I have more options to import this brand directly into Canada from Germany! Cottage Garden Threads -...

Wow! I've been busy .. Thank you! You may have noticed that I wasn't able to send out a newsletter in October. Thank you for your patience during the Canada Post full strike and some of the delays in getting supply orders shipped to Canada. Feel free to email if you ever have any questions about your order. I have also been able to set up an account with a new Canadian supplier for Zweigart Fabrics and I will be adding Metric listings for many of the popular colours and types of fabric. I will be transitioning the fabrics that...

So September has gone by so fast. I was away for almost 2 weeks on vacation in Spain. The first vacation since I started the company. A big thanks to Amy and Jan who took care of things while I was away. Below are photos looking over the Olive Groves from a small town in southern Spain called Úbeda. We had drinks up on the old city walls! You are welcome to follow my personal Instagram @guinivere_designs where I will be posting photos! I'm ready to jump into the Fall/Winter stitching season, everyone seems to be starting new projects ... what fun!!! This...

August is a funny month, you are still enjoying summer BUT you do start planning ahead. Is it Back to School shopping? Or are you inspired for fall stitching with all the new releases showing up on Social Media? This month I thought I would skip ahead and put my IN STOCK WINTER THEMED patterns on sale for 20% off! You'll find the quirky SNOW SPIDER pattern from Ink Circles, the perfect blend of Winter and Halloween!!! Scroll down to see my EMBROIDERY TIP OF THE MONTH where we cover making sure you are purchasing enough fabric for your project....