Stitch Graffiti

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stitch Heather Holland-Daly

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Mom Possibilities How cute would it be to stitch this on a onesie or bib for a new baby! Or stitch it on your own jacket and change the letters to say “Me.” Ha! The alphabet on page 108 lets you replace “Mom” with any word. This might be funky in all metallic threads, too.

Truths

Important Stuff

One of the reasons this design came about is my son Myles. It’s so interesting to me how having a child has changed my thought processes. To me this is probably the most obvious tattoo . . . ever synonymous with sailors.

Fabric Waste Canvas, 12 count: 6" (15 cm) wide by 9" (23 cm) high.

Thread DMC 6-strand Cotton Floss: 312 Very

Finishing

Dark Baby Blue, 3708 Light Melon,

Pin and baste waste canvas to garment, being sure to skew it a bit so it’s not entirely straight. After stitching, wash the garment with the waste canvas still attached, then pull out the waste threads one by one as described on page 9 before drying the garment.

mom [mom] noun 1. informal for mother 2. an honor bestowed up on women who have a great deal of patience and the ability to juggle twenty things at once!



3756 Ultra Very Light Baby Blue.

Stitch Density 4 strands of thread over 2-by-2 group of canvas threads.

Stitch Count 77 wide by 42 high.

Design Size 6½" (16.5 cm) wide by 3½" (9 cm) high.

Extras Denim jacket. Note: Use a sharp needle for this project.

tattoos



Mom Possibilities How cute would it be to stitch this on a onesie or bib for a new baby! Or stitch it on your own jacket and change the letters to say “Me.” Ha! The alphabet on page 108 lets you replace “Mom” with any word. This might be funky in all metallic threads, too.

Truths

Important Stuff

One of the reasons this design came about is my son Myles. It’s so interesting to me how having a child has changed my thought processes. To me this is probably the most obvious tattoo . . . ever synonymous with sailors.

Fabric Waste Canvas, 12 count: 6" (15 cm) wide by 9" (23 cm) high.

Thread DMC 6-strand Cotton Floss: 312 Very

Finishing

Dark Baby Blue, 3708 Light Melon,

Pin and baste waste canvas to garment, being sure to skew it a bit so it’s not entirely straight. After stitching, wash the garment with the waste canvas still attached, then pull out the waste threads one by one as described on page 9 before drying the garment.

mom [mom] noun 1. informal for mother 2. an honor bestowed up on women who have a great deal of patience and the ability to juggle twenty things at once!



3756 Ultra Very Light Baby Blue.

Stitch Density 4 strands of thread over 2-by-2 group of canvas threads.

Stitch Count 77 wide by 42 high.

Design Size 6½" (16.5 cm) wide by 3½" (9 cm) high.

Extras Denim jacket. Note: Use a sharp needle for this project.

tattoos



The Projects

Graffiti x Whirled Peas x Kiss x Jolly x Truth x Flowers x Lipstick x Harvest Moon Whirled Peas

Truth

x Relish

Tattoos x Biker Babe x Flower Child x Cross My Heart x Mom x Spidey x Compass DMC

x Yin Yang

3708 Light Melon 312 Very Dark Baby Blue 3756 Ultra Very Light Baby Blue

n es u T g

hin e’s c t i t S lin

x Swirl x Flutterby Kiss

Jolly

C ts, i y s H t a t s P reate G ing “If e d inclu ould See thssic. I C —a cla ” World

x Windy x Lucky x Surfer Girl

Stuff x Bloomer x No Fly x Home x Hip Hip! x Three Bracelets

Spidey

Relish

 

The Projects

Graffiti x Whirled Peas x Kiss x Jolly x Truth x Flowers x Lipstick x Harvest Moon Whirled Peas

Truth

x Relish

Tattoos x Biker Babe x Flower Child x Cross My Heart x Mom x Spidey x Compass DMC

x Yin Yang

3708 Light Melon 312 Very Dark Baby Blue 3756 Ultra Very Light Baby Blue

n es u T g

hin e’s c t i t S lin

x Swirl x Flutterby Kiss

Jolly

C ts, i y s H t a t s P reate G ing “If e d inclu ould See thssic. I C —a cla ” World

x Windy x Lucky x Surfer Girl

Stuff x Bloomer x No Fly x Home x Hip Hip! x Three Bracelets

Spidey

Relish

 

 

Swirl

Windy

Yin Yang

Flutterby

Compass

Lucky

No Fly

Bloomer

Surfer Girl

Biker Babe

Home

Three Bracelets



 

Swirl

Windy

Yin Yang

Flutterby

Compass

Lucky

No Fly

Bloomer

Surfer Girl

Biker Babe

Home

Three Bracelets



Stitch this! Heather Holland-Daly, owner of design company Monsterbubbles, puts a new twist on the classic craft of cross-stitch with this collection of over 25 stylish, witty, and playful designs for the modern stitcher. Decorate your home or office with stitched graffiti quotes or vibrant stitched tattoos for clothing, accessories, or home décor. Crossstitching on screen or fly swatters? Nothing is off limits to Heather’s lighthearted approach to cross-stitch. Learn the basic supplies and stitches for getting started, plus Heather’s creative ways of designing your own original projects along the way. Whether you’re an experienced needleworker looking for a fresh take on cross-stitch or a complete beginner, Stitch Graffiti has everything you need to stitch with success.

Heather Holland-Daly is the owner of cross-stitch kit company Monsterbubbles (monsterbubbles.com), a quirky design company she started in 2003 to satisfy her need for something to stitch. Her designs have been featured in The Cross Stitcher and Just Cross Stitch, and she has appeared on Needle Arts Studio with Shay Pendray. Heather strives to make stitching cool again and bring needle arts to the young and young at heart. She lives in Belleville, Illinois. Paperbound, 8½ x 10¼ 60 photographs, 30 illustrations 978-1-59668-045-6 $21.95 April 2008

Interweave Press LLC is distributed to the book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Independent Publishers Group, in the UK and Europe by Search Press, in New Zealand by David Bateman, Ltd, and in Australia by Keith Ainsworth Pty, Ltd. Interweave Press LLC is also the publisher of 14 craft magazines including Piecework, Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, Spin-Off, Handwoven and Fiberarts.