May 09, 2013

DIY stitched Mother's Day Card


Need a last-minute Mother's Day card idea? Stitch one! Chronicle Books has offered us this tutorial from Jessica Marquez, author of Stitched Gifts. The book offers 25 simple embroidery projects for weddings, holidays, baby showers, anniversaries, or just because. Here's one for mums.

Stitching this card should take 30-45 minutes according to the directions, so you don't even need to start until about 10:30 PM on Saturday night, right?

Download the how-to PDF (4 MB, so give it a minute)
Download the stitching pattern

Only a couple types of stitches are needed. These steps are also included in the PDF, but if you need quick refresher...

How to backstitch:


How to make a French knot:

Happy stitching! For more projects, get the book Stitched Gifts right here.



20 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Beautiful! What a great idea! Love the photo tutorial too - beautifully shot :)

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  2. Grandma GMay 9, 2013 at 10:35 AM

    YOU need to start before Sat. night, since you'll need to get it in the mail by... er... today! Darn... wish I could see YOU instead of a card on Mother's Day. ;)

    Mum

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  3. BeckyMay 9, 2013 at 3:55 PM

    Beautiful idea. Not sure I could pull it off, but it's really pretty and I love the idea!

    http://thisfineday.com/

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  4. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 4:42 PM

    love the mother's day card. very nice.

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  5. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 4:44 PM

    I love the card

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  6. MyLovelyBigFeetBlogMay 9, 2013 at 4:44 PM

    lovelly card

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  7. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 7:27 PM

    This is what I'll be doing tonight! So excited! It might not get there until Monday, but it'll be worth the wait. :D

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  8. EmilyMay 9, 2013 at 8:40 PM

    I love paper embroidery, and this card is lovely. That book looks fantastic too!

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  9. UnknownMay 9, 2013 at 9:04 PM

    I don't know how to sew or stitch but this just inspire me to learn! :D

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  10. zinaMay 10, 2013 at 2:19 AM

    adorable idea!
    thank you for sharing!

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  11. Il Gufo CreativoMay 10, 2013 at 2:53 AM

    Very, very wonderful and original!
    Mary

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  12. Lilla in ALMay 10, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    Thank you for the pattern. I love paper embroidery.

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  13. LisaMay 10, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    Beautiful! What a lovely idea. And I love the colours

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  14. Anne-MarieMay 10, 2013 at 4:28 PM

    Great idea for a quick DIY project. =)

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  15. KristenMay 11, 2013 at 11:20 PM

    So pretty! (And perfect for those of us who cough-cough-forgot-to-buy-a-card.) Have you SEEN the leftover cards that are available on Mother's Day itself? At least this will look like I meant to give a handmade card all along... :)

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  16. Jessica JonesMay 12, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    Yes. Of course you planned to. :)

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  17. jessica/miniature rhinoMay 12, 2013 at 10:08 PM

    yay! thanks so much for sharing my card Jessica. Makes me so happy to be on How About Orange!! thank you

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  18. LisaMay 13, 2013 at 1:28 PM

    This was a great idea, thank you for sharing! I stitched up a version of this for my mom Friday afternoon and she loved it, thanks again!

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  19. UnknownMay 15, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    I made this just last night and it came out beautifully. I'm hoping the homemade element will make my mom forget that she is getting it a few days late . . . .

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  20. Debie GraceMay 16, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    I love stitched cards! It always turns out really nice. :)

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