Susan Bates - Designing the “Tulip Dreams” Patterns for StitchableCards
In this blog post I thought I’d write a bit more than usual about where I got my inspiration from and what kind of imagery I looked at before coming...
Read More[Full Reveal] Susan Bates - Tulip Dreams
Hello everyone! It's the reveal day for our December kits! We are shipping these new Tulip Dreams kits to existing Kit Club members now! Pre-pay customers can expect your kit to ship by 12/20;...
Read MoreSusan Bates - Designing the “All is Calm” Patterns for StitchableCards
Above designs and sketches by Susan Bates, apart from top left wintery landscape artwork by Lucy Grossmith and top centre, fox artwork by Mikki Butterley. Having previously created a couple...
Read More[Full Reveal] Susan Bates - All is Calm
Hello everyone! It's the reveal day for our October kits! All previous released kits are now available for 1-time purchases here! We are shipping these new All is Calm kits to existing...
Read MoreSusan Bates - Designing the “Very Merry” Patterns for StitchableCards
For this set of winter designs I used a palette of bright reds and greens which are traditionally associated with Christmas and the festive season. To expand the colour range...
Read More[Full Reveal] Susan Bates - Holiday Icons
Hello everyone! It's the reveal day for our October kits! All previous released kits are now available for 1-time purchases here! We are shipping these new Holiday Icons kits to existing Kit Club members now! Pre-pay customers...
Read More[Full Reveal] Susan Bates - Very Merry Kits
Hello everyone! It's finally the reveal day for our August kits! All previous released kits are now available for 1-time purchases here! We are shipping these new Very Merry kits to existing Kit...
Read MoreSusan Bates - Designing the “Sun Shine Days” Patterns for StitchableCards
For my latest set of cross-stitch designs for Stitchable Cards I wanted to go for motifs that just shout out summertime, so I based them on sunflowers, as these beautiful,...
Read More[Full Reveal] Susan Bates - Sun Shine Days Kits
Hello everyone! It's finally the reveal day for our June kits! All previous released kits are now available for 1-time purchases here! We are shipping these new Sun Shine Days kits to...
Read MoreSusan Bates - Designing the “Ahoy Matey” Patterns for StitchableCards
Above: my moodboard for my ‘Ahoy matey’ designs – some nautical themed designs and ideas. My latest set of designs celebrates Father’s Day, with the main themes being nautical and...
Read More[Full Reveal] Susan Bates - Ahoy Matey Kits
Hello everyone! It's finally the reveal day for our April kits! We are shipping the kits to existing Kit Club members now! Pre-pay customers can expect your kit to ship by 4/20; Bi-monthly...
Read MoreSusan Bates - Designing the “Home Sweet Home” Patterns for StitchableCards
Above: Moodboard for ‘Home Sweet Home' theme. All artwork and designs by Susan Bates. As Dorothy in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ says, “there’s no place like home” - home is...
Read MoreSusan Bates - Designing the “A Rose is a Rose” Patterns for StitchableCards
Hello everyone! Susan here! I was so pleased when Nina from Waffle Flower Crafts approached me and asked me to do some cross stitch designs for her company; she produces...
Read More[Full Reveal] Susan Bates - Home Sweet Home Kits
Hello everyone! It's finally the reveal day for our second kit! All kits will start shipping to existing Kit Club members now! Pre-pay customers can expect your kit to ship by 2/20;...
Read MoreStitchableCards Kit Club!
Hello everyone! Welcome to the reveal day of StitchableCards Kit Club! Theoretically speaking, you can adapt almost any pattern to our stitchables system! But nothing's like a pattern designed specifically for it!...
Read MoreFinishing Stitchables into Cards
Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our introduction to Stitchable Cards! Day 1 - Stitchables Day 2 - Needle and Thread Today, we focus on the basic supplies for...
Needle & Thread for Stitchable Cards
Hello and welcome to Day 2 of our introduction to Stitchable Cards! If you wonder what Stitchable Cards are, we introduced them in the Day 1 post here! All of our exclusive patterns...
Five Reasons to Love Stitchable Cards
Hello and welcome! This is Nina with Waffle Flower Crafts! Welcome to Day 1 of our introduction to Stitchable Cards! I'm super excited that my stitchables, originally released as craft dies,...