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In case you didn't know, we've had a Subversive Cross Stitch group on Flickr for years now where we hope you'll continue to share your work. Whether it's pieces you've stitched from our kits or patterns or your own original work, as long as it's subversive it's welcome! Here are a few of my recent favorites. You might have noticed that the most recent photos from our Flickr group show across the bottom of our home page. If you're on Instagram, just tag your photos with #subversivecrossstitch so we can be wowed by your work!

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I finally added a few things to the Supplies shop, including this crazy vintage needle case! I've had a dozen of them stashed away for years, meaning to share. Then I took a look at that image the other day and thought, My God, woman! "YOU WILL LEARN TO STITCH AND YOU WILL LIKE IT!" Okay, okay! We get the message, lady! Loosen your headband! Anyway, there are two kinds of needle holders and magnets in limited quantity, but I also added things I get asked about a lot: black material, plastic hoops, my favorite metallic gold thread and thread...

A while back, I saw an image on Pinterest of a pixel version of this fire and knew I had to cross stitch it--so I FINALLY got to it! It fits in our fireplace next to my fake log pillows that I love so much. After a lot of thinking and experimenting, I ended up using a large piece of black foam core and raffia in three colors. Here are some photos of the process: I recreated the pattern in PC Stitch, then used a silver Sharpie and ruler to make a grid of dots on the back. I mapped...

Thought of this last night when I couldn't sleep. I swear, that's when the magic happens. The insomnia magic. In the PDF shop now--probably more to come--summertime means design time!