Category Archives: A Stitch A Day with…

Bente Kooreman, a Dutch artist living in Curaçao, shares her passion for embroidery, crochet, and watercolor. She provides details about her embroidery journal and her advice for beginners is to get inspired and not stress.

Lauren Nielsen is a librarian and teacher who loves crafting and empowering others. She journals her daily life through her embroidery journal which she plans to turn into a quilt. The hexagon nature of her project stems from her love for combining quilting and embroidery. She can be found on Instagram @thimblechaser.

Sue Owen’s embroidery journal, filled with images of her life and travels, showcases her passion for various crafts and her motivation to create. She offers practical advice for creating an embroidery journal.

Heather Dubreuil, a chemical analyst of 21 years shared her embroidery journal experience with us all. Using a 12″ wooden hoop and monochrome palette, she created a year-long project incorporating personal elements. Heather has shared a wide variety of tips & tricks throughout her interview. You can find her on @purpleizafruit and @nyg_embroidery.

Rebecca King, a wedding photographer and avid film lover, created a stunning Film Journal by embroidering icons for each movie she watched in 2023. Using colorful embroidery thread, she meticulously sewed small, detailed icons and shared her process and supplies on Instagram. Despite challenges, she found joy in combining her love for films and embroidery, staying motivated by the excitement of each film’s icon. Rebecca recommends creating a movie journal as a way to document and cherish one’s passions, and plans to continue this project with larger icons in 2024. You can find her on Instagram at @we_should_all_be_kings for more of her embroidery work.

A quilt pattern designer and full-time traveler, originally from Atlanta, Suzy Myers journals her adventures through embroidery. Using a 12″ hoop and cotton woven fabric, she captures her experiences with sketches and stitches. Her format involves monthly 3″ squares, reflecting her journey’s changes and her love for creating lasting memories.

Samantha Zalupski read over 100 books in 2023 and embroidered a small icon onto her book journal for each one, featuring different animals, objects, plants, and more. She has shared some tips for starting a book journal and discussed her favorite books of the year. She also discussed her experience with embroidery and her plans for future projects.

Anna has such a unique embroidery journal and I’ve adored seeing her posts pop up in the Embroidery Journaling Facebook Group over the course of 2023. Follow along as Anna shows us photos of her embroidery journal, divulges her favourite tips and tricks, and even discusses some of her favourite icons.

A creative and busy entrepreneur from Arkansas, this esthetician and spa owner chronicles her life through an eclectic blend of embroidery and storytelling. Embracing imperfection, she finds solace and reflection in her free-flowing, diverse iconography. Her unconventional journal hangs proudly, a unique and raw testament to her journey. Check out her work on Instagram @myyearinstitches.