After five years of daily embroidery, I swapped to a Micro Embroidery Journal in 2025 for a more compact experience. By embroidering on average only 10 icons a month, I’m able to focus on the big picture moments from each month. I also share an FAQ all about Micro Embroidery Journaling!
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Top Trends in Embroidered Journal Ideas for 2024
In 2024, several artists showcased unique embroidery journals, each with distinct themes and styles. Danielle Norton created a Tree of Life with monthly icons, while Lori Gottschalk Hornbeck designed a quilt-like journal with monthly boxes. Other notable creations included temperature trackers and a calendar format, emphasizing creativity and personal expression in embroidery.
My 2024 Embroidery Journal: A Year in Icons
In 2024, I documented my daily life through embroidery, creating icons that reflected each day’s experiences. The year included significant events like reading over 90 books, launching new projects, moving into a house with my partner, and celebrating milestones. It was a year of personal growth, joy, and improved health.
A Stitch a Day with Bente Kooreman
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.
A Stitch a Day with Lauren Nielsen
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.
A Stitch a Day with Sue Owen
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.
A Stitch a Day with Heather Dubreuil
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.
A Stitch a Day with Rebecca King
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 Stitch a Day with Suzy Myers
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.
A Stitch a Day with Samantha Zalupski
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.