Cutwork Felt Bookmark from Doodle Stitching: Embroidery & Beyond + Giveaway!
Aimee Ray is back with another fun project from Doodle Stitching: Embroidery & Beyond: Crewel, Cross Stitch, Sashiko & More. Aimee shared the Mushroom Pincushion from the book last month, and she’ll be back in April with another project too! We love Aimee’s; the classic Doodle-Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners is a favorite in our sewing libraries, and the Farmer’s Market Tote Bag from Doodle Stitching: The Motif Collection: 400+ Easy Embroidery Designs is a favorite project here at Sew,Mama,Sew!
In Doodle Stitching: Embroidery & Beyond: Crewel, Cross Stitch, Sashiko & More, Aimee shows you how to experiment with a variety of techniques. There’s a wonderful Redwork & Crewel section, a pretty exploration of Sashiko and so much more. Today’s Cutwork Felt Bookmark shows you how to reinforce cut panels with stitches!
You can win a copy of Doodle Stitching: Embroidery & Beyond: Crewel, Cross Stitch, Sashiko & More with your comment below. Tell us what you’re stitching!
Cutwork embroidery involves cutting windows into your fabric and reinforcing them with special stitches.
If you haven’t tried Cutwork before, it is easy to learn using felt. This bookmark is designed to adjust to fit books from about 7- 10 inches, but you can alter the pattern to fit any sized book.
What You Need:
- 1 – 2 ½ x 12 inch piece, and 2- 2 ½ x 5 inch pieces of green or orange felt
- 2 – Pieces of Velcro, 3 inches long
- Bookmark template
- Embroidery floss
- One skein of light green 772 or one skein each of aqua 3817, orange 3853, yellow 3855
Stitches:
Overcast Stitch, Stem Stitch, Satin Stitch
Instructions:
1. Trace the bookmark template onto the large piece of felt and cut it out.
2. Use the Overcast Stitch around the holes. First stitch a row of Running stitches around the cutting pattern, then cut out the center piece of fabric. The hole will usually end up larger than the space you cut, so keep your cutting 1/8 inch inside the pattern line. Starting at the back of the fabric, bring your needle and floss up at the edge of the hole, down through the hole over the edge, and back up again right next to the first stitch. Repeat along the edge, completely covering the raw edge of felt.
3. Finish the design with the Stem and Satin Stitches.
4. Stitch the short pieces of felt to either end of the long piece, overlapping them ¼ inch.
5. Sew two rows of Velcro to either end of the bookmark. Wrap the bookmark around your favorite book and secure the Velcro in the back.
75 Responses to “Cutwork Felt Bookmark from Doodle Stitching: Embroidery & Beyond + Giveaway!”
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I am cross stitching a lovely Lizzie Kate design, and am about to design some wedding bunting to make for a friend. Thanks for the lovely tutorial.
These bookmarks are adorable
Those are so pretty! I just may have to try my hand at one!
I have a table runner in the works. It is all pieced and ready to quilt!
currently I’m working on a super mario scene.
I’m working on a sampler.
I’m stitching (or hand quilting) overlapping running stitch circles in random bright colours on navy shot cotton. I have a couple of doodle stitch books, and I’d love to add to my library.
Right now I’m shortening slacks. Nothing especially fun. But it needs to be done.
This would be a cute headband or belt.
My first stitching project is going to be a tea towel.
I’m stitching a cute baby blanket.
Such a cute project. I’m sewing up Easter dresses for two little girls this week. And hopefully a couple of bunnies for their baskets.
I’m working on a plush toy dog for my daughter… it’s a dog made out of fabric with little bears on it…
Nothing this week..getting ready to move! Can’t wait to be able to do some handwork when we’re settled.
I am (still) stitching away on a Christmas elf pattern from Wee Wonderfuls, but I have some AMH embroidery patterns waiting in the wings!
Very cute. It is always nice to see another idea for embroidery.
I love Aimee Ray’s books. Currently I am stitching a hand embroidery design from Urban Threads.
I’m working on a Sashiko pillow top!
I love that cutwork embroidery. I currently doing a stitchery with a sewing them. Thanks for the lovely giveaway.
What a lovely project! I’m learning some embroidery stitches at the moment and this would be a great project to do.
I’ve been making some of this bags lately:
http://elpetittaller.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/the-origami-box-pouch-tutorial
Thanks for the chance!
My current project is a quilt for a friend newly diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s mainly in her favorite color–RED–with some black and a leetle bit of pink for pop. There is some great silk dupioni in there with the batiks and cotton prints, and it’s looking pretty good.
I don’t do a lot of handstitching–usually only as embellishments for my sewing so I’d love to learn some techniques to give it a good go!
I’m just learning how to stitch through a baby bib! But these ideas open up a world of possibilities!
Love the cutwork! I am finishing off a cross-stitch piece of 3 baby owls. I have too many UFOs, and my goal this year was to finish 2, before I begin a new one.
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I am still in the planning stages of an “Embroider the Sky for 2013″ project (one French knot a day). I’ve been dutifully recording the appearance of the daily sky (at around 11 am), and will be plotting out the design soon. Then, I’ll be going French knot crazy! I need to start before the end of March so I don’t feel too far behind… Once I get caught up, it’ll be much easier to stay caught up.
And, I love this bookmark project! I’m going to see what I have on hand for supplies (but I can’t start it until I start my sky project
).
I’m in the process of making gifts for family and friends…bibs and burp cloths for a friend having a baby and an iPod sleeve for my sis. Thanks for the giveaway!
I’m embroidering a burp cloth for a friend from high school who just had her baby! I’m making 4, but only embroidering her son’s name on one so she can use them again next baby!
how cute! I am currently working on a tote for a lovely swap! thanks for the giveaway I have had my eye on this book!
I’m in the middle of my first embroidery project- a canvas make-up bag!
What a wonderful giveaway. I love handwork!
I’m making a gray and white gingham lap quilt for myself and am planning lots of hand embroidery baby bib designs for the little bun in my oven.
So fun! I’m making a peplum top for my daughter right now, and then moving onto embroidering something for a personalized baby gift for my cousin
I’m working on a cross-stitch of a Geisha.
Love the cutwork, must put that on my to-do list! I have some fabric to make new hot pads, but haven’t even started yet!
What a lovely idea! It makes the felt look so pretty!
I love the doodle stitching book! So many good ideas!
I’ve been making some knitted winter accessories for my 1860′s china doll. So fun! But now I am all inspired to embroider!
http://emalineswardrobe.blogspot.com/
This tutorial is so cute! Definitely going to have to give it a try. Currently I’m embroidering on a baby quilt for my niece. Thanks for the chance to win.
I would love to make these bookmarks.
I’m making some felt masks for my kids and next up is a new quilt and pillows for my living room
I’m making an apron for my mother in law.
No stitching right now – just knitting and crocheting
I’m gonna patch up my socks! There’s a hole in it
Love the simplicity of these bookmarks.
At the moment I am learning how to draft patterns with my daughter so not much time for stitching.
I am working on bags for a craft show.
Cute project! I am working on a baby quilt right now.
These bookmarks are so cute!
I’m still working on tea towels. I’d love to graduate to some new projects. This bookmark and book, look fantastic!
How sweet! I just cut out a gaggle of puppets — bunnies and star wars — and now I need to find the time to stitch them up!
Right now, I’m blocking a piece of knitting and crocheting a baby blanket so I’m looking for a new stitching project.
I’m working on a sampler for my mom. Thanks!
This is a great handwork project. Thanks for sharing.
I’m embroidering a tooth fairy pillow for my daughter’s best friend. Adding the binding to my Christmas Quilt and piecing a quilt top for my daughter’s bed. Busy busy!
What a neat book. I would love to win. I am stitching the betsy’s Closet in stitches quilt.
I am knitting a baby cardigan and always looking for embroidery for embellishment
But I love the cut work, that looks so fun to try!
I was just hired to embroider a fleece blanket. It will be the first time I’ll have embroidered on anything but cotton, so it should be interesting.
Love the pincushion!
I REALLY want to learn embroidery and I almost bought a book by her last week. I really hope I win
Thanks for the chance!
love it!! i’m currently working on embroidering some temari balls
I’m currently working on my Hoffman challenge project which I’m dreadfully behind on.
Lovely bookmarks ! I am currently making some placemats with cross-stitch.
I’m stitching the Party Fox kit from Tako Fibers!
I’ve been working on a band sampler that is a round robin with by embroidery group. These bookmarks are so much fun – I would love to win this book! Thanks for the chance.
I just finished an alphabet quilt for a 5 year old who was diagnosed with leukemia. She will be in the hospital for several months. I’m now working on flannel pillocases for her. Found a cute Hello Kitty flannel fabric.
currently working on a quilt for myself a green and cream bears paw and cross stitching a red tail hawk for my daughter.
another fab project from Aimee. I’m currently working on a couple of cross stitch panels, I’ve also got a stalled crewel work piece I need to get back to, that’s it for hand embroidery at the minute
Wow,this looks amazing,perfect for spring.I am making some spring ornaments.
I wish I had come across sewmamasew 3 decades ago. The stitching and embroidery ideas provided on the site are simply priceless. Last week, I tried one of the cutwork embroidery ideas on my husband’s diary and he simply fell in love with it.
Just learning how to do emboidery, thanks for the so cute idea.
I’m currently working on doggie bandannas for my pups!
I am currently stitching a handkerchief with a teapot center motif, teacups and teabags alternating in each corner. The motifs are from the second Doodle Stitching book, the motif collection. I love this book!
What a great project. Im currently working on a quilt but need to start up some handwork. Something that will travel well. This looks like it would be great. Thanks!
I just finishing stitching up the last part of some stackable boxes I found on your site, though it wasn’t really decorative stitching. Someday I’ll get back to making Hooplas, but who knows when that will be?
I am stitching a nook cover for my daughter. Thank you for the tutorial!
I am stitching some cute food pics to make some snack bags.
I am currently making a cute bootie.
I love the Doodle Stitching Book. I currently have it checked out of our public library, so to have one of her books in my private library would be a dream come true! Thanks for the opportunity.
I am currently working on a felt book cover (Bible) with hand embroidery. It is going to be a special gift for a lovely young woman for her HS graduation in May.
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