Amy Barickman has thought of everything with her latest endeavor, Crossroads Denim. You’ll find machine embroidery designs, hand embroidery designs, patterns, a project book and fabric. It’s your one-stop for a spring fashion redo. Let’s take a look at the elements.
First, the machine embroidery collection OESD’s SoHo Bandana Collection (#80041) is an interesting blend of organic natural shapes – leaves, paisleys, florals in medallion, border and corner styles. 
You’ll find it easy to mix and match the motifs to fill plackets, hemlines, jacket backs and purses. Accessories are a natural with this collection – everything from belts to headbands to wristlets. 
Since you’re going to need fabric to stitch these gorgeous designs on, take a look at Crossroads Denim by Amy Barickman, a functional and affordable 14 color fabric line. Amy named this fabric after the Crossroads District in her hometown of Kansas City.
The textures and colors of the weathered brick buildings, the pavement and the industrial elements are all part of the fabric of this amazing part of town, which has emerged over the last several years as an artistic haven. The Crossroads fabric combines utility and fashion for today’s casual lifestyle. The colors mix and match to bring you endless option for your personal design style. You’ll find luscious shades that work well with today’s colorful lifestyles. My favorites are Soft Aqua, Downtown Teal, Coffee House Brown and Weathered Indygo. And Fire Red. And Metal Grey and Midtown Moss. Oh, okay – I like them all! Your embroidery designs will pop on Crossroads Denim.
If you’re in need of inspiration, Amy Barickman has penned Stitched Style which includes instructions for 20 projects and patterns for 65 hand embroidery designs. Get 20% of Stitched Style by using code: SSBT14 at checkout.
Use Amy’s ideas in the book for placement of the OESD’s SoHo Bandana Collection (#80041) machine embroidery designs.
If you’re not familiar with Amy Barickman, let me tell you a bit about her. She is the founder and owner of Indygo Junction and Amy Barickman LLC and a leader in the sewing and needle arts industry, having released nearly 1000 sewing pattern titles, sold more than two million patterns and published 80 books. Named one of Country Living Magazine’s prestigious Creative Women Entrepreneurs, her recent book releases include Amy Barickman’s Vintage Notions: An Inspirational Guide to Needlework, Cooking, Sewing, Fashion and Fun, and Indygo Junction’s Fabric Flowers. In 2013 Amy released her 15th fabric collection with Red Rooster Fabrics as well as her debut fashion denim line with James Thompson Inc., Crossroads Denim. Through her blogs, websites and e-newsletters, Amy inspires crafters to explore their own creative spirit and experiment with the newest sewing, fabric and crafting techniques. To keep up to date with Amy, visit IndygoJunction.com and AmyBarickman.com.
I encourage you to visit each of the blog stops on this Stitched Style tour. You can win some terrific prizes. Here’s where to go:
Participating blogs
1/13 Flamingo Toes: flamingotoes.com
1/14 Today’s Creative Blog: todayscreativeblog.net
1/15 Designs in Machine Embroidery: You’re Here!
1/16 Tip Junkie: tipjunkie.com
1/17 Wild Olive: wildolive.blogspot.com
1/18 Amy Barickman: amybarickman.com/blog
1/20 Cool2Craft: cool2craft.com
1/21 We All Sew: weallsew.com
1/22 Kollabora: kollabora.com
1/23 Sew Mama Sew: sewmamasew.com
1/24 Indygo Junction: indygojunction.com/blog
And here’s what you could win: 
Big Giveaway! On January 24th, the last day of the blog tour Indygo Junction will be giving away a grand prize of fabric and books. We will include a 1 yard cut of all the Crossroads Denim, the Stitched Style Book, embroidery floss, hoop, needles, and one copy of each of our current embroidery patterns and books.
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137 COMMENTS
Gilda
10 years agoWhat a great book and love the crossroads denim. Thanks for your give away.
Christine
10 years agoI would love these on a purchased jacket. What threads were used?
Louise Cheeverl
10 years agoI would defiantly use these on a denim jacket.
barbara
10 years agoI think the embroidery designs would look neat on a clutch purse. Thank you for sharing and giving away:)
Christine Lakin
10 years agoThanks for the chance to win I would use them on a pillow at the moment. I can think of many uses for the beautiful designs.
Sabrina Cassidy
10 years agoI love the denim, I make kits for teens, so I would definitely use the denim in bags and purses. I also love doing jewelry kits so i would make wrap bracelets.
Melinda
10 years agoI would make either a gardening apron or an apron for the kitchen.
Mary Ellen
10 years agoI would use these designs on an iPad case – So pretty!
Karen McDonner
10 years agoI really would love to embroidery the branches from the collection on either or both the Coffee Brown and Firehouse Red combo for a nice tote. The fabrics and designs are both beautiful. There is no limit to your imagination on these. Thanks for sharing!
Lisa McGriff
10 years agoI would love to see these stitched on a modern backpack style bag.
Cindy Smartt
10 years agoJournal covers for me – these designs and fabric are perfect!
Clara Chandler
10 years agoI’d use a paisley design to stitch on placemats for my granddaughter who is collecting items for her hope chest. She loves purple and “retro” and these designs remind me of the 70’s.
Lori Erickson
10 years agoDefinitely a jacket. Oh, and a purse & jeans to match.
Susan Burns
10 years agoI would use these great designs to decorate the Designer Knockoff purses I am currently making for gifts for friends.
Kathy Stoessner
10 years agoI am so happy to see so many new designs for embroidery. I was getting a little stale. Thanks
Trena
10 years agoLove these embroidery designs. I think the paisleys would look great on the little bags I make.
Wendy Scott
10 years agoI would stitch them onto a denim skirt, midi length.
Pamela Coder
10 years agoAwesome fabrics and designs. Would be nice for my granddaughter’s Jeans.
Marsha H
10 years agoI am a bag, purse, wallet junkie. Love the bag on the cover. The designs are a nice polished look.
Pamela Shipman
10 years agoI have always been drawn to paisley, and I would like to try doing curtains and a table runner for my kitchen. Give it a little retro look with vintage designs. I am new to embroidery so this would be so fun to win and be able to learn from the best.
Lori Mehrer
10 years agoI desperately need to make myself a new purse. I have some beautiful paisley fabric that would work perfect with the paisley embroidery.
Karen B
10 years agoI would love to make some of those denim bracelets! Then some cell phone holders. Then some pillowcase dresses. Then some Christmas gifts. Then repair my favorite jeans. Then………well, the list goes on and on LOL!
Janice
10 years agoLove Amy’s fabric colors
Cathy
10 years agoThis is wonderful. I love anything denim.
Deb E
10 years agoI would try these out on two light blue denim purses I found in storage last week. They are perfect for the project and would be given new life and saved from the Goodwill pile as well!
Judith Marsh
10 years agoI’d make the bag on the front cover of the book! It’s super cute and I love making bags!
Jen K
10 years agoI would make an adorable tote bag to start with. Then some bracelets and a cell phone case and maybe stitch them on some of my jeans.
Beth
10 years agoI am hooked on making purses. A denim purse with one of these designs would be fabulous. Everyone always comments on my purses anyway……one of these would really draw the comments. The colors of the denim are to drool over too.
Lorraine
10 years agoI would incorporate the embroidery designs into a foundation pieced quilt
Karen A
10 years agoI like the tote bags shown in the book and would love to make one.
Dot
10 years agoI would put them on a purse. Very nice and love the fabric.
Sandra
10 years agoI love OESD’s Soho bandana collection! Although I love to do handwork at nights watching tv, I also love using my embroidery machine when making gifts for my family and friends. “Stitched Style” will be a great resource for ideas for the upcoming year of giving!
Donna N.
10 years agoA denim jacket and skirt set.
Maura
10 years agoWould love them on a back pack or Ipad case!
Merron Kay Skramstad
10 years agoI would definitely a table runner for a family member’s birthday.
Cathy Black
10 years agoHello,
Right now I am into embroidering inspirational saying on fabrics as gifts to friends. These motifs would be perfect and different.
BJMarley
10 years agoI would use these designs on a backpack or purse.
Annette Luth
10 years agoHave been looking for just the right designs for a denim jacket
nancyB
10 years agobags and tablet covers would look great with the designs and fabric featured! thanks
Deborah Ervin
10 years agoI would love adding these designs to some of the bags I make!!
Shelly Christensen
10 years agoI would love to add these designs on a bag for myself and my daughter I think both of us would love these designs, which doesn’t happen very often, LOL
Paula Blankenheim
10 years agoI’m thinking a messenger bag would work great.
Melissa Gerber
10 years agoTote bags and gifts for my quilting bee. They love handmade gifts.
Jan G
10 years agoI would make some denim bags for my Granddaughter’s they would just love them!! They are 20, 15, 13!! Thank you for the great giveaway!
Linda Machado
10 years agoI would love to make a denim jacket and a purse to match!
Anne Kasten
10 years agoI would work on a set of runners for my kitchen table- one for week days and one for weekends. Something to brighten up the morning- and help the table cloth to last longer! The crossroads denim is truly wonderful for something like this. I have never seen anything like it. Sumptuous color
Erma Desper
10 years agoThanks for a chance to win! I would love to make a denim bag!
Pat
10 years agoI would love to do the delicate leaf design on a cover for my iPhone. Will keep a look out for the book here in Australia. One of my favourite retailers carries a lot of machine embroidery books. I have a couple of Eileen’s books from her last year.
Betty Woerner
10 years agoLove the colors!
Cheryl C
10 years agoI would love to stitch some pillows and maybe even curtains for my little camper!
shawn j
10 years agoThey would look awesome on jeans or jackets, thanks.
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Char
10 years agoI would love to play with prize package.
Charlene H.
10 years agoI could see many nice handbag made with the SoHo Bandana collection
Janet E
10 years agoOh would I like to have fun with these designs, especially on some bags that I’m making. Thanks for the chance to win!,,
Ginger
10 years agoThe cuff bracelet
Corinne
10 years agoI’d love these designs on a jacket or bag/tote. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Kathy
10 years agoI would use some of the designs in my wool applique designs.
Terry Brinkley
10 years agoI love these new designs! The possibilities are endless. I’d probably start by stitching these on some tote bags for the WOW factor and then stitch on some clothing that could use a little extra punch. 🙂
Beth R
10 years agoI would love to stitch these designs on a denim jacket.
Patty
10 years agoI love the idea of the paisley on a bag.
CINDY
10 years agoI love the SoHo designs and how Amy is incorporating them in denim.
Mary
10 years agoI think I would try a jacket. I’ve some denim waiting to do just that. Love the designs.
Pam
10 years agoOveralls for grandchildren.
Crystal
10 years agoReally fun designs! Trying some framed art might be nice or a jacket, vest, purse or jeans. Lots of ideas come to mind – fun!
Judith Martinez
10 years agoThese designs would look great on a diaper bag!
Rita Frantzen
10 years agoI’m a “bag” lady, so definitely a denim bag or two!!
Gail Beam
10 years agoA Jean jacket would be perfect for these designs!
Gail
Joan Mitchell
10 years agoSo many awesome projects it’s hard to pick one. Maybe that handbag on the front cover, maybe a new denim jacket or maybe something else…
Shirl R
10 years agoWow! I love the denim collection! Such lovely colors, all of them. I will have to order some of that! And the book! I can see some projects on the cover alone that I would like to make, one of them being the Western-style bracelet.
MelodyJ
10 years agoI would stitch it on a basic A line skirt.
Lindae
10 years agoI would love to make a tote and use these designs.
Ann B
10 years agoI would love to use these on a denim jacket! and maybe some outfits for my three grands! Sewing has become more fun with these little ones to outfit!
Vici Fallin
10 years agoI love Amy’s stylized bandanna designs. I think they would be great on the border of a tablecloth, that would really make a statement in a room.Thank you for keeping us up to date on the latest elements of this wonderful hobby.
Pat Kay
10 years agoMy only child passed away and I saved al his jeans to make something. I hadn’t decided until know just what I wanted to make, but Amy’s Cutting Edge Jacket with the SoHo designs is talking to me.
Thanks.
Orvalee Roe
10 years agoThere are so many things that I could use these designs on. I am thinking a laptop cover would be the first project for me.
betsy carlson
10 years agoAmy has great casual jacket patterns that will look great with the soho design
Susan Abbe
10 years agoI love to make bags and I can really see some fantastic projects with the beautiful colors and motifs.
Adeline Brill
10 years agoI would love to add stitching to a ready made denim jacket. Perfect for a casual day wardrobe basic!
Nancy
10 years agoWould love to make a purse using the denim.
norma schraer
10 years agoI believe these special designs would be perfect on bags and totes.
sharon
10 years agoThe designs would be perfect on a denim tote bag!
Donna F
10 years agoI’d like to do some on a denim jacket and possibly a bag.
Mary Jo
10 years agoI would like to put some of these designs on a tote bag and have my grandchildren make those cute wristlets!
Darla E
10 years agoI’m loving the machine embroidery. I will like to make some bags.
Carmen
10 years agoI love the idea of stitching these on fabric baskets. Maybe I should make up a bunch for my craft room instead of using mis-matched items.
Judy Williamson
10 years agoI love working with denim. Wow – those colors!
Vicki B.
10 years agoI’ve been wanting to make some bags for spring!
Cecilia
10 years agoI would use them on a denim jacket and a tote. Thanks!
Barb
10 years agoWith 4 grown DDs, the possibilities are endless for new totes, clutches, and tablet covers. I so much enjoy creating for them. When they are out and about they alway receive compliments and can say proudly, “My Mom made it!” Thanks for the chance!
Linnie
10 years agoWould love it for a border on my sheets. This!
Marlene
10 years agoI would love to use these designs on totes and jackets.
linda gerig
10 years agolove this book. my best friends mom got me sewing and knitting and crocheting. she lived to be 97 and she was still crafting until her last few years. linda gerig
Cindy G
10 years agoI would love to stitch denim bags and bracelets for my daughter and her friends! Thank you for sharing
venita
10 years agoI love making totes and purses, so I would use these on them. They would also look great on a denim jacket. Thanks
Shannon Maxwell
10 years agoOh!!! I love these designs!!! I’m thinking about putting these on some floor poufs I make to add color and visual art!!! Thank you for the giveaway!! Shannon
Deb
10 years agoI love these designs! I think I’d put them on a grocery bag that I’m making for a swap, and experiment with using them in quilt blocks.
Liz Irvine
10 years agoI would use the designs in quilts and on purses, shirts & belts.
Sherri S.
10 years agoThey would look cool on any kind of bag, or on the bib of an apron. Thanks for the chance to win!
Debra Kay Neiman
10 years agoLove that fabric.Happy New Year from Oklahoma, USA. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
darlene macdonald
10 years agoI would love it on kitchen goodies, towels, curtains, potholders, whatever it could be put on! Thanks for the giveaway!!!
Karen T
10 years agoAs this is so much like the embroidery I did as a teenager on peasant tops, long skirts and blue jeans. I can see these designs on a denim jacket I am in the process of contemplating (plan to but haven’t started it-have all the supplies).
Lee Ann Bailey
10 years agoLots of inspiration here! It’s hard to pin down just one idea to be the favorite. But I’ll keep imagining new projects!
Enis
10 years agoWith so many awesome projects and inspiration, who could pick just one project. I think I’d have to start with some of the great bracelet projects and then move onto the handbags!
Deborah Miller
10 years agoI would use them to decorate my denim shirts and my denim pants’ pockets.
The shirt will get the treatment on each side of the button, just below the collar. Then it won’t be just *a denim shirt* anymore, it’ll be a unique creation! And girly, too!
I would also decorate the pockets on my jeans. I think they would look so pretty there!
I think a handbag is in order, too, a hobo style with the flowers stitched on it. I’d also make one for my daughter and one for my sister, too.
Such pretty stitch patterns they are, too! 🙂
Ah one more thing… I want a denim jacket, but I don’t want just a plain one… I will embellish it with those very designs above!
🙂
Beth
10 years agoMy daughter loves embroidered jeans. There are some great designs here!
Patty Antle
10 years agoI would put it on a jacket!
Bobbi Gorman
10 years agoWhat an amazing giveaway! The colors of the Crossroads denim are so rich and perfect for the projects shown. Love the embroidery designs as well.
rhonda
10 years agoI would put it on a purse or bag.
Kristi D.
10 years agoI would use these on a bag.
Wanda
10 years agoI’d love to put these wonderful designs on a bag!
Vicki L in MN
10 years agoI would use these designs on jeans, jean jackets, and tote bags!
Eliset B
10 years agoLove all the colors of denim, and the designs are beautiful
Rebecca T
10 years agoI would use the designs to stitch on a fleece or hoodie type jacket!
Suhas
10 years agoReally a nice designs. I would really like to try them out.
Christina Lynch
10 years agoI think the designs would look awesome on a messenger bag or an ipad case.
Jane Thomas
10 years agoI would like to make my 3 great granddaughters skirts from the bandannas.
Linda W
10 years agoClassic designs–love to see them on a denim tote.
Debra Kay Neiman
10 years agoI am in love with the denim and really want this book. I would use OED’s SOHO Bandana to stitch up on my plain pullover knit tops. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
Mary
10 years agoI would like to get the denim for a tote, jacket and matching jeans with the paisley emb.or mix the designs. I think that would look so cool.
Nancy
10 years agoI would use these on pillows for my daughter’s new apartment. Denim is so durable, too.
Gina S.
10 years agoBags and pillows
Ulla's Quilt World
10 years agoSo lovely! 🙂
Greetings from Finland!
Hugs, Ulla
Marlene Stevens
10 years agoLove the colors! I would embroider on a vest and maybe some pockets on some jeans for a set. The new book sounds fabulous.
stephanie
10 years agoI am loving that purse! I would love to learn to stitch up a sweet purse like that! Thanks
Emily C
10 years agoI love the oh, so cute tea towels. Such a nice quick and easy project that everyone loves.
melissa
10 years agoI’m going to need some pillows when we finish our living room remodel and I put slipcovers on the furniture.
Mandi
10 years agoWow – beautiful! I love the bracelets & want to make some! And, those purses – whoohoo!
Nancy
10 years agoLove the yummy colors of that denim!! Would be great for a bag or two….
teri cameron
10 years agoI’d love to put some of these designs on a jacket.
Mara
10 years agoA clutch like the one pictured would be so cool
Phyllis Anne
10 years agoLovely designs, and the denim colors are so differant than most of the usual blue denims.
Vicky Haynes
10 years agoLove the denim and would like to make the ebook case.
Nancy Reynolds
10 years agoPaisley is my favorite design pattern and I love the embroidery ideas and fabric combinations presented in the book.
Mary Ann
9 years agoI would like to try the tea towels and maybe a pillow or two for spring.
Lavina Huynh
4 years agoThis is the perfect blog for anybody who wants to find out about this topic. You realize so much its almost tough to argue with you (not that I personally will need to…HaHa). You certainly put a new spin on a topic which has been discussed for years. Great stuff, just excellent!