Christina, the founder of Stitch Soup began embroidering over 12 years ago. After she embellished almost all of her wardrobe, she saw her first in-the-hoop project, a tissue holder, and had an ah-ha moment. She realized there can be so much more to an embroidery machine than just cuffs and collars! Since then she has focused on digitizing in-the-hoop projects for the home, birthday or Christmas gifts, for new babies, and for mom. She blends artistic talent with an engineer’s approach to function and the results are an offering of unique embroidery designs – something for everyone.
Over the past year, the DIME staff has been enamored with her collections. Denise Holguin, managing editor, swooned when she made her first fairy house. She couldn’t stop at one; in fact she made several dozen and has enjoyed photographing them in charming settings.
Her little fairy houses even jumped into her Caribbean-bound suitcase on a recent vacation. Clearly these fairy houses spread a whimsical spell over the stitcher’s creative talents. Because she dreamed up a resident – a silk flower skirted clothespin doll!
Denise had a ton of fun with the thatched hut.
She played with color and buttons on the roof.
The shell trim under the roof line was added in the hoop! She’s a brave lass, she is.
As fun as fairy houses are, some of us prefer a bit more function. Stitch Soup’s tea-light collections were born from necessity. You see, Christina, lives in a fairly remote part of Canada, and is often left in the dark due to power outages. Those ‘dark moments’ inspired her to keep tea lights close out at hand yet of reach of her canine companions (she has four!). Hanging tea lights were the answer. Marie Zinno shared the how-to in our July/August 2015 issue.
One of my favorite Stitch Soup designs was published in our May/June 2015 issue. What fun to use embroidery, fasteners, small ribbon and trim!
Visit Stitch Soup today – they’re having a sale!
Tell us about your favorite Stitch Soup design and you’ll be entered to win one of four $25.00 gift certificates to Stitch Soup.
40 COMMENTS
Barbara Chace
11 years agoMy favorites are the stuffed animals! I particularly love the Polar Bear.
Francine Meyer-Drasutis
11 years agoI love the hanging flower tea lights! They are are beautiful!
Pam Rohrkemper
11 years agoI love the fairy houses.
Dona
11 years agoI love the whole fairy/gnome house set!
Joanne Tyndall
11 years agoI have the gnome and fairy houses, Just need the time to do them. Love them all. They also have fairy doors that are to die for.
Dee
11 years agoI am so happy you provided the issue info on her previous designs featured in the past ! Love the fairy vignettes. I have fairy items in most of my rooms .
Cara Staviski
11 years agoI love the fairy houses. Just last week I made 64 houses and 36 signs!! That will probably only last until September because all of my customers love them as much as I do!!
Sally
11 years agoThe fairy houses are my favorite.
Allison Besnard
11 years agoIt is too hard to pick one! but mainly, I LOVE the Enchanted Forest Collection. This is also where I got my first taste of free standing lace. I want to try a project with a zipper, but I am terrified, but I know her awesome instructions will not lead me astray (I have a couple of the pencil cases and purses to try)
The passport case has been super handy too.
(just one? CAN’T)
Belinda Germain
11 years agoLove these designs, especially the notebook and journal covers!
Lydia
11 years agoI bought Spring Garden Tea Lights. These will make nice little gifts. I love the designs at Stitch Soup and I would like the Christmas tree tea light set.
Donna G.
11 years agoEspecially love anything made with tealights, although the journal & notebook covers have caught my eye too!
Gail Beam
11 years agoI love the pocket aprons, but unfortunately my embroidery machine does not have the capability of a large enough hoop, so my next favorite would be the binder pencil cases.
Shirley Clark
11 years agoShe has some very unique things! I loved the little treat boxes for Halloween.
Elaine Davis
11 years agoLove the journal covers–makes for a personal and unique gift.
Kelly Sasman
11 years agoI have grandsons who love her bugs that I’ve made for them! I’m a newbie at machine embroidery and that is all I’ve made. Would love to make more!
Amy Bartlett
11 years agoI have purchases and stitched her Fairy Houses and Gnome houses. The stuff owls turn out so completely adorable to.
Her designs are so great and stitch out and are able to be put together so easily with her easy to follow instructions. Can’t wait to see what new designs she will come up with next 🙂
Nancy Weber
11 years agoI too love in the hoop projects and my favorite(s) from Stitch Soup are the hanging tea light holders. Tops would have to be the bird cages, but I am in love with them all.
terence
11 years agoit’s beautifull job
Cindy Amend
11 years agoThe fairy houses are adorable! These would really make a great gift for a little girl.
Barbara Lepech
11 years agoLove them all!!!
Linda
11 years agoLove the gnome and fairy houses–I have them all!
Valerie
11 years agoI really like the journal covers and the clear zip pouches. But the enchanted forest are SOOO cute!
Sarah FORD
11 years agoI love the Stitch Soup Bird Houses, it’s so easy to change the mood, by changing the colors to suit the recipient. My first one was red and green at Christmas, and I’ve just made a pale pink and blue one for spring!
Karen
11 years agoThe ITH tissue holders with a zipper are so easy and are great gifts. Once you make one, it’s hard to stop. I ran out of friends to give them to.
Joy W.
11 years agoMy favorite are her fairy houses I have all five sets that I have found. My second favorite is her Christmas houses, had to snatch those up too. Eventually though I am going to own alllll of her designs because I loves them so much!!!
Karen S
11 years agoI like the journal covers.
Anne Johnson
11 years agoI too like the lanterns and hanging tea lights. All are very creative.
Judi C
11 years agoThe hanging t-lite lanterns are awesome for our camper.
Sara Redner
11 years agoI have made the little notebook covers for almost everyone I know. They are so easy and fun to make. I also love the clear pouches.
Vicki
11 years agoWe love the FSL bat and spiders withe the cobwebs.
Deb
10 years agoI have made some of the Journal covers. They are well digitized & a lot of fun to create & embellish.
Wilma Coats
10 years agoI love the little journals.
Tania
10 years agoI just love the Gnome and Fairy houses! Beautiful!
Gearldine Tokley
10 years agoGreat article!
Delmer Lessmann
10 years agoVery quality article!
Kristel Drolet
10 years agoWow, thanks for the information.
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10 years agoThanks for sharing such great post about cats. The social adaptations of pets and humans are similar enough that dogs can live perfectly happy lives surrounded by humans and vice versa. Dogs are pampered with the best of food and medical care, frequently sleeping in their owners’ comfortable sofa.Do you have any other articles about cats?
Bruce
10 years agoI like them all. They are beautiful.
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Marlene Demello
7 years agoThank you for sharing your thoughts!