Vintage-KC-Magazine-Summer-2015

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In the words of Foo Fighters’ singer Dave Grohl: “I’ve got another confession to make ...”

Guys, I had a big ol’ Pinter- est fail with my first embroi- dery hoop project. I tried to make those super-cool, melted pony bead sun catchers. The ones you spend hours making designs like

airplanes in the sky and hearts with your son. The ones you carefully watch as they melt on the grill while trying to avoid toxic fumes because the 5-15 minute melt time in the instructions is vague. The ones that suddenly burst into flames on said grill scaring me half to death, nearly burning the neighborhood down, and leaving a charred mess for a broken-hearted mommy and son. But never fear, we roll with the punches and ran straight to my favorite scrap fabric store Fabric Recycles and grabbed some varying shades of red, white and blue to make this simple ombré wreath for our front door. My son had fun picking out all the fabric, and I’ll feel ex- tra patriotic this July. Not bad for a backup plan. Erin, editor VintageKC Magazine

maker memo: Krist n Shuler We couldn’t talk about embroidery hoops without mentioning one of our favorite local stitchers, Kristen Shuler from Hey Paul Studios. Kristen won us over early on with her “I Love Your Guts” anatomical stitchery. She has since grown her Etsy business to include a local happy-hour gathering of

Since my son’s arrival five months ago, I can only seem to complete projects that revolve around him! This mobile is made with an embroidery hoop,

stitchers called Eat Drink Stitch. Join the Eat Drink

clear jewelry string, hot glue and colorful paper cut-outs. I chose to cut the paper into little hexagons as a subtle nod to my favorite board game, hoping to influence the little guy toward my kind of fun later in life.