This is so inspiring! It was wonderful to see others appreciate the work that goes into not only cross-stitch but all handwork. I have been “collecting and rescuing” handwork for years and NOW I have some more wonderful ideas of putting them to use.
OMG! This is so inspirational. It’s giving me so many ideas to work with my old Crosstitch that’s packed away not to mention all those vintage pieces of embroidery and lace that I just kept in my stash. now I have to go back and look at that medallion quilt video. Thank you!
Oh my, you’re the best! Sharing your ideas and projects with us is inspiring and thoughtful! I feel the same way about rescuing things that others discard so this is another way of doing that! Thanks for all your videos and I just love the use of your scraps!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
So happy you save old cross-stitching projects. So much hard work not appreciated by others. Thank you for sharing your collection. Love your fall hanging with all the little quilts hanging on the clothesline. It's beautiful!
I love this! I have been doing it for years. I also make cute cushions, especially with stitched ‘thatched cottages’. I appreciate that a little work of art is re-invented. Thx for more ideas. 💕🇨🇦🥰
I'm new here and so pleased to watch your tutorials! I've been quilting for over forty years and am happy to learn new techniques and ideas! You're a wonderful teacher, calm and interesting, with great humor! Thank you!
Your idea is so creative and beautiful. I know how you feel about preservering these gorgeous works of art. My mother-in-law made some beautiful pieces I saved because I couldn't bear to just toss out. I'm so glad you showed me what I could do to preserve them. Thank you so much for sharing your idea.
You have inspired me to make things with my cross stitch. I have several samplers and never knew what to do with them. Now I do! I love your videos. You make quilting simple. Love it girl
this is a wonderful idea!!! I agree taht so many embroidered items have been thrown out by the new generation!...thanks I loved it and I am saving it too
I love this! I have several cross stitch pieces panels that I've never stretched and framed. Time to get some out and see what I might make with them now;)
I was so surprized when the Amish house and barn came up . I cross stitched that years ago . Framed it and it's been on my wall ever since. Love it and your work is lovely. Thanks
Мне очень понравилась эта технология,спасибо!!!!! Твоя линейка меня заинтересовала ,как ты режешь по ней сверху и ножь у тебя интересный,где ты все это купила? Спасибо!
Oh my goodness, this is such a great idea/video! I’ve been struggling, trying to get a cross stitch perfectly squared with sticky board. Every time I think it’s perfect, it’s not. I’m going to do the courthouse steps now and frame it! Thank you! Love your channel 👏🏻💕🧵🧶
I love this! Thanks for explaining about lightest to darkest for courthouse/log cabin. I spend way too long figuring that out. Now I will forever have your words in my head. I also hate things to be abandoned in thrift store. I also pick up toddler smocked clothes that have stains on them. I try to recycle all of those things into what I call half sized twin bed quilts. Every child needs something like that to cuddle. I must confess that I alive to find the Christmas ones and I am saving them for a quilt to go on my bed. I also like to pick up clothes that have patches sewn on them. The ones from the 70’s are the best. Great video.
Your creativity is so amazing and inspiring!! I have a crewel piece that I've saved because of the gorgeous saturated colors but haven't known how to use it. THANK YOU for sharing your talents and knowledge. Now I can make a wall-hanging and enjoy my beautiful piece.
These ideas are wonderful! I love salvaging old things tossed away. I'll have to look for more embroidery projects at thrift stores! I bought a framed farm pumpkin patch embroidered that I use for a fall decoration. I have been wanting to ask someone and thought you might know. I bought a quilted "former linen" tablecloth that really just looks like a quilt, but I felt like it also could serve as a tablecloth still. Silly probably, since it's thick, but it has orange and yellow colors and is so cheerful that I use it to pretty up the table sometimes. I prefer us not eating on it as I have 4 children (so it doesn't get stained!). Do you know what people do with old linen tablecloths made into quilts by chance? Or have ideas for me? Thank you so much!❤
I raised 6 children, so I can relate. I used to use a quilt on my table as a tablecloth. Then, I went and bought that plastic that they sell on rolls. (Maybe JOAnn's? - It has been years ago, but I bought mine at a small shop that was in my town.) You could see right through the plastic and still wipe off the children's spills. Best wishes!!
Hi Dawn. Thank you for the video. This topic is perfect timing for me. I'm ready to FFO some cross stitch pieces. I particularly love your appliqued piece. ⚘️
My daughters fiance mother died, she had some beautiful hand embroidery, I was going to put in small quilt, you inspired me for courthouse pattern, thank you! I was going for a framed picture, but now I think a couch pillows! ❤
Thank you for sharing such a practical and creative idea to utilize attractive cross stitched panels. I have several that I really liked, but didn't want to frame to hang on my walls. I didn’t know what else to do with them, so they languished out of site in my closet. Now I know just what to do to bring them out of the dark, put them to good use and truly enjoy them - you've inspired me! 😊
Oh my gosh, I never thought of taking pictures out of a panel and framing it. Now my mind is racing to say, "Hay what did I do with those cute patriotic bears that where not enough to make a quilt, but framed would make an awesome hanging in a Childs room. Thank you for this inspiration.
I always feel sorry for the pieces of embroidery, crewel or crosstitch that I come across in my travels. I also find beautiful handkerchiefs as well. This will inspire me to do something with them! Thank you!!
What a great video, I see so many pieces that I think are cute but I have no idea what I would do with them so I don’t buy them. I won’t be passing them up now.
I just found your channel and this tutorial. It is just what I have been looking for. I cross stitched for years and have so many that I wanted to to do something with. Even some baby ones. This is perfect. You are very thoroughal. Great video. I am wondering about using stabilizer on back of embroidery
Absolutely. I've done many different things. It's all fun!! You can put it in the middle of "Churn Dash" etc. Or surround them with blocks. Whatever you can think of - you can do. Sometimes, just "borders". Or put blocks around them. Triangle blocks, rail fences, etc.
I've done it. I put it on top of fabric that showed through. (Pink) - I sewed a grandmother's doilies into her twin Grand-daughter's baby quilts. Beautiful. I cut the doilies and sewed the cut part into seams. Then I used my quilt machine and quilted them onto the quilt. (Like appliqueing right on the quilt machine by sewing the doilies down.) You could sew them down on your sewing machine if you needed to.
I just found your channel a week ago! Oh how I love your happy loving personality! I’m also loving your creativity ! God bless you and your family! Thank you for your videos! Oh I almost forgot I wanted to thank you so very much for your easy peasy Technique for binding! I’ve always struggled with it and I was teaching a class last week to 4 pre-teen girls and I was looking for yet another way of making binding ! So thank you because I found your video in just the moment when I so very much needed it! My prayers were truly answered! ❤️😊👍🇺🇸
Dear MerryMabelMarket, If you’re ever looking for a new addition to your family, I’m up for adoption 😊😘😂… albeit a little taller than most, but obedient and don’t eat much.🙏🌈
No, it’s not a trick 😊 … I don’t think I’m that clever LoL. But if you were a patchwork/quilting teacher in my town, I’d sure like to attend your class. Meanwhile, I’ll just have to rely on my imagination when it comes to fantasising about being adopted by a cool patchwork/quilting lady like you ! 🙂@@merrymabelmarket
@@merrymabelmarket oh, and I live down under in Australia, by the way. Thanks again for your great videos ! I’m a fan 👍🌈 Leonie Cent in Australia (Wannabe patchwork/quilter)
@@merrymabelmarket Thank you... backing I am assuming is a coordinating fabric and then batting? suggestions as to a brand or name to look for. thanks again
@@evelynfriday7082 Use a thin cotton batting for best results. Any brand should work. Backing fabric is just whatever color you like. Binding will want to "match" the top fabrics. Experiment and enjoy!!
This is so inspiring! It was wonderful to see others appreciate the work that goes into not only cross-stitch but all handwork. I have been “collecting and rescuing” handwork for years and NOW I have some more wonderful ideas of putting them to use.
OMG! This is so inspirational. It’s giving me so many ideas to work with my old Crosstitch that’s packed away not to mention all those vintage pieces of embroidery and lace that I just kept in my stash. now I have to go back and look at that medallion quilt video. Thank you!
Yes - see what you have and start playing!!
Save to my. Quilt
LOVE IT! Looks like I found a new hobby... 'rescue crossing stitching'😂
LOVE THIS!!! 🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚 PERFECT
Oh my what a wonderful creative lady i love the way you take love in your work love love you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Oh my, you’re the best! Sharing your ideas and projects with us is inspiring and thoughtful! I feel the same way about rescuing things that others discard so this is another way of doing that! Thanks for all your videos and I just love the use of your scraps!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
This would look marvelous made up into a project bag with matching scraps for the back panel…Love it….Thanks for sharing!!!
So happy you save old cross-stitching projects. So much hard work not appreciated by others. Thank you for sharing your collection. Love your fall hanging with all the little quilts hanging on the clothesline. It's beautiful!
I love that you rescue cross stitch pieces. What fabulous works they become. I love your creative eye.
Glad you like them!
How awesome you save these pieces....cross stitch is becoming a lost art....just beautiful
You are truly a fabric Angel sent from above. What a way to save old cross stitch samplers.
I'd love to see the Christmas Santa in blue you put out every year. Can you please do a project parade and a quilt parade?
Maybe at Christmastime? They are all packed away in tubs - but I have some great Christmas Quilts.
It will give us something to look forward to!
This is so great!! Love it, need to dig out some cross stitch. Thanks for sharing!!
I have quite a few unframed cross stitch pieces, and now I've got some ideas on what to do with them. Great tutorial!
I love this! I have been doing it for years. I also make cute cushions, especially with stitched ‘thatched cottages’. I appreciate that a little work of art is re-invented. Thx for more ideas. 💕🇨🇦🥰
I'm new here and so pleased to watch your tutorials! I've been quilting for over forty years and am happy to learn new techniques and ideas! You're a wonderful teacher, calm and interesting, with great humor! Thank you!
So kind of you to say.
Your idea is so creative and beautiful. I know how you feel about preservering these gorgeous works of art. My mother-in-law made some beautiful pieces I saved because I couldn't bear to just toss out. I'm so glad you showed me what I could do to preserve them. Thank you so much for sharing your idea.
Wonderful!
You have inspired me to make things with my cross stitch. I have several samplers and never knew what to do with them. Now I do! I love your videos. You make quilting simple. Love it girl
What great ideas! First time on your channel.. I love it!
It’s heartbreaking to see abandoned handwork! Thank you for being a rescuer
Thanks for watching!
I love embroidery and quilting. Your channel is perfect for me. So very happy to be a new subscriber. Your friend from New Mexico, Carla 🎶 💖 💐
Thanks for subscribing!! Welcome aboard.
How fast and fun and pretty. I really enjoyed this video. I used to cross stitch also, but would need 3 pair of glasses now. LOL
Amazing! Inspirational! By golly! Hoo-de-lally, golly what a day! :D
this is a wonderful idea!!! I agree taht so many embroidered items have been thrown out by the new generation!...thanks I loved it and I am saving it too
Thank you so much!
enjoyed watching this. loved the way you brought back to life what someone else no longer thought was worth keeping. good work.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Thank you for such a wonderful idea of using all these beautiful cross stitch items
I love this! I have several cross stitch pieces panels that I've never stretched and framed. Time to get some out and see what I might make with them now;)
So wonderful!
Lindo de mais e um luxo só
Love your video. I buy a lot of fabric from thrift stores. Now I woo be looking for cross stitch and embroidery pieces. Thanks.
I was so surprized when the Amish house and barn came up
. I cross stitched that years ago . Framed it and it's been on my wall ever since. Love it and your work is lovely. Thanks
So you know how much WORK someone did!! Beautiful.
Мне очень понравилась эта технология,спасибо!!!!! Твоя линейка меня заинтересовала ,как ты режешь по ней сверху и ножь у тебя интересный,где ты все это купила? Спасибо!
So Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with us Blessings to you ❤❤🙏🙏
Absolutely beautiful and what an inspiration. Thank you
Great job ! These are so beautiful !😊
Гениально. Спасибо за идею. Крепкого здоровья. Удачи
Absolutely beautiful.
I love them all! Cant wait to hear how the bride loves it too!
Oh my goodness, this is such a great idea/video! I’ve been struggling, trying to get a cross stitch perfectly squared with sticky board. Every time I think it’s perfect, it’s not. I’m going to do the courthouse steps now and frame it! Thank you! Love your channel 👏🏻💕🧵🧶
Glad it was helpful!
Also, Please share your Christmas wall hanging when you put it up!!
I just finished doing mine!! I wish I could show you somehow!! I’m very happy with it!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@@lindabrown7005 If you can attach it to an email - you could send it to fun@merrymabelmarket.com and my daughter will show it to me when she sees it.
Lindos proyectos Felicitaciones. Dios le Bendiga
I love this! Thanks for explaining about lightest to darkest for courthouse/log cabin. I spend way too long figuring that out. Now I will forever have your words in my head. I also hate things to be abandoned in thrift store. I also pick up toddler smocked clothes that have stains on them. I try to recycle all of those things into what I call half sized twin bed quilts. Every child needs something like that to cuddle. I must confess that I alive to find the Christmas ones and I am saving them for a quilt to go on my bed. I also like to pick up clothes that have patches sewn on them. The ones from the 70’s are the best. Great video.
That's a wonderful idea!
Your creativity is so amazing and inspiring!! I have a crewel piece that I've saved because of the gorgeous saturated colors but haven't known how to use it. THANK YOU for sharing your talents and knowledge. Now I can make a wall-hanging and enjoy my beautiful piece.
Sounds great!
BEATIFUL BEATIFUL...... BEATIFUL......THANK ❤
Beautiful😍. Thank you for helping me get my Quilter MoJo back❣️💞
I'm so glad!
These ideas are wonderful! I love salvaging old things tossed away. I'll have to look for more embroidery projects at thrift stores! I bought a framed farm pumpkin patch embroidered that I use for a fall decoration.
I have been wanting to ask someone and thought you might know. I bought a quilted "former linen" tablecloth that really just looks like a quilt, but I felt like it also could serve as a tablecloth still. Silly probably, since it's thick, but it has orange and yellow colors and is so cheerful that I use it to pretty up the table sometimes. I prefer us not eating on it as I have 4 children (so it doesn't get stained!). Do you know what people do with old linen tablecloths made into quilts by chance? Or have ideas for me? Thank you so much!❤
I raised 6 children, so I can relate. I used to use a quilt on my table as a tablecloth. Then, I went and bought that plastic that they sell on rolls. (Maybe JOAnn's? - It has been years ago, but I bought mine at a small shop that was in my town.) You could see right through the plastic and still wipe off the children's spills.
Best wishes!!
Genius!! What a great idea!! Thank you!
Hi Dawn. Thank you for the video. This topic is perfect timing for me. I'm ready to FFO some cross stitch pieces. I particularly love your appliqued piece. ⚘️
Thank you for your kind comments!!
My daughters fiance mother died, she had some beautiful hand embroidery, I was going to put in small quilt, you inspired me for courthouse pattern, thank you! I was going for a framed picture, but now I think a couch pillows! ❤
What a great way to honor her beautiful work.
Oh my gosh Mabel what great ideas!!! Thank u so much! Love your enthusiasm!
Thanks so much! 😊
This is a brilliant way to showcase needle work❣️ I'm so thankful that I just 'happened' on one of your videos. Please keep sharing.
Thank you! Will do!
Wow this is absolutely beautiful
So creative and gives more meaning to doing stitchery and quilting by merging together. Thank you
Have fun!
❤❤👏👏👏 lindíssimos trabalhos
This is a truly inspiring idea how did I never see this before THANK YOU
Have fun doing it now!!
Thank you for sharing such a practical and creative idea to utilize attractive cross stitched panels. I have several that I really liked, but didn't want to frame to hang on my walls. I didn’t know what else to do with them, so they languished out of site in my closet. Now I know just what to do to bring them out of the dark, put them to good use and truly enjoy them - you've inspired me! 😊
❤ that's so sweet!! I'm going to try that with my daughter s wedding pictures printed on fabric
Wonderful!
You’re sewing machine looks like it is literally is floating above the material ! I want one ! 😊
Speeding up film makes for such great viewing.
Oh my gosh, I never thought of taking pictures out of a panel and framing it. Now my mind is racing to say, "Hay what did I do with those cute patriotic bears that where not enough to make a quilt, but framed would make an awesome hanging in a Childs room. Thank you for this inspiration.
I always feel sorry for the pieces of embroidery, crewel or crosstitch that I come across in my travels. I also find beautiful handkerchiefs as well. This will inspire me to do something with them! Thank you!!
Hi Dawn! Great video ❤
Работа очень красивая, очень аккуратная!
И очень интересная линейка у Вас, подскажите, она с прорезями?
Yes, the ruler has slots. Here is a video where I show more about it.
th-cam.com/video/c-JES6cVTR4/w-d-xo.html
Wonderful ideas for stitchery! I have a couple stitchery UFOs that I think I will finish now so I can dress them up. Thank you!
You touched my heart today! I am flooded with memories of Grandma's tatting and my youthful embroideries--
THANK YOU!!! I also save the stitches and I love what you have done with them.
I love this, thanks!
Omg. Love your work!!
I recently used a fussy cut for the middle of my courthouse block
Brilliant application. I bet it was beautiful!
Gorgeous 🥰. I so appreciate what you do. Thanks for the video 😊👍💕
What a wonderful video. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
What a wonderful idea!!! You’ve given me some wonderful ideas.
What a great video, I see so many pieces that I think are cute but I have no idea what I would do with them so I don’t buy them. I won’t be passing them up now.
Such an inspiration. I have a few Embroideries done by machine that I wondered what to do with and you just gave me the solution. Thanks
It's pretty, but the borders are so big that the middle kind of gets lost.
Make yours smaller if you prefer...
❤how amazing love what you've done with these cross stitchs❤😊
Fantastisch!!!👏👏👏
I’m going to do some digging for the pieces I made but never framed
Brilliant plan!
Love love love!!❤❤❤
I am so impressed with this idea and your work! Thank you so much!
❤очень красиво!!!
What a fascinating video. So inspirational
Thank you!
I just found your channel and this tutorial. It is just what I have been looking for. I cross stitched for years and have so many that I wanted to to do something with. Even some baby ones. This is perfect. You are very thoroughal. Great video. I am wondering about using stabilizer on back of embroidery
There is no need for stabilizer. Make one first and see. Aida cloth is cotton and works great as is.
@@merrymabelmarket thank you. I wondered especially the 11 and 14 count Aida.
❤ great ideas, thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Great idea!
Such great ideas! Thank you for sharing!
I ALWAYS learn a new trick or two from you! And I call myself an expert quilter😂. Beautiful work.
Oh thank you!
Very Pretty!
Love that you rescue embroidered pieces! Great projects!
WOW! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Have you used other borders besides Courthouse steps?
Absolutely. I've done many different things. It's all fun!! You can put it in the middle of "Churn Dash" etc. Or surround them with blocks. Whatever you can think of - you can do. Sometimes, just "borders". Or put blocks around them. Triangle blocks, rail fences, etc.
Amazing!!
How would you incorporate a crochet doily into a quilt. They would need to be stabilized in some way.
I've done it. I put it on top of fabric that showed through. (Pink) - I sewed a grandmother's doilies into her twin Grand-daughter's baby quilts. Beautiful. I cut the doilies and sewed the cut part into seams. Then I used my quilt machine and quilted them onto the quilt. (Like appliqueing right on the quilt machine by sewing the doilies down.) You could sew them down on your sewing machine if you needed to.
P.S. I didn't stabilize them.
Awesome!
I have a x-stitch. I think I will make this today!!
это очень мило!🥀
Many marvelous ideas. Thanks
I just found your channel a week ago! Oh how I love your happy loving personality! I’m also loving your creativity ! God bless you and your family! Thank you for your videos! Oh I almost forgot I wanted to thank you so very much for your easy peasy Technique for binding! I’ve always struggled with it and I was teaching a class last week to 4 pre-teen girls and I was looking for yet another way of making binding ! So thank you because I found your video in just the moment when I so very much needed it! My prayers were truly answered! ❤️😊👍🇺🇸
What a sweet, kind note. Thank you for sharing this with me.
Dear MerryMabelMarket,
If you’re ever looking for a new addition to your family, I’m up for adoption 😊😘😂… albeit a little taller than most, but obedient and don’t eat much.🙏🌈
Deal! Obedient? Is this a trick? Tee hee... (I'm a rebel at heart!) Thank you for hanging out with us!
No, it’s not a trick 😊 … I don’t think I’m that clever LoL. But if you were a patchwork/quilting teacher in my town, I’d sure like to attend your class. Meanwhile, I’ll just have to rely on my imagination when it comes to fantasising about being adopted by a cool patchwork/quilting lady like you ! 🙂@@merrymabelmarket
@@merrymabelmarket oh, and I live down under in Australia, by the way. Thanks again for your great videos ! I’m a fan 👍🌈
Leonie Cent in Australia
(Wannabe patchwork/quilter)
NEWBIE... Is there a backing added before you quilt?
Yes. Backing and thin batting.
@@merrymabelmarket Thank you... backing I am assuming is a coordinating fabric and then batting? suggestions as to a brand or name to look for. thanks again
@@evelynfriday7082 Use a thin cotton batting for best results. Any brand should work. Backing fabric is just whatever color you like. Binding will want to "match" the top fabrics. Experiment and enjoy!!
Oooh! So many fun projects 😄
This is just lovely and very creative. What do you call the ruler you use with the cutting slots in it?
At about two minutes and fifteen seconds I talk and show all about it in this video:
th-cam.com/video/c-JES6cVTR4/w-d-xo.html
Thank you. I haven’t seen the slotted ruler here in Brisbane, Australia as yet, but will keep my eyes open, but will also check on line.