Hi all! Hope your post-Thanksgiving tummies are treating you well! I'm here to share some lovely pics that Heather Lin passed along to us - up there you see her beautiful Stitch the Stars Tea Towel - a gorgeous fabric print that is available on Spoonflower.
Heather also put together a photo tutorial on Pinterest to guide you through the basics of stitching her calendar. Her tutorial features really clear, awesome photos that are a great help to anyone wanting to perfect their French Knots:
Isn't that awesome?
Heather has 2 lovely stitching-themed calendars in her shop, including a cross stitch Year in Stitches calendar:
And, my personal favorite - this Stitch the Stars calendar kit, complete with glow in the dark floss!
Well, now for the exciting news - Heather has kindly offered to send a Stitch the Stars calendar kit to one lucky Feeling Stitchy reader! All of our readers are welcome, including our international peeps!
To win, leave a comment on this post by Sunday, Dec. 1, 9 PM US CST and answer the following question: What is your favorite constellation?
Edit 12/3/13: We have our winner! Our random pick was Ashley:
how fun - this is really cool. thanks
ReplyDeletei am an aquarius so i guess that would be it
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Canis Major, Orion's faithful dog following him across the winter sky.
ReplyDeleteGemini! That followed by the big dipper since I can actually find that one in the sky ;)
ReplyDeleteLovely.:) Aries.:)
ReplyDeletePisces, like me and my son. ;-)
ReplyDeleteCapricornus because I'm a Capricorn....my birthday is at the end of December
ReplyDeleteThese kits are so sweet!!! Perfect for a beginner stitcher!!
ReplyDeleteursa major is mine!
ReplyDeletePisces! Love these kits, they're adorable!
ReplyDeleteLovely kits! Virgo is mine as its one of the few I can recognise :)
ReplyDeleteI like Ursa Major! And I love these kits!
ReplyDeleteThat kit is gorgeous!!! I've always loved Orion for the myth and his prominence in the night sky :)
ReplyDeleteI've always been fond of Cassiopeia, since it was one of the few constellations I could see from the back porch of my childhood home!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Virgo! :)
ReplyDeleteOrion! I could always pick it out of the sky.
ReplyDeleteVirgo too, because I can find it.
ReplyDeleteThe dippers - both big and little!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Oriens belt. My mom used to say it was me and my two brothers!
ReplyDeleteWho doesn't love Orion? I always look for his belt.
ReplyDeleteI love the Dippers. What a great kit. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBig Dipper, for sure!!!!
ReplyDeleteGlow in the Dark, Wow that is cool.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite constellation changes, but usually rotates between Orion, Cassiopeia, and Subaru (the Seven Sisters). Also fond of the Southern Cross, which was added to my favorites list after visiting Australia.
ReplyDeleteMy husband is an amateur astronomer, so this would be cool to win.
Thanks for the great giveaway.
Carol S.
I love Orion, because it was probably the first constellation I knew as a child, and it makes me feel so connected to everyone through the centuries who could see him with his sword as clearly as I can. And it's so interesting to me that the three stars in his belt are actually zillions of light years from each other, not side by side as they appear to be.
ReplyDeleteOrion! It's the easiest to identify!
ReplyDeleteOrion is definitely my favorite constellation, but as a June baby, Gemini holds a special place in my heart, too.
ReplyDeleteCasseopiea :)
ReplyDeleteOrion because it was the first constellation my mum pointed out to me in the night sky.
ReplyDeleteOrion was the first constellation I ever found on my own (at Outdoor Lab in Elementary school) and it still fills me with that sense of wonder and excitement every time I see it.
ReplyDeleteThe Big Dipper.
ReplyDeleteAquarius of course because that's my sign :)
ReplyDeleteI'd say mine is Orion since I'm pretty useless at finding any other constellations. This calendar is adorable, though! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteSagittarius not that I could find it!
ReplyDeleteDraco is my favorite! thank you!
ReplyDeleteOrion for sure!
ReplyDeleteCassiopeia - just love that name
ReplyDeleteI love Oriens belt.
ReplyDeleteHow totally cool! And how generous! Well, I love Orion because it's the only one I can find, next to the big and little dippers. :)
ReplyDeleteOrion of course!
ReplyDeleteThe dippers, since they're the only ones I can find. I'm feeling lucky so I'll go out tonight and look up for dippers. That should improve my odds of winning this one!
ReplyDeleteI like the Big Dipper!
ReplyDeleteOh these look like a lot of fun to stitch. Thank you for the chance to enter.
ReplyDeleteCanis Major, the great dog. It has both Sirius (brightest star in the night sky) and the star cluster M41. Second favorite is the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters or the Maia Nebula.
ReplyDeleteorion's belt
ReplyDeleteMy favorite constellation is the Orion.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat giveaway! Lovely calendar. Favorite is Sagittarius and that's my sign. Thanks for a chance to win.
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awesome idea!
ReplyDeletemy favorite constellation is my astrological sign: libra!
ReplyDeleteCassiopeia!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is
ReplyDeleteScorpius. And I love the Stitch the Stars calendar kit. How cool that it will glow in the dark!
I've always liked Orion's Belt, mainly because it's the one I can always identify!! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to pick just one constellation, but I love Orion!
ReplyDeleteThey're so pretty and creative (just wish there was something like this for beaders too)!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite constellation by far is Orion. Not just because it's one of few constellations I can actually identify on the sky, but because on the dark, cold winter mornings he's always there over the trees greeting me and has been sis I was a teen that hated getting up with it was still pitch dark outside. Orion is like an old friend in the sky. Not as big and near the horizon as the big dipper (the first constellation I learned to find in the sky), but in a position where I can see it every day, looking out the door.
Lovely stitching ideas! I would have to say Sagittarius - the Archer - is my favorite as it's my own birth sign. Happy December to all!
ReplyDeleteOh this is awesome. I've been wanting to do something like this so bad: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/13370130117689711/
ReplyDeleteMy favorite constellation would be Ursa Major (larger bear, very ferocious right?) which has the big dipper.
I love the constellation Orion! I remember as a kid looking into the night sky as we slept out on the trampoline in the backyard. It was always my favorite to find.
ReplyDeleteAquarius. Not that I'm biased by my birthday or anything.
ReplyDeleteI love Orion, I can always see his belt up there in the night sky!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Leo.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Orion.
ReplyDeleteGotta go for Ursa Major.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Virgo. :)
ReplyDeletewell, i have to say gemini because that's my sign :) but i like the mythology behind seven sisters, too. thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI would I have to say Orion, Ursa Major and then Virgo. All of them are just wonderful! But I think knowing that you found one in a clear sky takes the cake. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! I have two favorites, Orion and Scorpio.
ReplyDeleteOrion!
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