Monday, December 19, 2011

For the Toy Chest

Over the mountain from where I live there are a sizable group of sampler stitchers. Among them is the incomparable Betsy Morgan, who is a superb teacher and embroider.   Lately Betsy has been designing and teaching etuis and other fancy boxes filled with little tools for your needlework supplies.  She's come up with something very interesting for her Toy Chest etui--a painter's box to hold your needle threader and needles.
http://willinghandsstitching.blogspot.com/2011/12/oops-i-did-it-again.html

It's a toy a lot of folks would love to have under their Christmas tree.  To see the rest of the set, go here and here and here.
http://willinghandsstitching.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-toy.html

http://willinghandsstitching.blogspot.com/2010/07/current-workshop-designs.html

http://www.austinstitchers.org/programs/greater_dallas_betsy_morgan.pdf

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

4 comments:

Wendy TC said...

I love the etuis, but I suspect it's because of all the little toys that are tucked inside!

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

I love etuis period. Something about how they open and reveal the tools. But the toy chest from Betsy is particularly charming, isn't it?

~Judy/CCR said...

So fantastic, it makes me want to stitch the toy chest and all the toys. I also want to do her retired Maresie-Doats. My horses would love it!

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

Judy, Betsy is a horse lover, too. I hope you are able to get the retired Maresie-Doats piece to stitch for your horses and Betsy's.