Debbie Dee Thimbles & Tales Halloween at Thimble Cottage

Come spend Halloween at Thimble Cottage, where the pumpkins are crooked, the kettle is warm, and one little black cat seems to know considerably more than she's telling. Halloween at Thimble Cottage is a cozy collection of simple embroidery projects inspired by old cottages, autumn gardens, mysterious little ghosts, witch hats, pumpkins, sewing baskets, and all the handmade charm of October. Designed especially with beginning and relaxed stitchers in mind, the embroidery is kept simple, open, and approachable. You won't find heavily filled designs or complicated techniques here-just lovely little pictures made with easy stitches and plenty of room to make each project your own. Inside you'll find 11 cozy Halloween embroidery projects, including Pumpkins on the Cottage Step, Mabel the Halloween Cat, The Little Witch's Hat, The Pumpkin Cottage, Broom Parking, The Midnight Crow, The Witch's Tea, Halloween Wash Day, The Pumpkin Patch, The Little Ghost at the Gate, and The October Sewing Basket. You'll also discover 18 tiny mix-and-match Halloween motifs, seven little projects for using your fabric scraps, ideas for decorating your autumn home and making handmade gifts, a Halloween alphabet and numbers, simple stitch lessons, full-size traceable transfer patterns, and a special final sampler: A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC LIVES HERE The projects can be turned into pillows, towels, basket cloths, ornaments, needle books, framed pieces, wall hangings, gifts, and other little treasures. And because this is Thimble Cottage, there are a few reminders along the way: Use the pretty fabric. Put pumpkins everywhere. Make something by hand. And don't worry if your stitches aren't perfect. Pour something warm, thread your needle, and come spend a little October afternoon at Thimble Cottage. Simple Stitches • Handmade Stories • Lovely Little Things