Popular fiber art designer Celeste Johnston shares 12 embroidery projects focused on uplifting messages, lovely florals, and the comfort of home in her new book, Cozy Stiches: 12 Calm & Creative Embroidery Projects for Absolute Beginners and Beyond (Better Day Books, Hardcover $22.99).
Each project includes a detailed reference photo, step-by-step instructions, a full-sized perforated pattern, and everything crafters need to know about stitches, thread, and materials. Accompanying inspirational quotes, journal prompts, and note pages encourage crafters to relax and reflect in between projects. Resources such as an embroidery stitch library in the appendix help educate and reinforce embroidery techniques for crafters of all levels.
More on Celeste: Celeste Johnston is a maker, mother, and modern embroidery designer living in sunny Austin, Texas. She is the creative force behind the popular Lemon Made Shop, where she sells bespoke embroidery art. Her hand-stitched houseplants, flowers, animals, and uplifting words have caught the attention of 100,000+ Instagram followers. Her work has been featured in Love Embroidery and Be Creative magazines, and many online magazines and blogs. Her first book, Freshly Stitched: Modern Embroidery for Absolute Beginners, was published in February 2021. Her second book, Sunny Stitches: Sweet and Simple Embroidery Projects for Absolute Beginners, was published in September 2022.
