New Shop Opening in New Jersey, USA - Born to Stitch!!! 🪡

Woot, woot, Amy opened in November!

Born to Stitch is located in Secaucus, NJ, about five miles outside of NY.

Amy with her lovely Mom.

So excited for her!

The glorious thread room.

So much beautiful fabric and gorgeous colours.

The Holiday Room - Christmas and Halloween a plenty!

Melissa from December Stitches brought so many lovely models and patterns for Amy's first Trunk Show.

Then she interviewed Amy for her Instagram @December Stitches. Take a look!

And THEN, it was time for some fun with Bruce!

If you haven't figured it out, Amy is a huge fan of Bruce Springsteen. ❤

Thus the name of her shop, Born To Stitch for "Born to Run".

She found Miss Moura on Etsy to make her Bruce and Clarence. Aren't they adorable?

I personalized this Mill Hill pattern as a "store warming" gift to Amy.

We had fun making a video so you can see everything in the shop. Please take a look!

 Born To Stitch Welcome Video

I was so fortunate to be able to help her organize the shop before she opened. With no traffic, she's about 3 hours and 15 minutes away from me - not a daily trip I wanted to make!

The last three times I came to help, I was able to stay with Judy, who lives about 35-45 minutes away from the shop. What a blessing she was/is! It was lovely to stay with her and her family, and you'd think we'd been friends for years instead of meeting in September. I had the best of both worlds being with each of them.❤🥰

 It was such fun and now that she's open, I wish I could be there all the time! When I left the evening she opened, this was playing... how appropriate.

So, if you're in the area, please be sure to visit and tell her I sent you! If you're in the area and she's shut, reach out and she might be able to meet you there!

She will have an online shop, but it's not quite ready yet. Hopefully soon!

Fully Finished Gallery - December 2024 🖼

 Welcome to Rachel's 

Fully Finished Gallery SAL for December 2024.

Wow, the year has flown by! I'm pretty sure I've posted every month, although I was hoping to have more finishes. There's always next year!

This isn't exactly finished the way I had hoped, but for now, it will have to do.

The only month I have yet to stitch is January, so at least I know I'll have one finish next time.

I made this for Nathan's band teacher this year.

From last year's photo of them together, I found out that he celebrated Hanukkah, not Christmas. Luckily it was a music ornament, so all was well! 

This can be either be hung, or used as a magnet.

And it matches his sweater, YaY!

It's pajama day at school, such fun. 

This is one that I personalized, but I can't show it right now. It was charted to say Cheers.

I hope you have enjoyed see all the finishes from those who have posted, I think there's quite a collection!

Many thanks to Rachel for hosting this year, it definitely made me get busy every month!

I'm looking forward to next year, I hope to be even more productive. 🤞

I am not a Turkey...🦃

 And here's where it all began...

Sweet "baby" Nathan, presenting his non-turkey!

I asked 18 year old Nathan what he would say today, and he didn't want me "embarrassing" him. Me?!😆

My friend was kind enough to send me these treasures from those very creative first graders, so enjoy!

 I am not a turkey, I light up at night and on Halloween. That means I am a turk-0-lantern.

I am not a turkey. I am a fly. I taste disgusting!

I am not a turkey. I am Bowser. I ate and fought Mario and Luigi. My shell is hard.

I am not a turkey. My name is Charlie Brown. I have a pet dog. His name is Snoopy. I like to play with Snoopy and my friend Linus.

I am not a turkey. My name is Lightning McQueen. My friends and I like to race other cars.

I am a turkey disguised as a pumpkin. Oops, I mean I am a pumpkin! Time to sneak around!

I am not a turkey. I am a mermaid in the sea. I like to swim with my shiny tail. The fish and the dolphins are my best friends.

I am not a turkey. I am a basketball player. I shoot hoops and I never quit. I play for Team USA and my team needs me.

I am Priness Rapunzel. I would never cook turkey in my frying pan. Pascot and I would rather gobble gobble some fruit.

Hi my name is Clifford. I'm a big red dog. I love to play with my friend Emily. Emily and I will eat chicken for Thanksgiving.

I am not a turkey. I jump through tubes to rescue Princess Peach. The "M" on my hat...

I am not a turkey. I am Raphael, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. I can fight almost everything. Don't eat me.

I am not a turkey. I love to dress up and dance. I ride unicorn and I live in a castle. I am a princess!!!

My name is Crispy the Clown. I am definitely not a turkey. I enjoy juggling and riding my unicycle. Clowns do not taste good.

I am not a turkey. I am Mario. Can't you tell by my mustache? The "M" on my hat is for Mario. Look out for Bowser!

I am not a turkey. I have a lot of Easter eggs in my basket. At night I hide the eggs so kids can find them. I am the Easter Turkey. Oops. I mean Easter Bunny.

I am not a turkey, I stop people when they drive fast. I give them a ticket and then I drive them to jail.

I am not a turkey. I am a friendly witch who flies on a broom. There's nothing weird about a turkey on a broom. oops!

I am not a turkey. I am a rainbow party pumpkin. I live in a pumpkin patch.

Hi I am a turkey leader. Oops. I mean a cheerleader. I like to cheer for my favorite team SLS basketball. Go team!

I am not a turkey. I am a night warrior who tiptoes in the shadows. I know martial arts, I am fast, brave and silly! I am the Turkey... warrior?

I am not a turkey. I spin on my toe. I wear a tutu and dance to music. I am a ballerina.

I am not a turkey, no one should eat me for dinner. I do not have a beak. I have two teeth. I have ears. I have an A on my sweater. I have a striped tail.

I am not a turkey. I fly through the clouds with all my friends. Everything I touch turns to gold because I am a fairy?

I am not a turkey. I sail over the seven seas. Don't eat my. Eat a pumpkin pie. I am a turkey. Oops... I mean a pirate.

I am Rapunzel, definitely not a turkey, you see my long luscious hair flowing out of my tower. Have you ever seen a turkey in a tower?

I am not a turkey. I am a sailor man. I eat spinach out of a can. It makes me a big and strong turkey. Oops... I mean Popeye!

I am not a turkey. I sing for many people. I sing loud and people sing my songs. I wear sparkly clothes.

I am not a turkey. I live in the mushroom kingdom. I love to spend time with Mario. The crown on my head means I'm princess turkey.

"I'm Just a Bill" from School House Rock! 

I'm just a bill. Yes, I'm only a bill. And I'm sitting on Capital Hill. Well, it's a long, long journey.

Aloha. My name is Shidah. I am not a turkey. I am a little monster. I live in Hawaii. Aloha!

I am not a turkey! I am really tall, my color is a dark green. People put decorations on me. I am a Christmas tree.

I am not a turkey. I am made out of snow and I have a carrot nose. My favorite season is winter because it's cold.

I am not a turkey. I live in an enchanted forest. I like to grant wishes. The horn on my head means...

I am an Amazon princess. I am strong and fast. I can fly so high. I use my lasso of truth to catch the bad guys.

I am not a turkey and I'm also Spider-man! I wear a red and blue suit with a big spider on it. When I put on my mask I can swing from tree to tree using my web.

I am not a turkey. I am an Irish dancer. I like to dance light jigs.

I am not a turkey. I can make spells. I like to read books. I enjoy helping my friends. I am Harry Potter's best friend. I am a wizard turkey, oops I mean Hedwig.

Do you see the spider on my shirt? I am spiderman! I use my webs to swing everywhere. I love to help people. I am not a turkey. Do not eat me!

I am not a turkey. Do I look like a turkey? No, I do not look like a turkey because I am white. If you try to eat me I will eat you. Boo!

Do not eat me because I am a spy. Spies do not taste good. I have glasses and a suit. I am a spy. Spies are human.

I am Turkey Swift. Oops, I mean Taylor Swift. I like to sing and dance.

I am Steve. Not a turkey. I come from a place where everything is made of blocks. Do you see my sword? It is made of emeralds.

I am not a turkey. I am a Cheer leader. I like to Cheer with my pom poms. My favorite Cheer is GOBBLE GOBBLE!

I am not a turkey. I'm a Minion! I walk around and eat bananas. I like being funny and I love being with gru, my boss.

I am not a turkey. I transform quickly and I am the leader of the autobots. I save others from the...

I am not a turkey. I am a judge I go to court everyday. I make sure the law is always the same.

I am not a turkey. I run really fast. Tails is my best friend. My special move is the "Spin Dash". I am Sonic the Hedgehog.

Do not think about eating me because I am gorgeous.

I am not a turkey. I am made of wood. I only am decorated at Christmas time.

I am not a turkey. I like to kick black and white balls and make goals! I like number ten and gold medals.

I am not a turkey. I am a big and strong animal. I enjoy mud baths and drinking lots of water. I am wise and I am an Elephant! 

I am not a turkey. I ride horses. My blue helmet makes me feel brave when I ride big horses.

My name is Simone Biles. I am a gymnast. I was at the Olympics. If I do well in the Olympics I will get a gold medal. I am not a turkey.

Another fun and creative year, I hope I can see them again next year.

I know I'm going to "steer" clear of that cop, he's not putting up with any nonsense!