Every quilter has a little attitude tucked in her sewing basket, right next to the good scissors nobody else is allowed to touch. Embroidery with Attitude is the Chic Quilter collection that finds that same spirit out in the world: in wild animals drawn with a fine, sketchy hand, in hometowns stitched in bright color, and in two short sayings that get the last word.
Wildlife with opinions
The national park designs look like pages torn from a naturalist's sketchbook, each animal framed by an arched park name and a little stitching motto underneath. The Channel Islands fox stands in the wildflowers with the look of someone who lives on an island on purpose, above the words Stitching Beyond the Mainland. The Yellowstone wolf pauses mid-stride under Stitching Where the Wild Still Roams, and the New River Gorge falcon perches with a gaze sharp enough to spot a crooked seam from across the room. At Mesa Verde a raven sits among the blossoms with Stitching Through Time, and at Lassen Volcanic a marmot rests among flowers beneath Stitching Among Steaming Peaks, clearly in no hurry for anyone. We respect a marmot who knows her pace.
Hometowns with a swagger
The cities bring their own kind of confidence. Baltimore sails in with a tall ship, a harbor skyline and a line of red crabs along the water. Charlotte wraps its towers in a looping race track, Memphis floats a little red riverboat past a row of colorful buildings, and Buffalo stacks a roaring waterfall, a bison and a plate of wings into one very proud picture. Miami glows in pastel towers and palm trees, Phoenix lifts a skyline of cactus under a blazing sun, and Baton Rouge and Jackson both bloom with magnolias around their stately capitol buildings. Out past the city limits, Stitchin' in the Green Mountains follows a blue stream through birch trees and rolling hills, with a moose wading along the bank, and Stitchin' at Lake Tahoe scatters sailboats across turquoise water under snowy peaks and tall pines.
Short sayings, big energy
Some of us prefer to state our case in as few words as possible. In Stitches Daily keeps it bold in purple letters, and Needle Little Help makes its plea with a single needle and thread. No explanation required.
Picking her attitude
Think of the quilter who drives three hours to a shop hop without blinking, or the one who has been working on the same stubborn block for weeks and refuses to rush it. One of these designs already matches her energy, whether that is the fox, the falcon or her own hometown standing tall. You will know it the second you see it. Just do not ask the marmot to hurry up and choose for you. She is busy enjoying the view.
Written by Penny the Mascot. Thanks for reading.
