Martin Lewis Portrait, Free Embroidery Pattern

Stitch a portrait of Martin Lewis with my latest free embroidery pattern! 

I shared a free "WWMLD"  ("What Would Martin Lewis Do?") embroidery pattern last month, inspired by everyone’s favourite money-saving expert. 

I love Martin Lewis and his no-nonsense advice about financial matters, and as bills and other prices have been sky-rocketing I've been thinking "What Would Martin Lewis Do?" a lot... and I just couldn't resist turning that into a craft project.

 

When I was sketching ideas for the pattern, I drew a little portrait of Martin because portraits are something I'm trying to challenge myself to do more of (gotta keep trying new things and stretching yourself creatively!)

I was quite pleased with how the sketch turned out and planned to share a pair of WWMLD patterns (one with simple text, the other this portrait version)... and then I had an attack of self doubt and decided the portrait was terrible and no-one would want to stitch it anyway so what was the point in sharing it - UGH!

And now...? 

Well, I've decided that January Laura was being too hard on herself and needs to learn to share her work even if it's not "perfect" - because that's an important part of creative development. 

And maybe people WILL want to stitch this (or just print it out and put it up on the wall) as a little reminder to make sensible financial choices, or to resist the urge to turn the heating up! 

Feel the creative fear and do it anyway, right??

Happy stitching, pals xx

CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE MARTIN LEWIS PORTRAIT PATTERN

CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE WWMLD PATTERN 

These patterns are for personal use only: you can use them to stitch as many  as you want for yourself or as gifts, but please don't make any for sale. Thanks xx

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Spooky Stuff: A Halloween Embroidery Pattern

Spookiness is for life, not just for Halloween!!

Also... I might have promised to share this pattern back in the autumn... then got overwhelmed and not finished it until now... and then felt guilty about waiting for another autumn to roll around until I shared it. 

SO: here you go, one cute and spooky embroidery pattern full of fun details to stitch however you fancy (and in whatever month of the year you want to!).

 

This design would also make a fab colouring sheet!

My Spooky Stuff embroidery pattern is now available as part of my Patreon pattern library. 

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Click here to find a free Hocus Pocus themed version of this design.

 

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Team HRT! A Menopause Embroidery Pattern

I absolutely love it when people suggest possible variations for projects, or themes they'd love to see. Sometimes those ideas get tucked away for a rainy day and other times I simply have to sit down and work on them straight away.

Chatting about mental health last week and the magic of Taking Your Meds, a friend suggested that I design a Team HRT pattern for the many ladies battling their way through the menopause and its many difficult symptoms. 

So when I added a Team Citalopram pattern this week, I had to design an HRT one too!

 

Just like mental health issues, the menopause is something it benefits us all to talk about more - to normalise it, to make sure people can get the support they need, and to help everyone feel less alone when dealing with all the ups and downs.

I think this would be a fun design to stitch for a friend as a gift, or together in a group while you swap stories! 

The Team HRT pattern is now available as part of my Patreon pattern library. 

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Team Citalopram! A Mental Health Embroidery Pattern

When I shared my "Team Sertraline!" embroidery pattern last week I was blown away by the wonderful response from everyone. 

There are clearly a lot of us in the SSRI boat right now and I'm glad to be a tiny part of making sure mental health issues get destigmatised and talked about more often (especially if that helps even one person reach out to a friend or their doctor if they're struggling!) 

Several people commented to say they were in fact on "Team Citalopram", so obviously I had to update the design to to include the Citalopram gang :)

The Team Citalopram pattern is available as part of my Patreon pattern library. 

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Cute Cat & Bunny Valentine's Day Embroidery Patterns

Stick your favourite romantic film on (or a playlist of classic love songs!) and get stitching this weekend with this pair of cute Valentine's Day projects, now available in my Patreon pattern library.

 

Choose from "You're Purrrrfect" and "You Make Me Hoppy", or stitch them both for double the fun. 

These patterns were inspired by the pun-tastic Valentines Cards I shared last month.  I just couldn't resist seeing if they'd work as embroidery patterns... and I'm really pleased with how they turned out. 

P.S. This is the first of a couple of posts I'll be sharing today - it's been a busy week here and I'm trying to catch up! xx

Click here to find the Valentine's Day embroidery patterns, and to sign up to my Patreon. 

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Team Sertraline! A Mental Health Embroidery Pattern

After designing a "Take Your Meds" pattern for my Patreon, I couldn't resist drawing this one... celebrating the magic of Sertraline, which has done WONDERS for my mental health and general well being in recent years.

 

I guess this is a bit of a niche design, but if you suffer from anxiety and/or depression and are on Team Sertraline I hope you'll enjoy stitching this xxx 

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Take Your Meds Embroidery Pattern

The latest embroidery pattern available on my Patreon is inspired by Self Care and the importance of remembering to do all the little things to look after yourself... like taking your medication!

 

I take tablets for my mental health (perhaps you do, too?), but this design totally works for anyone dealing with any ongoing or chronic health condition. 

As well as stitching this design (which fits neatly into a 5 inch embroidery hoop) you could use it as a colouring page - maybe even have a little colouring session with your pals? 

Take your meds. Take care of yourself xxx

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Queen Elizabeth II & A Corgi, Free Embroidery Pattern

Stitch Queen Elizabeth II and a corgi with this free embroidery pattern! 

When the Queen died last year I found her death and funeral deeply sad and moving and wanted to create some crafty projects to commemorate her long life and reign.

I shared an embroidery pattern and a tutorial for sewing a felt portrait, and also had plans (and lots of requests!) for a pattern including a corgi.

Unfortunately work and life stuff got in the way of me finishing up the third design back in the autumn, but it's now available to download for anyone who'd like to stitch it.

You could stitch the Queen on her own, or with the corgi, or just stitch a little solo corgi as a memento of her Majesty (or just because you, too, love corgis!).

CLICK HERE TO FIND THE FREE PRINTABLE PDF PATTERN OVER ON MY PATREON.

I'm sharing all my Queen Elizabeth II patterns for free, but if you'd like to support my work you can sign up to become a Patron, buy me a coffee, or visit my shop. 

If you'd prefer to make a donation to a charity in memory of the Queen that would also be lovely!

Click here for the embroidery pattern I shared earlier.

 

Click here for the templates and step-by-step guide for sewing the felt portrait.

Spring Birds Embroidery Patterns

I've got another spring-themed embroidery pattern to share over on my Patreon this week: folk-inspired birds!

 

 

This is actually a little set of patterns. I had so much fun designing the spring birds pattern that I couldn't resist adding some extras.

There are a couple of simpler versions of the embroidery design - smaller and much quicker to stitch, perfect for a quick crafty fix or sewing to give as a gift.

 

 

I've also included templates you can use to make little felt birds to applique in the centre of a small embroidery hoop, or anywhere else you feel just really needs a cute felt bird.

Click here to find the spring bird embroidery patterns, and to sign up to my Patreon. 

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What Would Martin Lewis Do? Free Embroidery Pattern

This free embroidery pattern is an homage to everyone’s favourite money-saving expert, who has become one of the loudest voices campaigning for support during the cost of living crisis and sharing lots of useful information during this tricky time. 

 

I love Martin Lewis and his no-nonsense advice about financial matters, and as bills and other prices have been sky-rocketing I've started to think to myself "What Would Martin Lewis Do?"... so, obviously, I had to turn that thought into a craft project because that's just who I am as a person.

I can’t promise you’ll become a wise money-saving guru after stitching this, but I hope it’ll make you smile all the same!

Printed at 100% the design will fit neatly into a 5 inch embroidery hoop, but you may wish to use a larger hoop when stitching it.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF PATTERN.

This pattern is for personal use only: you can use it to stitch as many  as you want for yourself or as gifts, but please don't make any for sale. Thanks xx

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Tulips: Spring Flower Embroidery Patterns

Hello friends!

I've been busy behind the scenes this month working on lots of loveliness to share with my Patreon subscribers and here on my blog over the coming year, I'm so excited to get started! 

The first new addition to my Patreon pattern library? A pair of tulip embroidery patterns. 

These floral designs would look great framed in 5 inch embroidery hoops, or sewn onto a small sewing project.

I've designed them to match another set of spring flower patterns which are also available over on my Patreon: daffodils & narcissi.

 

Click here to find the tulip embroidery patterns, and to sign up to my Patreon. Subscribers get full access to a growing library of PDF patterns and tutorials, and emails whenever new projects are added. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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