Roxy's Journal of Stitchery 2022 Vol. 1 Final Flip Through

[@apronhugsingreeenbay]

Your thread-painted bird is especially lovely. Well bone!

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you Karen. 🥰

[@fayze6039]

Just found your you tube. I started this project but not finished. Your pages have given me incentive to complete my book. Your book is absolutely beautiful.

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Welcome! I feel your pain...I have too many projects I haven't finished. I'm glad you've been reinvigorated. It was a very fun project and although it ended up taking me longer to finish I'm glad I did. ☺️

[@debraklejeski7360]

This is the most beautiful book I have ever seen! You do amazing work! I cannot imagine how many hours you put into this. I love your style!

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Wow, thank you so much! This was such a fun project. I really should be working on a new one. 🥰

[@tanyas.3812]

THAT’S REALLY ADORABLE. IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE A PAGE A MONTH. I REALLY LOVE THE TICKING ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT COVER. BRAVO

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you. Yes. This was the first slow stitching project I ever participated in and I know they've done several since then. I highly recommend following along with one of their projects. I had so much fun learning from them. 🥰

[@1daySomeday]

thank you for sharing a touch of home in your cozy creative slow stitch journals and various of projects you are working on. i so want to give this specific craft a try as soon as possible!

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

You are so welcome! I hope you do. It is very relaxing and addictive. ❤️

[@florneiers5651]

Love your style. Of all the book making I have seen this is my favorite.🌹

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Wow, thank you! I'm glad you like it. ☺️

[@18MundyStJournals]

a treasure book. truly beautiful xxxx

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@christinedempsey4151]

Love your work Sherri, especially the scroll Cx

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Hi Christine. Thank you so much 😊

[@831Miranda]

Gorgeous works! You are an impressively productive and eclectic artist ! I recently found your channel and I love everything you make! ❤❤❤

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you Miranda and Welcome! 🥰 I definitely do love trying new things and enjoy a variety of styles and mediums. I'm glad you're enjoying the variety too. ❤️

[@jeannettefairchild4938]

Your book is lovely and well thought out. I did the project also and loved it. I also found Anne Brooks and did a little of the Sew 4 Your Soul book. And I bought some tags to do that one as well. I am hooked on the slow stitching movement. The projects people are doing are so beautiful and inspiring. Love your work. It's beautiful!

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you Jeannette. I also started watching Anne Brooks and started a spool and bought the tags but haven't started any yet. So many projects and so little time 🥰

[@paulinedonnelly6077]

Hi Sherrri,greetings from OZ 🇦🇺😎 I just came across your journal of stitchery flip through .... .... WOW, what an amazing journal 🤗

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Welcome! Thank you so much! I'm just working on some slow stitched spine covers in my most recent videos so I hope you'll check them out. 🥰

[@kimberlybass1824]

I love what you have done here. I hope to start my own some day

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you! I hope you do..it's such a fun project. 🥰

[@patriciastubbs7605]

Wow, Sherry, you're a busy lady ! I loved seeing your projects. Just found your channel. 😊

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Welcome Patricia. Thanks so much! 😊

[@cassfonnesbeck8057]

What an incredible journal! Great idea!

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you so much! It's the first time I've ever done anything like this....not my ideas really....except for the title page, glossary and cover. I do appreciate Rachel and Sarah for putting together such a fun challenge, prompts and instruction. 🥰

[@suehughes1481]

I did the Anne Brooke 52tagshannemade challenge! It got me back to stitching. Struggled on a few but I completed the whole 52 weeks only a few weeks late. Your book is one of the best I have seen. I followed your progress previously. Hope you keep posting your progress with all of your new projects!🤗

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you Sue! Congratulations on finishing the 52 tags. I'm getting a late start to getting them done this year but hoping I'll do more than one a week. Thanks for following along and I do plan to share my slow stitching as I have things to show. ☺️

[@chelliebarron2094]

Absolutely beautiful

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you, Chellie! 😊

[@wendyfindlay1712]

Absolutely gorgeous ….love it all you are very talented

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Hi Wendy. Thanks so much 😊

[@lynettegemmell3702]

You are so talented. Love your journal. Hi from Sunny South Africa 🇿🇦

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Hello Sunny South Africa! Thank you for watching and commenting 🥰

[@carolbeeding4270]

Absolutely gorgeous Sherri! 😍❤

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you Carol for all your support! 🥰

[@willowhilldesigns7]

Your journal is absolutely beautiful! So much thought and artistic talent is contained in its pages! TFS!

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@joditraub6827]

Nice work! I’ve gathered stuff and want to do one myself but not real sure how to assemble. Thanks for sharing.

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thanks for watching! I can't remember but if I didn't do a video showing how I put it together, I'm sure Roxy Creations did in their videos. ❤️

[@kristydanis5295]

Beautiful work!!

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you so much 😀

[@daisyfieldparrks9320]

Excellent work. I would love to learn to do that. Really beautiful.

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you. It's very relaxing and fun to do. Rachel and Sarah at Roxy Creations do a great job teaching. Anne Brookes Textiles is also another good resource for learning. I'm doing some of her older challenges now. I hope you try. ❤️

[@ChristinasPaperCreations]

I love so much about this. The spine cover is gorgeous. I love the glossary. Such a great idea. Your blocks are all so pretty. 💕

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Hi Christina. Thank you so much! 💞

[@chrisharrison5974]

Your stitching is exquisite, such a beautiful journal and I love how you finished the book cover xx

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@claudiaforrest6669]

Beautiful!

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you!

[@cathiespalding2083]

Beautiful!!

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you! 😊

[@lynneschipp9283]

Lovely!

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you Lynne. 🥰

[@KrissiCreates]

This is gorgeous! I might need to try my hand at this again !

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Hi Krissi. Yes, you should! It was such a fun project. 🥰

[@MissDaisyParsley]

Gorgeous! I have all my blocks completed for volume 1 but haven't had a chance to put the book together yet! Your book inspires me to get it finished! I also have a lot of my Christmas blocks done but have not completed all of them yet. I laid out my Down a Garden Gate idea as a wall hanging but haven't got any further as I am trying to finish up the Christmas stitchery 1st. I figure I can just work on it at my own pace.

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you so much! Wow, I'm so impressed you continued on with the next two projects. Yes, it feels really good to finish something but I also like the idea of working at my own pace. Enjoy the process. ❤️

[@shirleyhaberle86]

Congratulations on finishing, I ha e started it but not finished. Your cover is absolutely gorgeous. Great stitching. Love it! Can you tell me what scrim is? Thanks for sharing 💕

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you so much! It's basically like cheesecloth. The first few batches I bought were called scrim so that has stuck with me. But the last time I purchased it was called cheesecloth. Here's a link: amzn.to/3ZgmDlx 🥰

[@allmymagicalthings9118]

This is amazing!

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you! It was such a fun new thing for me. I'm trying to continue working on some slow stitching projects along with all the other things... 🥰

[@artzology]

Your journal is gorgeous ❤

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you 🙏 ❤️.

[@debbeshumaker1722]

Be still my heart ❤ beautiful

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@silvanahernandez6049]

Esmuy lindo ❤

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Gracias 🥰

[@mariapatriciachavez214]

❤❤❤❤

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

Thank you! Such a fun project ❤️

[@tanyas.3812]

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EMBROIDERY, MACHINE STITCHING, AND SLOW STITCHING?

[@heartandsoulfuldesign]

I'm not an expert so I can only give my opinion. I would leave machine stitching out of the comparison first because it's done with a machine and not by hand so the outcome would be consistent. The stitches in embroidery and slow stitch are the same, in my opinion. However, with embroidery you use a hoop and the goal is usually precision and nice even stitches. With slow stitching, you normally do not use a hoop and just hold the piece in your hands. You also don't worry about perfection and the result is a much more hand crafted look. The other main difference, for me, is that slow stitching involves a larger variety of materials, threads and embellishments. I think of embroidery as careful stitching on one fabric to create a beautiful textile artwork. I think of slow stitching as more of a mix media collage using layers of different fabrics to create backgrounds, then different stitching using a variety of threads for texture and incorporating other elements like metals, buttons, beads, and even paper and natural elements like twigs and such to create lots of texture and interest. I hope this explanation from my point of view is helpful. 🥰