Good Morning All Around!
I’m so excited this morning! Why? Because it’s time to launch this year’s series of pre-Christmas give-aways, A Stitcher’s Christmas, 2017!
Yay!!
If you’ve been following along with Needle ‘n Thread for at least a year, you might remember we did this last year. It was so much fun that I thought we should do it again!
To put the series together, I knocked on the doors of lots of folks in the needlework industry – designers, manufacturers, store owners – and asked if they’d be willing to give you the opportunity to receive a really special Christmas gift. They generously hopped on board with enthusiasm, and I was able to put together a nice line-up of beautiful give-away prizes for this year’s series!
So, between now and Christmas, I’ll be hosting several give-aways. I’ll explain the way it works below, and introduce you to the first prizes! Come along…
How the Series Will Work
If you’d like to join in with this series – and trust me, you’ll want to! – you’ll need to keep an eye on Needle ‘n Thread over the next several weeks. Not every article will be a give-away article, but each give-away, when posted, will only run for a short period of time until the next give-away.
The easiest way to keep an eye on what’s posted on Needle ‘n Thread is to subscribe via email. You can do that here, or by using the sign-up form on the website in the left column (or, on mobile, click the top menu and scroll down). This assures that the articles arrive in your inbox, so that you don’t miss anything.
If you don’t want to subscribe, that’s fine, too! Just make sure you pop in every day or so to see what’s new.
You can also follow my Needle ‘n Thread page on Facebook, where I’ll post a link to each give-away as well.
So, once I post a give-away, just follow the guidelines and you’re in! When the next give-away is posted, I’ll announce the winner(s) for the previous give-away. The winners are randomly drawn based on numbers assigned to the entry.
That’s it! Easy!
Give-Away #1
A couple weeks ago, I reviewed Di van Niekerk and Toody Cassidy’s new book, The Art of Felting & Silk Ribbon Embroidery. You can read my review of the book here, for an in-depth look at what it’s all about!
Well, did you know that Di offers kits for the projects in the book? And the kits even have the felt ground fabrics in them – already made! That’s right! You can do the silk ribbon embroidery part, without making the ground fabric, and still produce the beautiful projects featured in the book!
You can find the kits for the projects in The Art of Felting & Silk Ribbon Embroidery here on Di’s website. They are, as you would expect, gorgeous!
For today’s give-away, courtesy of Di van Niekerk for the kits and Search Press USA for the books, I’m giving away two of Di’s kits and two copies of the book, one of each to two winners.
There are two kits in the give-away: the beaded scarf and vintage roses on felted wool and the sparrow on nuno felt purse.
The drawing will work this way: the first randomly drawn winner will have a choice of the scarf or purse kit, and the second will have whichever the first drawn name doesn’t choose. Both will receive a copy of the book.
Give-Away Guidelines
This give-away is now ended. Thanks to all who participated!
To enter today’s give-away, please read and follow these guidelines:
1. Leave a comment on this article on Needle ‘n Thread. You can follow this link directly to the comment form, if you’re unsure of where to go. Comments submitted via email or left on any other page or social media page are not eligible. The comment must be left on Needle ‘n Thread, at the end of this article.
2. Please fill out the comment form correctly, as it will save me a lot of time and it will ensure that your comment is eligible. Here’s what you need to know about filling out the comment form:
a. Use a recognizable name in the “name” line (this can be first and last name, first name with last initial, a nickname, your first name and where you’re from – like “Mary in Kansas” – anonymous entries are not eligible).
b. Use a valid email address (essential for notification) in the “email” line on the form.
c. Leave the “website” line blank unless you own and operate your very own website. Please do not put an email address in the “website” line on the form, or in the comment box itself. Anything in the “comment” box is visible to the public, so you should avoid any personal contact information in the comment itself.
3. Answer the following in your comment:
Describe your favorite stitching spot during the winter! If you are not absolutely in love with your winter stitching spot, feel free to describe your “dream spot” for winter stitching!
4. Leave your comment before 5:00 am Central Time (that’s Kansas, USA time), Wednesday, November 29th. The winners will be randomly drawn that morning and announced here on Needle ‘n Thread, when the next give-away in the series is posted.
5. Only one comment per person, please. The give-away is open to everyone.
And that’s it!
So join in the fun, and who knows? By the time Christmas rolls around, you might have a gorgeous kit and new book tucked under the tree, bringing you all the excitement of a new project for the New Year!
I’ll be dropping hints about upcoming give-aways on some of my social media haunts. If you’re curious, you can follow me here on Facebook, and here on Instagram, and here on Pinterest.
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I love to cozy up in my comfy chair by the fire where I can glance up and watch the birds around the feeder — even better with a bit of snow falling!
My favorite spot is the same spot I always stitch in – my stitching corner in the sun room with my light and all my supplies. Beautiful windows look out on the harden in summer snd the snow i. Wi ter.
What a lovely treat! I adore this new book and will buy it if I don’t win. Merry Christmas!
I love sitting on the hearth in front of a roaring fire with a nice cup of tea and a nearby desk lamp.
I’ m lucky enough to have a fireplace, so naturally, sitting in front of it on my sofa is my favorite place.
My favorite stitching spot is actually wherever there is enough light to see and space to organize my stitching materials! I usually stitch in front of the TV but I also stitch with EGA friends at various homes as well as at our local Michael’s on occasion.
My favorite winter stitching spot is on the couch in front of the TV.
My favorite stitching spot is my sofa with a blanket in the winter.
My favorite stitching spot on a snowy day is in my comfy chair watching a great British mystery while the snows piles up outside.
Love to stitch in front of the wood stove.
My favorite stitching spot is in my backyard. Feet up, table with supplies and a cup of tea next to me and my cat curled up next to me. I can spend hours in this spot.
My favorite stitching spot is the same in the winter as it is the rest of the year! It is my grandmother’s recliner. She passed away in the Fall of 2016 and I got her recliner. It has been my stitching spot since. It is comfortable and with a warm throw in the cold months it is perfect for me. I can stitch away and have a piece of my grandma with me. 😀
I always stitch on “my end of the sofa” in front of the TV. There is no fireplace in this room, but that would be wonderful in the winter.
I have just moved and am waiting to stitch in my new bedroom beside the fireplace and lots of windows.
I have two favorite spots to do my winter stitching! One is at the kitchen table by a big picture window; lots of natural light and I can take breaks and watch all the birds at the feeder. The other is my chair in our living room; I can stitch and be with my family.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in my recliner with my Old Dazor magnifier lamp over my shoulder.
My favorite stitching spot is sitting in “my” chair, beside our blazing wood stove.
My current stitching spot is in “my” chair watching TV with my husband after dinner. My dream spot would be in a comfy chair in a sun room — windows all around — with a wood stove for warmth in the winter.
I’ve just moved to a new place so haven’t picked the perfect spot yet. But I’ve ordered a new chair to fit in my inglenook and I think this may be the best spot, looking out on my terrace and garden.
My favorite stitching spot in winter is my overstuffed chair in my sewing room. I do wish it had a fireplace but still works without it,
My favourite spot for stitching is my daybed, in front of a log fire. I have MS so I don’t have much choice of comfortable spots, but my day bed is like Heaven. Blesings
My favorite stitching spot for winter would be in a comfy chair, next to a bright window with a pretty view to rest my eyes upon every so often.
My favorite stitching spot is always the same, no matter what the season. I have a big wing chair with a cushy ottoman in the corner of my living room. It has excellent lighting, I have a table close by for my tools and materials, and there are baskets to hold various projects. It’s been the scene of many happy hours with needle in hand.
Love all of your wonderful info and reviews. I love stitching every night, in a leather sofa with reclining seat. Hubby is close by and every once in a blue moon,we will have a cozy fire in the fireplace. (Rarely…as we live in FL. Lol)
My favorite spot to stitch is on a comfy couch in front of a cozy fire with classical music playing. I prefer to be alone for my “big” projects, and with a friend for my more simple projects.
This is my favourite medium for stitch and embellishment. These books are an absolute delight to read – to look at – and to drool over.
I love ribbon embroidery…it adds dimension! My favorite spot is on one of the ends of my couch next to a window. I stitch away, making a mess on the carpet. I stitch & cut floss and ribbon & just let the pieces fall to the floor. When I’m done with project, i vacuum it all up. my cat (mi-mi) naps right next to me !
Vicki in Lafayette
I love all stitching projects as I sit in my recliner with the dog on my shoulder.
My favorite winter stitching spot is my dining room. It has big windows on two sides, providing lots of light and warm sunshine. I spread my stitching supplies out on the table and I’m all set. My “helpful” and loving kitties have perches nearby so we’re all happy.
Now, I stitch at the dining room table so I can watch the birds at my feeder and bird bath. At hand is a pot of tea, my Ott light, and my Pretties: threads, beads, ribbon, trims. My dream would be if I had a sun room to stitch in that I could open windows for breezes, laze in a comfy chair and decorate in Victorian Roses style. I am blessed to have all I do have and actually quite content.
Super excited about the giveaway this year! Thanks for doing this and going to all the trouble to get prizes!
I am looking firward to seeing what you do with the ribbom embroidery on the felt. There are si many ideas and i love your news itens, they are so inspiring.
My favorite winter spot is in my lazy boy chair where as I stitch, I can see the all the birds at the birdfeeder. I live in the country and so we have a large variety at the feeder including the rabbit and the chipmunk who eat the seeds at the bottom. My chair is in the corner next to the large picture window which gives me a perfect view.
I have two stitching spots, winter and summer: in bed and in my electric recliner, since with my spinal injury I can only sit upright for very short periods of time! My dream spot would actually probably be at a desk, if I could sit, so that it was easier to light the work and have my tools to hand, probably in a cosy study with a view of the country out of the window.
My favorite spot is in my rocking chair by my big picture window . That way if I need to rest my eyes a bit I can watch the birds at the bird feeders or look at the few flowers still in the garden.
My favourite stitching spot is one I’ll be able to enjoy as soon as we move back to our home in Iowa from Germany in February! In my new studio space there is a fire place. Although it hasn’t been used for years, we plan to put in a wood burning stove to keep us warm in the cold, snowy Iowa winters – I can’t wait!
Thanks, Mary, for always being so generous to your readers year after year!
Kathy
My favorite stitching spot is year round on my loveseat. It’s just big enough for my basket and a cat or two! I have a beautiful view of the ever changing Conception Bay here in Newfoundland Canada!
Oh, this is exciting! My favourite winter stitching spot is in my comfy Queen Anne’s chair by the livingroom window with soft music playing and a cup of hot tea on the side table. The only thing that could make it better would be to have a nice fire crackling in the fireplace, but we don’t have one, yet. Thanks for this wonderful giveaway!
My favorite stitching spot is in my upstairs studio room where the light is really excellent. I wish I could stitch at night, but by then my eyes are shot so I stitch early in the day in the morning light room. IO sit in a tall chair at a standing height desk, so although its not the most comfortable setup for stitching, but I love the great morning light.
What a lovely idea – a stucher’s give-away for Christmas! And beautiful projects as well! I can imagine doing either the scarf or the purse in my favorite stitching spot – the wing chair in front of the fireplace with a view of the wintry outdoor scene. Add a cup of tea – or a glass of wine – perfect!
I sit wherever there is good light and good company – and where I can see outside
My dream spot will have my Stitching chair next to a big window with my Stitching supplies scattered around me.
My favorite stitching spot is in front of the fireplace with my dog laying next to me. It offers a beautiful view of our wooded yard and all the little critters running around.
My absolute favourite stitching spot is in my big comfy chair, with my dog snuggled at my neck, looking out my livingroom window while it snows outside! Oh yes, there is a cup of tea and a fresh made peanut butter cookie sitting on my side table and orchestal music is playing on my stereo. Yep, my most favourite winter place to stitch!
Thanks Mary for these give-aways!
Techiya in Ontario
My favorite winter stitching spot is in front of the fireplace with a view from a large window of the backyard where I occasionally see moose or deer. I live in Rigby, Idaho.
My favorite winter stitching spot is a leather chair with my needlework lamp behind it. There is a handy table for my supplies and a cup of tea, coffee, or cocoa depending on my mood.
My favorite stitch spot is in the corner of my couch, close to the fireplace and the best light in the house. It’s comfy and cozy.
I enjoy Di VanN’s ideas and materials for crazy quilting, especially her silk ribbons.
This will be my first winter in my new apartment when I really have time to stitch. So I am going to be exploring where that best winter stitch place is going to be…probably sitting at my dining table with my stitching lamp, electric lap robe, and holiday music or my favorite jazz playing in the background.
I love stitching in my living room on my couch with either a good movie or beautiful music.
I’ve always wanted to try ribbon embroidery and here is an opportunity. Thanks so much Mary. It’s been unusually warm in Arizona this fall, so yesterday found me sitting outside , stitiching in the SUN; it was 87 degrees. Usually I stitch in dining room where I can spread out on a big table.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in the sofa near a south facing window. It gets lots of sun and is warmer…..
My favorite winter stitching spot is near my woodstove, with my kitty making it awkward by being right under the fabric.
I love to sit in front of the big windows where the light comes in. Wish I had a big soft chair, but I have to share the space with the dining table.
My favorite spot for stitching is my big recliner with my threads and crazy quilt goodies close at hand.
I love to cuddle up in front of my fire burning …..now to get a chair …..lol
A comfy chair with low arms that allows me to sit straight and has room for the cat next to me. My wonderful lamp with its magnifier and chart holder is on my left. The needlework stand to hold the scroll is in front of me. There is a fire in the fireplace not too far away. Lovely music or a great holiday movie, or show, is playing. The kitchen is clean, the clutter is gone (probably in a trunk to keep it out of sight!), and the air smells of balsam or peppermint. Oh, and there is a small table to hold my tea service or wine.
My favorite stitching spot is upstairs, in our “Nest”, by the 3 floor-to-ceiling windows. It gets a little cold by the windows, but it’s a great excuse to cozy up in a blanket. And the natural light is fantastic!!!
My favorite place to embroider in winter is the baby room in my house. This is a room built for my son when he was 9 years old ( always my baby). It reminds me of where I learned to embroder on my Mother’s bed with lots of comforters on the bed. The difference now is the quilts and needlework is hung on the three walls making it cozy and it is warm at 5:30 AM , because it is an interior room. Cozy Cozy Cozy. 5:30 AM is my time to craft!
My favorite winter stitching spot is by my living room window. I live on the Oregon coast and we get some spectacular storms in the winter. There is nothing in the world I like better then to sit in my comfy chair with my needle work and a hot cup of coffee and watch the storms roll in.
I hope your Thanksgiving Day was as relaxing as you thought it would be. Thank you for the give-away! They are always exciting!
My favorite stitching spot is on the sofa, under a throw blanket, in the same room as my husband while he watches TV. It’s comforting to be physically and psychologically cozy when it’s cold outside.
My favourite stitching spot is in my glider rocker. I can put my feet up, have a cuppa alongside me and be surrounded by my tools and stitching supplies. If I chance to look westward I have a lovely view of the Rocky Mountains.
Love your site–so many good ideas — also love to do Embroidery — ribbon , stump work & thread work– still do counted cross stitch & needle work on canvas.
Pat
My favorite stitching spot is any where I can stitch, doesn’t matter, as long as I’m stitching!
My favorite Winter stitch spot is in my Sun Room. I have many pretty plants in there and it looks out over our back yard where I feed the birds, there is also a fountain for the birds, I love to see them bathe and drink! If I had a fireplace, my favorite stitch spot would be in a comfortable chair in front of the fire in the winter, so to kind of get the same ambiance of the fireplace, I have one of those heaters that looks like a fire burning in a fireplace in the Sunroom in the winter, it’s a cozy beautiful place to stitch, and the birds are a bonus.
These are so beautiful. Want to add ribbon embroidery to my CAN DO. My winter needlework will be in my BRAND NEW remodeled breezeway into a craft room/ needlework room. My wife is a gem.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in our family room. It’s really my year round spot, but in winter when we have a fire going in the fireplace it’s especially cozy.
My front room has comfy chairs and a nice bright window to sit and stitch.
I have for a while worked with Heaven and Earths design Stitchers retreat. I is very slow ongoing as there are many coulours in each row. Sometimes only one stitch and you have to change colour. I am certain though that it will be beatiful when it is finished sometime in the future.
My favorite stitching spots are the same year round, both at home – living room and loft area but in reality any spot is fine as long as I have my needlework set up (project, magnifier and stand) with me!
My favorite spot year around is my sunroom and it becomes super special when it is snowing.
On the sofa in our living room by the south facing picture window in the morning with a cup of tea nearby.
My stitching spot is the comfy chair with good lighting.
My stitching spot is sitting on my loveseat. I live alone in a small apartment, so I don’t have anywhere else I can stitch. The up side is that living alone, I can spread out all that I need to work on the current project and there’s no one to complain about what I do. I keep my projects in tote bags, so when I am finished for the evening, everything goes back in the bag. My living room has various size totes tucked away in almost every nook and cranny.
My favorite stitching spot is my living room recliner. I have back issues and need to recline with my feet and sometimes my back in the recline position, so yes this is my best place. I also have a floor craft light over my chair so I can pull down and see my stitching better.
If I had a dream spot, it would indeed be in a comfortable chair as this, with maybe a huge window behind me, and on both sides or lots of light where I could move it to my work for close up stitching. A nice warm sunny setting would be wonderful.
I use to embroidery and cross stitch when I was a young girl, my grandmother taught me many years ago and since I have retired I have gotten back into it. I do like embroidery much better than cross stitch, but love when a project includes both. Just finished pillowcase dolls for granddaughters and an apron for my daughter for Christmas keepsakes. I have many future projects, ( Table cloths , runners, and such) planned for the rest of the winter. I am truly happy with your newsletter as it has such beautiful tips and projects to do. I find it very easy to follow and if I need to check a stitch better I can easily follow your links to stitch on your site.
Thank you so much for this newsletter you have, and you take care of yourself. We unfortunate all thumbs stitchers need you badly.
I love to cozy in the smallest room of my house that has one small window and half is filled with an air conditioner. It always seems so safe and cozy with an overhead candelabra and floor light. This is also my room when storms are about. Thanks for the chance!
Love the felt purse by the way!
During winter months I always sit in the corner of our sofa…..so comfy and the window is just behind my shoulder pouring light on my work.
My favorite winter spot is in my rocking chair early in the morning when the sun is just right, with a cup of coffee and my little dog at my feet.
My favorite spot would be a Timeshare at Eagle Crest in Oregon, for a week, inside in a comfy spot with snow outside and all my ‘responsibilities’ elsewhere. Just me, (hubby?) and a food source – feeling pampered so I could indulge myself at will AND needle to my hearts content. With your website for inspiration, and hopefully a kit from you for the bright spot in a lovely fulfilling winter vacation!
Hi Mary,
My favorite winter stitching spot is the same as my favorite spring/summer/fall stitching spot: my sewing room (I’m beginning to call it my “studio”). While there isn’t much natural light in that room, there’s plenty of daylight bulbs in it, and all my stitching paraphernalia within easy reach. It’s my “Happy Place”. Thanks for this great give-away opportunity!
Sandra F. in NY
Wow! I am excited for all the give aways! My favorite stitching spot is in the living room in front of Football games or Nascar races on the tv.
My favorite stitching spot is in our sunroom. It has skylights and lots of windows so I can sit in my favorite chair and stitch away. I have never tried anything made with felt but I would love to learn. Di’s book is amazing! Thank you Mary.
I love sitting in my rocking chair, near a window and a wood burning stove for n the winter time. Especially early in the morning or just before sunset. Thanks
My favourite stitchy spot would have to be in my bedroom in my king size bed.
My year-round stitching spot is at the right end of the sofa. I have a magnifier lamp and other tools organized on the end table and coffee table so I can stitch while “watching” TV.
I have a favorite morning spot for winter embroidery – my son’s room! He has his own place now, but I love the east facing windows, roomy chair with no arms to interfere , an ottoman, and a small tv/dvr that I can watch/listen to online needlework classes or a class on dvd… It’s the best!
My ideal winter stitching spot would be a log cabin with a fireplace and a large window with a teriffic view and that lets in lots of natural light, and a very comfy chair.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my recliner not far from the wood stove where I can see and feel a warm fire. Over my right shoulder is my arts and crafts style floor lamp my husband recently made, and to my left (I’m left-handed) is a table with all the necessary stitching supplies and current projects. I could easily spend the whole day here.
What a lovely exciting pre Christmas give-away series, it’s like a stitchers advent calendar. I’m afraid I’m greedy as I have two favourite stitching spots depending on the weather. If it is sunny but cold I like to sit in my conservatory which soon warms up in the sun and the light is really good, there I can see my garden as well as many birds who visit the bird tables whilst I happily stitch. On wet grey days I sit in by the fire, with good lighting nearby it is warm and cosy. As long as I can embroider I’m happy!
I love to sit in my big chair by the fireplace in the evening to do my needle work.
I’m in the general vicinity of my favorite spot, which is near the fireplace and in the living room where the cat, the dog, and my daughter congregate. All I need is a new recliner because mine has seen better days, and all would be perfect. Well, better lighting wouldn’t go amiss either. My eyes have seen better days as well.
My favorite stitching spot is in my chair next to the window where I can see the trees and birds and get natural light.
I love stitching in winter in my comfy chair in front of the fireplace (usually binding the quilt on my lap). Thanks for the chance to win. I would love to try this technique.
I have a comfortable chair in my craft room where the lighting is great and there is room for all my supplies. I can look out the window, listen to music or watch TV while I stitch.
My winter stitching spot is on the living room loveseat with windows out to the trees behind my house. Sometimes I will indulge in a fire in the fireplace.
I love to get myself planted on the settee in the bay window. My daylight lamp is behind the settee, my housebuns, Thornton and Poppy are usually beside the radiator in the bay window, and my pooch is beside me. We lost our beautiful lab cross, Molly, to illness in September, and have now adopted Rex, a german shepherd.
My favorite stitching spot exists in the past—my childhood home. It was an 1990s farmhouse with plenty of sunlight, and I would work on embroidering stamped pillow cases while sitting in an old Morris chair.
My favourite spot for stitching is a two seater sofa me at one end and my bits at the other end so I can get up when I want to but my stuff is still there ready to carry on when I come back with a window to gaze out of where I can see if it is cold and windy but I am lovely and warm
Right now my favorite stitching place is on my sofa in front of my window of the front yard and with my dogs by my side. I watch the seasons evolve from spring through winter with squirrels and birds coming and going.
My favorite place to sew is in my small home office. I am a beginner at embroidery, but what I have done so far inspires me to do more and more! That room is a fun mess and allows me the space and solitude to meditate with sewing. Thank you so much for this website!
My favorite spot for hand sewing and stichery is my antique rocker mear the living room window,
I find that my older eyes need brighter light to help with good stitching results and natural light
is best for me. I recently attended a program about wool felting and would like to do more experminting with this, those kits are lovely and the book would make a marvelous addition to my
collection. thank you for hosting this give away.
My needlework spot is by the front window with the fire roaring, the radio on and a happy feeling inside. I’ve just started wet felting and would love to embellish pictures for family and friends at Christmas……….Thanks Mary….love your blog!
My favorite stitching spot in winter is on the couch. I have a lamp over my shoulder and the cat on my lap. We stitch for hours together.
Anywhere at the moment. I’ve had a broken wrist for seven weeks and can’t wait to get stitching again.
I would love to stitch by the fire with dog in my lap and a cup of coffee and in my PJs. That would be my dream!
How wonderful you put together a great Christmas giveaway, many thanks!
My winter stitching spot is the same as my any day stitching spot. I live in NE FL so there is not much change from the view of the outside from my sun room. If I had a dream spot for winter, it would be in front of large glass windows overlooking the mountains and snow and a warm log fireplace. All things I have never experienced in my life. Thanks Mel
My favorite winter stitching spot is my studio where, if needed, I can get up to get a new substitute thread for the project I am working on. Along side is a cup of hot cocoa and looking through the windows at the gently falling snow. Perfect. Inside nice and warm, stitching, and watching winter through the window.
marylyn
Right now, I’m dreaming of a favorite spot to winter stitch ( or anytime stitch). Since my husband and I downsized living quarters a while ago, I do not have a designated craft room. I miss having a spot where all my supplies and books are close by and in order. Hoping to upsize soon so I have my own stitching space again; meanwhile, a comfy chair and a good light near our fireplace will suffice for the interim. Gotta stitch! Thanx, Mary, for your great advice and giveaways.
I put a small table and a chair by my window and that’s where I stitch in the Winter (all year, really). I get fairly good light at certain times in the day, and I look out over a river so it’s a very nice view.
So excited about the holiday giveaways!!
Hi Mary!
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is the same all year round – I am lucky enough to have a craft room with decent lighting and a TV to watch Netflix on (or for my husband to play video games while he sits with me). I have a small antique couch, a coffee table, and a big tray to keep everything in (and quickly put away if needed). I have also trained my two cats to not take up lap space or play in my notions with a simple trick: a heated pet bed on the window seat, so they can also be a part of the action;)
As always, thanks for the opportunity!
I love to sit on my sofa where I still have a view of the lake.
I have to agree with Tina. A nice comfy chair with natural light and a peaceful view. Love falling snow, but don’t get to see much since moving to Arizona.
My favourite spot for winter sewing is my sewing room, all nice and cosy! Having just completed a silk ribbon embroidery by Di I would love to win this book to have another go.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in Florida! We leave the ice and snow of Pennyslvania and head to a tiny condo. I sit in my “Florida room,” a new concept for me, and look up at the birds flying across our little “lake.” In PA, it would be a pond, but the birds would be different. LOL
I curl up in my recliner and as I stitch can look out across the valley to the beautiful Bitterroot mountains.
Will I be able to enter the give-a-aways in the UK?
In the winter, I love to stitch in “my chair”. It faces the Christmas tree with a bookshelf by my side. A cup of tea makes it feel warm and inviting.
My favorite place to embroider is on the couch in front of the fire. My ideal place would be in a really comfy chair where I can be comfortable and maintain good posture so my back doesn’t get sore. I have not found that chair yet. Thank you for giving us so much inspiration Mary. I’m having fun with Octoberfest because I can do a little stitching every day and that gives me such peace.
I only began embroidery a few months ago. Luckily I happened upon your tutorials on YouTube and here I am, subscribed to your newsletter, reading articles on your page daily, loving how you present your information, and now entering your generous giveaway!
This is my first winter stitching. I currently dominate the corner of my livingroom couch with my craft. I would LOVE to have a room all to myself to stitch and create in. Plush, oversized furniture, walls of shelves, sturdy tables, and a desk full of well-organized supplies. Drool.
That is my dream. But, for now, as a single person without children, my couch corner will have to do.
Thank you for this opportunity!
My favorite cozy stitching spot is in my comfy chair with my Labradoodle(Annie) curled up on my ottoman …warming my feet! I have a great light, table with all my supplies within comfortable reach…BUT the Bonus is that I have a water view to watch all the Winter ducks swimming bye!…seagulls and spectacular Eagles….YES! I am GRATEFUL!
My favorite place to stitch is my ‘nest’ where I do any hand work, winter and summer. I use one half of a love seat and half of an ottoman to be able to have my feet propped up. Because it is hard for me to pop up and down, I keep everything close by on the other side of the love seat and ottoman; my books, box of stitching items, snacks, pens and pencils, etc.
My favorite spot for winter stitching is the same as my favorite summer spot, my living room, with one difference: a fire in the fireplace to toast my tootsies.
I love to nest in my reclining chair with my lap-table in front of me and my magnifier light shining over my right hand side (I’m a leftie). I can keep everything handy while I work and just relax with the TV on in front, the cats on my legs and my work near at hand.
My favorite stitch spot in the winter is in my living room with my little white dog curled up beside me and no where else to be but the present moment.
I love to sit in my favorite comfy chair with my threads around me, near the window with the warm sun over my shoulder. Thanks Mary for an opportunity to look forward to your treat.
Happy Holidays!!
My favorite winter stitching place is a chair in the corner of my living room to the side of the fireplace. There is a window to my left where I have a view of the backyard and a side table to hold all my supplies. I’m like this spot because I’m with my family, enjoying the fire or listening to the goings on but don’t blind them with my stitching light. The kits are beautiful and I’d be excitedly at winning either of them.
My favourite Winter stitching spot is on the sofa in my bay window in front of a roaring fire, usually with a cat on my lap,(which can make stitching more difficult, but he’s very warm).
To tell the truth, when I am stitching I am so completely focused and in it that I don’t pay attention to anything else. But I do sit at my dining table most of the time. It’s right next to the big window that faces east, has a light directly over-head and is big and spacious. It’s the perfect spot and not just for the winter!!!
I have a perfect spot all picked out (at least in my mind lol). It is a cozy corner by a beautiful window looking out at the pine trees. I’m sitting in an oversized chair covered in a gorgeous linen fabric just stitching the day away! Hmmm…I am almost there :o)
My favorite spot for stitching is in my sunroom recliner facing my garden and beyond that a wooded area. TY for the chance to win this wonderful kit and book!
My favorite spot to stitch in the winter is my recliner next to the patio door. In the winter it’s especially cozy because the sun streams in from about 11am until 3pm. The sun is so warm there’s no need for a sweater.
In the evening, I have a table lamp on one side and an Ott Lite on the other. I get so immersed in my embroidery, I’ve fallen asleep with needle in hand and hoop in the other.
I would love to add to my collection of books on stitching. I plan to embellish my next project with my second love : beads!
Thank you for the chance to win these great giveaways!
I usually go to the window in my apartment and set up a TV table and set to work with a cup of something hot. But to make it my dream place, I would add a cozy fire place and change my usual recorded books/lectures into listening to Christmasy music and stories/poetry.
My favorite stop for stitching in the winter is in my sewing room which gets loads of sun light t keep we warm and think of spring or summer. Other times keeping my husband company the living room which also faces south and get the same amount of beautiful sun light and warmth.
My favorite stitching spot is in front of the fireplace in my favorite chair with my feet on my ottoman and my dogs close by.
I stitch at the same place, year long. I do enjoy having enough light that I can enjoy the process, so I sit at my table in my sewing room, with good light. This table looks out into my backyard which has alot of urban wildlife to watch. In winter I sometimes add a quilt over my shoulders as my stitching spot is in the basement.
In my sewing room is an antique fainting couch. I sit on one end and have the rest of my sewing supplies right next to me on the rest of the couch. With a Dozer lamp on the other side, I’m a happy stitcher.
My favourite stitching spot is at my desk which overlooks the gardens around my lanai. I am able to watch butterflies at my passion flowers and little lizards scooting around after bugs. It’s very inspirational when I am trying to make Stumpwork bugs. Lol.
My winter stitching spot is the same as my summer, spring and fall one. I have a cozy couch with a work table and good light supplied by Ott bulbs. My big change in winter is to add a fleece cover for my legs and on really cold evenings a small space heater.
Presently, I curl up in a corner of my couch. What I would really love, at this time of year, is a big comfy chair to curl up in by the patio doors in my kitchen, so I can stitch away with the natural morning light!
Whatever the spot it has to be warm and my big wing chair next to the radiator and uplighter lamp is just perfect – now I just need the time to go with it. The book looks amazing and felting seems to be a huge thing lately so along with the embroidery on top it is perfect and just gives a project a new and different look. Again many thanks for the opportunity of having this book.
Fond wishes
El
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My favorite stitching spot is my usual rocking chair with stand, but placed so it looks out the window at eitheresnow falling (ideal) or birds at the feeder (more common).
I have a lovely stitching spot in my dining room. It’s next to a large window overlooking our gardens in the back yard and I have a lovely view of our front yard gardens and street from there too. It’s a calming park like setting.
I have a basket with the current projects, a superb magnifier lamp, needlework frame and a music stand to hold my patterns. It’s a set up that works for me.
And occasionally we even eat in the dining room!
Very exciting. The purse would be my choice. So sweet. Favorite spot to stitch is on sofa with front window to my back. The natural light is great there.
My favorite stitching spot is my cozy arm chair while a good movie is on the T.V. I would say with a fire in the fireplace but I do not have a fireplace, unfortunately. This has always been my favorite stitching spot.
Thank you for this great giveaway! Have a great Holiday Season!
I always sit on the end of my couch underneath the tall floor lamp. With a cup of tea or coffee beside me. I can prop my needle book on the arm of the couch. It works for me!
My favorite stitching spot in winter would be in my easy chair by the fireplace.
I stitch at my kitchen counter, not exactly my favorite, but it works well with my very-interested-in-everything-I-do slobbery dog at my feet (better than having his head on my lap).
My favorite needlework spot is on my sofa under a bright light for these old eyes!
In love with everything about that sparrow; and would enjoy combining all of those arts ( felting, embroidery, ribbon work) in my swivel chair next to the fireplace with my frame stand and light at the ready!
I love to cozy up on my bed and stitch while watching a movie. It’s very relaxing.
I love the idea of silk ribbon embroidery and have always wanted to try it. Oh the beauty you could create!
The morning sun shines on my comfy chair. This is where I sit and embroider. The combination of felted wool and silk embroidery sounds so enticing and inviting. What fun this will be during the long Winter months.
What wonderful gifts! Thanks for the chance! My favorite winter stitching spot is in the living room, next to my Ott floor lamp, on the couch, usually with a blanket on my lap and the electric fireplace going.
Mary In Billerica
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in my big comfy chair in the living room. I have a trunk full of notions, threads, and books, which sits in front of the chair, and under the window. I can look out to see the snow falling on the side yard. I sit and listen to a favorite movie on my DVD player. The player is on the end table to my left so that I can reach it easily. I also have a great lamp with a day time bulb that bends over my work tray. The “work tray” is a well used tv tray, but is the perfect height for this particular chair. This way I can still be in the midst of the house rather than off by myself in the sewing room (although I do go there too if I need some quiet down time to stitch).
Where I choose to stitch most often is the corner of the sofa in the living room. It is the quietest place with a soft seat and good light. If I were to create a dream location it would have a padded, armless rocking chair next to a fireplace and a window to watch the snow falling when I rest my eyes.
P.S. Thank you, Mary, for all you share
My favorite spot right now is in this recliner, by the window, in the sunshine!
My perfect winter spot is my corner of the couch with a fire to take the chill out of the room. My light and supplies are positioned perfect, and a hot beverage is near.
So far my winter stitching spot is in front of my computer in what should be our dining room, but is really my office. There are two big windows for lots of light, I can listen to podcasts or watch a movie and I’m still in the middle of the family action in case my kids need help with anything. My dream stitching spot would be essentially the same thing, I’d like to add on a greenhouse room to the back of our house 😀
Thank you Mary for doing this fun giveaway series again this year! XOXO
I have one favorite stitching spot regardless of the season and that is my orange velveteen rolled arm chair. Why? B.ecause it’s snug and it’s near a vent so it’s warm in winter and cool in summer. I can also watch TV from this chair and because of constant use I have my stitching essentials tucked in a storage ottoman, a fabric storage cube and various bags the tuck away behind and to the far side of the chair. Also, there is the lighting. There is a window on my left, a small lamp with a beaded shade to my left that I can move very close when needed and a floor lamp with a 3 way bulb to my right and slightly behind the chair. It has a firm but comfortable seat and it’s on the small side so that it “hugs” me. And the velveteen fabric is a great place to “park” a needle if I’m careful. Whenever I sit in it and pick up a project I am whisked away to my own little paradise.
So excited. Would love to win of your many give aways. When I started a job a while back, this lady was doing cross stitch and got me hooked. We would meet every Tuesday at lunch time to do “our thing”. Even though I am retired, I still do my stitching. I usually stitch in my “girl’s room” with my light and my projects. This is where I stitch usually warm weather or cold. Sometimes will take a project out on the deck during nice weather. Hope I am one of the lucky ones.
I sit in my red Lazy-Boy, facing my sliding glass doors, with my Ott light and my many WIPs all around. Very comfy! What fun to dream about what I might win. Thanks, Mary.
OOOOH. Definitely in my studio because it has lots of windows to allow every little bit of winter sunlight in!
Thank you for this giveaway!
My favorite stitching spot is sitting in my easy chair in the living room with my feet up while listening to music or half-way watching TV.
We have a fireplace in our home that my husband finished with some beautiful slate tiles, and a cozy couch, that’s my favorite spot to stitch. And I’m super excited about this giveaway, I’ve been wanting to try silk ribbon stitching for years!
My favorite winter stitching spot is by any window where the sun is streaming in.
My favorite winter stitching place is in the comfy chair in the condo we rent on Maui Hawaii. With the sound of the waves crashing it’s the perfect afternoon activity to get out of the midday heat.
My dream stitching spot is in a room with many windows for natural light and because I love old houses, I’ll probably need a gas fireplace to keep warm.
I love working on all types of needlework in my studio. I spend most of my day there.
Regina Edmiston
Oh, what fun to have this again this year….I enjoyed reading comments from other stitchers last year. I live in sunny Arizona so stitching summer or winter is much the same…..only air conditioner vs furnace. I would love to be in a snowy place for a week to stitch by a window looking out over snow that someone else shovels. Heavenly. Thanks again Mary for this treat……love the prizes listed today. Merry Christmas!
Thanks so much for doing this. I love to stitch on winter mornings wrapped up in my wool blanket and watching the sun come up
“Up to the housetop click, click, click!” It is like Christmas every time I go up the slightly winding stairs to my cozy loft. The northern light streaming through the window lights up the wood furniture and walls making it feel like I have traveled “up North” to a cabin in the woods. The first thing I see is two chairs, one for me and one for a friend. All along one wall are bookshelves that embrace my library of books, each one like a present ready to be opened and explored. I have rows of boxes that contain every thing I need to make any stitching project I desire – fabric, thread and all the little tools of the trade. Santa has been good to me over the years as there are lights with magnifiers, a sewing machine and a large workspace with enough room to work on several projects. I always have one in progress and one ready for my grand-daughter when she visits. There is music and movies to keep me company when I am alone and there is that chair for a friend.
On my overstuffed sofa with a warm blanket and my dog beside me. I usually have a hot drink nearby as well.
My favorite stitching spot is a couch… especially while watching tv. It’s bad for my back though so I only do this rarely!
I love to sit in my rocker in the sunlight snuggled with a soft blanket and my crackling fireplace app in an small alcove I’ve turned into my little cozy spot.
I love stitching with my 3 friends. We get together every Thursday where we share news, ideas and current projects. We help and encourage each other, and enjoy each other’s company. It’s wonderful sharing time with people who appreciate your talents and whose talents you enjoy!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skill of the art of hand embroidery. You are so uniquely gifted in the art!
My favorite place is very special, a comfy chase lounge, my legs stretched out and
All supplies close at hand. I’m listening to a book on tape. The sun is out and I am looking outside, and stitching. I love it so much, quiet and peaceful.
Hello! And Happy Holidays!!! My favorite stitching spot in my comfy red cushioned chair in my craft room with my lamp and supplies near by.
I’m so glad kits are offered Di’s website. It sure saves a lot of time searching for just the right materials.
Thank you for the holiday give-aways!!!
When I lived in North Carolina, I loved stitching on my front porch. Now that I am in FLA. I do most of my hand stitching at the kitchen table. Good light and plenty of room.
Love to stitch in the evening when it is quiet and get lost in the sewing.
Hello Mary! I was thankful to read that you are doing so well; I hope you had a fun Thanksgiving! I find it hard to believe that Christmas is now knocking on the door, despite the abundance of decorations and things already in the stores!
My winter stitching spot is primarily in my Lazy Boy recliner, while watching TV in the evening. I have my standing Ott light set up beside it to provide adequate lighting and my embroidery bag is always close by! I have a new chair this year as the previous chair was just getting too hard to get out of! The new chair is nice and firm and provides a comfortable stitching spot! And, our pellet stove is not far away, providing warmth for my endeavors.
My favorite place to stitch in winter is my comfy blue chair in my den with a cozy quilt, an old movie on tv and hot cocoa with marshmallows beside me. Sue
I love to stitch on my screened in porch in the Florida Keys all winter long!
I love stitching my cares away in my “woman cave”, although my son informs me women don’t have caves; they have parlors and if you put them in a cave, they turn it into a parlor. So, my “women cave” is now called the fiber arts room. Actually, it subs as a guest bedroom and TV room, but the walls are covered with fiber arts, the warm sun pours in and smiles benevolently on my work, and I can shut the door if the world is annoying me. It’s perfect in every season!
My favorite spot to stitch is in my sewing room, the window is behind the table and I can see out to the back yard and watch the deer grazing when I pause to rest my hands.
We will be moving from PA to VA to a house on a cul-de-sac. It backs up to a wooded ravine where cows come down from the farm to meander and graze. I’ll start the fireplace, make a cup of tea, and stitch, stitch, stitch. I will take time to stretch and do rest breaks for my eyes by watching the birds, squirrels, and maybe cows. Snow gently falling would complete the picture.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is next to a large window overlooking a lake. I enjoy watching birds and other creatures as they stop for a drink.
I sit on my couch in front of the tv and listen to my audiobook and in front of the wood stove. I love ribbon embroider. I hope I win.
I love, love, love ribbon embroidery. Never even thought of using it on felt – great idea. I can see myself now seated in my lovely, comfy chair working on that kit and occasionally gazing out my window which, since I live in the warmer climes of the USA, will not include snow but often has beautiful sunsets. Thank you Mary for your every day inspiration!
My favourite stitching spot in winter isports an easy chair in my lounge . It is in a spot that catches the sun and neXT to a large work table. My husband has set me up with frames, both floor and table, and I have ample space for all my bits and pieces. I listen to golden oldies on the radio, and spend many happy hours stitching.
I’m super new and just learning. Mary’s website is fantastic and her tutorials are great especially for a beginner like me.
I love to sit and stitch with my husband on our love seat while we watch TV. We are 75 years old and still in love. We love your site and all the offers and I am thankful for all you have taught me. Betty Jarrell
My favorite place to embroidery in winter is on my sun porch by the south window.
MY WINTER STITCHING SPOT IS SITTING WITH MY CAT WATCHING THE BIRDS AT THE FEEDERS AS I STITCH.
My favorite stitching spot is in my retro wingback chair in my living room. I have a standing lamp with GREAT lighting. The chair is very comfortable and being in the living room allows me to be with the rest of the family (my husband, cat and two Brittany puppies). I get to do what I love with the people/animals I love!
Fav spot for winter stitching is a love seat in front of southern exposure window watching wild life here on the So. Oregon coast.
Who wouldn’t want to do any of Di’s projects. Her work is lovely… she is one of the BEST out in the stitching world.
My favourite winter stitching spot is in my family room. It has good light and a great fireplace.That and a large pot of tea is all I need!
Winter, deep in the heart of breath-taking cold and cryatalline snow, means I stitch in the bay window with super-solar brightness and with the warmth of the fire nearby! I like to listen to wonderful, project appropriate music or a podcast for some intellectual stimulation when the stitching is by rote. It is myfavourite time of year to stitch because I think of hearth and home when the fire is on!
We live on 53 acres of woodlands near the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. Our house has a large bay window in the dining room. That is my favorite place to stitch in the winter. It faces due south so is warm and quite well lit. The bird feeders hang just out side the window and attract many birds. The wood burning stove is close, in the living room and the thing is cozy and warm and inviting.
My favourite winter sewingspot is in a large comfortable armchair by the log fire, with a good light and and a large mug of tea!
By the way, thanks for all the trouble you take over your site: I learn so much!
My favorite spot is the corner of my couch in the wee hours of the morning when it’s quiet, no one is stirring so it’s just me doing what I enjoy without interruptions.
My favorite winter stitching spot is on the far left of my sofa in the living room. I have a bright OTT light with a magnifying glass just to the left and a nice indentation in the seat cushion from hours of happy stitching!
Favoutite stitching spot is a big soft loveseat with a light overhead. I usually have an audio book on and can get lost in the story and stitching for hours.
My favorite stitching spot is by the front window in my tv room. Normally I stitch in the evening but the other day I was stitching in the morning and it was unbelievable how much better that sunshine light was for seeing than my normal evening light.
My favorite winter stitching spot is right on the corner of the couch in our living room, with the lamp next to me. I love to stitch while talking with family, or watching TV, or even just contemplating. Thank you for this wonderful give-away.
My favourite winter stitching spot depends on the time of day; morning in my north-facing sewing room, afternoon in my south-facing conservatory and evening in my living room in front of the fire – all within easy reach of my books and with a huge cup of tea!
My favourite place to stitch in winter is by the fire with a good daylight lamp just over my shoulder with a C.D. or the radio playing.
Interesting article.
I love Di’s items. I have her books but have never worked one of her projects. And now – in felt! Love it.
My favorite place to stitch in winter? Wherever I am and can look out the windows.
Hi Mary, thanks for the Christmas treat. I love to curl up in my chair under a blanket, stitching in hand, with a good British drama on TV, or a good podcast to listen to. Chores are done, dinners in the works, ahh….
So very enticing!
Our glassed sun room is my favorite needlework “construction site”. All year round I get tons of natural light… and the added benefit of watching the snow fall- into the back yard w no need to rush out to shovel! Birds are feeding, just a lovely and grand place to ‘build’ stitch by stitch my next memory maker!!!
I have a cozy chair in the corner of the family room my favorite place. Love silk ribbon would love an opportunity to win and explore this book.
Hi Mary
Thank you for all you do to promote stitching!
My favorite winter stitching place is in my recliner in the family room with the gas log roaring. My chair is next to the south window where the low winter sun streams in and warms me and provides great light. I am joined by my kitty Nora who sits upon the top of the recliner basking in the sun and watching every stitching movement with rapt attention. I have this great stand that strattles my recliner holding my scroll frame and before I know it I have stitched away for hours……sheer heaven
We live in the mountains of Switzerland, and so my favourite stitching spot in winter has to be by our log burner, looking out at the snow-laden pine trees for inspiration…or just daydreaming, which I tend to do too much of…!
My favorite spot to stitch is in my studio. I have a wicker chaise with cozy pillows and a good lamp to stitch by. I put on my favorite Cd and listen to lovely music while I stitch.
My favorite spot is on the sofa in my south-facing living room with my super-cuddly furry Barbet beside me!
My favorite stitching spot is in my craft room. It is almost perfect. A better chair and better light would be nice, but I’m happy with what I have. Well, one of the kits would be nice. I already bought the book, so if I win, you could draw a bonus name for the book.
Giveaways are such fun! What a neat way to usher in Christmas!
My favorite stitching spot is in my big recliner, in front of the fireplace, with either a good movie, my favorite music, or an audio book playing, and a cup of tea next to me. My current project is Carolyn Pearce’s “Home Sweet Home – an Embroidered Workbox” [you didn’t ask what I’m working on, but I thought I’d share anyway 🙂 ].
I admire ribbon embroidery and love working with wool, even though I live in a warm area of the country. These projects look like just the thing for winter in South Georgia! I usually stitch on the chaise in my library, with the gas fire on low and a cup of coffee close at hand–my retreat from the woes of the outside world.
I am searching for the perfect chair/loveseat that I can sit in that supports my back upright and allows my short legs to reach the floor. ahhhhh, a difficult thing to find! In the meantime, I use an old wooden office chair and sit by the dining table.
I love to stitch in my sunroom during the winter. I get a cup of coffee and start stitching. I give my eyes a break by looking out to watch the birds and squirrels busy eating at the feeders.
I have a chair that I love with my light and sewing box right by my side. I can check out the TV or not.
Favorite winter stitching spot is in my livingroom with the fireplace roaring.
I have a sewing room upstairs. There are a good number of windows so I get a lot of natural light. I like being able to see out over the neighborhood and the trees while I stitch. I have a favorite snuggly quilt and I am content for hours sitting on that sofa with my stitching and tea or coffee on a table nearby. Thank you for doing the Christmas Giveaway again this year!
My favourite place to stitch is in a corner of the kitchen, a space left when remodeling our home in which we placed a Lazy Boy chair in front of the window. I have my table with containers of projects, and yarn at my finger tips, as well as an Ott light for those dreary winter days. Can’t get better than that.
My favorite spot for winter stitching is in an upholstered rocking chair in the bay window with a good light in front of a fire. Also with good music playing.
All year round I stitch at my kitchen table. Not a comfy, cozy spot but it works for me.
My favorite spot to stitch in the winter is over a heat vent that is next to a huge window in our living room. My toes are toasty and the clear natural light is coming in over my left shoulder. My old eyes can see color perfectly, I am snuggly warm and doing what I love most, stitching.
I never thought of doing silk ribbon on felt. Interesting combination.
Living on the Pacific west coast has it’s challenges in the winter. It is dark, grey and overcast even though it can be so green with all the rain. Whenever I sit down to stitch in this location, I think of my favourite spot to stitch in the winter and that would be on the prairies where the sun shines brightly and makes the ice crystals in the air sparkle. The sun pours through the window and when you sit with it on your back, it gives you so much light and warms you wonderfully! It is glorious!!!
My favorite stitching spot is in front of my hubby’s fire with my Shelties snoozing at my feet.
My favourite stitching spot in the winter is in my comfy chair in the motor home with the window wide open to let the natural light in . We winter in Hemet CA. On rainy cool days I join the ladies in the sewing room.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in front of the fireplace. Where else when it’s cold and snowy? And of course there’s never a cat far away, usually on my lap making my stitching a challenge! I don’t think I’ve ever made a project that didn’t have cat fur mixed in. But I look forward to the winter when the outside chores are done and there is time to just sit and stitch the afternoon away.
A few years ago I downsized into a small cottage in a retirement community. There is a space with great natural light that I use for daytime stitching. At night I nestle into the sofa corner across from the TV. Currently I am stitching an EGA blackwork piece I began some time ago. I amazed myself with the creative ways I found to store as much of my stash as possible in the small space.
My favorite winter stitching spot is my second story bedroom/workroom; I have a long birch table set perpendicular to a window seat nook overlooking the woods in front of my house where I can sit and watch the nuthatches and tree creepers climb up and down the trees.
I have done some needlefelting but not made wet felt. Would love to try embroidery on felt.
We have very mild winters here but dark evenings are great for stitching, with my feet up in front of the log fire with lamp, magnfier and frame, what could be better!
My favorite winter stitching spot is sitting cozy on my recliner watching/listening to a good movie
My favorite spot whenever I am hand stitching is my recliner under my Ottlite! Thank you for a great giveaway!
I have a nice little spot for stitching in an armchair in my bedroom. But the key word is little! The chair is comfy enough, and I have a nice OttLite lamp that my FIL gave me, but I don’t have enough room to properly store supplies and stash. I have my things in a bookcase nearby, and some fabric in the closet, and that will need to do until I can really arrange things better. So it’s a semi dream spot for now. I’d love to be making my first silk ribbon project in this chair if I win the drawing!
My favorite winter stitching spot is in front of a roaring fire (and my husband makes them roar!) with hot cocoa at my side.
Thank you for the give away!
My favorite spot is the coach in that looks into the backyard. I live in a climate that allows me to enjoy looking at greenery all year and it is wonderful to see my plants from the nice warm living room while stitching.
My favourite spot for stitching is my conservatory. Luckily it is south facing so even in Winter it can be a warm cosy space. The light is good. My stitching companions also join me most days Honey and Beth my two cats. Thanks Mary for your kind generosity
My indoor stitching spot is in my stitching room on the SW corner of my condo. It has a closet for storage of supplies and a four drawer file for holding patterns and miscellaneous items. There are two comfortable chairs, lamps and television. It is a cozy spot to sit and stitch.
My favourite stitching spot, any time of year, is beside the sliding doors because that’s where I can get as much daylight as possible. Its a little chilly in the winter, even with the plastic over it, but I just wrap a quilt around my legs and I’m good to go
Describe your favorite stitching spot during the winter! If you are not absolutely in love with your winter stitching spot, feel free to describe your “dream spot” for winter stitching!
At my EGA chapters annual ReTreat, with about 100 other stitchers
My favourite stitching spot is curled up on the comfy sofa with dog and coffee.Thanks
If I only had hand stitching to do, I would love to do it in front of a big picture window in a home in the mountains of Colorado, looking out at the snow and the trees but being cozy inside – opposite of where I am in the flat area of Southeast Texas with no snow or mountains!
I have a chick cave! That’s my spot.
My favorite winter stitching spot is at the table in the bay window in our library. It is quite sunny during the day and affords a beautiful view of the fire in the fireplace in the evening.
My favorite stitching spot is my comfortable chair in front of the window with a cup of hot tea and the kitty in my lap.
My favorite stitching spot is on my sofa with my floor frame and my floor Ottlite in front of the television.
The best place to embroider is my wonderful, comfortable blue armchair, with herbal tea on the table on the right. In the winter, I might have to add a nice throw.
The best time to embroider is….always!
Hi! Judy from Kansas here! I love to stitch in my favorite chair by the fireplace in my beautiful living room sitting close to my husband of 45 years! Perfection!!
My favorite stitching spot is sitting in my old comfy chair by my living room window .
I can see the birds at the bird feeder when I need to rest my eyes.
My favorite stitching spot is a corner on the couch with the stitching supplies and tools for several projects beside me. It’s warm and comfortable. I have my overhead light placed just so and my lighted magnifying stand just behind within reach. I have natural light from two windows for day stitching with a view of our yard to watch any critters that are there. With “my spot” being on one corner of the couch there is room for one of our Grandchildren to sit next to me and “help” me stitch. I place the needle and they do they pulling. We all enjoy “our” cozy stitching spot.
Nothing like stitching in the early morning hours (I prefer it still dark outside) in front of a roaring fireplace, sipping from a cup of cinnamon-flavored coffee. Frankly, I resent when the sun comes up and the magic of the dawn becomes the reality of the day. Thank you for your hard work on your blog. I read it faithfully and you never cease to inspire me. ml
My favorite stitching spot in the winter time or any other time is in my recliner with a little min-pin buddy beside me, my magnifier light in place, a cup of hot tea and a Netflix series running in the background. Perfect day. Thanks so much for arranging such a fun gift- along. Happy holidays to all.
Here in Ohio our winters are characterized by gray skies most of the time. A sunny day is a rare commodity and a gift from Mother Nature so I have to be sitting next to my glass patio doors to absorb and benefit from all the lovely light. At Christmastime, it’s also in the same room where our tree resides which is also very important to me.
Thanks for the give-away.
My ideal winter stitching spot is snug and warn in the mountains or warm and sunny at the beach – you see, I live in Southern California and could be in either place quite quickly.
My winter stitching spot is the same as my summer spot — I spend every Tuesday sitting with two of my best friends at our favorite quilt shop — QuiltWorks in Houston, Texas. We work on whatever we like, chat away and thoroughly enjoy our day of togetherness as well as the warm, welcoming atmosphere at that shop.
My favorite stitching place is in the sewing studio on the 3rd floor of our home. It’s a finished room in the attic. I am surrounded by lots of vintage sewing items and have a big comfy chair. I listen to my favorite tunes or watch a good Hallmark movie while stitching. Thanks for a chance to win.
I love to stitch at a small table near my living room window, which looks out onto a lovely park, a big blue river and cities clustered on the river’s other side, and also lets me see the bigness of the sky. Feeling thankful!
Greetings of the season and beyond,
Mostly I stitch wherever/whenever I have an opportunity, including while waiting to be seen at the frequent doctor appointments for my husband. Keeps me calm and sated with color. This message is a request, not an entry for the lovely ribbon book.
After hearing of your “addiction” to the little Christmas trees, I wondered if perhaps one or more, or at least the patterns, might be included in this round of giveaways. That one I would enter as often as possible. 🙂 The ones you showed looked fun and easy enough for those of us who are neither so advanced nor so daring.
Your emails always brighten my inbox. Thank you.
My winter stitching spot is a recliner in the living room. There is a slight draft to the left of the chair which reminds me that it is winter! I keep a soft blanket handy to drape on my left shoulder to solve that problem since I can’t seem to fix the draft!
I would love to learn ribbon embroidery! Winning a book would be a great start! I love reading your website. Thanks for the opportunity!
My favorite stitching spot is in my new sewing studio in my comfy chair wrapped up in my favorite quilt watching a good movie. It is my happy place. The sparrow on that purse makes me smile and I would love to make it.
My favorite spot to stitch is an old rocker recliner that sits in front of a window next to the fireplace. Even without a fire it’s a comfortable seat with a little table for my things and a cup of coffee.
My favorite spot is not so much a physical location as a free time location. “I love the one I’m with”-sometimes in the car, other times in the doctor’s office, or on the couch.
My favorite stitching spot – my recliner in my living room. I have a Stella floor lamp there, and of course the TV! I set up everything at my dining room table, then off to my favorite chair. Winning one of the kits would be fun; I have recently learned how to do some ribbon embroidery.
More importantly, read your update. I’m so glad; know am out here thinking and praying for your continued health.
My favorite spots is the window overlooking the ravine with a cup of coffee and a cookie.
Ah, this is an easy one. I live in a very old house whose only heat is a wood stove in the kitchen. Since not all my work can be done next to the stove I get cold and have to come sit in my rocker next to the stove where my needle work is conveniently waiting.
My favorite spot is my living room with huge windows which give me great light and I can also gaze out when taking a break from stitching.
I love to stitch in the living room in front of the fireplace with a kitty on my lap. Makes it harder to keep my work free of cat hair, but it’s very cozy
Tucked in the corner of my couch, blanket over my lap, dog curled up against me and a book on tape playing. Heaven!
My rattan chair by the window. Thanks for a chance, needlerfor many many years.
I have only played with ribbon embroidery but would love to learn more it always looks so feminine.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in my craft room. I have a lazy boy chair set up in front of the tv and I just forget about everything else but having fun.
My favorite stitching spot is my easy chair in the living room where I stitch and listen to tv.
You create the most beautiful, intricate embroidery I have ever seen. Ribbon embroidery is something I have always wanted to do and winning one of these beautiful kits would put me over the moon.
My favorite stitching spot is the corner of my living room. I have a wing back chair, victorian antique side table with a four drawer spool cabnate on top. I keep my millinium frame and stand by my chair along with the project I am stitching. There is a large window behind me on the right helping with light during the day. At night we pull the shade and use the Ott light. This spot is the only place i stitch.
My favorite stitching spot? Anywhere where my stitching buddies choose to meet, usually at someone’s house. In my house, I love my little stitching studio.
My dream spot for hand work in the winter would be a cozy window seat so I could look out on the winter scene.
My favourite stitching spot in the winter is curled up on a sofa in my rec room with the wood stove all aglow with the firewood we brought into the garage in the fall.
I work in my studio with north facing windows and lots of natural light, although in the winter that light fades pretty early in the day. Outside the birds are busy at the feeder and in the heated bird bath.
Hi Mary! Thank you so much for the Give Aways – I always love them…even though I have never won! 🙂
My favorite stitching spot is on the couch by the lamp light. I might have a Christmas movie on and some coffee by my side. I am still quite a beginner, but I am slowly, but surely making my way through a sampler.
Thanks again!
Leslie Callaway from Lewisville, Texas
My favorite stitching spot would be Venice, Italy. Such a beautiful place would surely be inspiring seeing all the gorgeous antiques and embroidery pieces in the museums.
I have always wanted to learn both ribbon embroidery and felting. I see so many beautiful items online and would love to try both during our long cold winter here.
My very favorite is at my UFO get together where I can chat with friends while I’m stitching. I seem to get more done when I’m stitching with friends. At home, I stitch while sitting in “my” chair watching TV snuggled under my electric throw. I would love to own a cabin in the mountains where I could sit in a comfy chair, by a window, watching the snow fall while I stitched.
A dream place, in my view…
Winter stitching in a small enclosed porch with many glass windows letting the sunlight in. A comfortable chair to cradle my body. The dog bed, at my side with its big embroidered pillow, holds my pet. Through the windows are gardens that still look majestic, even sprinkled in snow. A path of broken china glistens, inviting us for walks outdoors. Beyond are fields with livestock on the neighbors’ farm. My eyes rejoice as my stitches mount here. Inside it is warm, insulation is appreciated.
My favourite winter stitching spot is in my bedroom. It’s my year round favourite stitching spot as I tend to “stitch” late at night.
My favorite stitching spot would be in front of a fireplace, with puppies at my feet, a soft warm blanket and a nice mug of spiced cider!
My favorite stitching spot is in my sewing room with Mozart as background music.
I’m pretty new to this site, and I’m loving it! I’m nowhere near the level of the work here, but I dream. My favorite stitching spot is on the lanai at our winter home. I’m a lucky snowbird!
Hi Mary! Happy Thanksgiving weekend! I usually stitch in the same spot winter and summer, but in the winter I turn on the gas fireplace to warm up the great room in our New Mexico adobe home. I love your blog and have been a follower for some time.
I was happy to hear that you are doing well. Diana
I do not have my favorite stitching spot yet (I hope to have it one day). At the moment I mostly stitch near the table. It is because I am stitching orthodox icon and our teacher taught us to stitch it in the way, that we put one corner of the frame on the table, put something heavier on it (stone, book or something similar) and we stitch the other part. If I stitch something else, sometimes I go to another room and stitch before the TV (as often as once a week or once every two weeks, or something like that). Sometimes I even stitch something small laying in the bed (if it is Sunday morning and I am too lazy to get up as soon as I wake up, because normally I wake up quite early). So I stitch everywhere and each room has its own project.
On my couch I have a light that I can turn on so that I can see my stitching better.
My favorite stitching spot is in my sewing room. It is cozy and all my supplies are close at hand as I tend to change my mind in the middle of a project. I set up my iPad and watch my favorite shows, which is currently Midsomer Murders, but there are many still waiting. My kitties are usually snoozing close by and all is right with my little piece of the world.
My favorite stitching spot is the cozy stitching corner in my bedroom. I have my frame set up, a comfy recliner, a table for my stitching supplies and a pot of tea, and a soft lap blanket. Next to it is a big pile of soft blankets that my cat likes to sleep on, he is next to me and I can reach down and pet him anytime I want to.
I can comfortably sit for hours and stitch listening to the rain hit the deck roof behind me, sip tea, listen to Lemur purr or snore his soft little kitty snores, stitch and let the stresses of the world just disappear.
I love to stitch on my sofa with a rip-roaring fire in the fireplace and a Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie in the DVD player. I don’t need to watch the movie because I know all 10 of them so well and can recite the lines for any of them, but stitching with the music in the background is energizing and keeps me in the “zone.”
My favorite stitching spot is on the couch, in the living room, in the house, in the city where I live (Tucson, AZ). I’m addicted to stitching while I watch TV in the evenings — can’t stand having idle hands (you know what they say about that!) so I like to keep myself busy. It also justifies sitting in front of the TV and binging out because I’m not (really) wasting time. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
I love winter stitching in front of any fire.
My favorite spot to stitch in the winter is in my comfy chair in front of the fire. If I had a nice view it would be in front of the window. Thanks
My favorite stitching spot is in my studio where I can watch the rain or snow fall in winter, and the forest creatures that wander through for a winter visit. Thank you for these wonderful opportunities.
I have a southern exposure in my living room. I follow the sun around, moving with it as it goes over the sky. So…my favorite stitching place is in the sun!
In the winter my favorite stitching spot is on the couch in my living room right next to the heater. I think it’s awesome that you’re doing a series of give aways . I hope your Thank giving was pleasant and thank you for posting articles almost every day.
My. Favorite stitching spot is in my pink stitching chair looking out my patio window. I’m surrounded by everything I need to do my stitching.
Hello Mary;
My favorite spot for embroidery in the winter is in my comfortable chair under a full spectrum light right next to the wood stove which has a glass door so the flames are visible. Next to me is a table with all my stitching supplies for the project I am working on. If it is really cold, I have an afghan under which to snuggle. Sometimes my cat curls up on my lap which is usually ok except it has bitten through my embroidery thread.
I sew in a big chair next to the fireplace. I am a relatively new stitcher but love it and have become addicted. I love the information I get from your emails and have used the website to help me often. I also refer others to your website for help. Thanks for being there
I usually do all of my sewing in my sewing room where all my supplies are. Some times I will kit it up and take it to my Sit and Sew group….which is really my favorite place. There we can solve the troubles of the world (we wish).
I have a favorite chair in the family room where I like to stitch. I can watch the TV and watch the fire in the wood stove in the kitchen. There is also a large window in the family room that I can see outside to see if any animals are wandering about while I stitch. Thanks
I have to spend a lot of time laying down because of a chronic back condition, so I stitch on my bed.
My usual winter stitching spot is the same as my usual stitching spot, but in the winter I need extra light.
My bedroom has a bay window with a rocking chair that looks out to the back half of the small lake I live on. This makes a natural-light filled spot to work on detailed needlework in the winter. There are also two Ott lights for those very gloomy days!
My favorite place to stitch in the winter is by the fire in my living room.
I am so excited about this. My grandson has worked with felting and silk ribbon embroidery so we can do some projects together Thanks for having these fun giveaways!
I absolutely love silk ribbon embroidery, but need to learn more. My favorite place to sew in the winter time? I love to sew year round in my sewing room, but in the winter I thoroughly love handwork in my living room with a fire in the fireplace going and a nice dinner in the crockpot.
QuiltShopGal
I’ll stitch anywhere but my most comfy place is my bed, pillows piled behind me, threads and fabrics strewn around me with my granddog snoozing under his favorite blanket beside me and a good Netflix series to binge.
Wow! What a great giveaway. My dream place for stitching in the wintertime would be in a cozy room with expansive windows where I could watch the snow flurries. And there would be at least one bird feeder in view where I could observe them as the fed during the snow.
Favorite spot for stitching in the winter is the same as for any other time of year- my chair in the living room. I have a large slider to the left of it so the light is good, especially in winter when the light is loser and streams in directly on my hand work, and in the winter, it’s conveniently right in front of the wood stove!
I love to stitch in the recliner in my sunny family room in the winter. The cats like it too!
Since I live in florida I love sitting outside when we finally get some cool weather. Which is not a whole lot. Love the feeling of a little fall in the Air. Thank you for the giveaway so exciting.
I have two places to stitch. The first is a chair I bought that specifically fits me. My light to sew by is next to it as well as a tiered table to hold supplies. The other spot is a comfy La-Z-Boy recliner with wide arms next to a window where there is great natural light.
My sewing room is warm, well lit and comfortably meets all my needlework needs in this northern city where winter takes up 5 months and temperatures are often in the -20c range. Of course a gorgeous balcony perched on a cliff overlooking the Cinque Terra coast, in Italy, would be exquisite!
Hi Mary My favourite spot is in my comfy chair by the French windows of our lounge. From there I can look out over the village and down the valley. So I have my sewing to enjoy and when my eyes need a rest I can look at our beautiful view, ahh.
My favorite winter stitching spot is my recliner in the living room with very soft music playing.
My stitching corner is my needlepoint chair that is by the window looking out into my backyard. I have set it where I have a table with drawers so I have everything close by and can be in stitching paradise looking out watching the birds. What makes it better is listening to instrumental music as I do this. This perfect place brings out the best in my stitching.
I am really quite excited to once again stitch for Christmas. Usually I am working on a large stitch piece using both machine and hand. To work on something small for a special holiday gift gives me something warm and wonderful to make for my favorite family holiday.
My favourite place to stitch is on the end of the couch closest to the woodstove with at least three cats taking up the rest of the room.
I love stitching in front of the wood stove on a cold winter day.
My favourite spot would be amongst a group of like-minded friends, enjoying each other’s company on a long weekend together. Perhaps in this cold weather with a log fire and a Labrador as company as well.
It would have to be sitting with a hot drink in my cosy lounge next to the french doors looking out at my garden. Thanks for the opportunity to win a wonderful prize. Julie ☕️
My favourite winter stitching spot is on my couch, good light over my left shoulder, TV on showing a classic movie that I don’t have to look at because I know it so well and hubby in the kitchen preparing a delicious dinner.
My favorite stitching spot is the same winter, summer, fall, and spring. I have a comfy recliner with the antique gooseneck floor lamp I bought at a yard sale in high school and brought home on my bicycle. It’s in a corner of my living room across from the fireplace where I can look out the picture window and see the changing seasons.
My Favorite Spot is on the loveseat in the family room where I have a good lamp, can spread my gear and check on either the tv, the birds, or what’s cooking at a glance. Husband has the full sized sofa so he is not deprived!
Hi Everyones,
Hi Mary,
Since I bought some magnifiers I can fix on my glasses, I can stitch everywhere I want to! So, in the winter, my favorite spot is near our fireplace, in a room we call “library” because we have several bookshelves right there. It’s a room with cushions, dimer light, so it’s very comfortable. There is also a big window to see outside when it’s snowing. When I’m alone at home, it’s perfect!
I call my favorite spot to stitch “my nest.” There is good lighting, an upholsteted swivel rocker, a footstool and tables tight and left. What more could I want.
When I work on one of Di’s kit’s (and yes, they are incredible!) or on any ribbon embroidery project where I am using a stand, I like to work at my desk. It has a keyboard shelf and a power strip cable tied to a side bar, so I can plug in a flat iron to use on the ribbons as I work, then store the iron (still on and hot!) on the keyboard shelf- safely out of the way but easily accessible and ready to use as needed! The desk top also gives me room to spread out with the book and all the other tools and things, and using a desk chair that swivels is the icing on the cake.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to enter this giveaway! There are some projects in Di’s book I have been eyeing every since she announced that she was writing it. (Fingers crossed on winning!)
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my sunny sewing and stitching room which overlooks the lake and wooded garden.
I live in NC but grew up in NJ. I learned to needlepoint when in high school and haven’t stopped yet (it’s going on 45 years). I’ve always loved to sit by a big window, watch the snow and in NJ there was always snow, have the Beatles, Beach Boys, Motown, Stones or what ever music on the radio and stich away. Now I sit by the window and look out over a lake and listen to my music, there rarely is snow, but we still get some. Oddly it’s more James Taylor and Carol King and my husband never tells me to “turn that racket down.” I found this web site a few months ago and have started taking baby steps into surface embroidery. Nice to learn a new technique.
My favorite stitching spot is in my favorite chair in front of the fireplace with a hot cup of tea with my feet propped up on an ottoman.
My favorite stitching spot is probably like many embroiderers — a comfy chair (with arms that will serve as pincushions!), my magnifier lamp, a table pulled up close for a cup of tea and all my necessary sewing stuff. And maybe a good movie on the tv — if there is one! But, I will stitch ANYwhere! haha. And my other favorite place is in a class, learning from a very good teacher!!
My favorite spot any time of year is the left-hand corner of the family room sofa. I have it all set up – table, light, basket of supplies. It’s truly my favorite. Pick me!
I love stitching in my big oversized comfy chair, and all my stitching supplies stays put in one spot. I have my lamp, lighted floor stand magnifier, needles, scissors, TV and music all close by.
I have a room in the front of the house that faces out to a field and I can stitch and sometimes watch the deer graze.
I choose a space with the best natural light plus a bright lamp. Usually I’m in the family room recliner, but if my eyes are tired, I use the magnifier lamp in my craft room.
Hi Mary,
My favorite “dream” winter stitching spot would be by a fireplace at the side of the kitchen, a comfy chair with my feet propped up on a puffy ottoman, bay window to one side where I could peek out at the snow falling, watching the birds use the bird feeder when I needed a break from my stitching.
Laura
My favorite place to stitch any time of year is on the end of the sofa. Ideally, it would be warmer- it’s a long way from the woodstove in the other room! The only chair in the woodstove area is uncomfortable, but the cats lay on it and sharpen their claws on it so I cannot see replacing it with something nice. (they always choose the warmest place in winter) I’d be happy right there, since from it I can see outside to the bird feeder and can see the TV, too, but I sink into the chair too far to stitch. I guess ideal would be enough room in there for a sofa!
When it’s enough, I love sitting by the fireplace and stitching the day away!
My favorite winter stitch site – picture a little log cabin in the mountains of Southern North Carolina by the little village of Cedar Mountain. It’s so quiet there except for the acceptable sounds of nature. No TV – no manufactured noise.
(It really exists – but I have only been there in Spring).
Linda
My sewing room. I have the warm winter sun shining in.
My dream spot would be to have a wingback (non rocking) recliner next to a window with a pretty view of the ocean or a garden or better yet both! The recliner option is so i can take a quick nap of course. My actual spot is a rocking recliner in my apartment next to my sewing corner. I’ve made the area very comfortable and cozy.
My favorite place to stitch is my sewing room – great lighting, a comfortable chair and room to spread out a few things. What more could I want…
My stitching spot is a small desk in my basement studio. I have good music near by and 2 good small lights plus daylight fluorescents in the ceiling. The computer is nearby if I need to research something and my threads are sorted into small box sets and on a shelf beside where I work. I have a TV there too, but I find I prefer music instead. It is easier to concentrate on what I am doing. Currently I am working through one of Trish Burr’s books and learning more about thread painting.
I would love to have a cozy spot overlooking a view of the snowy mountains!! Flowers all around!
I think my favorite spot for stitching in the winter is anywhere I happen to be with a comfortable chair and good light. My dream spot is on my favorite cruise ship, somewhere warm (with the A/C on to stop sticky hands), with a view of the sea and occasional pods of dolphins or schools of porpoises and flying fish.
In my recliner by the wood stove! Some wonderful movie on TCM and a nice cup of tea. Happy Me!
What fun, always ready to see interesting ideas.
Luv Di Van Niekirk designs!
My favorite winter stitching spot is in our backyard. I have a bird sanctuary there where birds from up North (Arizona) come down to Surprise, AZ. All sorts of colors and types of birds visit, including white owls and colorful hawks. I have benches set up amidst the many feeders and bird baths. Our temperature now is still close to 90 degrees. I have a favorite bench under a huge tree that accommodates all of my supplies, project and instructions. Sometimes curious birds come and sit on the bench with me. My Lhasa Apso dog sits by me basking in the sunlight. The quiet and nature are inspiring while I work. Gloria
Dear Mary,
My stitching spot during Winter ist at home in my studio. I hope it will fall a lot of snow, that I can enjoy the white mountains, and across the street the white sugered trees of the forest.
I wish you a wonderful wintertime with snow and sunshine.
With warm regards Margrit
We have a bay window that warms up with any sun in the late afternoons – perfect spot for stitching!
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in front of the fireplace, near the tv, on the couch. I can watch my favorite tv show, stay nice and warm, and there is a table with a light so I can see. I keep my work in a plastic container with scissors and hoop so I can go to it right after dinner and get a couple of hours of work in. My current project is lady ann’s flowers and it is almost done. It is amazing how much I can get done just relaxing and watching my favorite tv show.
Mary Sue C
This drawings prizes look so exciting. I have two favorite spots for my winter sewing depending on what I’m doing ~ the first is in my studio where there is a large table with a clamp-on magnifying lamp (the lamp was my dad’s and the head broke off so now it is tied on with string and has only the one position, bummer) this is for any hoop work. The second is in my rocker/glider near the woodstove. This chair has good (but not excellent) lighting that I use for in hand work, knitting and crochet.
Love to see all the gorgeous embroidery!!! Would love to win!!!
Thanks for the giveaway.
My heart is where my home is. There also is my favorite stitching niche. Good light, good cheer, and a finger on there pulse of life as it dances through the living room. PS: To concentrate on the tricky parts I have a shh…. quiet retreat, also in the home. How blessed am I!
Thank you, Search Press, Di van Niekerk, and Toody Cassidy for your generosity. Mary, we applaud your usual enthusiasm.
Di van Niekirk’s work is something I have always admired. In fact, I have one of her books. I’m so glad she is sharing her talent with us again.
My favorite spot to stitch is in our bedroom. My grandmother’s recliner is there and I have a north and an east window for plenty of light. It makes stitching so enjoyable.
My favorite Winter stitch spot is in my bedroom with my Doxies keeping me warm and helping and binge watching my favorite shows. My fantasy winter stitch spot would be at a lake house on a beautiful lake near a beautiful fireplace watching the wildlife while I stitch.
I stitch in the corner gray glider in our family room where my grandchildren know is my sacred space. They live to peek at my work and some are learning to stitch!
My dream stitching spot in the winter would be a comfy, upholstered chair in a sunroom. I hope to have both one day!
My dream embroidery spot is in front of an open fire on a chilly, dreary winter afternoon. Logs piled high and gently settling in the flames offer a flickering light which is enhanced for my stitching by the Otlite at my shoulder. I
Thank you for organizing a Stitcher’s Christmas again this year! It was so fun to see all of the beautiful things last year.
My winter stitching spot is the corner of the couch. I can set up a frame or light there as necessary and it lets me change positions as often as I like.
I started embroidering this month. It’s November & darker now here in Northern California so
I’ve chosen to do most of my work next to my bedroom sliding door looking out into the giant Redwood forest onto the misty fog & dream of stitching a woodland scene in the winter such as the one right in front of me. I stand & look out the window to refresh my eyes as I go along stitching, watch a junko or hummingbird flit about, sit on the floor a little while, & sit on my cozy bed from time to time. I can go back to my beautiful forest window to refresh my eyes again & perhaps catch a gray squirrel removing fresh bark from my baby Redwood to pad her nest.
There’s nothing better than creating something beautiful with my hands & heart while being surrounded by nature. It’s very inspiring for my handiwork. I just love your website, just found it last week, I’ve been able to pick up stitching pretty easily with your videos. Thank you Mary.
Love your website
My favorite stitching spot is at the dining room table. I have lots of room to spread out!
I don’t really have a favorite winter stitching place. As long as I’m snuggled up and warm in a nice throw, I am happy stitching.
I love to stitch in my favourite chair close to a warming fire with a large hot chocolate.
I have a loveseat in a large bay window that looks out on the weather as well as the bird feeder. I am surrounded by tables and shelves that hold my stitching goodies.
I love stitching in my comfy chair next to the window. Usually with a kitty or two sleeping in my lap as well. I’d love it if I had a crackling fireplace, but I’m not that lucky.
Great question Mary! DuBois Park in Jupiter, FL is a magical spot. My friend Josette & I have stitched at the park—en plein air—for several winter seasons. The park is located on the Jupiter Inlet where the Loxahatchee River meets the Atlantic Ocean. There are plenty of picnic tables under palm trees or in the pavilion. We have enjoyed the fabulous view, tropical breezes & good conversations while working on our current projects. It’s truly a gem location for any stitcher living nearby. If any of your readers see two gals there with sack lunches & stitching, it’s probably us!
I have a couple of chairs that get as much winter sun as I can manage, and I’ll stitch there with a blanket around my legs and feet. If the house was a little better configured for it, I’d love a proper window seat – and a heated blanket to make up for the fact that it would be colder…
Love to be on the enclosed porch watching the snow falling while sitting surrounded by pillows on the sofa with the company of my dogs. They love to snuggle with the pillows and are very patient while I sew.
My favorite place to stitch is in my recliner watching old movies.
My favourite sewing spot is by the fire in the sitting room. There is a lovely big window making the best of the winter sunshine which has been lovely recently and there are bird feeders outside for my entertainment.
My favorite spot right now is my kitchen table but in a perfect world, I would have a small house by a lake in the woods. There would be a study/craft room that would overlook the lake and have a fireplace. Then my husband would read his books and I would embroider while listening to Christmas music and enjoying our view of the lake in winter.
I like to work sitting in front of my bay window in my wing-backed chairs that I inherited from my parents. Nearby are my plants that I over-winter. Sipping on tea in a fancy tea cup and working on needlework is a nice respite from the day.
My favorite place to stitch in the winter time is at the family room game table in front of the large patio doors. Great light on a sunny day. If it is a gloomy day, my daylight lamp is close at hand to brighten the area.
I love to stitch in my recliner with all four of my dogs hanging around me on the floor. I usually have some great music blasting on my bose.
My favorite winter stitching spot is definitely of the dream variety. It’s in a cozy chair with my feet up. I have a lovely cup of coffee on the table next to me (and a few delicious butter cookies to keep up my strength!). The sun is streaming in through the huge windows and the lovely white curtains keep the glare at bay. I can see past the garden wall to the water that stretches out to the horizon. The flowers may be past, but the clear winter sky is a treat. I have nothing to do but entertain myself with all the beautiful threads and my hoop sitting next to me.
It’s a dream, but hey…
Thanks Mary! Happy Holiday Season! I love to stitch in the winter; it feels warm and cosy to sit in my corner of the couch, puppy curled asleep beside me, and watch tv or listen to music while I stitch. Somehow, winter weather gives permission to just sit and stitch.
Thank you for this opportunity Mary. Although I mainly stitch in my lounge sitting in my recliner, my ideal spot would be in a well lit space over looking some grand vista, living in New Zealand that could be anything, mountains, ocean, lakes, pasture or my own garden watching the activity of birds etc. So that when my eyes need a rest, they can rest on something beautiful.
Margaret From New Zealand
There is a wingback chair in my livingroom with a matching ottoman. I put my daylight lamp next to me and I generally do a bit of tatting. Currently I am working on a silk ribbon etui and it is convenient to have the ottoman holding a box of ribbons and silks. Naturally I have to take care that my cat Fanny does not run off with a piece of silk ribbon. I like to do this in the mornings when the light outside is adding to the room so everything is bright and cheery.
I have a wingback chair with a good light over it in the living room.
My favourite winter stitching place is in a big old armchair in my sewing room, packed around with cushions to support me in my stitching position. I can see out of the window and on clear days the view is lovely. All of my equipment will be within arms reach.
In a comfy chair near a south facing big bay window for plenty of light and with a blanket draped over.
I love to stich in my nice warm den with the kids running around during winter!
My favourite place is my dining room. I have a large snuggly chair by the patio door overlooking the garden. It’s all set up for sewing with a light behind and a bit to the left, a small table to the right for threads, scissors etc and the essential cup of tea and a CD player close by. I love it 🙂
My favourite winter sewing spot is in my new conservatory where the sun warms it up in the morning and the light is just perfect.
My favorite handwork space is in my recliner in our living room. I have a table next to my chair, a lap desk when I need it, very good lighting and a view out my front windows of the trees in our yard. It is peaceful so I can think and play and create.
My fav winter stitching spot. This would be in my big easy chair in front of the picture window. From there I see the cedars and spruce standing tall, giving shelter and a play ground to the critters that live there. Bright red, a cardinal family. A flash of brown would be a squirrel running along nipping off the cedar seeds. Partridge perch in the flowering crab, munching on the ripe berries. Then if you linger long enough, oh and I have, many a times! You can catch a glimpse of a family of deer passing through to munch on the winter apples. A family of Fox I have seen, and yes, the black and white that is familiar to the skunks.
These familiar sights happen every year after a satisfying summer growing and harvesting vegetables from our small garden.
So it is, my fav sewing spot is in my big easy chair. I hand stitch for the beautiful items I am able to create. I covet the peace and serenity such stitching brings.
Thank you, Mary Corbet, for your ability to make resources and information available to any and all that share in this beautiful art form.
I like to cuddle into the corner of my couch, it”s neat the window for daylight during the day and my illuminated magnifier is beside me for evening, and the radiator is nearby to keep my fingers warm and supple.
My favourite sewing space is sitting on the left side of the settee with my lamp over my left shoulder and a table on wheels in front of me. In summer I can open the window in winter I can turn the radiator up. Bliss
My favorite Winter stitching spot is my blue upholstered chair in the living room. A wonderful lamp(made by my father) illuminates my work space & the fireplace is aglow, to chase away the Maine cold.
I love to cuddle up in my arm chair in my sewing room/den. This is “my place.” I decorated the room with all of the things I love and can sit here working on my embroidery for hours, especially during the winter time. This is my happy time.
I have a comfy spot on the couch where I have a lamp set up and I often embroider there.
The kitchen table has natural light during the day and it’s the best spot for being able to see better. Now if only the chair was comfy!
My favorite stitching spot is the arm chair next to my fireplace. I have it set up with a floor frame, book holder and magnifying light. I have a foot stool in front of me and a side table for my glass of wine and needle book.
I am currently trying to finish a cross stitched Christmas stocking. The last of three I did this year. I am looking forward to doing something other and cross stitch after Christmas.
Ideal would be in my own room, with a padded rocking chair and a good audiobook.
My “winter stitching” spot is my all year round stitching spot. On my sofa in my living room. I have everything for my current project set up in front of me so that all I have to do is sit down and get started. I usually manage a couple of hours a day. So relaxing.
My dream place to stitch would be in a cozy and comfortable room with several other like minded stitchers. I think it would be so much fun to be a member of a stitching circle but have never been able to find one.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my recliner with the light from my daylight lamp and a heated throw along my spine. I am recently returned to needlework after a decade hiatus where I turned to knitting and spinning. I still knit but now I’m enjoying spinning my own needlework threads and dyeing my own ribbons.
This perfect spot has an ottoman next to me for a Corgi to snooze, a window in front of me to watch Harry the Squirrel enjoy his snacks and a small raskog cart next to me with all the tools and accroutrements I need to stitch, design and enjoy making small decorative items.
Thank you for the opportunity to win a kit!
I love to stitch in the evenings in my easy chair. My husband and I like sports, especially college basketball, Rock Chalk Jayhawk! I listen mostly, but if there is a great play, they always do a replay on it. I still see quite enough. I can get quite a bit of stitching done during a game.
Thanks so much for the opportunity to win.
I was very lucky to buy a large bag of silk ribbon a few years ago on an online buy swap sell. I was a wonderful score and I continue to experiment and look for new ways to use the ribbon. Would love to win this one. Thanx
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I love to stitch on our couch in front of the fireplace. With my dog snuggled up alongside. Perfect for a cold winter day.
I was very lucky to buy a large bag of silk ribbon a few years ago on an online buy swap sell. I was a wonderful score and I continue to experiment and look for new ways to use the ribbon. Would love to win this one. I have a wonderful new window seat in the kitchen that lends itself to thoughtful stitching and watching nature. Thanx
My ideal winter stitching area would include a comfortable chair, good lamp, a glass of wine and a nice fire going in the fireplace. Living in Florida more or less leaves out the fire going in a fireplace and I have to settle for the chair, lamp and wine. I guess as long as I have a stitching project close at hand any place is a good place.
Thank you Mary for your Thanksgiving wishes, good news update and your fun Christmas give-away contest.
My year-round favourite stitching spot is a corner of our sunroom where I can relax as I stitch and watch the seasons change on the farms, lake, and mountains outside our windows!
I almost always stitch in my big chair in the living room. My dream would be to stitch in a sunroom so that I could feel the sunshine coming in.
My favorite winter spot is my sewing room- an attic room with sun/roof windows that look out into the middle level of beautiful peeling sycamores and onto sheep in the pasture. It is warm and sunny and has everything I need to feel creative and accomplish whatever project I am working on at the moment. It is ‘my’ room and my retreat space.
Thank you for doing this. What a kind gesture!
Hi Mary! Happy holiday season to you.
During the winter, I stitch in my living room while listening to the tv shows my husband watches! Some shows I don’t even know what any of the characters look like, just know their voices. 🙂
The scarf kit is sooooo beautiful.
Thanks for these opportunities to win such awesome prizes.
diana
My favourite stitching spot used to be my dining room table where I could set up my stand. The sunlight was warming and cheery and it was great to stitch with, too! We’ve moved since last winter and now I need to find a new spot in my new house. I might have to set up a table in one of the spare bedrooms.
Thank you Mary, Di and Search Press – I was very intrigued by the book review and would love to win this give-away.
A comfy chair between 2 bring sunny windows
I love stitching on my couch in my family room, my cat by my side, in front of the t.v.—Multi-tasking
My favourite winter sewing spot is in my living room, sitting in my comfy recliner listening to an audio book while I stitch. Nothing extraordinary but very cozy!
My favorite stitching spot is in the recliner, facing the bird feeder, with Christmas music playing. The grass is still green in Louisiana, but the moss is blowing with the Fall winds.
My favorite spot is on the couch with a cup of tea and a favorite DVD in the background.
My favorite spot for winter stitching is by the window for the sunshine during the day and I have a magnifier light so when it turns dusk I can still keep stitching. I sit facing our Christmas village so I can see all of the lights and houses and it is quite relaxing.
My favorite spot is in my recliner. I love watching the seasons as they change through the back window, watching my cats entranced with the birds and the occasioal squirrel as they feed and play, and working on my current hand sewing project.
My favorite stitching spot is in my kitchen, at the table that is next to the windows with good natural light. For those dreary days, the double kitchen lights give me really good light too. Old eyes need lots of help. Thanks for the great giveaways and I’d love to win a kit.
I’ll stitch anywhere the light is good. I am fortunate to have a dedicated sewing table, but I like to sit outside and stitch, I stitch in the car, the dentist’s office. It’s interesting how my surroundings influence my sewing. I have never tried ribbon embroidery, but been curious. I purchased some ribbon in 2015 to work into wedding ring pillows, but in the end stuck with what I was good at and comfortable with-monograms.
My favourite spot is in my east facing window on a winter’s sunny day. The warmth of the sun on my back is so enjoyable and all that light makes it easy to see my stitching.
Irene Gale in Illinois
Favorite winter spot to Stichnsew is in the sunshine of Arizona
Mary, thanks for this series of give-aways. I follow your blog avidly and am inspired by your enthusiasm for all things stitchy. My favourite winter stitching spot is on the sofa in my craft room, cosy amongst my cushions and with my feet up watching craft shows on the television.
My patio overlooks a small man-made lake which has wonderful light for stitching.
I only started getting into embroidery last spring, so I’ve never had a winter of stitching. I guess my favourite place in winter is the same as always, on the sofa next to the window which gives me a good natural light to work by, with a nice warm blanket and a hot cup of tea…
My ideal spot would be a comfy recliner near to the big window. There would be a table to the right next to it with a good light and of course my cup of tea. Under the table would be my embroidery workbasket. On the left of the recliner would be a set of drawers holding my embroidery supplies. Thanks for a great giveaway, Mary.
My favorite spot in front of window in living room. I can see the birds. If I had first choice pick I would definitely choose the sparrow on felt purse. Love that bird.
There is a very old (but comfortable) recliner in a corner of our family room, with conveniently low and wide arms. For a couple of months in the middle of winter, the sun is low enough to hit this corner in the afternoons. Stitching in that armchair on a sunny winter’s day in the afternoon is just bliss – but I have to eject the cat first, which always makes me feel a little guilty!
My favorite hand sewing spot is in my recliner in my sewing room. This room has the slanted ceilings that I had when I was a little girl. It is a small room but nice and warm in the winter. I have a TV and Netflix and I am surrounded by all my favorite threads and fabrics. It is my favorite spot.
I love to spend the cold snowy days in my sewing room doing hand work or machine piecing. My “assistant” is my little budgie, who flirts around while I stitch.
Thanks so much for the chance to win one of these books & kits.
Winter embroidery you ask? Well, here in So California with a 93F degrees, one only wants to be somewhere cool. Not even go for the regular walks, but instead head for the fitness class where its cool. However, when the weather is still in the 80’s, my frame with the Persian mini carpet becomes my favorite thing to do. Made 6 so far.
Good luck to the winners of Mary’s generosity
A nice cozy chair, facing a window. With snow coming down and a hot cup of tea nearby. Since we don’t get snow this is just my ideal.
My favorite spot is smack in the middle of my sofa with a heating pad on my feet. I have a large coffee table in front of me with everything I need spread out within arm’s reach. I call it my nest.
My favorite spot is at my kitchen table in the early afternoon when I have lots and lots of natural sunlight. Or in the alternative in my dreams, at a beach house.
I love ribbon embroidery and I really like books about it for ideas and instructions for projects. Nothing like fooling with ribbons to make me feel good.
I have a chair with a Stella light on the table beside it. It is where I sit when I stitch. The only thing that would make it better is if it was beside a window where I could see the mountains, but I don’t have that view at my house! This giveaway would make a lovely project.
My favorite spot is to be tucked away between tables with my stash of needlework and books on either side. The light from the window behind is just perfect for reading and embroidery or quilting or whatever my latest project involves.
I love to sit in my reclining rocker with all my stitching supplies gathered around me. I put a log in the fireplace and ‘watch’ (listen) to the TV while hand stitching.
My favorite winter stitching spot is currently my couch in my living room. I have a large coffee table near me, and can see out my large bay window to watch the snow fall once it gets here!
My favorite stitching spot was at my mom’s, chatting with her.
She has now passed on, but I have her favorite chair. I plan to set up my own stitching area in my office.
My favorite stitching spot during the winter is in front of a west facing window, with a warm throw over my lap, a purring cat on the back of the chair and a cup of warm cider next to me.
Here in southern Arizona we don’t have much snow but it does get coolish.
Thank you so much for doing these Christmas give aways. I am new to your site and I am so excited to learn new techniques and make beautiful items. I just love hand made beautiful items!
My favourite stitching spot in the winter is my big leather chair near the door opening to the backyard. From there I can see the lovely, snowy landscape and watch the birds at the feeder. My corner is out of the way, so I don’t have to clear away my stitching when I get up. The TV is close by so I can watch old movies as background sound. With a cup of tea close by, I’m set!
Since I live in cold country, my ideal stitching place would be Arizona!
My favorite winter sewing place is in the loft of my log cabin in central Oregon. It’s toasty warm from the fire and has lots of natural light from the various sky lights. I often think of Laura Ingalls Wilder sewing her four patch quilt as I happily stitch my scrap quilts or cross stitch my samplers. The icing on this happy place is when the snow falls dusting the ponderosa pines. My heart is full.
The chaise in the corner window has bright light all day as it sits in the corner windows. One window allows full light from the east and the other from the southwest. In our low light northern winters these windows create a near heavenly stitching spot. I can sit and work comfortably at the frame or stretch out for an idea generating cat nap all in the same place. 😉
My dream stitching spot is right in my family room. I have a wood stove, a very comfortable chair, My husband sits by me and my dog lays st my feet. Sometimes my grandkids com over and they stitch with me. What more could a person want?
I have a small ‘needlepoint’ table I place in front of my living room windows where I have great light (along with my trusty Stella floor lamp) and can enjoy the New England winters without getting too cold!
My favorite sewing spot is in my unused (except by me), living room.
I have a bright light, a comfy rocker/recliner, a media player for music or books on tape, and a small trunk for keeping sewing supplies and ongoing projects on hand.
My recliner in the front room I live on piece of land next to a expressway I can see what’s going on outside especially when the sun starts coming up that’s my favourite time everything is so quite and the break of day is just starting.
Currently on the sofa with everything I need close by. My dream spot is a “needle nook” with filtered sun, bookshelf and perfect height tables around a comfy chair.
My favorite stitching spot at any time is in my family room in my comfy easy chair next to a south-facing window. The chair has an ottoman so I can put my feet up if working in hand. I live about 2 miles from the east coast in Florida and the sun moves across my window from east to west during the course of the day. The lighting is perfect for stitching!
My favorite place to stitch is in my sun room. The natural day light makes it a perfect place to stitch. The room has both air and heat so it’s perfect all year round. My ideal place to stitch would be in Sedona Arizona among the mountains as a back drop. Heaven on earth.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my recliner in the evenings. I like to curl up with a good movie and my threads.
I sit on a comfy loveseat with my feet up listening to an audio book or sharing music with my husband reading on the sofa opposite. Several stitching projects are always available on the coffee table.
My favorite winter stitching spot is when I visit my in-laws in the Normandy area of France. The rest of the time is my favorite chair at home in the country Panamá where it is never winter. And Needle n Thread is always by my side.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my favorite chair with my radio tuned to a classical radio station and a travel mug (tight lid) with a warm drink with in reach.
Hi: this is an easy question. My favorite winter dream spot for working on my needle projects is my cozy arm chair at our country home, where the light is perfect, the fire place often burning gently and the view of the lake and pristine snow is relaxing and often breathtaking. Surrounded by husband, cats and dog. Nothing could be better. Thank you for all you do and for the opportunity to win your great prizes.
Favourite place to stitch during winter months? Well, I like thevery rare aftrnoon of sitting in the lounge, with the heating on, stitching away with a film in the background, but also love stitching with friends too. You can’t beat a chat and stitch session for lifting winter blues.
The place to stitich in winter: my own corner on the couch with all the stuff I need next to me! Listening to the radio or watching tv, talking with my husband, a cup of tea, looking into the garden and seeing the rain: very, very pleasant!
And if I had one of these kits I could finally learn ribbon embroidery!
Happy Thanksgiving, Mary!
Thanks for sharing your good news in your personal letter. I’m so happy for you!
My favorite winter stitching spot is the (currently red) comfy chair that I inherited form my grandmother. Everyone loves this upholstered easy chair (& matching ottoman), so I often have feline company on my lap & over my shoulder as I stitch. It’s set up in the living room, next to the hearth, with a beaded 3-way floorlamp over my left shoulder & a graceful maple end table permanently decorated with my favorite hand-thrown Tennessee pottery spoonrest (ort container.)
I already bought the book through your website, Mary! But if I happen to win, I’ll cheerfully pass along the copy to an embroirderer friend, and work on the kit myself!
Happy Holidays,
Mary L
My favorite winter stitching spot is in a corner of my cozy bedroom where I have great light and a comfortable chair and can arrange my supplies where they are handy. It is the warmest room in my home and gets great afternoon sun.
I would love to stitch by a roaring fireplace, but alas! I don’t have one. Sigh.
My favorite spot is “command central”. A comfy leather desk chair surrounded on 3 sides by a project table on my left, the computer in front of me and shelves, drawers and my industrial sewing machine on my right (usually covered with organized chaos) Above me are 2 sky lights for daytime lighting and full spectrum fixtures for night time or dark day stitching.
My favorite stitching spot is the corner of my sofa bed nearest the window. This is in the room where I have all my books so I call it my library.
My winter stitching spot is in front of the television on the sofa. I slip a movie into the dvd player and stitch away. That’s the reality. My dream spot would be warmly snuggled in an overstuffed chair, my feet on a needlepoint stool and a fire blazing away in the field-stone fireplace. There would be gentle music playing softly in the background and a hot cup of herbal tea (that was always the perfect temperature) by my side. Sigh.
I enjoy being at my brother’s house in front of the wood stove–a comfy chair, good light, and family. Who could want more?
I have a very comfy sofa in front of the fireplace, and when I sit in the middle with sewing or reading, instantly there is a nice warm dog on each side of me. They fall asleep in two seconds.
It usually takes me a little longer to nod off!
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is my front room. It faces south so I get good light during the day. My 2 Pugs love to lay under or near my chair and soak up any sunlight they can find. It’s quiet and relaxing, and I feel like I can get the most done there, without interruption!
My absolutely best place to do embroidery is near a window with morning sun shining in. The natural light makes it so much easier to see the stitches and colors. Dale
I love stitching in my sunroom throughout the year. I love watching the changing seasons while I stitch. The natural sunlight also makes a difference in my vision while
I work. Beautiful!
My favorite place to stitch is in front of my fireplace with all my dogs, even if it is warm outside. Love your embroidery and web site. Have a happy hoilday, Pat Smith
Favorite spot would be a beach!!! But I like stitching at family gatherings, by a fire, whilst still participating in the conversations.
My favorite stitching place in winter is my living room, by the fire. We have large, light filled windows. The light and the fire are lovely and add to the joy of stitching through the gloom of winter in New England.
My “dream spot” for stitching this winter would be in a sunlight rich room sitting in an ergonomic chair with all my stitching tools and supplies within easy reach.
My favorite winter spot is the same as my summer spot! My end of the love seat shared with my best buddy my boxer, Roscoe! I have all I need right there, the table that holds the current project I’m working, a nice light, an open window and a place for my iced tea.
My favorite stitching spot is in the living room in a cozy chair while my husband is watching a golf match on TV.
I love to sit with my husband in the evening and stitch while he unwinds from work. I sit in our living room on the couch. It doesn’t sound very picturesque but since we are living in Ireland temporarily we have a view of the Irish Sea out one side and the city of Dublin out the other. We are in a roof top apartment up 6 stories and the sunsets, rainbows, birds are all delightful. I am constantly inspired by your Blog and appreciate all you bring to the stitching world. XX
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is my recliner with my heating pad on my back, my warm comfy slippers on my feet and steamy mug of hot green tea on my side table and my daylight lamp shining on my work!! BTW, I just love Di’s kits. She’s awesome. I am so glad she decided to open again!
My favourite wintery stitching spot is my cozy armchair next to the window in my living room, with my nice bright lamp handy. I can stitch quietly while my husband reads in his chair; perfect comfort!
My corner of the sofa next to the fireplace, is where I stitch and drink a cup of coffee or tea. I’m a summer girl because I love to be outside in the warm sunshine. My stitching corner is what gets me through the long, cold winter. I have just recently discovered Needle ‘n Thread and I love it. Thank you very much for all the wonderful information.
Favorite winter time stitching spot is on my couch with a cup of hot coffee by my side. All my current project threads, scissors and eye glasses also reside there, I’m ready. I have two surface embroidery projects working and I really would like to have them done by 2017-end. I’ll need to get on my favorite stitching spot and get with them. I think if I sat in front of that fire that lots of people might be describing, I be too comfortable and would drift off to sleep – no work there. Would love to win one of the projects from the book and try my hand at silk ribbon embroidery.
My favorite stitching char sits in my newly designated hone office\stitching room. So far the stitching is getting organized but the office area still needs a lot more work!
Definitely my favorite stitching place is my favorite comfy chair in the living room. I live in Florida so No place by a fireplace for me. I have the door open and the music going.
It’s an easy answer for this one. I have a comfy chair next to the wood stove. There’s a big window behind me and a good lamp. Through the next room I can see out the French doors to the deck and garden. (There are still geraniums blooming.) My favorite stitching books are close at hand, as is the stereo. Once ensconced, it’s hard for me to want to ever move again.
I stitch in the corner of my couch where the light is fine and the drafts are low.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is my kitchen table…I’m next to a sliding glass door and I get fantastic light…and ont table is big enough for me to spread my supplies around me….live all your tutorials
My favorite stitching place is in my recliner beside our wood stove with my Ott light over my shoulder. Just have to watch my husband, he can crank up the heat to over 80°. Still the same spot,but with the ceiling fan going.
Hi Mary,
I guess I am one of the lucky ones. This winter I will be stitching on the back porch of a beautiful cottage in FL. Usually I am snuggled up in a cozy chair in snowy Ohio.
Thank you, Mary, for doing this for all your fans! Everything you recommend , show us and teach us is beautiful and helpful! I know all of us will be anxiously waiting to see if we win one of your lovely gifts!!!
My favourite winter stitching place is sat on my old nursing chair in the bay window, glancing up and watching the birds on my bird feeder.
My favorite stitching place is in my living room. I enjoy stitching while watching a good, old classic movie, sitting in a comfy recliner with my lab dog at my feet and my husband snoring away in his recliner beside me.
By the fireplace.
My comfy chair with a fire in the fireplace.
My favorite spot is gone but always in my heart – it was in my grandmother’s room embroidering in a big, comfy chair (nice arms for holding my scissors, threads, etc) that sat between two windows with great natural sunlight (and of course she was also embroidering! Her favorite thing was cut work pillow cases!)
I have a lovely sewing room downstairs. It has a larger window facing the afternoon sun. I sit there and enjoy the natural light and warmth. It is my own quiet space and I can watch the outside world go by.
I’m so glad to find you! I love about a half hour from you and hope to meet you someway.
My favorite spot would be in front of a roaring fire with a cozy quilt to wrap in, great lighting and a window to let me look outside at my bird feeders. Happy, happy.
🙂 Linda
My Winter stitchy place is my Sunroom, with a view of my back yard and the birds using the fountain to bathe and drink! Such a peaceful place to stitch.
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Sitting in an armchair by the fire at my parents island home and trying not to be distracted by the view of the bay and the hills across the bay
I have a corner on the couch in the living room next to a window. During the winter we keep a continuous fire going in the fireplace insert. There is nothing particularly special about this spot other than it is mine. I have light, warmth, and room to spread my stitching stuff around me as I work.
Hi Mary!
I’ve been looking forward to this series of Christmas-give-aways since you first mentioned doing it again! My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in my comfy wingback chair, in front of the bay window in my studio space. (Yes! I do have a dedicated stitching/music making room, I’m also an oboist.) When I’m cozied up in this chair, I’m usually working on something on my floor stand. If it is snowing outside, I pull a lap quilt over my feet and legs to keep toasty warm, since watching the snow fall make me *think* I’m cold! Recently I set up a “standing stitching station” by placing an inexpensive “lap table” on a sturdy folding table that I’ve put on “bed risers” (the plastic gadgets sold to raise your bed by a few inches to make it easier to store stuff under there). This puts things like beading projects or a smaller project in a lap stand, at a good height to work on while standing up, with everything on a stable surface and a space beneath the ‘lap table’ to put supplies and equipment. I added a clamp on light, the Stella Edge with the variable light temperatures and levels, so I can be sure I can see what I’m doing. Being able to do some things while standing is wonderful as it keeps me from feeling like I *have* to sit so much of the time. It also lets me work multiple projects without having to move things around every time I switch. Now if I could just get the studio straightened up and re-organized, i could take picture and send it to you. Maybe by New Year’s! 😉
I love to stitch at my dining room table with sunlight beaming through a big window adding warmth.
My favorite winter stitching place (especially for fine work) is in my recliner in the corner formed by two 8 feet long sets of sliding glass doors at out tiny little condo near the Gulf coast south of Tallahassee. Light is awesome and it’s very quiet and I can see the salt marsh.
My favorite winter stitching spot is the corner of my guest room, sitting in an old goose-neck armed rocking chair, big light by my side; a little footstool for my feet, and Cleo, my 17 year old cat in my lap. We keep each other warm, and she even let’s me rest my scissor snips on her back!
My favorite stitching spot is my recliner in the corner of my cozy living room. Let the snow pile up outside!!
My favorite spot for winter stitching is curled up on my sofa overlooking my backyard, especially when it’s snowing.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter (really, all year round) is on the couch. I have a table at my side holding my lamp, scissors, floss, ort jars, and a basket underneath with other less often used items. I have a great view of the tv, the pool and backyard, and it fireplace, which might be on in the winter. On nice days I sit outside – lots of nice winter days in North Florida!
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my studio. I have a big window so the light is fantastic even on the dreary days.
I have a fabulous basement studio that some have mistaken for a JoAnn’s Fabrics store. Lots of light and space to work. Great all year round!
Hi Mary – Thanks for the give away. They sound wonderful. My favorite winter stitching spot is on my 4 season porch during daylight hours. It has windows all around and a cathedral ceiling. It has so much natural light – especially when there is a layer of snow on the ground. It’s particularly delightful on a cold winter’s day. I feel like I’m outside but I’m nice and cozy warm.
Thanks again for the giveaway.
Judy C from Wisconsin
My favorite spot is the corner of my family room sofa. I have all my supplies there, and I can watch wonderful old movies while I stitch!
Oh, how I love Di’s work! My favourite stitching spot winter or anytime is on my couch with my Ott lite on. I also love to stitch in the car while my husband drives.
My “dream” winter stitching spot would be a trip to visit my friends in Fiji, who live on a pearl farm. I would stitch sea creatures, while dreaming of the snow back home 🙂
In reality, I’d so love to win this drawing, as I could do a collaboration with my nephew’s wife. She is exploring felting, and I love to embroider silk ribbons … that would be so fun!
Thank you for your generosity, Mary!
My favourite stitching spot in winter is in front of the big window in my living room. We get so little light this time of year in Canada that I like to catch as much as I can and I love the feel of the sun on my back.
In the cold weather I stitch in my favorite chair by the fire. A wonderful candle is burning,my Hubby watching cowboy movies and my doggies napping.
Oh Mary, such delicious giveaways! Last year I took a wet-felting class and fell in love with the process. I would love the opportunity to try ribbon embroidery on a prepared piece of wool! My favorite place to stitch (winter or summer) is my comfy reclining couch, with a throw and a couple of cats on my lap. (They have a supreme indifference to what I am working on, as long as I stay still and pet them occasionally).
When my quilt guild goes on our getaway in January the hotel has a huge fireplace with comfy chairs I like to sit in that room and do hand stitching it is wonderful!
My favorite dream winter stitching spot would be a cozy little cabin out in the woods next to a little stream where deer and other wildlife might stop by while I’m looking out the window. There would be a nice little fireplace with it’s warmth surrounding me…..cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows of course right next to me and lovely Christmas music playing quietly while I enjoy my moment of embroidery creating.
Ahhhhhh……if only my dream would come true. Someday I would hope but dreams are important too even if they don’t come true.
I have a big wicker chair in the corner of my kitchen. On cold days, it’s the perfect spot for stitching. The overhead lights are so bright I don’t need a lamp, and most importantly, they keep me toasty warm. If there’s something just baked from the oven and a cup of tea on the bench beside me, I’m in heaven.
My favorite spot for stitching during the winter is an old overstuffed rocker-recliner in front of a south window, next to an Ott floor lamp with an adjustable gooseneck. Next to the lamp is the fireplace hearth which is the perfect height for drinks, snacks, and supplies. The arms are soft, wide and stable and can hold a tray of bits and bobs or a pincushion without anything falling. When things get really chilly, there is the softest and warmest throw on the back of the chair just waiting to cuddle up and keep me warm. The chair is in the corner of the living room, so I can keep up with what’s going on and my husband doesn’t feel that I have abandoned him. I love that spot and all the things I have created in that spot
My favorite winter stitching spot is the leather chair in the corner of my living room. There’s a standing Ott floor lamp next to the chair on my left and a tray table on my right along with a padded footstool in front. if I’m chilly, I pull up the throw from the back of the chair. I can watch TV and stitch during commercials or the shows that my husband watches and I’m not interested in. There are 2 old Scotties and a Welsh Terrier at my feet, and a cup of tea or hot chocolate on the table next to me. It’s the chair where I read or stitch, depending on my eyes and mood.
Winter and summer my favourite chair catching the last drops of sun into the late afternoon.
Winter and summer…… my favourite chair catching the last drops of sun into the late afternoon.
I love to embroider in my recliner in the sun room with my little dog sleeping at my feet.
My favorite place to stitch is in my comfy chair in front of the tv
My favorite winter stitching spot is my chair in my family room with a view of the Hood Canal, and my dog at my feet. I also like to watch old movies while I stitch. 🙂
In winter I like to be up in my stitching room on the top floor. The heat rises so it’s cosy, my cat Lois has her radiator hammock there and I’ve got a comfy armchair to curl up in.
Felting and Silk Ribbon Embroidery are 2 of the many types of needlework that I would love to learn how to do. I am always in search of something new to add to my collection of things to try out. Thanks for the chance to win.
Hello,
Thanks for the giveaways!
My favorite spot to stitch is in front of the wood stove after having brought in a full load of wood and then getting comfy by wrapping myself with a throw and planting myself in my rocker. Perhaps a cup of hot chocolate at my side with my Shelti, Pippin, at my feet!
Happy Holidays,
Cyndi
When the sun is shining, I sit and stitch in our bedroom looking out over the backyard and pond. So tranquil any time of year.
Carol b/cln crs
Watching the snow come down and the wind blowing in front of the fireplace in Ottawa and feeling so very cozy and creative. What a beautiful combination, felt and silk ribbon embroidery. The book is gorgeous.
My favorite spot is at a table with other stitching friends. We learn from each other and get loads of positive feedback
My dream stitching area is to do my handwork while sitting in front of a large INSULATED window overlooking a snowy meadow on the edge of a tree lined forest. The landscape is ever changing while watching all the critters, large and small, come and go, playing in the snow, and sometimes coming up close to partake in the goodies I will leave for them. All seasons will provide a constant reminder of what God can and has done for each of us. Relax, enjoy, and create all kinds of ideas, sketches, and beautiful embroidery during each season of the year.
Merry Christmas Mary, and thank you for your wonderful site.
I do the snow bird thing for winter, but being in Australia it means going north, not south!
I love to sit and gaze over the ocean as I stitch.
I love to stitch in my kitchen where I have good lighting and comfy chairs. I can spread out all I need on the kitchen table.
P.S. Mary, I’m so glad you are better.
I’ve been doing NaNoWriMo (an online challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November) so my stitching so far this winter has been limited to during services and Bible studies (I can participate in a conversation while stitching, but not while writing.)
Once that is done, my favorite stitching spots are the loveseat in the family room (which could use better light sometimes, but it’s nice to have everyone close) and the couch in the living room, especially with a fire in the fireplace.
My favorite place to stitch in winter would be anywhere that i could find a nice warm sunny spot, have a comfortable chair, a table to put my things on.
My favorite place to stitch in the winter is my favorite place to stitch all year round, also my favorite place to knit, crochet, or any other type of handwork. I have a comfy lady size wingback chair with my trusty back support cushion in our family room. I can easily see the TV and the huge windows give me a view of our backyard and the hummingbird feeders. (They stick around all year here in California.) On one side of my chair is a small table to place work objects on. A basket next to the chair hold other necessary items, and is also a favorite sleeping place for my cat. Under the table and the chair are plastic tubs of floss and SILK RIBBONS. On the other side is a wicker picnic basket that has been repurposed for my collection of UFOs. LOL. Most important, across the room is my patient hubby who tolerates this crazy woman. <3
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is my corner in the living room. I have a big squashy chair with a large ottoman. On one side I have my Ott-Lite with magnifier and on the other I have my sewing tool kit. If I need something it’s usually in the kit, but if I don’t need it, I can use the top to hold a bottle of water or other beverage. I cover myself with my fleece blanket to stay warm, stretch out, and stitch away.
I have a sewing room with east and north facing Windows. Everything seems to shout “needlework” room. I sit at a table with a window behind me and a strong light with magnification. When necessary I use a space heater. I’m quite aware of deer, turkeys, fox, whatever, wandering the hill behind the house. Very soothing!
Both are beautiful, so either would be a wonderful surprise!
Here in Australia we head north for the winter and one of my favourite winter sewing spots is sitting in the shade of a big gum tree so I can keep an eye on my husband while he wanders around the bush with his metal detector looking for gold. The warmth of a Queensland winter and the tranquility of the bush just can’t be beaten.
Thank you for the Christmas giveaway fun.
When doing embroidery, I dream of a window seat looking out over a garden. Even in winter, gardens are lovely. And the great light from the window is great for embroidery work.
I currently do my stitchin’ in the guest room, with windows on two sides; nice but not ideal for space and storage. My ideal would be a larger room with windows on three sides projecting into my garden, so I could see what’s going on outside no matter what the season. With a fireplace on the interior wall. Cozy and bright. And enough space to have my stitching friends over; the very best part.
I love to work in my sunny kitchen with the cats on the windows birdwatching.
My favorite stitching spot is in my recliner with tray of supplies on my lap warming my feet by the fire. Best way to spend winter.
A favorite of mine is felted wool. I’ve never tried ribbon embroidery, so this would be awesome to win! Sit down in my new stitching chair in my living room and relax.
I have a double recliner, so the hubs can sit with me. It includes a side table, a good light, a blanket for my legs, and a good view of the TV. And it is next to the fireplace!
Wow! You are so creative and inspiring. I love to stitch (under a VERY good light) curled up in the family room with a pup on my feet and one or more loved ones nearby.
I am looking forward to learning more about ribbon embroidery this winter.
I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and our patio in the afternoon when the warm sunshine is hitting it is my most favorite spot to stitch in the winter. It’s not buggy, or too humid.
I love anything stitched. Di van Niekerk’s work is especially beautiful. I would love to stitch anyone of these.
Ruth Scott
My favorite spot is curled up on the couch under a warm blanket with my husband next to me playing video games. We will be all bundled up with apple cider with a splash of Malibu rum and our 2 cats will be sleeping on the back of the sofa while the 2 dogs are under the covers with us. I’ll have all my embroidery supplies on the coffee table within easy reach. It will be awesome. We just bought a house and are moving in right now so I can’t wait to be unpacked and relaxed with my loves and my hobbies. Xx
My favourite stitching spot is the corner chair beside the fire. Needlework stand fits under the chair perfectly and I can sit for hours doing what I love. I have enjoyed Di van Niekerk embroideries for many years – the challenge of silk ribbon and embroidery can be irresistible. Thanks for the work you put into for these give a ways.
Awesome! These are beautiful!!
Great article, looking forward to the Christmas trees.
My favorite stitching spot is at my dining room table, with a cup of tea or water at hand. This is a comfortable spot that provides a view of trees and birds. I use a portable light to help highlight what I’m stitching.
I love sitting in my rocking chair stitching by a cozy fire.
Lina
What a brilliant idea, kits for projects like these! Sometimes just assembling all the materials for a project in a new technique is so daunting.
My favorite winter stitching spot is the corner of my sofa. Everything I need is there! Well, except my little scissors. The cats absconded with those. : -(
My favorite stitching spot is in my cozy couch with a warm drink next to me
I love the tutorials you post! I will be using them faithfully.
My favorite stitching spot is my stitching chair in the living room.
Winter is my favorite time of year,
Thank you so much for the chance to win these givewaways! I had borrowed some of her books from the library and the work is beautiful. I would love to learn her techniques. Thanks again for the chance to win! Happy Holidays!
My favorite spot is in our family room with both cats snuggled up. Thanks once again for the give aways!
At this time I like to embroider on my comfy couch with magnifying glass and a cold light which I always at hand!
I love sitting in the loft in my comfy chair, with a mug of hot tea and my stitching. Love it even more when there is snow flying by the window!
Winter is my favorite time of year, cold, snowy and plenty of time to stitch. I like to sit in my favorite wing back chair by our fireplace, looking out at the winter scene and the birds at the feeders. Quiet, warm, lovely.
I love working with felt and beads. i have been collecting the Row By Row Wooly Adventure patterns for work on felt and many of them that I complete will be adorned with beads.
Hands down, my favorite spot in the winter is in the red chair in my front room with a fire burning. I use my magnifying floor lamp. The only thing I would change would be to move my chair closer to the window for more natural light, but that would require moving the piano. So, not going to happen.
My favourite Winter (and Summer) stitching place is with the stitching group from our local Embroiderers Guild, in the church where we meet. Heaters are on, light is great, and company friendly. Lovely to see what others are working on, and it gives me time to get going on my own stitching.
In the excitement I forgot to say that my favorite spot to stitch in is in my daughters kitchen dining nook. The winter sun comes in the window and warms me up and the natural light can’t be beat.
Thanks for thecteview and gift ofvthis beauriful book. Hope I win!
I call my favorite spot to do handwork in the winter my “winter nest”. I am very lucky to live in Arizona year round. My nest is a large patio with comfy cushion couches – it faces southwest, so is sunny and bright all winter long. I have roll down sun shades to protect me from the glare in the late afternoon. Most days my Yazzie project bag and I can be found stitching, and listening to a book on my iPod, for at least an hour a day. My perfect days are those that I can stitch the afternoons away.
My favorite sewing spot in the winter is the same place I do all my hand sewing, in my chair in front of the TV. However, in the winter I love, love, love it when there is a fire going in the fireplace.
My favourite stitching spot in the winter is on my small settee in front of my fireplace. The room used to be our recreation room but aince the family grew up and left home, it became my craft room. It is my happy place in any season.
My favorite spot is my patio! I live in Arizona, and the weather and sunshine are perfect in the winter! Of course, in the summer it’s a different story
My favorite spot is my recliner with my very good magnifying light. Thanks for the give away.
My favorite winter sewing spot is the armchair in my parents’ living room, with the friendly lamp and convenient small table on my right, and an odorant and sparkly Christmas tree on my left. Bonus points if friends or family are on the sofa for a chat while I embroider, or if a Christmas classic (Romy Schneider’s Princess Sissi, anyone?) is playing on the TV at the same time. Now I want to fast forward to next month, when I’ll be able to do exactly all this!
I enjoy beadwork!
I stitch with a frame and good lighting.
My favorite place to sit and stitch is in my living room where it’s quiet and I can concentrate on my work…with my two chubby kitty helpers!
My favorite stitching spot is in the corner of my newly remodeled TV room we call it. I have a nice recliner just my size, it kinda hugs me. I have a bright white light behind it and a soft glow lamp on the table next to my chair. The room is so relaxing and it’s quiet. That is where I like to stitch away.
Last winter I visited my big sister down in NSW, and they have a wood burner in their snug lounge…..
So sitting in a snug lounge, with the fire going and a lamp behind me in the arm chair has become my favourite winter stitching spot.
My favorite stitching spot in winter is always by a window. I just moved to a new house, well, new to me at least, and I’ll need to find a good spot this winter, I love natural light but windows can be cold! My dream spot would be a comfy chair by a window with a nice pet-hair-free blanket and a warm radiator. If there’s no sunshine, a nice lamp that is easily adjusted would be lovely.
We just bought a new sectional that has 3 recliners in it. I can now sit right by my husband and recline in the evening with my stitching. It is so nice. I have as of yet to do little stitching because I am organizing my embroidery floss. At the moment I am winding DMC onto Bobbins to put into the hanging organizers they offer. I am on my third one of those. I am amazed at how much Floss I have now that I have put it all in one place. Thank you so much for the chance to win.
Okay, since we are dreaming, how about me in a lounge chair on a veranda overlooking the beach with the sea breezes wafting the white, gauzy curtains all around, and there I would be with my stitching in hand. And, also, thanks for the Christmas giveaway opportunity.
I would love to win any of your giveaways. We are on the road between Battleford, Canada and Indio Ca., with stops in between. I do not always have my computer on, so I hope I don’t miss a crucial step!
My favorite stitching spot is anywhere in the house with good lighting and a comfortable chair / couch.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is my club chair over a heating vent.
My favorite stitching place was one I had years ago and often go back in memory. Sitting beside the fireplace (with fire of course) in my comfortable chair with a tape playing (now it would be CDs) stitching. I had huge windows both in front and back so I could see in back, calves romping in the pasture or in front, birds in the apple trees. It was the best place I’ve ever lived!
Sitting in the corner of my comfy couch. Good light behind my shoulder. Lap frame holding my work or work in hand depending on the project. Bonus, is my cat tucked in tight to my side just enjoying the contact. Happy Holidays!
My favorite place to sit and embroidery in the winter is by the fireplace while sitting in a comfy soft chair and wrapped in a hand embroidered shawl with my old soft slippers on my feet. Oh yeah, I can’t forget my favorite hot drink.
My favorite winter stitching place is wherever my friends are. We have great fun together and vary where we meet but often at a local needlework shop.
My favorite winter stitching spot is my living room couch. I have my threads, kits, scissors, etc., all around me. I have access to the TV and I have doggies & kitties coming to see me all the time.
That scarf is gorgeous, I’m a sucker for roses 🙂
I have 2 spots – I do enjoy our family room with lots of light and watching the rain drops splashing into the pool outside. The other is a small area in our loft with my materials close by. A pot of tea close by is always welcome.
My favorite spot is my recliner that sits angled with the large living room window. I can watch the birds year round when I glance up. It’s a cozy area in winter with a sheepskin rug tossed over the recliner and a hand made crochet lap blanket over my legs or around my shoulders. There’s a lit candle close by that smells wonderful fall and winter. In spring and summer it’s a small bouquet of flowers that smells devine!
I have studio space in our finished basement and my favorite spot is my leather chair with my Ott light and magnifier beside it. This spot is great because in the basement I can’t hear the wind blowing — I absolutely hate the wind when it blows anytime, a nice breeze is fine but not gale force winds!!
My new sewing room is perfect for winter stitching. No noise from a tv, just me by myself with good lighting, soft music in the background and a warm cozy room.
Mary I like to stitch by my windows. It allows me to enjoy the scenery especially when it snows. Since I don’t have a fireplace, I’ll add that in my dreams.
Fave stitching place in winter is next to the fire, cat on the sofa next to me and dog at my feet. Luvly jubly xxx
I love to stitch in the corner of my sofa under my Dazor lamp.
My favourite winter stitching spot is in my home. I have a comfy chair next to the wood stove – great for our frozen snowy days. There is a big window where I can watch the snow fall.
Thanks, Mary!
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my cottage in the woods, watching the snow fall, and the deer quietly walking through the fields.
My favorite stitching spot is with friends at our local sewing shop on Thursday mornings
I have my big worktable next to the heater, so I can be warm and cozy AND spread out all my threads, beads, and “stuff.”
In Australia I love stitching in my garden, listening to the beautiful birds singing, the warm sun giving me great light and my lovely dogs for company. It’s my little piece of heaven!
I have an “evergreen” stitching spot (but we don’t have real winters) – my little workspace at a big table, which is nicely air conditioned in summer, which is quickly coming up here.
I live in a tiny apartment in Japan, so my favorite place is the only place – my half of the couch. It’s mire comfortable than he kitchen table, although I’ve sat there, too.
When you see a new book and if you look on line it is impossible to know what you are buying. This website is SOOOO useful in letting you know if you will be happy with your purchase. Thank you so much!
My stitching spot is the left-hand corner of my couch, which lets me change position a lot so that I don’t get fatigued. I have a coffee table in front of me and a shoulder Ott-Lite. The improvement I would most like to make is that I need a good lighted magnifier on a stand. Hm, maybe that would be a good Christmas present?
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my comfy recliner with a roaring fire and a Hallmark movie on the TV. Heaven!!
Thanks so much for sponsoring this giveaway!
My favorite stitching spot is in our family room, next to the fireplace, facing the TV with my loving DH right next to me on our recliner/love seat. Thank you for your giveaway generosity.
Dawn from Washington-My favorite stitching spot if my dining room table. I can look out four windows to see the trees and I love the lighting there.
I have a window in my bedroom which faces due South. In winter it gets the sun from the southwest. It is a stitcher’s dream for warm bright stitching on a cold afternoon.
Absolutely beautiful! Would love to read the book and complete the kit. Thank you Mary for your wonderful posts and emails and for organising this giveaway. Merry Christmas.
One of my favorite things is to do hand embroidery or cross-stitching. I usually find myself sitting on the couch with my lights close by with the TV on.
My favorite winter stitching spot is the couch in the living room. I usually have the tv on while I stitch.
My favorite spot to do Embroidery in the winter is in sunny, warm FL. I love to escape the cold and enjoy stitching in warmer weather where it’s much better for my arthritis.
My favourite stitching spot is sitting in bed propped up against pillows.
My favorite stitching place is at my small maple desk in the living room. As I stitch I can look outside at our beautiful trees and watch squirrels scamper in the yard looking for treats.
In the conservatory as the light is
Clear and bright
Who doesn’t like a giveaway! And who would by themselves a Christmas gift – not me. I would love to join in the fun of free stuff!
A corner in my great room with a view outdoors to the small wooded copse outside the sliding door is my favorite winter stitching spot. It holds a chair designed and built especially for me and my small stature (5 foot zilch) by my upholsterer father for my 16th birthday. He was an excellent workman – it’s still in great shape after 65 years of hard use! Of course, it’s had a few costume changes over the years in the form of a new slipcover now and then.
I have a small vintage sewing cabinet on either side and a magnifying light with a swing arm that can be positioned just so. Everything is close at hand and makes for one very winter happy place.
My favorite stitching spot is in a comfy chair with my stitching pillow and ott light!
I really like to work on a side table in our dining area because it is in the corner and great for the morning sun and the afternoon sun. It is also by the kitchen and I can monitor what is going on in there too.
I like to stitch in the living room in front of the window at my small maple desk. I enjoy looking at the trees in our yard and watch the squirrels and birds as I stitch.
Love to cuddle up in my comfy chair with a hot cup of tea to do my winter stitching
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is next to the fireplace. Cozy and warm!
Mi trabajo esta relacionado con la costura, imparto talleres donde enseño a coser, pero mi gran pasión es el bordado así que en mi taller he destinado un lugar donde siempre que dispongo de tiempo me pongo a bordar y experimentar con telas, hilos y texturas diferentes, este invierno estoy jugando con stumpwork realizando pequeños jardines en miniatura.
Hace tiempo que sigo a Di van Niekerk me gustan sus trabajos y este nuevo libro me pareció muy interesante me gustaría muchísimo que me tocara pero si no fuera así lo compraré .
Un saludo
Maria
Favorite place to stitch at this time of year is in front of TV (I only listen to programs) on my sofa surrounded by lovely things to fondle and poke a needle thru. It’s directly across a row of windows (hopefully clean) that I can watch the mountains of snow falling down and give PRAISE that I dont have to trudge through that mess any longer. Thanks for the lovely drawing. Your site is a God send! Best of luck to all the participants.
I stitch in a comfy chair in my new sunroom, overlooking the bird feeders and the river beyond. Even in the depths of a Canadian winter the water doesn’t freeze because of the current, so we have ducks all year round. Hmmm, I think I’ll go and stitch right now!
In my sewing room or on the kitchen table where I have good light and can enjoying looking outside at the garden and the birds to rest my eyes.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my comfy chair in my living room with the fire going in the fireplace and a cup of hot tea (and maybe some cookies) on the table next to me and my embroidery supplies in bags around my feet. I’m toasty and comfortable and doing something I enjoy.
My favorite stitching spot during the winter is in the recliner near the fireplace! The chair arms hold my threads and needles and I can rest my legs on the footrest Also the lighting is perfect there.
As I live in a hot tropical location, winter-time enables me to very happily stitch outside on the veranda that wraps around my house.
I always stitch in the evenings on the den sofa ….. just better in the winter when my husband has a fire going!
Favorite place to sew in the winter is in Mesa AZ where the sun shines and it’s not the gray PNW rainy season.
I love to sit on the left-side of the sofa in the family room where I have my Stella table lamp right next to me. I can watch TV, a movie or just listen to music as I stitch away on my project of the moment.
What fun! Would love either project to sit in my big chair in front of the fire (if it gets cold enough here in central Texas to have one) with light coming in from the big windows stitching away. Love the holidays.
Oh my, I love to embroider in many places, but on a cold day my favorite is in my sewing room with my magnifying glasses and old fashioned Christmas music. It’s even better when a friend drops by for a hot drink and a good talk and stitching up a storm!
Being a Silk Ribbon enthusiast and a teacher of Felt items to a small group of ladies, I would be sooo happy with the present Giveaways.
My favorite winter cozy spot is one corner of My Workshop couch, Ott Floor Lamp, small table handy, and all manner of materials spread out all over the floor (not the neatest place)and TV to keep me connected to the world. This was originally the Family Den, until it became an empty nest, and Hubby had all his stuff in the basement. And it became All Mine !!!
I like to stitch during the winter in my den chair with a great lamp for light. Thanks for a great blog I use regularly.
A winter stitching spot has large, clean windows facing south, or west, or southwesterly. There is just the right chair in which to stitch, along with a C table to hold my threads, pattern, tools, & a beverage. Soft music in the background to fill the space. A good friend or two to share the time. If there is a great storm, so much the better!
Basically anything near a nice fireplace, but especially if it happens to be a nice big chair.
My favorite spot to do my stitching is in my living room in my arm chair with my Otte light on. With a view of either my TV, or looking out my front porch doors looking at my bird feeder watching all the birds feeding.
I love to sit on my comfy couch beside the window where in winter the sunshine comes right in and warms me. The window looks out over my citrus trees that are hung with colourful fruit
My favorite winter stitching spot is my nice cozy chair in our family room! I have a great light which just makes it perfect! Would love to win the ribbon embroidery kit and book as I have enjoyed ribbon embroidery for quite a few years! Thanks for the opportunity!
For my last birthday the family gave me a sliding rocker and stool and they sit in a sunny corner beside the fire. A small two-tiered table is tucked away on one side for my scissors, threads and needles and books and basket are placed below. The light is perfect and the occasional cup of coffee can be placed on the hearth. I’m warm and toasty and everything is in reach – if only I could spend more time there!
My favorite embroidery spot is in a great chair in my sitting room with the bright winter sun streaming through the large window
My dream spot for stitching in winter doesn’t exist right now because I don’t live where there’s proper winter anymore, but if it did, it would be a big, comfy armchair by a window where I could look out at the falling snow. There would be a fireplace and cats.
Next to my wood burning stove is the place to do any kind of needlework especially since I live in the Midwest.
My favorite stitching spot is in my recliner with both my puppies on my lap. This is not as hard as it sounds. One 4 1/2 lbs and other is my “big guy” weighing in at 9 1/2 lbs.
My favorite spot is in my comfy chair with my fury girls lisfening to any music. Love reading your posts.
I love to stitch in the winter near a window with a little table nearby to keep my teapot and cup of tea handy and my device for listening to a good audio book while I stitch.
My favorite happy place to stitch is in our sunroom on a comfy blue plaid sofa that looks out on a lovely dogwood tree next to my window box bursting with bright red geraniums. In winter my box shows off soft green pine boughs and little red berries on the holly branches. A warm glow from our fireplace , a cup of creamy hot cocoa and Mozart music in the background and I could just stitch forever!
My favorite spot to stitch is anywhere I can be outside and near a river or stream. That includes the winter when I usually am sitting in my vehicle because it gets cold here and we usually have snow in the winter. Love your newsletter. Thanks for all you do.
My favourite spot is in my sewing room, looking out the window at nature at its wildest.
My dream spot would be facing a flowering garden. With a small running brook bubbling it’s way over little pebbles. Overhead all sorts of birds would be singing away in the trees.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is my in my favorite chair overlooking my snow covered backyard. The best kind of day to stitch is when the snow is falling, a nice cup of tea is nearby and the fireplace is glowing.
Although it is thundering over head, the thermometer is heading for 35C (95 F) here in Castlemaine, Australia today, so winter stitching is far from my mind! I’ll be sitting stitching under the cool, shady grapevine once the rain stops. In winter my favourite stitching spot is by the window in the pale winter sun where I can see the trees in my garden blowing in the wind while I am warm and cosy.
I love silk ribbon so the new pattern is very attractive to me. In winter my favorite spot is the dining room table so I have room for a hot cup of tea or coffee and a few cookies.
My favorite spot for stitching is in a chair that belonged to my grandmother. I live in a apartment on the second floor and have a large sliding back door to my balcony, that looks over a forested area. If I open the shades I can look out and see the forested area below. A giant cedar tree that is grand and full of life literally, with owls and many more birds and critters enjoying its branches is my favorite thing to view. Being lucky enough to have these, inspires me to embrace my stitching even more. Grandma would be so proud. Thank you again for all your wonderful work and I enjoy your emails and I am always happy to see your name in my mailbox!
Happy Holidays
I have a small straight-backed chair that my friend caned for me, sitting right in front of my wood-burning stove. This is my favorite spot for any hand-work – quilting, silk ribbon embroidery, beading. Of course it doesn’t have enough light (is there ever enough), but I make do with what I have because it’s such a wonderful spot.
What an exciting giveaway! Thank you!
I am happiest in the winter, and any other time of year, curled up in the corner of my couch with my ottlite over my shoulder.
My favorite spot would be sitting in the sunshine watching big soft fluffy snow fall.
I have 2 favorite stitching spots for all year. During daylight hours I like to stitch in
the sunroom, usually at my work table. In the evenings I like to stitch in my comfy chair with the cat on my lap.
I sit in an old green wing back chair covered in quilted throws and extra pillows. A clip light like one used in a garage is clipped to the bookcase behind me. I bought one of those arm chair pin cushions with pockets on each side ages ago and I use it because I only put pins in my tomato pin cushions. I had the bad habit of putting a needle in my mouth. Yikes! It is a good thing I live alone because my hobbies are everywhere. I have a vintage tea cart on my left and a metal three tiered cart that I can pull close for supplies. When the phone rings I put them on speaker and just keep sewing. I can see my television and out a very large window. The view from my 5th floor apartment looks out over a valley and a hill covered with houses and trees. It is fantastic. My family is shocked by the clutter but I am so happy.
Thank you for a chance to win a kit and book. I can never thank you enough for all the things I’ve learned.
I love sitting in my squishy chair right by the fireplace and stitching my heart out. The world just whirls around me.
That’s very generous! I only stitch in my armchair in front of the TV, in the evening. My dream place would be to have the time to join a group of ladies to stitch & chat.
I’m lucky and have a ‘family room’ that is basically 3 walls of glass. So the room is light and also warm enough in our winter sun to sit and sew. Thanks for the opportunity
I have a new deck and a lovely day bed which catches the winter morning sun. one of the best things about it is the natural light which means I do not need a lamp.
I stitch in the winter and summer on my sofa with a movable table in front of me holding my project supplies and tools. My favourite time is in the evening with the TV on so I can look up periodically from my stitching. I love my sofa, but I think it would be more fun to have the sofa and table in a sun room. It would be so enjoyable to be able to look up through the glass and see the sun during the day or the stars at night. Even on rainy days or nights, hearing the pattering of the rain on the glass would be soothing.
I love to stitch at the beach. I am so lucky to spend my winters in a warm climate.
I don’t know how you find the time to write and stitch – does your day have more than 24 hours in it? LOL
My favorite winter stitching spot is the corner of the couch with a pillow, quilt and fire. Thanks for a chance to win!
My favorite winter stitching spot is at my kitchen table. There is a large window facing south so I get lots of natural light and the furnace register is under the table so my feet stay toasty warm. There are bird feeders outside the window so I can watch my feathered friends when I take a break and need to switch from close vision to distance to give my eyes a break.
My favorite stitching spot, summer or winter, is sitting on the loveseat in my living room. I have a tablemate that snugs right up against me to work on and my Ott light shining over my shoulder.
I love to stitch near our gas fireplace in the living room – toasty, with a lovely view outside, especially if it is snowing. Thank you for these wonderful give-aways!
My favorite winter stitching spot is at my game table at out back window, watching the winter birds foraging for bugs and seeds in the flower beds outside. This book and kit would give my stitching a boost over the winter months. Jane
My spot is the same for all seasons, my comfortable chair, stand and light and the beautiful view outside across the valley, the view changes with the seasons. I add my heated knee rug in winter – cozy!
My favorite winter stitching corner is on the living room sofa. The sofa is close to southerly windows. We have wide eaves designed to shade the living room in the summer but allow all the sunshine and its warmth in during the winter. I can reach my trusty Dazor. The side chest keeps my stitching tools and supplies close at hand. One of the cats likes it so much, he is inclined to snuggle up to me when I am stitching.
My favourite place to do my needlework in Winter is in my ‘sunroom’. My room has two full walls of glass and the sun comes streaming in making it very warm and cosy and obviously just right for needlework. I have a comfortable armchair where everything is at my fingertips. What a joy! It is very hot in the summer so I have another room on the opposite side of the house for my summer sewing.
My favourite stitching spot in winter (or summer) is anywhere with a moderately comfy chair and good light (natural or artificial). Access to a talking book is also a good optional extra.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my family room with the fire going. It’s warm and sociable and I have a comfy chair and good light there too. I’d love to win the book and a kit to stitch this winter in just that spot!
My favourite winter sewing spot is one from my memory! It’s sewing by an open fire as a child with my Grandma who was ever so patient with me in my attempts at “fancy work” , mainly detached chain and stem stitch and some satin stitch! Now I love to sit in my “good room” on a Sunday afternoon as the sun streams in, it’s so peaceful.
Hi Mary, Favourite spot: I’m like my grandmother. Wind back chair, good lamp and side table, with my scissors always at the ready beside me. Family room in front of the TV. Cozy with my tea.
Happy holiday to you and yours, Mary.
Colleen
Ho-Ho-Ho Mary! Thank you for another wonderful season of stitching give aways. My favorite spot to stitch is in the living room corner chair using my magnifying lamp and an audible book playing.
Merry Christmas to you and yours. Kathy
I like to sit near my fireplace with my org lamp and floor frame to stitch although, at times I stand to stitch at a raised counter!
What a lovely giveaway. Thank you for your blog, Mary, and for sharing your talent and ideas so generously. My favorite place to stitch is a small, quiet bedroom facing southwest; it has wonderful light all day long, and is especially cheerful in winter. My sweet dog keeps me company there.
I love stitching in my upstairs sewing room which is tucked away at the back of the house.
I sew in front of a big window where I have a view of my garden.
Thanks for the giveaway, Mary!
My favorite winter stitching spot is my favorite spot all year. Corner of the couch, underneath my Ott lamp, with enough space next to me for my stitching buddy (Tuck the cat) to snuggle up next to me. Good TV viewing in this location as well.
I have two special stitching spots. The first is in my living room, so I can catch the morning sunlight. I m0ve to my stitching room in the afternoon, also to use the maximum amount of sunlight.
My morning spot has a view of Mt. Baker in Washington. The afternoon I share the room with my cat, Che Wey. He loves our cuddle breaks.
My favorite winter stitching spot is a rocker in my living room, with dappled light coming through the windows and a cat on my lap (who is well trained in not snagging my thread).
My wonderful stitching area overlooks a lake of Canadian geese here for the winter.
I create my treasures on the couch with the window view, television, and my laptop near at hand. No room for anyone else on the couch! Too full of my thread and books!
My favourite place to stitch in the winter is my living room. My ‘dream’ spot is on the beach in Jamaica!
My favorite stitching place in the winter is the big cozy corner of my couch. Also have the fireplace going.
Love it……..
My dream spot would be in a cabin in the Northwoods !
In my bright, sunny enclosed sun porch looking at the snow topped mountains.
Outside in the fresh air! I hate feeling cooped up in the winter
I love to sit in my rocking chair and work on my embroidery. In this spot I can see out the window and watch the students from the high school next door. It over looks a park and is pretty not just in the winter but all year.
I stitch in the window seat of my living room. Good sunlight, an Ott light for evening. There’s room on either side of the wood seat for all my projects. I could do without the football game on TV, but it’s nice to have my husband there to see my progress. I would love a felt and ribbons kit and book!
I love to stitch on the sofa in front of a sunny window with a good cup of coffee at the ready
A favourite stitching spot in winter? It’s heading into summer here and we’ve already had record hot temperatures for November!
My bed is my favourite place to do my needle arts. I share it with a varying number of dogs at any given time. I have my Ott light and 2 big windows next to me for natural lighting. We heat our home by wood stove that isn’t always going so I heat my room electrically. I have a large tapestry hanging from my doorframe which keeps the heat in but allows the dogs to come and go on their own.
Thank you for your wonderful site and inspiring work. I read you every day.
I like to stitch in my comfy chair facing the windows. I like to watch the humming birds flit around in the lemon tree and watch the rain, rare as it is in San Diego!, with the cat on my lap purring. Perfect stitching time!
Winter stitching spot? My second floor guest room, adjacent to my “clean” project room where all my needlework supplies and projects live. There’s a recliner next to the window where I can put my feet up, a good lamp beside the chair, and a table at the side for my materials and tools. If my eyes need a rest, the view out the window is of sky, pine tree tops, and an occasional bird or squirrel; nothing like the distraction of people coming and going that I see from my living room sofa, and always helpful during the creative process. I can set the thermostat to my personal comfort and even have a cup of tea or coffee using the hospitality gear in place for my visitors. Winter guests in Maine are quite rare and I am free to leave my work in place, undisturbed, until I steal another few minutes. Or, even better, hours! I do truly look forward with pleasureable anticipation to the start of real winter!! (I’ve done a little felting but have never tried ribbon embroidery. This giveaway seems to have my name on it, Mary)
I like to sit beside our wood stove and look up occasionally to see what’s happening on the frozen river.
In winter I would love a comfortable chair by an open fire to stitch. A view from a nearby window of the winter landscape would complete my dream spot.
YAY!!! For nearly half a year I’m reading through your blog, Mary, with increasing enthusiasm, first bottom-up (to date arrived at January 2010 *lol*), now, by turns, top-down –
and this is the first give-away I will take part in! I’m so excited! 😀
Well, but I know I, for my part, have to work for it, too. 😉
So, what’s my favorite stitching spot during the winter?
The same as always, because I’m living on 11 square metres, so there isn’t much to choose between: on my beautiful Italian velvet couch, curled up against a pillow near the heater, a big window next to me, where I can watch it snowing – provided it will snow – or the storm tearing at the ashes and driving purple-grey clouds across the sky… Sometimes I put my headphones on and listen to some fine music or some talk, but most of the time I’m in asolute silence – my favorite “music”. Because of a weakening eyesight I’m able to stitch no more than 15 minutes at a stretch, but that’s ok, so I can study Needle’n Thread in between.
My “dream spot” would be a huge, soft, cozy, super-comfy armchair (as you can find them in English or Scottish cottages). It would require a larger flat, though, so while we’re at it, let’s add a fireplace also plus England or Scotland or Ireland outside the window plus a cat or two… *still dreaming*
Warm greetings to all stitchers out there in general and to the fabulous Mary in particular!
Angela from the Ore Mountains
As long as the light is good and the tv or talking book is playing I’ll be stitching. Thank you for this great give-away!!
Since we moved house I now sit in my favorite wing chair between two large windows opposite a log fireplace. That’s the most comfortable and cosy place for stitching especially in winter.
My favorite stitching place is the same year around. I’m on the daybed that is opposite a bank of 3 windows. I see birds, squirrels, trees “dressed” for the season, and the banks of a creek whenever I look up. This is also my favorite reading and journaling spot.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is just in the chair in my living room. Ideally, I would be in front of a cozy fireplace with a fire, and a much better lighting situation, but I’m just happy to have a comfortable place to stitch.
Since I live in sunny Arizona, my favorite winter stitching spot is the back porch in the sunshine! It’s bliss!
Hi, Mary,
Thanks for running this giveaway.
My favorite stitching spot is in my comfy chair by the fireplace. So cozy!
Beth B
My favorite stitching place is in my living room in my recliner! I have a good light and a comfortable place. So I sit and stitch away.
My favorite winter sewing spot is in Tucson, Arizona! Every Autumn we leave Michigan and spend the next six months in glorious sunshine. 😎 The natural daylight is great for stitching.
My favorite spot to stitch is sitting in my recliner next to the fireplace. Thank you, Mary and Happy Holidays from my spot to your’s!
My favorite stitching spot would have to be my sofa, and I have a tray with all my stitching paraphernalia sitting beside me – this way, I have everything I need on hand, but the whole mess is also quickly removed, if somebody needs a place to sit.
Thanks for your Christmas give-always, maybe this year I will get lucky
Usually with wool blanketing and crewel wool into blankets for grandchildren but they all have one, all sixteen of them.
So love to return to ribbon embroidery and enjoy an item for me.
My favorite place for stitching — in my comfortable chair with an end
table for my supplies and a view out the nearby window to watch the
birds come and go at the feeders — which are very busy in the winter.
Sheer joy! My two favorite needlework activities combined.
My favourite stitching spot in winter has to be on the Mornington Peninsula Victoria Australia – in my room with big glass windows overlooking the dairy cattle feeding in the pasture and the ocean beyond. Serene and surreal!
Hello Mary from a very sunny Sydney!
My favourite winter stitching spot would be in a lovely patch of sun on my balcony listening to the birds, although I would be happy wherever I could sit comfortably and be undisturbed while holding a needle and thread. It’s nearly always sunny in Sydney so I’m very blessed! ☀️☀️☀️ What a fabulous prize for two lucky people!
Winter on the Pacific island of Guam will be enjoying the trade winds and drier weather instead of the humidity that nearly 92 inches of rain that has fallen so far this year. My favorite stitching spot at this time of year is the screened patio.
Favorite winter stitching place is my small sun room and in my favorite rocker. Outside my windows the bird feeders are full of cardinals, robins, blue birds and a few pesky squirrels! When it’s time to rest my eyes from stitching I can always see God’s blessings. Happy Stitching!!
I love to stitch in a comfy chair with a soft throw on my legs and a nice cup of tea. If I’m going to be there for a while, lighting some lovely scented candles warms the atmosphere. Of course, good light and magnification must be available regardless of the location or season.
Sunny days in winter are fairly rare in Michigan. On those days I like to curl up on the couch to stitch with my dog lying beside me. On dreary days I dream of stitching on my daughter’s porch in sunny, warm El Paso.
I love to stitch in my living room where the winter afternoon sun shines through the window making everything so bright and feels warm even though the snow is thick outside.
I love your blogs and stitch directions Mary.
Sue
My favourite stitching spot in winter is beside the fire with my 2 doggy friends at my feet with a hot cup of tea by my side. Total bliss.
Love Diane’s work! Would love this book as a reference.
I’m a big fan of Di’s beautiful embroidery! I would love to try one of her designs. In the winter I sit in the recliner in my bedroom. It’s by the window where I can keep a eye on the bird feeders and even occasionally glimpse some ducks or herons fishing on the lake. It’s probably my favorite spot in the house( especially when I’m stitching). I really enjoy your posts and soon I’m starting a project from your book of embroidered letters. Have a lovely Christmas season!
My favorite place is in front of the TV with my dog by my side with a blanket on my lap and lags
I would love to be able to stitch in the den of friends vacation home in Silver Spur, CO. Their den has an entire wall of glass looking out at the Rookie Mountains.
My favorite spot to stitch in winter in sitting in my comfy chair in my bright living room with a favorite piece of music playing. I find that soothing and relaxing as I work on a piece of stitching or beading.
I generally work on the end of the sofa nearest the light. If I could have an ideal spot it would be in a sun room surrounded by windows sitting in a comfortable chair with a roomy table to hold supplies and a teapot.
I have a favourite stitching place in winter, a chair near the fire with a table holding all of my bits and looking out of the large window ready to catch any ray of sunshine that might peep through. This is my happy place.
I am fortunate enough to have a craft room, and this is my happy place. I am surrounded by books, projects, tools, and everything is only a short distance away. I do have to work on organizing it better, though.
I love stitching with friends no matter what season. We chat about current events, good books, latest stitching finds and of course our latest projects!
Mary: What a lovely giveaway! I would love to be tucked up in my recliner, stitching one of the beautiful projects with my little dachshund fighting me for space in the chair! Thank you.
I have a window seat on the eastern side of my villa house, so I have good light and warmth from the sun – perfect for a stitching session. I usually have to remove the ginger cat, it’s his favourite spot too!
Favorite stitching spot during the winter months (short in Sedona,AZ) is in front of a large north facing window I have a table there set up with “spur of the moment” stitching material (embroidery or needlepoint) and have full view of the red rock mtns, when I lift my eyes to rest the muscles!!
I do most of my needlework in my bedroom. However, I have a fantasy: a room with a rocker/recliner chair, a large cabinet made to store crafts, excellent lighting, a magnifier on a stand, and, best of all, it’s my space!
My favourite place to stitch in winter is in front of the fire. The warm red glow, crackle of wood, two gorgeous dogs and piles of threads, fabric and ideas all around me. Bliss ❤️
I sit in my sewing chair next to a big table for supplies and listen to a good audiobook with the Oregon rain outside.
My favorite place to stitch is my new comfy reclining sofa. I turn on my fireplace, kick up my feet and away I go lost in my stitching. Sometimes I don’t realize where the time has gone.
My favorite stitching spot is my easy chair in the corner of the living room next to the window with Fiona the Cat sleeping nearby.
My “dream” spot would be in a castle in Scotland, near the window overlooking the highlands and with Fiona the Cat sleeping nearby.
My dream spot for winter stitching – in a well-lit, warm room with a few like-minded friends to stitch with. Thanks for organising these give-aways, it’s interesting to read how others think.
My favourite sewing place is the same year-round. It should be our second guest bedroom, but it’s been my sewing room for more than twenty years. It is always my happy place.
My dream stitching spot would be anywhere warm with a view of the ocean!
My favourite winter stitching spot would be with stitching friends, in a warm, well-lit room with comfortable seating, looking out at bushland and trees visited by a variety of wildlife. Sounds like a stitching retreat!
I love stitching in my armchair with the electric fire on. Warm, cosy and peace and quiet when all the kids are out.
I am lucky. I have a south facing window in my living room. Although the sun is not realy warm in Canada it is bright and it give me the perfect spot to do my stitching.
Hi Mary,
First congrats on your good health results. The hubs also has had good results lately (melanoma for the last couple of years). I am so very happy for you both!!!
I love to sit in my rocking chair by the front room south facing window soaking up the winter sun whilst stitching and daydreaming and stitching and watching the clouds and stitching and looking at my orchids and stitching (and sometimes maybe a little nap :D).
Linda T
P.S. I love your blog!
I fell in love with Di van Niekerk’s work many years ago and would love to try her designs using her own materials – Merry Christmas!
I’m new to stitching, so far my favorite spot has to be my craft/sewing room because I have a nice counter top sewing table for spreading out supplies. Love your tutorials!!
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is actually two places! 1 = My easy chair in my family room looking out at birdfeeders, nature, and SNOW! 2= In my recliner in my cabin while looking out at the same things with a lake while my husband ice fishes and I watch movies and relax! Love my winter spots!
Love doing my stitching on the couch in the living room with my cats nearby.
my favorite place to stitch in winter is in my chair in front of the window. lots of natural light in day time and my old faithful enlarging light at night. sometimes T.V. ,sometimes tapes or cds. hot cocoa, coffee, or tea on the table beside me.
I have a rocking chair that belonged to my grandparents. With a footstool and good lighting it is my favorite place to stich or read.
Wow! Thanks so much Mary for hosting Stitcher’s Christmas again this year!!! I love ribbonwork, and have admired Di’s work for years. My dream Winter stitching space would be a comfy chair and needlework stand in front of big bay window with lots of natural light and a view of a pretty sparkly snow dusted landscape, somewhere near the ocean, with big snowglobe type snowflakes falling down and all the time in the world to enjoy each and every stitch 🙂
I have a favorite chair that I do all of my stitching in. It has a great light with a magnifier for just in case. It also is by a large window that looks out over my back yard and large maple tree. Very relaxing place to do any sewing.
My favorite winter stitching place is my old recliner in the den, with the magnifier floor lamp, my Shaker tool box, chart holder and various bags of works in progress; normally one canvaswork, one crosstitch and one knitting project. A quilt keeps my legs warm while I watch TV and stitch. Thank you for the chance to win. Amy
I love to stitch in my rocking chair near the pellet stove. Have really good light and can stay warn. Thanks for the chance to win.
My favorite place to sew is by my window that over looks the backyard so I can see the birds and snow in our trees.
My favorite place to stitch is sitting in my recliner with a quilt over my lap and legs. I organize supplies on a small table next to the recliner. The upholstered arms of the recliner are good for holding pins and needles. Besides keeping me warm, the quilt helps to keep me from losing something down the inside of the chair.
S very comfortable chair , in a sunny room with my dazor lamp. Probably a good cup of coffee off to the side and my ever faithful cat, Miss Priss , in the chair with me. Life is always better when you have a good companion in the room with you.
Oh these are so lovely! In the summer I like to embroider by the window in my room, but during the winter that’s much too cold so my favorite spot is curled up in an armchair between the fireplace and the Christmas tree, preferably with a cozy blanket and a nice hot drink.
For hand stitching I have a very comfortable stool at a high table next to three big windows. I also have a great work light right there. When I need a break I can watch the birds and pet the cat who sits right next to me. Behind me is a gas stove that keeps the area beautifully warm. Almost makes me enjoy the cold weather.
The hub of the house!! In the family/dining room at the end of a large table where everyone can still see each other and communicate. It is very near the coffee!!
Warm in our Winter, cool in Summer. We have large sliding doors to outside so I can see the garden.
My favorite winter spot is a big over stuffed easy chair that sits in the corner of our library room…There is a nice floor lamp and handy side table. I can sit with my feet up and stitch away in cozy comfort.
My favorite winter stitching place is by the ocean in South Carolina. The sunshine is wonderful and the smell of the ocean water is amazing. A relaxed day of stitching is therapeutic.
I sit at the kitchen table with a view of the back yard when I sew (or read, crochet, paint.) That way I can exercise my eyes, switching from up close to distance and watch the sky, trees, squirrels and neighbor’s Christmas lights.
I dont have a favorite spot at least not yet, however my dream spot is a cozy little nook with a window on top and on one side so when it’s raining I can see and hear it, beautiful lighting all around me a comfortable chair a place for my tea and music. As I look outside I see ferns, flowers with beautiful steps all around a garden. Then back to inside knowing my husband is near and my dogs are around me I would be incredibly happy studying away.
My favorite stitching site is anywhere that I am with some of my stitching friends – guild meetings, sitting in a local coffee shop, our knitting outreach group at a local library, or at one of our homes.
Favorite spot, in my comfy chair, that rocks…clad in a warm sweater surrounded by a cozy fleece blanket, sipping hot cocoa looking out a large picture window overlooking a white snowy tree lined meadow…on darn I read that in a book…So how about in front of TV and enjoying the time stitching instead?
My dream winter stitching place is somewhere warm, cosy with natural light and some interesting listening. A comfortable supportive chair with a table to hold the necessary stitching needs would be side a window, preferrably with a view!
My favorite Winter stitching spot is in my recliner with an afghan on my lap. I love looking through the front window and watching it snow (knowing I don’t have to go to work). A mug of hot chocolate sits on the table next to me. I can almost see it now. No, wait I’m not ready for snow!! 😉
These kits are beautiful. Either one would be a joy to do.
In front of the wood burning stove. Need I say more? I get so much more hand stitching done in the winter. In the summer it’s my sewing room and my machine.
In the winter my favourite stitching spot is in the family lounge room where there is a lot of light, there are always plenty of things going on and of ourse its always warm. In short in the heart of the home where I always want to be.
My favorite spot is in the living room. sitting next to my daylight light & with a glass of water or cup of tea next to me
I love my rocking chair in my craft room. The cat has her perch nearby. The sun comes in the window and it’s perfect! Thanks so much for the opportunity!
My favourite place to stitch is in the car or on the couch when my spouse is “driving”.
I have a little corner in our sitting room – I can look out a large window in front of me – great light and my husband bought me the perfect smaller French chair and cute end table – I love it! Thank you!
My favourite spot in the winter to stitch is in my living in front of the big bay window with the sun streaming in. I can pretend I am in a warmer climate, stitching outside in the sun.
My favorite stitching spot is beside a wrap around window in my family room, with the sun beaming in and a very busy bird feeder to watch. Looking forward to the first snowfall!
Loved the review of this book. I want to learn Di Van Niekirk’s methods and techniques. I think that I can adapt them to the counted canvas projects and ornaments that I design and teach for the American Needlepoint Guild and other guilds and shops.
Until we fix up our basement family room, I’m stuck in a cramped corner of the living room, which means the work-in-progress mess ends up all over the place. My craft storage is in the basement, so I’m constantly hauling supplies up and down the stairs. I’d love to have a comfy chair in a cozy family room, close to a window with the light at my back, a heater or fireplace I could control near by for winter days, with a small TV for watching movies while I stitch. And I’d like it to be near the room where I keep my craft supplies so I don’t feel like I need to haul out every thing I might possibly need for a project all at once to avoid long interruptions once I start working. That would be so lovely.
My favorite winter stitching spot…well that brings back some memories of when our cat Zuni was about 21 and spent most of her days sleeping. I would sit on our bed with her snoozing between my legs and stitch for hours. Zuni has since gone to kitty heaven but those are some fond memories. These days I enjoy stitching up in my office. I have a big picture window where I can watch whatever weather is happening while staying warm and cozy.
Jacquelyn
What a lovely book and kits!
My favorite winter stitching spot is pulled up next to the south window in my living room. Cozy, great light, wonderful view. There’s no place like home!
I have a comfy chair in the family room next to my Dazor light that I Stitch in all the time
I love Di’s books and this one is beautiful. Silk Ribbon embroidery is always lovely but stitching on felt looks over the top!
I love the Beautiful silk ribbon embroidery pictures. Thank you for these lovely giveaways.
I love to stitch in my living room especially during the winter when more sunlight comes into the house once the leaves have fallen.
I wish that I had a lovely spot to stitch during the winter. Ideally the spot would have a comfortable chair, plenty of room for embroidery supplies, a window for natural light and a good alternate source of light for stitching on those gloomy winter days.
My favorite sewing spot is in my living room by a large window that looks out over the front yard. I like watching the seasons change, and the changes in my shrubs and flowers. I do my handsewing here, but also like to set up my machine here.
What a winter warming give away Mary! My favorite winter stitching spot in sitting in the morning sunshine on the built in bay window seat in my sewing room! It has windows on 3 sides so the light is perfect and the view outside is always a source of inspiration for me. I hope you have a cozy winter spot for your handwork too.
Thanks so much for all your sharing, teaching and inspiration.
My best,
Vickie in Va.
I love Silk Ribbon embroidery. I like to sit at the dining room table and stitch because all my tools and supplies are kept nearby and I have gook light from a large window and the five lights above.
I’d love it so much to be able to sit with the exceptional teachers at the Royal School of Needlework. Until then I cross stitch, embroider and quilt in a well lit corner of my bedroom listening to audio books.
How exciting! This gives everyone a chance to win some fabulous things.I will keep my fingers crossed.
Cheers
Nancye.
My dream spot would be, a comfortable chair in front of a lit fire, calm music playing in the background, in a locked soundproof room (so I can’t hear anyone outside), with a window overlooking nature so I can look-up occasionally on a beautiful scene.
I love to curl up in my recliner with my special light. I put a throw over my legs and start stitching! I need to set up a place for threads to go and a place for my scissors to sit without falling into the recesses of the recliner, but other than that it is pretty good!
My sewing studio has a Japanese table called a kotatsu. It’s a low table with a built-in electric heater on the underside of the tabletop. It has a specially designed quilt that fits under the tabletop and above the legs, which essentially turns it into a heated table with a built-in blanket. During the winter I sit at the kotatsu on a floor pillow, with the blanket over my lap and the heater keeping my toes warm, listening to the rain and stitching all day.
My favorite Winter stitching spot is pretty much my favorite year round spot, on the end of the sofa closest to the window where the lighting is best. If I were to wish for a better Winter spot, it would be to add a roaring fire, and someone to bring me cookies, & cocoa (with a shot of Irish liqueur)! Thanks Mary!
My favourite stitching spot in winter is curled up in my grandmother’s chair (which I inherited from her) in my cosy warm quiet space, my sewing studio. My grandmother taught me all I know about sewing and embroidery.
My favorite place to sit is my sun room. When I look out the windows I can see the Smoky Mountains. Mostly Mt LeConte. There is a farm next door with a lot of cows and I can watch them also. I sit in my recliner to stitch and mostly do cross stitch right now. I love embroidery and have been doing that since the 60’s.
I live in a dark house in a gloomy winter climate so I am always looking for an ideal spot to embroider in winter. I do have a corner of the sofa in the living room where I can get enough light to embroider though sometimes I bring in extra lights for extra fine work.
My favourite stitching spot is sitting in my rocker where the light is good and I can hear the wattle birds feeding in the shrubs outside.
As we are very lucky in Sydney – Winter is not that cold – however my favorite stitching spot is in our stitching group. We gather every second Friday to stitch, chat, support each other through difficult times and laugh through fun times.
Thank you Mary for your blog – we love it and learn so much along the way.
My best stiching place is in my living room in front of wood fire. Good lighting is a must!!
My favorite spot is the sofa closest to the fireplace in the family room. It faces a window that looks out over our neighbors cow pasture. Very beautiful and cozy:)
My favorite spot is in my sewing room, at my long work table so that I can have everything spread out and watch the ships go by.
I love to stitch in front of a roaring fire snuggled under a warm quilt.
Love sitting in my lazy boy recliner with legs up and something hot to drink covered with a blanket. A nice lamp over my shoulder so I can see to stitch.
I like my current setup with my recliner chair and bright light with the table next to me for accessories and a beverage. But I’d love to have all this in front of a window for gazing up occasionally at birds, trees, etc outside and for natural light when weather is decent.
My favourite stitching spot is on my couch, with my feet up, with the fire roaring in the fireplace. If there’s a blizzard going on, it’s even better, as I have no where to go!
My favorite winter stitching place in my recliner which sits to the right of my husband’s recliner in our warm and cozy house!
Sitting in my glider rocker in the extra bedroom surrounded by all my suppies. Life is GOOD!
Hi Mary, Sunny Sunday afternoon here in Auckland, New Zealand. I’ve just come inside from doing a little gardening and watching blackbirds and sparrows taking a bath in the dish I leave out for them. Decided to reward my self with a reading your latest email and then do some stitching…can’t resist having a try for this georgeous giveaway ! All the best and so many thanks for all the sharing you do of knowledge.
Regards, Mawse,
I usually sit in my husband’s recliner with my bright light on. I would really love a window seat to give me lots of natural light and a view of the beautiful snow.
Both the book and kits look wonderful! My dream stitching spot in winter (I don’t have it yet!) is in a light-filled room (lots of glass but no glare) that is warm, sitting in a comfy but supportive chair, with ample table space to spread out my threads and accessories in easy reach. A good light to work by, and music to listen to, makes it perfect.
Hi Mary, hope you are well”.
I love my back room downstairs, sitting in my cosy chair with my feet up on the pouffe, I can see into the garden through the patio doors and when night falls I have a natural light behind me on my beautiful black lacquered cabinet, which stores all my instruments , needles, threads and scissors.
At present I am embroidering and beading bags, but would love to try ribbon embroidered flowers on them, I love to try all aspects of embellishments.
I hope you are keeping warm Mary and have a lovely Christmas.x Sue
Here in new Zealand its summer so must imagine best winter stitching place. Sitting stitching in comfortable room with a log fire, listening to music with a view to the beautiful snow covered Southern Alps.
I live in sunny Florida, with bright light throughout my home on most days. However, when it is chilly I like to enjoy sitting and stitching on my enclosed sun porch.
My favourite place to stitch in the winter is in front of the fire all cozy and warm. However it is summer here now and in my favourite chair by the window is awesome!
My favourite spot is my Great Aunt old chair with the little side table. With Christmas coming, it’ll sit beside the Christas Tree. I just love this spot! I have a good lamp there too. Thank you so much for the giveaway!
My favourite place to stitch during the winter is our dining room. It is a beautiful room that has a calmness and serenity of its own. It looks out over the sea which is beautiful to watch as storms roll in and waves crash to shore, while knowing I am safe, secure and warm amidst the chaos of life. Embroidery is my passion in life and has kept me sane in many times of chaos, having a special place to do it also helps.
My favourite place to stitch in winter is at one of our beautiful beach coves 5 minutes from home. I am blessed to live in northern Australia where winter is glorious but summer is shocking hot and humid. So winter is my favourite time to get outside.
Luv your articles
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is on the couch in the living room with a fire in the fireplace. I usually have a Doxie right next to me “helping”. Thank you for all the information you post. I always learn something new!
My favorite stitching place is in my living room, looking out to my back yard and flower garden.
We were blessed with a beautiful grandson this summer and it is just enchanting to be near him so stitching while he naps is the bedt.
Sitting in the garden, with the winter sun beaming down, my Charlie (black Lab) at my feet with one of my many stitcheries in hand. Can not do this is the summer months in Australia 🙂
Merry Christmas
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I have two favorite places for stitching… a big comfy chair by the window in my office and my spot on the sofa when we watch tv in the evenings. I always try to have some sort of project to work on even when I’m relaxing – it helps me feel productive and (bonus!) keeps me from snacking! Thank you for being such an inspiration to my creativity!
My favourite winter sewing spot is in our spare bedroom, near the window that catches the morning sun. Early morning is my best time of day for needlework. Of course, down here in Australia, we are now heading into summer, so I seek a cool spot and sew in the very early morning, before others in the house get up.
I enjoy stitching in my wing back chair nest to a window in my living room. The TV keeps
me company as I stitch and window gives extra light, at my age I need it.
Wishing everyone a great holiday season.
Dianne
I love to cosy up in bed with a stitching video or a podcast on my computer and my daylight lamp nearby. of course it is nearly summer here so it will be a while before that happens!
My favorite place to stitch is in our sunroom. As long as it doesn’t get too cold, I can stay in my corner and watch nature’s wonders around me as I stitch contentedly. Too cold? Inside near a window in the dining room. Thanks,Mary
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in my comfortable recliner with my kitty Zoey sitting on the head rest. I sure hope to win. I LOVE embroidery work. Especially silk ribbon. Thanks for the chance!
My favourite winter stitching spot in my armchair in front of TV and a glowing wood fire in the background, cup of tea beside me, sometimes hot chocolate.
So glad to read your latest personal update Mary, bright blessings to you.
Merry Christmas to all.
Sandy NSW Australia
I love sitting in my comfy chair, by the fire and being able to look out the windows that overlook the country side. There’s always a variety of birds or wildlife to watch when I need a short break! Thank you for the opportunity to win a wonderful gift.
I’m in Southern California so the difference between a winter spot and any other time of year is that I can sit in direct sunlight with burning up. So I will pick my sofa during the week when my house is empty except for me and my two golden retriever friends laying at my feet. I’m still new at embroidery so my sessions are always an exciting adventure
My favorite stitching spot, winter or summer, is in my cozy sewing studio. The windows look out into a side yard and my hubby built some shelves that hold various pots. This time of year I stitch and look out at all my Christmas cactus, in full bloom. They’re glorious!
I sew in the same place all year. I put my feet up in my recliner. I have a sewing light behind me. The quilt keeps me warm while I listen to TV.
I’m at a small cabin in the mountains during the winter and I miss my sunny farm. It gets dark early in the Sierras, and so for stitching, I keep trying different spots. It’s too cold for outdoor stitching and too dark after 2 pm to stitch in the living room. So, I’m a stitching vagabond. I have to move with the light. I forgot my lovely lamp…and boy do I miss it.
My wonderful spouse brought me up a computer…so I can at least spend the evenings reading and rereading your blog. I do love the silk ribbon on wool. It’s such a beautiful combination.
Nothing better than my own couch, a warm blanket, and a small project.
My favorite spot in Winter needs to be determined. Up north in
Wisconsin it’s by our pot belly stove crackling with a good fire looking out the windows at the frozen like with snow falling. Somehow that Doesn’t quite work with being in far south Florida this year. Maybe hope fir a nice breeze and sit on my screened lanai looking out at the cormorants diving for supper. Great give a way. Loving the silk ribbon work in preview.
My favorite place to stitch is in our great room! We have a beautiful view of the lake below our house.
My favorite place to stitch is in my rocking chair. I have my light set up and everything that I am working on within arms length.
For Winter embroidering I sit in my rocking chair in my parlor where my supplies, favorite light, TV, and pellet stove are. I can not sit and watch TV without working on something.
My favourite stitching spot is near the fire looking out over the bay. Regardless of the weather the colour changes of the water are never tiresome!
This is a wonderful give away. If I had a choice, my favorite place to stitch in the winter would be in a cozy corner with good lighting. There would be a comfy chair, a small table and basket for the project that I’m working on. I would have a magnifying glass with a task light that would be hands free. Merry Christmas!
Thank you so much
My favorite place in winter time to do embroiderie is near my fire place seat in my coutch near the ones I love
My current stitching spot is on my couch with a tall bright lamp overhead. It’s not my ‘ideal’ spot, but it suits me well.
Wow, this is a fabulous give away! Thanks!
Right now I do my crocheting in my tilt back lounger covered with my blanket and my cat sitting nearby. One of these days I would like to get an electric fireplace so I would be warm and see the nice fire.
My favorite place to work is in my living room in the winter with a fire going. Nice music in the background
My favorite winter stitching place is the easy chair in my living room. I have a table that is height adjustable with a m
I love to curl up on the leather sofa in our living room. Table to my left with a night light and room to spread out. 2 dachshunds asleep next to me to the right under a warm blanket.
In winter, I tend to sit on my bed to stitch so that when it gets cold theres a boat load of blankets within arms reach. Sure, my desk has better lighting, but nothing beats comfy.
I have a corner on the couch where the lighting is best. That’s where I do most of my stitching.
I have a couple of favorite places to stitch: in my kitchen overlooking our patio and backyard, and in front of the tv watching a good show. Thanks for the opportunity for these prizes.
My favorite stitching spot is in my craft room. There I have a comfortable chair and all of my supplies. It is a cozy, friendly room, with lots of artwork as well as needlework on display.
A friend introduced me to your website and it is beautiful. In the winter I like to curl up next to my dog for some stitching, whether on my bed or couch. Many thanks.
My usual spot is the corner seat of the sofa under the lamp so I can see!
I’ve just taken up embroidery and have been doing it in the living room while watching TV. But I could easily see myself embroidering on the porch of a house on a beach somewhere. I’m finding it very relaxing.
I live in San Diego so don’t have much winter. But my favorite stitching spot for a very short time in January is at a retreat with many of my stitching friends. It is held at a convent dedicated to the care of retired nuns. The grounds are lovely, food yummy, ambience tranquil. My friend of 45 years comes out from NJ and we get to see all the projects that everyone else is doing. As well as make progress on our own.
I love these projects! My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in my stitching chair listening to a good book. I especially like it if my kids are around and teasing me. 😉
I live in Las Vegas NV so winter is state of mind ! So if I’m nestled up on the sofa in the evenings with a good movie,my stitching, and a cup of tea I can almost see snow outside .
My favorite stitching spot –winter and summer, spring and fall –is in my living by my big bay window.
I enjoy snuggling in my favorite chair in my hearth room, next to a cozy fire, where light floods in the room through my lovely southern windows. I love being able to glance out of my windows, to see winter birds feeding, snow gracefully falling and children happily playing in the winter wonderland right outside my home.
My favorite place to stitch is my front porch. Along with the beauty of my work, it is a place surrounded by nature. I can sit, stitch and feel the breeze and watch the trees sway.
I live in Las Vegas NV and winter is usually a state of mind . My favorite place to stitch is nestled in my sofa with a good movie and some coffee .
For stitching anytime, all I need is a comfy chair, my lighted magnifier, and a small table to clamp a frame on (if not stitching “in hand”).
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is on my couch in front of a fire in the woodstove with music playing. I LOVE Di van Niekerk’s books and November 29th is my birthday!:)
My favorite spot is my glider chair by a sunny window with a quilt wrapped around me and a crazy quilt block to stitch in my lap.
My favorite stitching spot is in my glider rocker watching TV. I can’t JUST WATCH TV. I must stitch…………….
I like to sit in my chair with a great movie like “The Bishop’s Wife” playing in the background.
My favorite place to stitch is by the window in my little rocking chair.
I love to stitch in my sewing room. It is tiny with a table and chair in the middle and the entire room in arms length so getting at my supplies is very easy.
What fun this is! I love all your posts and would love to me a winner. Have learned so much from your Needle n Thread website. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into sharing your expert knowledge with us all. Hope to win a gift from Di’ collection! Best Christmas gift I could wish for.
I like to do my Winter time stitching sitting beside my hubby in our cozy little living room. The projects you shared are beautiful.
I love stitching in front of the fireplace.
In my tiny (and freezing) student apartment I curl up on the end of my couch where I can feel the heater blowing right on me. I hate to stitch with cold fingers!
Since I haven’t started stitching yet,( waiting on my Amazon order of floss} I will tell you what I imagine. Sitting in my comfy chair, feet up, dog between my legs & cat in my lap. All very likely till the cat in the lap part. She won’t sit in my lap. Insists on being held like a baby. If not being held she’s on the arm of my chair.
Absolutely beautiful! These projects are wonderful and I would love to own either of them and stitch, stitch and stitch some more.
My home faces the north & in winter the sun streams in my front door, I take a chair & my project & enjoy the warmth & light until about 9.30 am.Bliss.
Living in the subtropics, Winter here is warm & dry so finding a good spot for stitching is not hard! A comfy chair beside a north facing window for sun & light is all I need – no heaters required, just a cosy cardigan & some classical music & I’m good to go
My favorite place right now is in my sewing room. But my dream place would be to curl up on the couch next to a crackling fireplace. Especially with it being so chilly lately.
My favourite spot in the winter is my armchair with my schnauzer, Millie beside me but almost any chair will do as long as I have good light I’m a happy stitcher. Thank you Mary for all of your sharing, it’s very much appreciated. Dinah in Canada
My favorite “winter stitching place” is the same as all other seasons: At my stitching table (some call it a “dining table”) with my dog and cat on the floor near me; and for winter, with my new ‘Presto’ heater on !!
Sitting with my front door open [which faces north] the sun streams in & its warm & the light is good.Have made some felt & embroidered it so it would be a lovely prize. Thanks .Doreen from OZ.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in a cosy overstuffed chair in the corner of the living room. With a small side table holding a mug of hot tea by my side, the afternoon light streams in over my right shoulder casting just the right amount of light to work. From this perch I can also look across and see the fire in the fireplace. Our cat, Joe, curled up asleep in front of the fire completes the scene, with all the makings of a Norman Rockwell painting. A slice of heaven.
In the winter, my favorite stitching spot is “my” chair in the great room with my feet on my ottoman. If it’s cold, I’ll heat up a corn bag (a cloth bag filled with seed corn that, when heated in the microwave for 2 or 3 minutes, gives this glorious little heat source to apply to anything that is sore or cold) and tuck it in at my lower back or put it on my lap desk and rest my wrists on it as I stitch. If I’m honest, I’ll confess that it’s not entirely unusual for me to sneak in a little snooze between stitches.
Love reading the comments about stitch spots. I too do not migrate around the house with the seasons. My leather recliner is in my bedroom, surrounded by bookshelves. It is next to the door that leads in to the lounge/TVs area. I like sitting and stitching with the door open so I can hear what everyone is watching and add my commentary without being distracted by actual watching!
My favorite “winter stitching spot” is the same as it is for all seasons: at my stitching table (some refer to then as dining room tables), dog and cat on the floor nearby, with the seasonal additionof my new ‘presto’ heater !!
I have an enclosed porch and in winter the sun shines in and warms the whole area – perfect for a little “me time” with my embroidery and a cup of tea
My dream spot – next to a crackling fire with some Cocoa at my elbow!!
Thanks for the giveaway- your website is my favorite. And I’m so happy to read the good news on your update!
Blessings,
Carrie G PlaneNut
Thank you for sharing all your beautiful work and know-how 😉
Carol
I have a large window to look out of… It’s a beautiful scene beyond the window of tall ponderosa pines, birds and squerills. It is especially beautiful when it is snowing.
Carol from flagstaff arizona.
My favourite stitching spot in winter is at the dining room table with the radio and heatpump on.
My favourite spot for winter stitching is by the fire in my parents home, in the pretty country town where I was raised.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is the corner of the sofa nearest the window. Especially during the day as I can open the shades and let in some more light. The days in northern Alberta can be dull and not very sunny. it’s also near an outlet so I can plug in my light if necessary. I can watch the birds at the feeder in the tree or turn on the TV and catch up on taped shows.
My favorite spot for needles work is curled up in my big, cozy ,if beat-up chair in front of a fire. with a cat on my lap’
My favorite winter stitching spot is in front of the fireplace with a view out the glass windows and my cat Leo curled up by my feet.
I’m new to stitching but I find the most comfortable place to stitch is in my chase lounge next to the window because it gives me the best light.
In front of the wood stove with me in one chair and the cat in the other chair; I can see myself embroidering the scarf!
Thanks for the wonderful ideas Mary.
Favorite place to stitch is in my sunroom overlooking the pool.
I have a lovely spot in the window of my dining room, where the winter sun can stream through…or I can see the rain tumbling down on the garden outside. I have a lovely comfortable chair next to the window and then I can spread out all my threads on the dining table. I can sit here all day if I want and sometimes my husband produces a lovely cup of tea for me !. When I finish I have an antique tea trolley where I sit my embroidery and put all the threads in the draw ready to go again the next time I feel drawn to the winter sun and my stitching …I love my winter spot :-)….Gai.
I don’t have a sewing spot yet,but I’m pretty sure I will use my embroidery spot. I’m doing research on what I need to begin. My research lead me to you and I like what I see. Looking forward to time we’ll spent. Have a blessed Christmas.
My favorite stitching spot during the winter is my recliner by the fireplace.
I sit in a big chair next to the window to receive the great morning sunlight, here in my living room…stitching while listening to my favorite cds!
Great giveaway! Beautiful projects!
My favourite spot is my back patio which receives full morning sun, giving excellent light conditions for sewing as well as warmth with a good cup of coffee made by my husband.
My dream stitching place would be in my comfy chair in front of a warm fire with my favorite music playing softly or a sappy, romantic movie playing…kits are really beautiful!
I am much more productive in winter because my favourite spot is in my armchair by the log fire. I have to use lamps with daylight bulbs ( which spoils the effect a little) but I light candles and have them on the hearth. All I need after that is a good film and cups of tea.
My ideal winter stitching spot is in my (finally finished) living room with large windows bringing in all the light. And when I take an ‘eye break’ I can see the birds flitting around outside.
In sunny Queensland, Australia, our winter daytime temperatures are rarely lower than 20’C (and even night temperature only falls below 10’C for a few weeks in total), so usually a favourite spot to stitch is in a sheltered corner of the garden out of the wind, enjoying the birds and flowers…….perhaps a dream for those of you in the northern hemisphere. So my dream experience would be to have a “snowy” winter and stitch in a large chair in front of a cosy fireplace like I see in the movies!!!
I love to sit in my recliner, feet up and tv on watching any OLD shows from the past! Needle in hand is heaven to me.
In late morning on a winter’s day I love to sit in my embroidery chair by a
sunny window with a cup of coffee and my embroidery and books. I
can see a little bit of the garden which at the moment is dominated by
purple and yellow pansies and purple heather with a few yellow primroses.
With radio 4 playing this is my utter bliss.
Thank you Mary! Thanks Di as well
The kit purse is lovely!
My favourite spot, my warm and comfy sofa, looking down the garden, unless it’s dark! …with stitching and a nice cup of tea. I would just like more time to sit there!
My favorite stitching spot for the winter is my comfy old wingback chair on the second floor landing, right under the sunroof! The light streams in and if I’m lucky and it’s raining, the pitter patter rhythm on the window is the perfect serenade! The surrounding bookcases hold all my stitchery books and patterns, and on the table beside me, my favorite stitching accoutrements in my hand-me-down white wicker sewing box, and a wee cup of steaming Earl Grey! Heaven!
Hello I’m Pilar from Spain : without a doubt my favorite corner of the morning is my living room / guest bedroom / storage room, although it may seem otherwise is a room very cozy and in which the morning sun comes pouring through the window, something that when I pick up the needle and the thread I greatly appreciate since age does not forgive and the glasses to see up close have become my best ”Friends”.
I must say that the work of art in which I am immersed since January of this year (a lot of time, I know) is “Secret-garden Hummingbirds” and I only need to finish the second hummingbird and I hope to finish it before of the end of the year.
Lovely givewaway! Thanks to you and Di for the chance to win it!
When I was living in Canada my favourite spot was a comfy chair in the bay window great light and the pleasure of watching the occasional deer passing by =)
Hi Mary,
my favourite Winter stitching spot is a lovely Goldilocks chair, with a lap quilt and a lamp attached to the back of the chair so I can see properly, and with the heater on low so my hands don’t get cold.
Marian (NZ)
Ribbons and threads in a mulititude if colours and sitting on my patio here in Spain stitching to my hearts content, a day of perfection.
My dream spot for winter stitching is in a garden in the morning with warm sun and mountain view, a cup of amazing tea, with birds singing and with flowers all around, in particular, with my lovely cat!
Sitting in a good and comfortable sofa chair, with accessible to all my tools and threads, with good lighting on, with my beloved Kenny G music in a room, that’s my dream spot for winter stitching!
My favorite place to stitch in winter is in my study. From my desk, I can look out of the window to the garden and the river beyond. My cat William sleeps on the corner of my desk on a small folded blanket. My desk is covered with all sorts of stitching paraphernalia all of which I use from time to time. Periodically I lift my head to gaze out at the river, it’s a blissful space.
I love to sit at my dining room table with a lovely view across the back paddock and the hills beyond. It always gives me inspiration to stitch something beautiful but practical as I love to use what I have made.
ps. I love reading your page and learning new stitches!x
I don’t have space for a dedicated stitching spot. My ideal place would be well-insulated, with a hands free stand, a comfortable chair that is easy to get in or out of, good magnifying light, and a radio/audio book player with a bluetooth inline headphone so I can hear music/words clearly. A big cupboard for proper stash storage and a necklace tree at my side for safe holding of different colours while I work.
Thank you for doing this again!
G’Day Mary,
Cosy, but not sleepily so.
Window, so the sight of winter elements can keep me content to be inside.
Music, good ‘ol country an’ western.
Privacy. I’m very easily distracted with conversations.
And all necessary stitching needs, and some wants, close at hand.
Cheers, Kath
PS, Kath From Australia.
Hello, I like to embroider on my sofa with a good light, the TV is in a corner of the lounge. But in front of me, there is a window, a large holly behind and birds (blackbirds) who are so fond of the bays… I never tire of watching them. Even if, for Christmas, there will be no more small red balls in the bouquet of holly.
How generous of you and your needlework resources to do this again, Mary! Thanks!
My ideal winter stitching spot would be my comfortable chair in a cozy room with a fireplace (like where I stitch now) but would have more surface area around me for all the stitching paraphernalia I want to have at hand — and room for a nice cup of hot tea.
Wow, what a fabulous give away! I can see myself I my chair by the fire, stitching away on a cold, wet winters day. Cup of something suitable by my side of course!
My favourite stitching place in winter, or any time of year is on my couch, feet up, fresh coffee close to hand, and maybe a treat or two…. it’s nice and close to my stash so if I want a change of pace/get too frustrated with current project I don’t have far to go. My dream place would have an ocean view!
Oh my. That scarf looks delightful and the little sparrow purse is so cute!
Greetings from a summery New Zealand. In winter I like to sit in my favorite chair – with my halogen light which creates a nice warm spot for the cat to sit on my lap whist I stitch.
My favorite place to stitch in the winter is my dining room – I follow the sun around the table! My dream place would be a glassed in conservatory that I could view the world from as I stitch (with shade as needed in Queensland!!).
My winter stitching spot is my all year round stitching spot – on my sofa, just with the addition of a quilt
My favourite winter stitching spot is in my armchair beside the fire so i am nice and cosy on cold winter days, and with a nice cup of tea of course.
As I live in the tropics and our winters are not overly cold. I enjoy stitching on my veranda in the gentle winter sunshine with a cup of tea by my side, and my cat in another chair curled up also enjoying the sunbeams.
My winter stitching spot is in my den. I have crystals in the windows and the walls reflect rainbows on sunny days. It’s a place of peace.
I don’t have a fave spot but when/if I get my own place I’d like a big, cozy armchair under a tall Tiffany style lamp in an out-of-the-way corner. Oh, and lots of storage room!
Thanks and happy start to the Christmas season!
My favorite stitching spot is my corner chair in the living room with my magnifier light and supplies on end table.
My favorite winter stitching spot is a cosy corner with a view out the window where I can see a winter tableau of children playing in the snow.
My favourite spot to stitch in the winter is in front of my gas fireplace with my outline overhead. I usually have one dog under my left arm and the other right beside her.
Hi Mary
My favourite stitching spot is a room in our house that I am lucky enough to have all to myself for stitching. Like most embroidery enthusiasts, I’d like more room as I have it packed to bursting point!
Regards
Delia
During the winter I love to sit under the sky light in my dining room, the direct light that poors in from above is superb for stitching. The gas heater is cosy a d warm and the bay window looks directly onto our garden.
My favorite stitching spot – anytime of the year is my stitching room. I have a chair and a vintage wooden sewing table close to a window. My completed smalls and vintage needlework tools are displayed around the room. I am so very fortunate to have a dedicated room for my stitching.
Lois
I love to sit in my favourite seat with the fire crackling in the hearth, watching another “Bones” episode and my favourite guy beside me, while I stitch away to my heart’s content!
My favourite stitching spot never varies no matter the time of year. I sit by a huge window at the back of my house. The light streams in all the time. Squirrels run through the yard. The fierce little red squirrels chase the big black ones. Birds flit around. People and dogs walk by on the street behind us. And my garden grows, even in winter, when the old stalks stick up out of the snow and I can imagine the roots just sitting in the ground waiting for spring. I have a very comfy chair and a spot beside me for tea. Can’t complain about anything!
My Ideal winter sewing spot would be in a warm house,
sitting in a comfortable armchair with an excellent light shining on my work. A side table holding my necessities would be important so I don’t have to move, but can just sit and embroider. A fire would great, but there I no hope of snow where I live.
My favorite stitching spot is in my spare bedroom/sewing room looking out the window when snowing. Not much snow here in the past but just love it when it snows.
My favorite stitching spot is in the family room with my family while they are watching Christmas shows. Listening to the show and my family’s laughter while I stitch with an occasionally glance at the television is priceless.
My favorite stitching spot in winter is my stitching nest with a fire in the fireplace.
My favorite place is on my couch with silk ribbon embroidery in hand. Pillows at my back my bright floor lamp beaming, a heating pad , my soft blanket and my puppy snuggled up next to me.
My favourite stitching spot is in my glider chair by the picture window looking out at our bird feeded and Blue Jay ring. The ring is filled with peanuts and it is so fun to watch the Jays come and get them, along with all the other birds at the feeder. It is such a peaceful area to sit. There is also a lot of light coming in which makes it perfect for stitching.
In front of the pot belly, which is roaring, with my cat on my lap – bliss.
My favorite stitching spot is in my living room in front of my fireplace. But most important is to stitch with my cat sitting on me.
I would love to win the purse kit. My stitching spot is my sofa, with some classical music playing, my cat by my side, and a cup of tea close by.
In a warm room with a comfortable chair beside a window with good lighting.
My favorite stitching spot during the winter is next to a well-insulated window, with beautiful natural light streaming in, a fire in the fireplace, and a cup of tea on a near-by table. Then, I’d like a frame and stand at JUST the right height, and an angle to stitch that doesn’t cause any joint to ache or strain! Then I’d like to be surrounded by books from floor to ceiling, and a kitty cat on the arm of my chair and a doggie at my feet. And, of course, my partner and best friend reading quietly next to me! What could be better?
My favorite place to stitch in the winter is in my big comfy chair next to the window that gives me the best light.
My favourite winter stitching place is in front of my big picture window where my cat and I can keep an eye on the birds and squirrels at my bird feeder as big fluffy flakes of snow fall.
In the winter, I ❤️ to stitch on the couch at our log cabin in the great room looking out at the snow and frozen lake. We have a fire going in the pellet stove, so nice and cozy. A nice warm cup of tea in a mug, makes it perfect! Especially when my cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Maya, is curled up next to me!!
My favourite place for needlework in winter is sitting beside the fire nice and cosy especially when it’s pouring rain outside.
I love to sit in my living room in front of a roaring fire doing all sorts of stitching. I am with my husband and dog so I am never lonely. A nice CD on and all is blissful. What more could someone what (or than a nice cup of tea, msde and delivered by himself!).
I have a big leather chair with a ottoman that I stitch in. I have a lamp I can get up close so I can see better
I love to stitch first thing in the morning in the living room in my favourite armchair, which sits in front of a very large picture window. As the window faces South, there’s lots of natural light and sunshine streaming through, and I love feeling the warmth of the sun on my shoulders as I stitch. In the Winter I have the open fire blazing and often have a small side window open slightly so I can hear the distant buzzards and geese as they fly overhead, and all the garden sounds and little birds as they visit the feeders near the window.
I always stitch in the same place: the armchair in my sitting room. It has a daylight lamp next to it, lots of table space beside it and room at my feet for my project box. Very satisfactory year round!
I love stitching on the couch, with my feet up, using my Bluetooth headphones to watch Netflix on my Kindle. It needs better lighting, but it’s very comfortable!
Merry Christmas Mary,
My favorite spot to stitch in the winter is in our family room in the basement. It is a walk out and so there is lots of great light that comes in and we have a fireplace insert that keeps the area nice and toasty. Thank you for all that you do to keep the stitching world moving forward.
Couch in front of TV.
I have always admired your website and discovered new shops and creators through your posts. Ribbon embroidery is something I have not done and love to give it a go with one of these kits!
My favorite place to stitch is in my recliner facing my front windows which look out at the canyon hill across from my house. I have a book that I am listening to and my dog curled at my feet.
My large over stuffed chair is positioned to over look the big barn. Not only can I do my needlework but also watch all the barn animals. Chickens roaming the yard with ducks close behind, the cow eating her hay and pigs and rabbits just laying around waiting for the next meal.
I have an economic chair that I purchased for my stitching and it is placed in my stitching room (aka 2nd bedroom) but the advantage point the chair sits in overlooks a beautiful tree line vista where I can watch the differences the sky produces on a daily basis….gorgeous
My favorite spot to do embroidery is in the sun room, in my cozy big chair with lots of light! 🙂
I do have a wonderful winter stitching spot. My room is upstairs in our wood heated house so it is warm! I have a huge round top window looking to the north so the light is fantastic. The natural light is aided by two overhead lights, one with a 200w bulb the other with 3 – 60watts. I know I’m guilty and I will eventually replace with led bulbs but it is hard to give up great light.
I sit at my beautiful cherry work table which is made just the height for me to work on when cutting fabric etc. I have an old upholstered drafting chair with a foot rest built in. I’ve recovered it with a complicated quilt block. I’ll never make the quilt so it’s a great use of the block made in class. It has elastic so it can be removed and washed.
Where I sit with my embroidery, sculpture or painting allows me a beautiful view out the window. My granddaughter 10 is learning to sew, we are often there together. I have figured out that if I leave a light and the radio on when I go fix dinner I’ll have to go back later to shut down. I feel such joy when I enter my room I usually end up staying for more embroidery with beautiful colors.
Kathryn
PS I keep lights in other rooms turned off unless absolutely necessary in the hopes of compensating for so much light in my special room.
Oh, how I would love this book! I looked at it but just can’t do any more purchases for awhile. LOL. But I did do a bit of drooling… 🙂 My perfect spot is in my studio. I have a chair where I can put my feet up, turn on a small tv or my quiet music and stitch away. The only thing that could make it more perfect would be a fireplace (with a cozy fire) and a blizzard outside. (I can’t help it, I like winter!) Thanks for the chance at the book to Mary, Di, and Search Press.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in the sunroom in the morning. Definitely before the kids get up and with my cup of coffee!
I can be found in my comfy chair, by my living room window in the afternoons. There’s lots of natural light, no interruptions, and lots of quiet time.
My favorite place to embroidery in winter ( or anytime) is the family room/ kitchen area overlooking the hillside and lake. The first thing is the peacefulness of the view, second the variety of colors, third the textures and fourth ( if I am lucky) the animal life coming up close to the house.
Your articles are always interesting, informative and challenging. I enjoy creating with fibers, silk ribbons and fabrics – especially felted wool. My favorite place to stitch is in our sunroom, on the sofa next to my Ottlite lamp. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Sincerely, Bobbie Baju
Good morning Mary – thanks for another fun Christmas give away season. My fave stitching spot in winter (during the day) is in front of my bay window. In the evening I like my Sure-light on while I stitch away on my sofa.
Love your work. What a great give away for the holidays!
I like to stitch in the corner of the couch with music or TV in the background.
My favorite spot to stitch is in my sewing room in my favorite chair. This way I am surrounded by all my ‘stuff’. It helps to inspire and if I need anything it’s right there. (If I can find it! ‘I know I have that, now where is it’.)
My favorite winter stitching spot us my recliner couch in my great room. In the winter the ideal would be with a nice fire and a great cup of coffee….this room it totally fronted with windows so I have great light during the day. I love being surrounded by beautiful threads, wools, silk ribbons, and fabrics The original post reviewing Di’s book had me hooked……I’ve not seen the kind of beautiful combinations of materials she uses….love love love!
When I close my eyes to imagine my favorite winter stitching spot I think of sitting beside the ocean in some warm sunny locale.. my winter reality has more than enough cold and snow to disillusion me of any stitching curled by a fire on a snowy Christmas eve! I would love to get away from these cold winters where exposed skin freezes in seconds!
Thanks to both Mary and Di for this wonderful give away..
Amanda
In my sunroom on a couch looking out on my garden
I always enjoy your posts with so many illustrations/tutorials and your finished work. It was my lucky day day when I came across one of your posts. Thank you for sharing all your talents!
I have a window that faces my old broken willow tree. The sunrise shines through it’s whispy branches where the birds and Chipmunks come to eat and play.
I love Di’s work and would love to win. My stitching spot in winter is a well lit comfy chair near my favorite music.
My dream stitching area would be a cozy attic room with an angled roof line and a large window overlooking the snow covered woods. I would have a comfortable chair covered in cabbage roses and be listening to light classical music or George Winston. My cat, Iris Mae, would be curled up in her bed next to my chair. I would have a pot of English Breakfast tea on an antique table next to my chair.
I love the beautiful work on this page! My favorite spot for winter sewing used to be a corner of the couch with supplies handy at my feet. Just moved to the south so I don’t know where my spot will be in this new house, new climate, and new companion (a very young, very active dog)!
My favorite stitching spot is on the end of ny couch with my lamp over my left shoulder. I can see really well and am very comfortable there.
My favorite stitching spot for winter is actually the same for all seasons. It isn’t a glamorous place but all of my supplies are at hand. The spot is my basement studio!
I mostly stitch in my sewing corner in the living room, but would like to do more hand stitching. I currently sit in an uncomfortable chair next to my sewing table because that is where there is the best light. I would love to get some good lighting next to my comfy chair and have a little table there to hold my projects too.
My favorite quilting spot in winter is to have a quilt wrapped around me with a bright light over my shoulder and music playing in the backgr0und.
Dear Mary,
I sit in my late mum’s chair next to the radiator, with all my equipment to hand, an audio book on the player, and a lovely view from the window over fields and across to the school my grandchildren attend. When the wind is the right direction I hear them all at playtime. Absolute bliss.
My favorite winter stitching spot is my art studio. I have a big comfy chair, music, good lighting, and it’s cat free which means I don’t have to negotiate the fuzzballs trying to eat my thread! I live in Florida so winter is mild but my studio is always a cheerful spot regardless of the weather.
I have wanted this book for a long time, I do have it on my wish list in Amazon, I have a couple of her book and love them .
I love to stitch in my favorite chair in front of large windows and feel the sunshine.
Thanks for another round of giveaways! My favorite place to stitch in the winter is in my easy chair in the living room. It’s right by our wood stove so it’s super warm and I can watch Christmas movies at the same time.
I have a stitching spot in my living room that is perfect in the morning when the sun is streaming in. It is not as nice later in the day, but is comfortable. My dream stitching spot would be on an island in the ocean with a breeze blowing, listening to the waves.
My favorite spot to stitch in in my recliner under the light of floor lamp. It is in front of TV so can watch game or movie as stitch.
My favorite stitching spot is my recliner right next to the living room picture window where I look out on a historic chapel. I have my Daylight light/magnifier set up to easily swing into position and a long table on the other side. Often my white fluffy puppy joins me in the recliner. It is perfect.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in front of my picture window. Lots of light and comfortable chair.
I am fortunate to live in a small town outside of Charlotte, NC. Our winters of late have been fairly mild. My favorite winter stitching spot is on the back patio. It is a covered patio and looks out at our backyard which is mostly natural area. We feed birds year around and hence, inadvertently feed the squirrels. The entertainment value is priceless, sometimes a distraction, but always inspiring.
This is really a dream spot since I don’t have anything like this (but it is a goal). Sitting in a comfortable and supporting chair next to the CD player & radio with plenty of space for a stand, threads, charts et c and a view outside when I raise my eyes from my needlework.
Mary… my favorite spot to stitch is in the living room in my recliner chair… with the Ott light to my left and my desk in front of me (full of threads, scissors, needles, “Inspirations” magazines, patterns, fabric, herbal tea, etc.) … and the big TV in one corner of the room and the fireplace in the other corner. And the only thing that will make this scene more exciting is if I could stitch while the TV is on and the Buffalo Bills Football Team would actually win a game!
My favorite spot to stitch is in my very comfortable chair, watching television. I bundle up with a lap robe, long sleeve shirt and my favorite cup of coffee with vanilla cream. It is my meditating place. I love it.
Have learned so much love your work
Oops I sit in my cozy chair near the window to do my stitches
The moment I discovered Di van Niekerk, I fell in love with her work. I thought when she announced that she was “retiring,” we wouldn’t be given the opportunity to enjoy her lovely books, projects, and ribbons. However, I’m glad to read that she is continuing her business for all the “Di” followers, and thank you for your informative article about her.
My favorite place to work is in my LR during the day when the sun shines warmly thru my curtains.
Love to sit in my rocker with all my books behind me as I stitch for hours.
My winter spot is the same as my year-round one: cozy in bed with my magnifying lamp clamped onto my bedside table. But I would love to eventually have a dedicated stitchy room, so that in the winter I’d have a fire going in the fireplace!
Sitting in front of the fire.
My favourite winter stitching spot is on the cosy bench in the bay window, in front of the radiator. But I do have to time-share it with my cat!
I’d love to win !
My favorite spot to stitch in the winter is on the couch with a fire in the fireplace.
I am in my favorite winter stitching spot. I have close friends and my husband who support and encourage me in my stitching. Being surrounded by these special people, I find peace working from my favorite chair and watching the birds and animals in my backyard. It is my serene escape.
I love to stitch in my family room since it is warm and cozy and my cat and husband are nearby.
My favorite winter stitching place is my recliner. I like having a lap quilt, and stitching in a small hoop in the winter.
I like to sit on my couch with a blanket on my lap while I stitch and watch tv. I found this year round, not just winter! Lol!
My favorite winter stitching spot is on the end of the couch next to the floor lamp.
My absolute favorite winter stitching spot is in the living room. I have a very old, very comfortable leather recliner, with a footstool even(this was given to me last year when the owner of it moved and didn;t want to take it). It sits in a corner with a daylight lamp behind it, and a long dresser with a stereo on top to one side of the chair.The dog beds are not far away and we all(2 dogs) get nice and cozy for the evening. There is a bookcase nearby where i keep the basket of mending that i need to do and i can always find something in there!Or, sometimes i do no stitching at all, but just sit there and read. Thank you for hosting this give-away!
My favourite winter stitching spot is the same as my summer one – my armchair in the corner of the living room. It can become quite a nest of craft materials at times! Right now, I am working on a bunch of bottle-cap pincushions to give as gifts to the ladies at my quilt group (I am keeping the first one because it was a bit of a prototype). Needless to say, the stitch articles on here are invaluable for helping me decide what to embroider next! 🙂
Having moved from Siberia to South Africa made me realize that one thing my dream winter stitching spot cannot do without is snow outside the window! Nice fluffy lumps of it!
In my old Lazy Boy next to the window that looks out over the river.
In my old Lazy Boy.
My favorite spot is in my work studio late in the day with a cup of coco and a chocolate mint cookie. I live in Florida so no fire side chair for me.
I love stitching on my couch in the winter time, cuddled up in blankets and with a cat or two by my side. Cozy!
My dream winter embroidery spot would be a bay window seat overlooking a lovely winter scene. And enhanced by ambient lighting, lots of cosy cushions and a snuggy blanket for the long evenings…
My favorite winter place to stitch is a shared office. My side of the office has sunny windows and great lighting, while my husband’s side is very masculine and looks more like a study. When the whim strikes, we put on a little music or an audio book. We even have a small electric heater that makes a toasty warm room! It’s a great place to sit and stitch because the chair is comfortable, and the company is good! =}
My favourite stitching spot is in my studio in my favourite chair with lots of light coming in from the patio doors. On days when the light isn’t so bright or in the evenings I have a lamp to see by. For my comfort, I have a table beside me and a stool for my feet. For my dog Willow’s comfort a rug. Here I am happy.
Hi Mary 🙂
My stitching spot is the same for all the seasons. It’s my nest, a recliner in my living room, with a side table set up with my tools, Lowery stand, and Ott-lite. From there I can watch the birds and seasons, and I have music or tv to stitch by.
Thanks for the chance to win.
My favorite stitch spot is a big chair in front of the TV with an ottoman piled high with extra pillows. It has a light over my right shoulder which has 3 extra lights that I can turn on (if needed). I had foot surgery a few months ago and it is nice when I can put my foot up. I usually end up with a cat or two curled up on my lap. I guess I need the supervision so I can get everything right. I like to run old movies (that I have seen over and over) as the noise helps me to relax. That is my happy place.
My favorite place to stitch in the winter is in our armchair. I love it’s comfy cushions and the ottoman we have for it. Nothing beats a sweater, cozy throw, warm beverage and stitching on a chilly day! 😀
I love to sit outside on a bench by the pond to stitch. I can watch the ducks and soak up some sun (or shade), and of course, the natural light is perfect for checking my colors. Since I’m one of those people that are almost always too warm, I can stitch there on days when most people are wearing jackets and gloves. But my favorite place for stitching in the winter is my big comfy chair next to the south facing french doors that lead to the deck. The light is still pretty good, and unless it’s snowing, blowing, or just too darn cold I can open the door and pretend I’m outside. Thanks for the chance to win this book and kit. I’ve already put it on my christmas wish list and sent it to everyone I know.
I love to sit by our big windows during a rainy/snowy day watching our big cedar trees dancing in the wind as I stitch.
My favorite winter stitching spot doesn’t exist yet, but when it does it will be in front of the ginormous picture window in my room, looking out on the backyard and the greenspace and creek behind the property. Lots of natural light, and plenty of squirrels and birds for distraction. If my plans come together like I’d like, it’ll be a spot for creativity, with plenty of space to work on my creations.
Favorite spot is my big chair in the living room, where all my craft yarns are.
My favorite stitching spot is my everyday spot where my magnifying light, project box, ort keeper, and cigar box/small tool holder sit next to me. And, yes, here in the cold Upper Peninsula of Michigan, it’s by the wood fire, cozy and warm.
My favourite spot to work on my embroidery in winter has been in my lounge, with the heater warming me and the room. Outside there are trees and a lovely view of the distant hills. We are moving house soon, so I guess I’ll have to develop another spot. It will have to be warm and well-lit, with room for all the bits and pieces alongside.
Thank you for the articles. I enjoy them very much. I am a print maker and I’ve started to print my designs on cloth so they can be embroidered and felted. So you can imagine how excited I am about this Christmas give away. Quite splendid.
Thanks again, Judy
My favourite dream spot for stitching would be in a nice recliner chair in a cabin at Waskesu Lake, in the wintertime. The livingroom would have huge windows overlooking the frozen lake. I would have a log on the fire and nice music playing in the background.
My favorite spot to do embroidery is my leather chair in my front room next to a table with my supplies and a good lamp. One of my supplies is my TV remote and I can watch…or really listen to a show. Living in Fl it rarely is cold but when it turns to 50 or below, I can grab a quilt of afghan to keep warm. Close by are pillows of different sizes that I can use as my project or back demands.
Thank you for your wonderful site. May you continue to heal and enjoy many many more holoidays.
Anytime, I love to sit my cozy recliner, with my Bluemax light. I like to listen to Audible or watch TV while stitching where I can see the pond with waterfalls and birds splashing in the water. In the Winter I have the fireplace going, in the Spring & Summer I sit in the same place with the patio door open to listen to the waterfalls, birds chirping and my chickens cackling.
Its cold outside! I like to stitch in a comfy chair with a blanket on my lap and a hot cup of herbal tea by my side.
Love to stitch outside in the winter sunlight. Here’s hoping I win.
My favorite place to stitch in winter is my “stitch room” with large southeast windows to view snow and mountains.
Outside on the patio in the warm tropical sunshine with the best lighting ever.
I have been wanting to give silk ribbon embroidery another try. Did a tiny bit years ago and enjoyed it but then real life got in the way. This sounds like the perfect opportunity!
My favourite stitching spot is in my lounge room with the open fire going if it is cold enough. This room gets lots of sunshine in winter, so on nice day it has fabulous light.
thank you and Di for the wonderful give-away.
It’s not only a spot, but also a moment of the day.
I love to embroider on my couch early in the morning. The morninglight is so great to embroider. But it’s also about the moment. What a wonderful start to begin a day with some embroidery.
Mom of 4 wonderful kids..I love Di’s work and have learnt a lot from her books and online tutorials. I would love to do more and Im passionate about it…Love love love ribbon embroidery.
This a skill I need help in developing. Winning would help me.
I dream of a club chair, leather of course, a pillow and a quilt. Warm and cozy is the best to stitch. Thank you for doing those give-away.
Forgot to tell my dream spot for stitching in previous comment. In front of a crackling fireplace!
We recently purchased our home and have been in it less than two months. So… I don’t have a favorite stitching spot yet, but I am working on my sewing/craft room. I am looking forward to adding a comfy chair and lamp to make a cozy, productive room to relax in!
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my memory. When I was a child, we would spend several of the holidays at my grandparent’s home out in the country. They had a big, gas, space heater in the living room. The “just – right” spot in front of the heater was mine. I would sit on the rag rug stitching initials onto handkerchiefs. The sun from the big front windows added all the light I needed.
Very beautiful and generous.
I love to do my stitching in “my chair” in our den. It’s an old chair and it really is no longer comfortable so I concentrate more on the wonderful project I am stitching ❤️
My favourite spot is in front of the window that overlooks the woods. As it gets dark so early I often see the deer coming over the field and the barn owls swooping down. It does distract me somewhat from stitching though.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my recliner, with little fire going. So cosy!
I do most of my stitching on the sofa, but I dream for the day when we own a house with a nice outdoor view through big windows and a fireplace nearby. Happy holidays!
My favourite stitching spot in winter is my big armchair in the lounge with the log fire going. I have all my stitching gear around me as well as my light magnifier plugged in.
Love to work in my family room with the fireplace going, my dog beside me and music playing. A glass of wine or a cup of hot tea within reach just adds another layer of comfort…
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in my grandmother’s rocking chair. It’s over 100 years old and I remember learning how to stitch from my grandmother as she sat in it. It’s a wonderful feeling.
My favorite spot to stitch would be in my home studio with Bing Crosby Christmas music crooning away in the background!
I gather my colors of wool and a needlepoint canvas. Or, it might be a square of fabric for a quilt and threads to hand appliqué. Then I sink into my wing chair that is covered in light blue, 100 % cotton velvet fabric. Perhaps turn on NPR or PBS. On some days “the sound of silence” is appropriate. My goodness! This is Heaven on earth.
I love stitching in Winter, when my man has lit the fire and I can be cosy in my armchair with the family around and a good light.
My winter spot is the same as my spot for the rest of the year – an armless chair with ottoman and an LED work light.
My favourite stitching spot is in my needlework room with a good light and magnifier when needed. The tropical winters are not cold here but I can imagine curled up in a comfy chair by a fire.
I stitch in my upstairs ‘craft/tv’ room. This room faces south and sunshine is most welcome on a cold and windy winter day. It also has a large window to view the swirling snow flakes!
My favorite spot is on my relex chair that was given to me by a good friend.
I can put my feet op on the chair.
What a lovely idea! My favorite stitching spot is not my actual one, but here is what I dream it to be. A tall, comfortable chair (with sewing box footrest) before a roaring fire, kitty at my side, purring away.
I don’t have a perfect stitching spot currently, but would love a warmish solarium with lots of natural light. A comfy chair to work in and surrounded by plants. A place close by for the stash and all the accessories needed. Lastly a place to make tea and soft music playing while I play with my needles.
I love embroidering on felt, but have never used ribbon. It sounds wonderful!
I would love to learn more embroidery skills .
My favorite spot for winter stitching is sitting on the loveseat in my family room because there are windows facing 2 directions, which give plenty of natural light & where I can watch birds and other outdoor activities. I also have an excellent lamp and sometimes, I even turn on the television.
I love to sit in front of my beautiful fireplace, with a roaring wood fire, and get lost in my stitching as I listen to the wood crackle and the flames moving through the logs. What a wonderful gift. I am blessed.
My favorite spot to stitch is on my comfy couch near hubby in his recliner….nothing better than stitching and spending time with the one you love!
In the Winter, I stich by the wood stove. Something about wood heat makes everything better, despite the wind and rain outside!!
My dream spot for winter is by the fire. I love fireplaces. We had one in my childhood home and right now I am in an apartment and I would love to curl up in a big comfy chair by the fire and stitch away.
My stitching spot is upstairs in my sewing room. This time if year the light is wonderful.
My favorite place to stitch in the winter time is in my big comfy chair in my living room. It sits right next to the window and my “fake fire” (aka infrared space heater), so the light is fantastic to stitch by and when I look out the window at the bare trees and, sometimes, snow, I am warm and cozy!
Yes please, i would love an erly christmas pressie
My favorite stitchery spot would be in front if my big picture window while its chilly, raining or snowing, with the smell of fir trees and apple cider on the stove.
After the dinner dishes are put away, on a corner of the couch with my feet up & my family nearby watching television.
I have “my” corner of the big couch for stitching.
Hi! I’m Mary-Ann from Sherbrooke and my favorite stitching spot for the winter is as always sitting on my bed my back against three pillows.
Bye,bye love Mary-Ann
I sit in my Lazyboy by my fireplace! Warm and toasty!,,,
My favorite stitching spot is anywhere I am with friends who also love to stitch!
I stitch, knit, or sometimes read in my big old chair in my room with a big window where I can use natural light. The window looks out on the pasture so I can keep an eye on my alpaca. Truly, I’m so fortunate to have such a place and maybe I will be able to do some ribbon work on my felt quite soon.
Thank You for this offer, and for all you do.
My recliner in my sunny family room in Arizona!
Love sitting in the recliner with calming music and fire going, stitching. With all that goes on around here it is sometimes difficult to do without interruptions.
I love my stitching corner at home. All of my basic supplies in reach, good lighting. I can watch tv or listen to music or a podcast.
My favorite stitching spot is one corner of the sofa in the living room — its near a window where I can watch the birds’ activity and near a heating vent so that I don’t need to wear socks!
My favourite stitching spot is on my couch with a cat curled up on either side.
My favourite winter stitching spot is by my living room window, in the early afternoon light. I can sit and watch the birds on the feeder, and it’s so snowy and quiet.
My dream spot is the sofa, next to the big window; my dogs next to me, listening to classic samba songs with a hot beverage. Oh, isn’t that happiness?!
My favourite stitching spot for winter would be sitting on my comfy chair, with a blanket on my knee, in front of the cosy fireplace, listening to the wild weather outside.
My favorite stitching place in the winter is the corner of my sofa in my living room, with my dachshund beside me giving moral support…
My favourite winter stitching spot has got to be on the beach in Hawaii (because that is where I will be this December 🙂 )….otherwise, I will pick my Lay-Z-Boy chair, while watching a hockey game!
My favourite sewing spot is where I can watch the new leaves on the mango trees here in south India, it’s fresh during the day and chill at night. The sunlight has a mellow tone making colours pop beautifully!
I love Needlenthread and Christmas so this giveaway is great. I am planning to get this book as it sounds great. My favorite place to sew is before a wood fire in my big chair during a storm. Housebound, cosy and contented!
My favorite stitching spot during the cold snowy months of winter is right in front of the wood stove in my recliner. A little Jim Brickman playing on Pandora.
A recliner type chair with lots of back support and a heating pad. I have several of these chairs throughout the house with really good light and a side table for my tea and all of my stitching goodies.
Thank you so much for being an inspiration to stitch and play with threads.
Glad your scans are good. Mine are too.
I would love to learn more about ribbon embroidery.
Oh thank you so much for this drawing. I’m almost as happy for each winner as if I had won! My favorite spot for stitching is my sunny kitchen with the sliding glass door facing south, of course, and a table to set my coffee on. Happy warm stitching!
My favorite winter stitching spot is at my kitchen table. Lots of good light fron the Windows, as well as the over head light.
Hi Mary, My favorite place to stitch in winter is my living room sofa in front of the TV with a lap blanket.
Don’t know how I missed this on your previous posts. Some amazing give-aways! Love the scissors!
I have a work table in front of a bedroom window that faces our garden and bird feeders. In winter, it’s wonderful to stitch facing the bird feeders because I enjoy watching their social activities knowing I am helping them survive the cold Wisconsin winters. Cardinals come to our feeders and they look absolutely lovely against newly fallen snow.
Love to stitch anywhere with great natural light. Right now I’m visiting my daughter in New Jersey n find a bench by her front window the perfect stitching site !
My favorite stitching spot is in a big oversized wing back chair with footstool, in front of a fire with a good movie on the TV and the cat sharing my space. Of course winter in Austin Texas only happens in January and February, after that it’s too warm for a fire.
For planning and stuff needing room i like the little table in the west facing window in the studio which is light and warm in the cooler months. For just prescribed hand stitching then my recliner under my strong light in the sitting room is just perfect. Very lucky really to have such nice spots to work in.
My chair is beside a sunny window, and it is always my go-to spot for needlework. It is a calm space that allows for brain activity to flow… .
My favorite place to do winter stitching is the living room, snuggled up on the couch, watching/listening to Christmas movies, with a hot cup of cider or coffee near by.
I am usually stitching sitting on my sofa with my feet on the ottoman and my cat, Alex, curled up by my feet.
I stitch at my desk. I watch tv or my iPad for music. It’s adequate but not ideal. My thoughts have me in a very comfortable chair ( not too comfortable, I don’t want to fall asleep) with great lighting & easy access to all my stitching needs.
I have set up a card table in a corner of my living room. It’s big enough for two stitching frames (I alternate between projects), but I wish it were a little wider so I could easily see the pattern book without having to pull it out from under my frame every time. Having it in the living room means I can stitch while watching TV or chatting with holiday houseguests.
My fav stitching spot at home has floor to ceiling windows and looks out over Lake Merritt with a view of the Berkeley / Oakland Hills. All that’s needed to improve it a replacing my stitching chair — 4+ years of sitting in the same spot has resulted in the seat getting “sat out” — yep, I’m shopping again.
My favorite spot to stitch in the winter is my comfy chair in the family room, I was just sitting there working on a Christmas pillow. There is great light from the windows, and I can look up and see what’s going on outside!
I like to sit in a comfy armchair with good light and everything I need close at hand. I would love to stitch with silk ribbon on felt!
My favorite stitching spot is my cozy corner in the den, in front of my TV with the fire place ready to light anytime. I pretty much stitch in that location year round. I love it because I don’t have to put my stuff away. I put it down and it’s ready to pick up where I left off the next time I have a few minutes to stitch.
Ooh…what a wonderful giveaway.
My happy place to sew is in my Lazy Boy recliner which is situated next to the fireplace. My pup is laying on the recliner extension and hubby is enjoying his XBox.
Thanks for the opportunity to participate! My favorite winter stitching spot is my favorite anytime stitching spot. On the couch (it’s super comfy) with a bright led lamp attached to the back shining over my shoulder. But soon I’ll have to find another spot as we are moving and selling that couch!!! But not the lamp 😉
Ruth C. in Sparks NV for now!
My favorite stitching spot is my easy chair with a window on my right and a good lamp on my left.
I have a reclining leather chair in my living room which is perfect for winter use. I can ease myself into it, turn on a book on CD, put my dog’s bed next to me and relax and work. I find those time’s rewarding.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is in my family room, on my large leather chair, next to a wall of windows where I can watch it snow or see the birds tease the squirrels on the bird feeder. My little piece of heaven 🙂
Thanks to you and the other sponsors for doing this giveaway again this year! What a treat.
My favorite winter sewing spot is the same as my summer one: on “my” corner of the couch in the living room. Anyone else who sits there does so at the risk of being needled.
Ah, my favorite winter stitching spot.
That would be in my sewing room, in my loft.
Only , I wish, there was a proper comfy chair! The space is very crowded now with my other quilting obsession! The light is good with a nice window!
And as it is in the loft, it is warm and cozy, just haven’t found the right chair!
Thank you Mary for your inspiring work, I tell everyone about your wonderful tutorials, they have helped me so much!
In the wintertime I love to stitch With my best friend. She is always teaching me something new. My friend introduced me to your works. I believe in doing the stitch the correct way no matter how many times I have to practice it to get it right. When it comes out perfect I do a happy dance.. lol.
I love to stitch in the den sitting on the couch and listening to an audio book!
I enjoy stitching in my recliner by the fireplace, watching TV. I am switching to a gas fireplace this year, so no smoke or soot, just a nice warm ambience.
Both of Di’s kits look beautiful. I would prefer the purse but would be happy with the scarf as well!
My favorite winter stitchy spot is my local coffee shop – so cozy and snug! – or in my living room, looking out the window at the falling snow when my eyes need a break.
My sewing space is my all inclusive chair next to a large picture window. It is where I say my daily prayers, read, do needlework, watch TV and yes sometimes eat. That being said my dream needlework space would be a glass solarium filled with flowering plants and ferns in blue ceramic pots. The sunshine coming through the glass ceiling and views of snow all around. I have been a follower of Di’s for many years and often stitch from her Embroidered Alphabets book.
I love to stitch anywhere I have good light! But I do have a favorite comfy chair with room for supplies beside me. And then if I can be with like-minded stitching friends…well, it’s just about perfect!
My favorite stitching spot is an armchair with a lamp next to it. It is made out of walnut and was in my parents’ house for about 25 years before it became part of mine. When I am not stitching in it, the dogs argue over who gets to sleep in it.
I love to stitch beside my living room window. This window looks out over the Great Dividing Range. The colours of the Australian bush changing constantly. This inspires my embroidery.
A cosy place by the fire in my favourite armchair looking out the window at the rain, preferably stitching or reading my book while sipping my gorgeously hot cappuccino.
I love to work on needlework projects in the winter, in front of the fire with the snow falling outside and something yummy bubbling away on the stove…. Perfection
I love to stitch in my recliner. With legs raised, creates a nice “lap”on which to hold my supplies. In the winter I add a quilt wrapped around my legs, which keeps me comfy & warm.
The company of my fur-baby kitty or my good friend provide the warmth and comfort for my winter stitchery.
My favorite place for every creative moment is on my back deck in the early morning.
My favorite winter stitching spit is my recliner chair next to the fireplace! I create a nest that includes my Dazor, stitch project in it’s own bag, a bag of tools, and a cup of coffee or hot cocoa.
My favorite winter–and all year round since there’s no real winter in San Diego–stitching spot is my end of a Lazy Boy sofa with feet up and good light right there.
I love to stitch in my cozy chair, snug and warm, with a cup of hot chocolate, good music playing and gentle snow piling up outside.
I love to stitch in the winter curled up in a reclining chair I inherited from my grandparents. It is right by a big double window with lots of light and a view of the woods behind my house
My favorite winter stitching spot is my “always” stitching spot in front of my floor stand and frame which sits to the right of my studio window so the natural sunlight can come in from the left. Everything I need is just an arm’s reach away or closer. No distractions, except what might pass by my window. In winter, I will keep a lap quilt on my knees and legs; in summer, I do not. I am a creature of habit.
We just moved into our new forever home and I’m assuming my new favorite stitching spot will be in the living room by the fireplace this winter!
My favorite stitching spot in winter is in my rocker, in front of my glass doors watching the snow falling…and knowing that I don’t have to go outside.
My dreamspot would be on a cruise ship somewhere warm sitting on the sunshine stitching! If only!!!
I’m generally in front of the TV and the fireplace in the winter!
My favorite winter stitching spot or I should say current spot is my bed. Due to re-breaking my knee and a fractured back and foot, I’m limited to this spot. Someday I want to stitch in my family room because of the natural lighting. The family room is my dream spot.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my front room, which was a sewing room, near the window. As I’m in Queensland Australia my favorite spot for your winter, my summer is in the lounge under the air conditioner 🙂
I love to stitch curled up on the sofa with a cozy blanket and a cup of hot tea!
Hello, My favourite stitching spot right now is my new tilt back chair in the living room, “listening” to all the Halmark Christmas Movies. My stitching spot in the sewing room is in re-do stage, of shabby chic with a round tea table and some of my favourite tea sets and pretty shabby chic colours. I have her book “Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork” and absolutely love it !
Dear Mary, I always look forward to your emails, and the Christmas time give aways are especially fun. I glean so much information from your website, and truly appreciate all that you contribute to our needlework community. Living in Tucson, Arizona, my favorite winter stitching spot is outdoors mid day with the natural daylight to stitch by, and the Superstition Mountains as a focal point when I look up to give my eyes a break. In the evening it’s back to my favorite indoor stitching “nest”.
My favorite favorite stitching spot in the winter is on my wonderful chase. Covered up with my lap quilt made by my mom! I have to pack up my stuff each evening and un-pack whenever I start each day, however, it’s worth the time to sit in this chase and feel warm and cozy!
Thank you!!
Michelle B
Arkansas
Hello! Greetings from Tucuman, Argentina! I apologise if my English isn’t very good, my native language is Spanish.
Even though it’s Spring here (and quite hot, I must say, one would think it’s the middle of Sumner), my favorite stitching spot is my bedroom. I get very cozy, either with my blankets when it’s cold, or with the AC on when it’s hot. The light is very good, too, and my dog cuddles with me as I stitch away.
Hope you all have a great week!
Sandi V. favorite stitching place is my cabin on little Whidbey Island in Washington State. My favorite time is in the chair at night watching the ferry boats go across the water with all the lights on. Ihave never gotten tired of that. we have had our cabin for 45 plus years!!!!! I can stitch and just look up and see the boats!!!!!
My winter stitching spot would be warm, have great light, and easy access to hot tea, and good music. It is currently a work-in-progress.
I love to sit and stitch in my chair, which was sized for me, in front of the woodstove in the winter
My home is a collection of historic buildings dating from 1813 to 1826. They were once part of a tavern/stage coach/inn business. My husband, two dogs and I have lived here for almost 20 years. My sewing room has floor to ceiling windows on two walls and faces east so I have lovely morning light for my stitching. I spend most of my time doing hand appliqué/quilting and embroidery with historic reproduction fabrics and patterns. Wingback chairs and 17th century cupboards for storing materials fill the room with a gracious antique ambiance while outside I can watch the changing seasons reflected in our gardens overflowing with native wildflowers. It is an idyllic spot for stitching and for dreaming about the next project.
My favourite spot for stitching in the winter and at all times is in my chair in my living room. I have big south facing windows so I get plenty of natural light and for those gloomy days I have my great Ott light. I live on a property surrounded by trees with all kinds of birds which we feed all winter. I consider myself very privileged to have such a beautiful spot. Would love to win one of these beautiful prizes! Thank You for the opportunity!
What a wonderful prize and a special person for this great give away! My favorite stitching spot is in my cozy living room by the fire with my favorite music playing!! Thank you and Happy Stitching!
Hi there,
My dream stitching spot is the same year round. There’s a big cozy chair in my studio that looks out over the fields around our house. The room is always well lit and I wear layers of wool and a blanket to keep warm. I also love that stitching is so portable – I can easily bring it anywhere!
Silk Ribbon embroidery is one of my most favorite techniques in the world of stitching , and Di is one of my most admired designers in this field . Winning one of her kits and book would be amazing !
Favourite stitching spot in winter? At my dining room table so I can look out over the inlet and watch the tide turn and the life that inhabits these waters. The light from the low winter sun fills the room. Couldn’t ask for a nicer place to sit and stitch.
My dream stitching spot would be a nice cozy room with a fire. There would be plenty of comfortable chairs and couches for me, my daughter and daughters-in-law, and granddaughters to stitch in. And of course, there would be tea or hot chocolate for everyone.
Favorite winter stitching spot: in the dining room by the window!
My favorite spot for needle work in the winter is in front of the fire in our family room–especially after the Christmas tree is lit. I sit under my favorite throw and forget about time.
My ideal stitching spot is curled up in my chair and a half in front of a nice fire!
My year-round favorite stitching spot is my “spot” on the couch. All my supplies are handy, and I can sit in the quiet, play music, or watch TV while I stitch.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in a big chair, with my grandkids playing on the floor near me.
I like a well lit area and a comfortable chair with a foot rest. I had a comfortable chair, but it became too narrow after my dog decided to sit and lay next to me.
He’s a small loving dog and my companion.
My favorite place to stitch during the winter is in my living room. We have three large floor to ceiling windows that look out on a wildlife preserve. Snow covered trees, many birds and occasional animals are a delight to watch as I stitch my projects. It is peaceful and the perfect place to spend my time with thread and needle!
My favorite stitching spot in the house is in my sunroom. I have lots of light and face a lake . I get to watch the ducks, and birds while I stitch. I would love to win the giveaway!
My husband and I converted a spare bedroom to a “reading room” complete with a couple of bookcases and two super comfy chaise lounge chairs. In addition to making a great place to curl up with a good book, it is a wonderful and quiet spot to get some stitching done.
I’m so excited to find your website! I am just starting into stitching : ) I love sitting in the rocker in our family room with the guys as they watch football! Thanks for the chance to play!
My favorite place to stitch is in a nice comfortable chair with lots of supplies around me. Whenever I have my pretty threads and pattern books by me I’m happy and content. Music playing in the background is always relaxing also. Oh what a perfect day of stitching that would be.
My favorite spot to stitch is my outside patio in sunny Tucson Arizona. I’m very fortunate to be able to leave frigid Michigan behind during the winter months. My husband sits and reads and my little papillon lays at my feet just about every afternoon while I stitch.
Coming from Australia, its obviously not winter at the moment but during winter I love to curl up in on the window seat in the front room of my house with a cat or two and enjoy the afternoon sun streaming through the windows.
Sitting by the fire with my dog curled up on my feet is how I like to stitch in the winter but it is summer here and I have a lovely spot outside in the garden near all the lovely old fashioned roses.
My favorite spot is in my little cluttered sewing room, listening to music or a favorite podcast while I stitch away. I do fantasize about a larger room with a special cozy armchair just for hand stitching times.
I live in Southern California, so my favorite stitching spot doesn’t change with the weather. I have a place in my house where I have windows on the east and south. This gets morning through afternoon light that comes over my shoulder when I’m sitting (carefully) in our papasan. It is a lovely sun-drenched location to stitch
My favourite stitching spot in winter is near the window on my comfortable
couch.
I haven’t been stitching all that long but my favorite spot to do anything (hooking, sewing, crocheting) is in our light-filled tv room, looking out back to watch the horses and the very naughty but always entertaining miniature donkey and pet goats. I can’t see why I would choose anyplace else to stitch!
My favourite place is on the back deck where it is bright and cosy to stitch watching the day go by.
My favorite place to embroidery is in my comfy chair by my front window. I love using natural light when possible. When it is cold outside I enjoy a nice cup of tea while I work. I do a lot of quilt projects. I love to add embroidery to each one using different techniques. I am wanting to some some wool felt applique. Adding some ribbon embroidery sounds like a really interesting combination.
My favorite stitching spot in winter is at the bottom of my dining room table near the bay window. The sun streams in providing amazing light and keeping me war.
There is a beautiful view of the swimming pool, garden and clear blue sky every time I look up. Of course here in Johannesburg, South Africa I am talking about May to August where our nights can be very cold but our days are absolutely heavenly.
My favorite stitching spot in winter is at the bottom of my dining room table near the bay window, which faces north. The sun streams in giving me wonderful light and keeping me warm. Whenever I look up I have a view of the swimming pool, garden and the deep blue sky. Here in Johannesburg, South Africa our winter is May to August, with very cold nights but the most beautiful days.
My favourite spot is just my own couch in my own living room. The walls are a light yellow, making it happy and sunny for cold weather. But the best bit is the podcasts I listen to while stitching; Mythgard U (on iTunesU) classes which go through a book per ‘course’. It’s like a book club without having to go out!
In my bed if it is very cold in South Africa.
I love to stitch in my little corner room, a very cosy place with lots of light streaming through the window. As I stitch I am not far from my husband who is just a few steps away watching the televisión. For me this is pure happiness and satisfaction.
My favorite stitching spot is in my sun room where I can see my backyard which sometimes has deer in it.
I have just moved into a new home and haven’t set up a stitching area. But am working on it. I have my favorite lamp, a heating blanket and a wood stove close. It does make for a comfortable and cozy start to create my space.
I wish I had a favourite winter spot, with a huge picture window overlooking a snow covered, pinetree filled yard. What I do have is a really bright light, magnifyer, & comfy enough spot! (When our new to us home has finished its facelift, then I’ll have that big window!)
Thank you Mary!
I don’t like the cold so I fly to the Tenerife island and stitch on my lovely sunny balcony for the winter months, the light is so good.
My stitching spot all over the year is my work room with a nice view to the garden.
A few years ago I did one of Di van Niekerk”s patterns. It was the silk rose sampler. I learned many new techniques from her book. Even you don’t do the projects her books are the best “eye candy” out there. I would be thrilled to get one of her new books/kits.
My favorite stitching spot would be cozy overstuffed armchair tucked away in a private corner with lots of natural light streaming in! I can curl up and delve into this intriguing book by Di Van Niekerk!
my sewing spot is an armchair, usually a cat next to me with the log fire burning
My winter stitching spot is in the spare room with all my stash (and a lot of other junk). My aim is to turn it into a proper craft room.
I look forward to cosy winter evenings with my stitching, I like to curl up on my sofa with a favourite crime drama on the TV. I have everything I need to hand, my light, magnifier and stitching project. Once my busy day is done I settle for a couple of hours of pure bliss. This is the time for me to think and plan around the current project. I have a new granddaughter arriving in January, she has generated much stitching including a quilt and bunting for her nursery and a beautiful goldwork picture of hot air balloons with her name worked into the balloons. Stitching for her has formed a loving link to her before she even arrives.
My favorite place to stitch is my red leather chair placed perfectly with the sun streaming over my shoulder. I also have my daylight standing lamp there and all my “tools.”
In winter I love to go upstairs to sew in the spare bedroom where the light is excellent and I have a wonderful view of the wooded winter landscape if the Elwy Valley
My favorite spot to stitch is in my big wing back chair with a cup of lavender tea beside me…..Thank you for hosting the Stitcher’s Christmas give-away!….
My perfect spot is on my couch under a blanket. Thanks for the chance to win
In the winter I love to stitch in my kitchen beside the sliding door with the wonderful light shining from the south west – its so bright
Hi Mary
My favourite stitching spot in winter will be my sewing room with its big windows overlooking a winter garden. As the sun streams in beautiful natural light is present. Warmth from the sunshine and of course a heater and a soft blanket over my legs has me set for hours of happy stitching.
Oh add a warm cuppa tea. What more could one ask for….
My backroom with fire going, a warm cup of tea and my cat curled up at feet whilst watching the snow or rain from the window.
I love to sit in my comfy chair with a cup of hot tea, good light, and supplies at hand. Good thoughts of the person/people for whom I’m creating flit through my head!
I love stitching at home inthe winter, tucked up all nice and warm on my sofa, with plenty of my crochet blankets and my cats
I like to sit in my chair by the fire and listen to music while I sew
In the winter I love stitching in my craft room under the skylight. I have big windows and the skylight helps these eyes that are needing more correction with the coming years. It’s also about 10 degrees warmer than the rest of the house with all the sunlight pouring in. My cats also like the sun spots on the table so no project is complete without a few cat hairs for good measure!
I love to stitch in my favorite living room chair next to the window and by the fireplace in winter!
Where is my favorite place to stitch…………..
In my sewing room with a GOOD football game on!! LOVE this new Di Van Niekerk book!!I will certainly buy a copy if I am not the winner!! Beautiful projects!!
Mary, keep up the good work on Needle and Thread!!
Thanks so much,
Gayle S.
Marshall, MO
My favorite spot to stitch in the winter is my sun room, with lots of natural light, a rocker, and a small, cozy blanket in case I get chilly.
My favorite spot to stitch is in my comfy upholstered chair in our living room. It has wide sides to stick needles in and a table next to it to corral scissors and threads and other lovely things that I might need for my stitching projects. Pure bliss!
My favourite Stitching spot is sitting in my Mums living room , the fire burning and with all my Family around me , laughing and watching Xmas TV shows!
I love ribbon embroidery and would love to learn more! Thanks
I love to stitch in my new rocker recliner I got last year for Christmas! Actually I love stitching wherever I am! Sew much fun!
My favorite winter stitching spot is my favorite spot all year around: my la-z-boy in front of my tv. In the winter I just throw on a blanket, get some hot cocoa and get stitching!
My favorite winter stitching location is the same as my summer location, my easy chair in the living room for hand work.
My dream spot would be in a log mountain cabin with gentle snowfall and
a warm fire . With a cup of hot coffee and a window to see the passing forest
parade, I could sit in a comfy chair and stitch.
As I live in very cold climate, and winter tend to be something persuading me for 5 months, then the best way to stitch is by the window, where I can see bird feeder. It’s a sunny place and I feel like home. A cup pf tee is “must have” as well as some nice books.
My stitching spot in the winter is the same one I use all year long: my desk. What I would love to have is a studio with lots of windows. Although I will need a space heater for the winter to keep the cold away. That or a fireplace would be lovely 😛
My favorite stitching spot is my cozy chair in my sunny little sewing room. It’s where I’m surrounded by my books and lots of inspirational “clutter”. I love to do all kinds of fiber arts here…quilting, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, a little weaving and even drawing. My space decorated with the small wall hangings that combine the embroidery and quilting that I love to do. Bring on the cold and snow…I am content here in my cozy room!
My “dream” stitching spot is a big, comfy chair and footstool in front of a large, sunny bay window displaying a lovely winter scene. There would be a fire in the fireplace, spiced cider in my favorite mug and the sounds of winter birds filling the air. In truth, my stitching time is so precious that ANY place where I stitch is instantly upgraded- no matter what the setting.
It’s getting veeery dark here in England as we move towards our shortest day of the year. So my favourite winter stitching spot is an arm chair in our kitchen, facing the big glass doors onto the garden. Its warm, gets as much natural light as anywhere does this time of year, and gives me a view of the birds, dipping in and out of the feeder, signs of life when the rest of us are burrowing down.
First of all, thank you Mary and all of your contributors for this wonderful give-away series. My favorite place to stitch is in front of my bay window. I can look out at the birds at my feeders in a wooded area in my back yard and I get fantastic light. It is the perfect spot for me.
I have a recliner in the living room near a window that receives the perfect amount of winter sun. And–it’s in New Mexico. Bliss!
I love to stitch on the couch in my sitting room while listening to a book on tape. The view from the windows is a golf course and a small pond. During the day, I can see the golfers ride by in their carts. At night it is a cozy room just for me, my needlework, and my audiobook.
My favorite stitching spot is on the sofa in the den with a fire in the fireplace, a fullish moon rising visible through the trees, and a cup of chamomile tea with honey sitting on the side table. If I had a cat, she would be there too, basking by the fire.
I get the fire going (well, hit the on switch that starts the gas fire!), start a video or audio book, and sit in my comfy chair in what we call the “big” room of our house… I guess it once would have been the parlor? But, I’m in the process of putting together our “library” upstairs that will also act as a small studio for me and I can’t wait to stitch by that fire in the comfy chair that’s on order!! 😉
We have a log burner complete with a mat in front that always seems to have a couple of cats snoozing on it. So sitting on my recliner chair near the log burner, is my most favourite spot for winter stitching.
I love your site and thank you for teaching patience while stitching. I love sitting in my living room where I can look out the window and watch the birds and trees. My cats and husband are usually my companions.
My favourite place to stitch in Winter is a quiet place, in my velvet fauteuil listening to the BBC and hearing the fire in the fireplace spark and cackle every one in a while.
I enjoy sitting in my living room on the sectional sofa to do my needlepoint. My three dogs join in and cozy up to me, and the smaller one and I use a soft fuzzy blanket to cover us up if it is chilly. My beloved husband spoils me with hot coffee or tea and I am allowed to sit sew and watch my favorite programs. I recently retired, and love to just sit part of the day usually early in the morning and enjoy the piece and quite instead of rushing around to get to work on time. What more can you ask for?
my favorite stitching spot would be next to a small fireplace, with a large window (great light ) behind me, sitting in a comfy chair with a footstool. we no longer have a fireplace but I love the thought of it, with light pouring in (but not glaring). I think I need to work on improving my current stitching location!
Anywhere I stitch automatically takes me to my “favorite place”. I stitch more often in my living room than any other place, but it really doesn’t matter where I am as long as I have my needles, fabric, and most importantly, a collection of beautiful thread!
I sit in a wonderful big green chair in our sun-filled apartment with a fabulous view of the city of Philadelphia. I have bags of embroidery projects piled on my left and needles, scissors etc. on a table on my right. I am living the life! Bless you all
I love to stitch in my downstairs sewing room. I have a high backed upholstered arm chair and ottoman with a side table with good light. I listen to Audible books on Alexa and share the ottoman with Grover my mini Schnauzer. My HAPPY PLACE!
Thirty-five years ago, we added a wonderful room to the back of our house. It has as many windows as the code would allow at the time. Now these are not just plain little windows…..they are humongous, floor-to-ceiling, triple pane Andersen windows. Since our back yard is completely fenced in, there is no need for drapes.
The old Swede carpenter wondered outloud, “…where in the world are you going to put the drapes!?!….” as I instructed him to butt those windows right up to each other in the corner. As a result we have sun, sun and more sunshine.
This is my stitching heaven. If things are too bright, I let the sun come in over my shoulder so that I am able to watch the myriad of wildlife at the birdbath and on the ground……scurrying around and doing the endless dance to find seeds before the snow comes.
Ah, stitching is heaven here on earth!
My favorite stitching spot is the one end of my couch, pillow behind my back and my precious Shipoo, Lola, sleeping on the opposite end of the couch. I’ve just started burning small fires in the wood burning stove in the same room. So relaxing. Lola and I collect free firewood on our daily walks. Fun, fun, fun.
My favorite winter sitching spot, is generally, my regular stitching spot – on the couch downstairs by my good light. In the winter, the fire is on, there’s a warm cup of tea at my side, and there’s a fluffy blanket on my lap!
Karen in WV
My favorite stitching spot is curled up on the sofa next to my husband in the evenings. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
I love to sit in my sewing sunroom and watch the birds it’s peaceful and a perfect spot for sewing.
My ideal stitch spot would be a glassed in conservatory – complete with heating please! On grey rainy days I would want my Ott lite, but on sunny days! What glory! Many thanks for your wonderful articles and inspiring work.
Will love stitching on a cruise for our 50th anniversary this winter!
My favorite winter stitching spot is near my picture window – sunny with natural light and always interesting with the different cloud formations daily. A little slice of stitching heaven!
My favorite stitching spot is a family gooseneck rocker between the fireplace and a window…and as a bonus, in view of the TV and away from the kitchen munchies!❤️
A big cozy chair, a hot cup of tea, in front of my wood stove, with my dogs curled up at my feet. Add a good light and it would be perfect for my winter stitching.
I love to sit on the corner of my couch, where I have a beautiful view of the garden and all my stitching supplies fit in the coffee table in front of me.
I have a wonderful spot where the morning sun shine’s in and I can look at the birds flying over the marsh. Add a fireplace and brick floor for warmth and I’m a happy stitcher.
Julie in SC
My favourite stitching spot, in Winter, is in front of my vintage Germaine woodburner which is glowing and warming with my mad Jack Russell dogs cuddled up to me…. making it sometimes difficult to sew but it is peaceful and cozy especially when they are gently snoring away!
This book looks amazing! My favorite place to stitch in the winter is any place that’s warm! Usually under a blanket (or two…).
My winter stitching spot is a cozy loft with windows on the south and east. I turn on some favorite music and stitch away.
My favorite place to stitch is in the living room in my leather chair with ottoman. In the morning I am bathe in warm sun light and am right by the fireplace for the evenings. Hopefully I will have a lighted magnifying floor lamp under the tree on Christmas day.
I don’t presently have a great place for winter stitching so I will just have to fantasize about my ultimate retreat! I would have a small sunroom off either the kitchen or bedroom. It would have great daytime lighting and also a Stella light for nighttime stitching. The room would be small and cozy and all mine!
As the weather gets colder, I start thinking about spending time stitching in my living room near a warm fire
My favourite winter stitching spot is my easy chair opposite the fireplace in my living room.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is a comfortable chair by a window with sunshine coming through or a very good light, a fire in the fire place, and a cup of tea nearby.
The coziest spot in my cozy cottage-home is a garage sale rocker. Next to it is a stand topped by a lamp made with my boys when they were little. They collected pretty river stones from our driveway, and I glued them to a big old wine bottle. Added the other things to turn it into a lamp, and it has served our family ever since. Also in that spot are all my favorite sewing tools collected over the years. If there is one corner in my home that says H-O-M-E to me, this is it. Not surprisingly, it is my #1 spot to seek that zen space of rocking while doing quiet stitching!
My favorite stitching place is in the same place throughout the year. It’s my livingroom in the SE corner. I’m perched right against the window and can watch birds when I need an eye break. The light is always perfect, but “cozier” in the winter.
I’m so happy you’re doing this again, and what a lovely giveaway to start off with. My favorite winter stitching spot is my overstuffed chair in my studio. The big windows let in lots of light and the yellow wall keeps me going through the grey days!
My favourite stitching spot is on an overstuffed love-seat. It has a table on either side for threads, needle books, a movable lamp and a poetry book or two. A fireplace glows opposite where I sit and the sound of a winter storm outdoors always adds to the ambiance.
What a great Christmas treat!
Love all the wonderful stiches and it makes me itch to get to my needle and thread.
Love to stich in a sunny room when the sun is shining and bright light helps with all my projects.
My favorite spot for stitching sadly doesn’t exist any more – it was right next to my grandmother Ruth, on her couch, as we both plied our needles over various projects. Wherever I now pick up a needle – on a comfy chair near a sunny window, on the train heading to the office, or at my kitchen table with a bevy of like-minded friends, there is a part of my mind that is still on the couch with Grandmother!
Thanks for having such interesting contests!
My perfect spot for winter stitching would be a comfy chair in a warm stitching room, with beeautiful mountain views and winter sunshine streaming through crystal clear windows…..mmmmmm dream on…
My favorite stitching spot is on the couch in my living room with a fire going in the fireplace.
I don’t have a favourite spot – winter or otherwise. My dream spot borrows heavily from a Jane Austen amalgamation: a soft but supportive chair with a floor stand, near (but not too near) a crackling fire in a warm and comfortable room, surrounded by family while someone reads out loud. Of course, since this is my dream, we are all wearing regency gowns!
My favorite spot for stitching is in my spare room/computer room/storage room/tv room. It is a catch all room. It also has a 10′ counter top with the computer, a really good light and my magnifying glass. The best part is, it is right in front of a large window where the natural light comes in all day! So I have lots of room and lots of light – 2 of the most important things for stitching. And for some reason it is also the warmest room in the house. I cannot ask for anything more!!!!
My favourite stitching spot is my comfortable reclining chair, where my little cat Molly also likes to curl up just to keep an eye on things.
My favourite spot for sewing in winter is up in spare bedroom, surrounded by all my bits and bobs. The light is better here all day long, especially in the winter. Downstairs always feels dreary. I can swap then from knitting to sewing to quilting and embroidery and craftwork. I never feel unhappy in this room and if a friend comes round to sew or craft it’s twice as nice .x
I just returned from a stay at Pajaro Dunes on the ocean in central California. We had beautiful weather in the high ’60’s with lots of sunshine. It was perfect for sitting out on the deck and using natural sunlight for my stitching. At home in the central valley, you will find me in my recliner with a throw blanket and my ‘natural’ light lamp on my left.
Love this book Mary! I’ve wanted to delve into silk embroidery for some time now!
I finally have a favorite winter stitching spot – after trying out many “stitching” chairs to find just the right one – I purchased “my” chair this summer. I will be nestled into my stitching chair in my cozy family room, audio book or music and a fragrant candle burning while I stitch the evening away…..
Thanks for your newsletters Mary, I look forward to every one of them!
~Patty
Roanoke, Virginia
My favourite spot for stitching in the winter is my comfy chair in the Living room by the fireplace. We live in the woods so I also get to see outside and watch as the snow falls(like it is this am!) I have a wee table beside me to hold some of my stitching things. I usually have a handmade basket on the floor beside me which holds projects that I am currently working on. A felt project is always a welcome addition as are new books! Thanks for all your time and efforts.
In south coastal Texas winter is different. We do have cold days with hard freezes but snow is rare. Still It’s nice to sit in my favorite chair close to the fireplace and look out of the large window and see the lake, birds, and varied wildlife while I’m stitching.
That is a no brainer for me. I sit in only one wing chair, right next to a wall of ceiling to floor windows facing south. The birds and squirrels help themselves at the feeder outside to my right and my trusty Ott light stands to my left to assist me at night or on a cloudy day. I couldn’t wait to retire to spend my days sitting and stitching in this very way, especially when the sun is out and warms me on the coldest days.
My stitching space is in a comfy chair in the den. There is an ottoman for my feet and a nice warm throw for my lap. But the best two things in my stitchy space are my dear husband and my 3lb. furbaby, Chloe. If I could dream up a special place it would be a cabin in the mountains with a roaring fire in the fireplace and having said husband and Chloe cuddled up with me. We don’t really have “winter” in Louisiana very often.
My sunroom is by far the best place to stitch. Music or a recorded book, a mug of coffee or tea and I am set for the day.
My favorite spot to do needlework is in a comfortable chair overlooking my garden It inspires me!
Interesting, I would love to try it.
I think I would like to sit in front of a window in a big chair watching the snug come down . Need a cup of hot chocolate beside me
My favourite winter stitching spot is in front of the window in my sewing room. I can watch the weather – whether pouring rain, wind, or snow – and all the birds playing in the trees. I have music playing and incense burning which makes for a wonderful stitching retreat.
Hi Mary! My favourite stitching spot in the winter is in my nice bright breakfast room. The light is excellent especially on sunny days as I’m surrounded by windows. The kettle is near and the music is on, what more could I ask for?
I can only imagine a stitching place that is in a beautiful forest, glassed in and with a cozy, warm fireplace. I have a beautiful stitching room now, but we can always dream.
My old recliner was my favorite place to stitch. Its flat wooden arms were perfect for clamping a lamp and magnifier onto (and setting down small things) Now that my husband needs that chair, I’m trying to figure out sn alternative. Perhaps a new chairside table.
Where better to stitch than by a roaring log fire!
My favorite winter stitchy spot is in my bedroom. I have a wonderful chair in the corner, great lighting, and it is quiet and peaceful. When we added a new master bedroom, 12 years ago, I included a stitching spot in the plans. It became the everything but stitching spot….computer spot, antique sewing machine spot, bookcase spot. Finally this year it became my stitching spot. The only thing that could improve it would be a fireplace, but that’s dream for another day.
I don’t have a dream spot for winter stitching, but it would be in a room with a lovely log fire burning, with plenty of light, laughter and friends.
My studio corner is always my favourite stitching spot!
I like stitching in my arm chair in the winter or sometimes even in bed. hahaha.
My favorite stitching spot is the same year around as we have a small house. On the couch with my tools around me using my Dublin magnifying lamp. I wish I had a dedicated room to stitch in…maybe in the future.
My favorite stitching spot is a wingback in the corner of my living room, snuggled into the space between built-in bookshelves and the fireplace. It’s in front of a wall of windows and I have extra lighting for late night work. It’s so perfect I normally have to relocate my tubby tuxedo cat who takes it over anytime I consider moving.
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is upstairs where all my projects are gathered around. I have lots of good light, bright windows and it’s very cozy.
I do have a favorite place to be when I’m quilting or doing needlework in Winter and throughout the year and it is in my sewing room. I have a large window that looks out onto a small garden and my three bee hives. The wet lands behind the garden provide a territorial view and change seasonally along with all the birds and water foul that visit.
Sitting in my grandmother’s 1940’s chair adjacent to the south and east windows in my den is my absolute favorite spot to stitch. Not only is there the warmth, but the light is the perfect “natural” light that makes stitching so easy. The chair is very special, as I remember it as a child, and I was able to attain it … as my aunt was going to take it to the dump. Over the years, I have upholstered it three or four times. This one spot, along with my grandmother’s chair, grounds me, helps me to slow down in this fast paced world, and know how thankful I am to be able to appreciate life.
In addition, I am only steps away from the smell of a pot of homemade chili. When the sun begins to go down, I then know it is time to prepare a pone of cornbread.
My favorite winter stitching spot is my chair close to my large front windows. When it is snowing the soft daylight coming through them is perfect! It’s cold outside, warm inside, and I enjoy my two dogs snoozing close by me as I stitch.
In the winter I will be stitching beside my fireplace. I have never had a fireplace until this year and I think it will be cozy to stitch there with a good light and a cup of tea!
I would be in a comfy room with lots of windows and natural light and overlooking a beautiful mountain scape. A fire would be crackling near by and smells of fresh baking bread would be in the air. A cup of hot apple cider and all my supplies would be by my side. Sundance (my cat) would be sleeping in front of the fire on a handmade rug.
My favorite stitching place is my “chair”. It looks out over the countryside. My sweet mini dachshund, Élodie is in my lap and the fireplace is on. Classical music is playing or I am listening to a grisly murder mystery .
I always stitch in the same spot. On my couch at my table with all the lights and supplies around me. I find it hard now to stitch anywhere else.
In the winter I sit in the lazyboy right by the woodstove whenever I can. If I’m stitching something more difficult I’ll be in an upright chair in the dining room but really, the woodstove is the place to be in my house.
I am in the process of setting up a favorite stitching spot right now in my family room. I have a very comfortable, over-stuffed chair with small pillows that provide back support. It used to be my father’s chair, so it gives me an emotional connection to him whenever I sit there. I recently purchased a Stella floor lamp to go with this chair for doing handwork & reading and a small chest with drawers for storing small projects I am currently working on. I will use it like an end table. All components are purchased. Now I just have to re-arrange furniture to make it all work.
My favorite winter stitching spot is next to my grandchildren stitching with me. I have comfy chairs and good light for time together at Oma’s house. My youngest Granddaughter asked me, ” Do I have to stop embroidering after a half hour?” ” Why do you ask? I said.” ” I don’t want to stop, I love embroidering! ” Thank you for your web site you have given us inspiration and a love for all things stitched!
I confess – I love to stitch in my favorite chair in front of the TV in the winter, preferably with a cat curled up nearby and a cup of coffee or tea or a glass of wine on the adjacent table. If there’s snow outside and a PBS period drama on the TV, life feels perfect!
I have a small room in my daughter’s house that has a comfy chair, good lighting and a lot of storage space for my stitching….ideal. It’s also nice and warm for a good winter’s stitching time….. couldn’t ask for anything better.
It rarely gets cold enough to stitch by a roaring fire here in Houston. My dream stitching spot would be somewhere cold in the mountains where I could do just that, especially if I could look up from my stitching from time to time to see snow falling through my window. (A cup of hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows would make it perfect!)
On the couch, in the car if someone else is driving…at other peoples’ homes when we’re just sitting around talking…
It’s early summer here in New Zealand, so the stitching is easy – long days with plenty of daylight to stitch in, a comfortable temperature, and no wind, so I can relax and stitch in comfort listening to the birdsong in the trees….
In the winter, its wetter, windy and cold, and when I’m back from work the daylight is fleeting at best, so I can only hunker down like the sparrow on the purse and dream whistfully of springtime!
My favorite winter stitching spot was one I found while we were in Boston. There was a Starbucks that had a fireplace with comfy chairs in front of it. It was so lovely to stitch there in front of the fire. 🙂
My favourite stitching spot (unless it is really cold) is in the living room in my leather armchair with my back to the window and a footstool. My project bag sits either beside me on the floor or on the end-table next to me. The table holds my pouch with tools and the pouch with threads. I have a good floor lamp that also has a high-intensity spot light. I can bundle the pouches quickly into the project bag when I’m not stitching.
If it is bitterly cold, I stitch in bed with the project bag and the pouches next to me. I have the same sort of lamp there. It is not brilliant for posture but I only need to have my hands out from under the duvet.
I am new to embroidery and just recently found your blog and I’m now following you on Instagram. Your work is beautiful and very inspiring!!
Sorry, I forgot the other part. After our oldest daughter moved out, (8 years ago), I have taken over her room and my own little “hide out”. I just bought a new, very comfy chair and I have a feeling that is going to be my favorite spot to work!
Silk Ribbon Embroidery is something I have longed to attempt. It looks so peaceful and I want to learn this skill to encourage the “art” of Silk Ribbon Embroidery. I think it is a lost art and needs to be passed onto multiple generations.
My favourite spot for embroidery work is in my reclining chair right besides a south facing window. The light gives the work a lovely glow as I stitch and the chair means that I can put my feet up at the same time. Two great things to do at the same time and so relaxing.
Being rather new to your blog I have been going back through prior issues. The blog on
“The Art of Felting & Silk Ribbon Embroidery”, sent my mind reeling with possibilities. There is a project in my hoop at the present time that will incorporate many of your stitches, some in silk ribbon, cotton threads and silk threads. When finished my thought is to mount it on the back of a jacket. Thank you for writing this beautiful blog.
May the coming year bring you health and joy.
Just realized that your question was favorite stitching spot. At the present time my sewing room where the lighting is good is where i stitch. Sometimes there are time when at work and things are slow a little project get pulled out to work on.
Love the bow window with the natural light, a good chair and a little extra heat on the feet. Thanks for the Christmas fun, Mary.
My favorite winter stitching spot is near the wood heater in my parents’ house. I’m always toasty warm with no cold fingers.
My favorite spot is on the couch with my lap heating blanket on keeping my feet warm (they get cold easy ) other than that I am not real picky about where I stitch just need the extra warmth
My favorite stitching spot – winter or summer – is in a comfortable chair in front of the TV!
My favorite stitching spot is by our Buck stove. So cozy and able to see the birds outside while staying warm and stitching to my hearts desires! Thanks for the giveaways!
A comfy chair in front of the gas fireplace; cat on the rug in front of the fireplace; stitching and light close to hand; teapot and mug on the table next to me; classical music to listen to; nice view of green trees and water out the window. Heaven on Earth!
I always enjoy the newsletters and find them factual and informative on a wide variety of embroidery topics (what else!) The felting and ribbon embroidery does look beautiful and charming. Maybe after Christmas I will sit a while in my cozy craft room (designed by me as an addition to the house and graciously agreed upon by my husband—a girl must have her own space!) and try one of the kits. Happy holidays to all.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my recliner next to a sunny window. And it is not too far from the fireplace.
Favorite winter stitching spot? Just about anyplace comfy — usually a corner of my couch when I am at home, with good light — natural in the morning and early afternoon hours, or with a very bright artificial light when the sun moves behind the trees. Since I have no fireplace in my apartment, I have to imagine one and keep the ambient heat at a reasonable level — not so warm that I become drowsy and fall asleep over the needlework! If I am at the home of any of the grandchildren, it’s usually when they are napping or asleep at night. I bring something that doesn’t require heavy concentration and maybe is a large count fabric, since their lighting is not so bright as mine!
My dream spot would be an oversized chair by a big picture window so I could look outside to my backyard while I stitch.
I love to sit on my corner of the living room couch. I have the cushion next to me on the right side and an end table on the left to spread out my things.
I am trying to find a favorite spot for my winter embroidery. I am in a house that I have only been in for one year. I am currently stitching in a chair with 2 small tables by it in front of the TV, which I love to have on while I am stitching. My favorite dream spot would be in front of windows with a view outside and plenty of room for all my stitching supplies with great light.
Sharon K.
I’ve been following you for a long time and love all your wonderful information, and winning a book and a kit from Di van Niekerk would be a fabulous gift to me.
What a lovely giveaway! My favorite winter stitching place is my cozy dining room, radiator perking nearby, the table on which to spread my threads and tools, bright windows, and my grandmother’s teapots in front of me in an old pine cupboard. She introduced me to embroidery as a child and although she didn’t continue to stitch with me, the little elephant on a square of blue cotton was my doorway into a lifetime of threads and happiness. Thanks for this lovely opportunity, and good luck to all entrants!
Linda
Mary you spoil all of us who follow your website not just with the wealth of information and inspiration you offer but with the amazing stitchy give-aways too. The book looks beautiful and who ever wins it will be very lucky to do so.
I love nothing better than stitching with a roaring fire going in the log burner with a hot chocolate close to hand, it makes for a lovely comfy treat in the winter time.
In winter I stitch in the atrium, a room with two skylights. The light is absolutely wonderful, better than the sunroom in summer, which in only gets the morning sun. I can sit in the atrium all day and stitch. I love it.
Thank you,
Barbara
I love Di’s gorgeous work and would love to win this book.
My favorite stitching spot is in my family room in my recliner, so I can watch a movie while I stitch.
My favorite place to stitch is my den next to the fireplace & window. As I look out the window I feel so blessed surrounded by trees ,animals , and various birds.
It makes me slow down the busy pace of life I live and realize how blessed we are to live in a safe country with so much freedom and luxury to make choices on our own.
My stitches will last for many years after I pass and I hope the freedom does also.
God bless America. Pat
My favorite winter stitching spot is curled up on my couch with some music playing and a hot beverage (cider or hot chocolate or tea), ideally with good natural light coming in.
Right now I stitch at the kitchen table but dream of having my own room devoted to the needle arts. I would chests for my supplies and a comfy chair to support my back as I stitched. There would be a table nearby I could lay my various threads. needles etc. on while I worked. I would have a lamp which gave me good lighting and didn’t cast shadows and my magnifier close by close work. I would have soft music playing in the background. Ahhh, some day it will happen. It is nice to dream it about though.
Mary – you offer such inspiration and easy to follow tutorials. Thank you!
…and my favorite stitching spot is normally in my big red chair, but if I’m on the road, where ever I can see well enough for my favorite 32 count linen!
My favourite spot is on my cosy sofa in front of the roaring stove. Love the simple pleasure of stitching the eve away.
My favorite stitching spot is a comfy chair in my home office…great lighting, access to nice sound system for an audiobook or podcast and a spot for a cup of something warm.
My dream stitching spot would be in front of a cozy fire with a cup of hot tea — watching snow fall but knowing I didn’t have to go anywhere in it!
Hi, Mary!
My favorite stitching spot is in my bedroom recliner under the Ottlite and watching TV or binging some series or other on Prime.
Thanks for all you do!
Shelley
Thank you for your work to provide these wonderful giveaways!
My dream spot would be a sunroom where I can look up occasionally to watch the birds and critters at the feeders. A fireplace and a view of either the ocean or mountains would be dream^3 bonuses!
My favorite place to stitch anytime is my van. I have lighting from all 4 sides. My instructions can be held at eye level by the mirror on my visor. The steering wheel is the perfect prop for my frame or hoop. I place threads on the console within easy reach. I can rest my elbows on the arm rests. Windows can be open or closed for air circulation. I can change parking direction as the sun moves across the sky. I am empowered to enjoy the environment while stitching and waiting.
I stitch in my recliner in the living room, light, tools and spouse all at hand. Plenty of blankets and shawls to make it cozy.
Well, I live in southern AZ so “winter” is relative. This is the time when I get outdoors! My stitching place doesn’t change. I sit at the table in the Arizona room which has windows on 3 sides, so tons of light.
I use what was supposed to be a formal dining room in my home as my daytime sewing spot in what I call the sun room. There are floor to ceiling windows on 5 sides giving me views of my wrap around porches and many bird feeders. There is a heater panel on a wall directly behind my chaise keeping me warm as I sit facing the treed land behind my home where I can see deer and rabbits occasionally – plus a sunset every day. In winter, around 5pm I get to see a pair of Carolina Wrens use a vine wreath/basket hung outside filled with my Golden retriever’s fur and watch them burrow in for their night! After sunset I switch to the chaise next to my fireplace in the living room where the stitching continues!
My favorite stitching spot is our 3-season porch which has become our 4-season porch! We have blankets of all thicknesses for keeping warm depending on the coldness outdoors. I can look up and check out the weather 3 ways! My good lamp is right by my recliner, and I’m covered and smothered with my supplies to stitch! Perfect!
Dear Mary,
In front of a cosy open fire place is a dream spot. I have recently found my carport is nice and warm and sunny in winter but it would be funny stitching there!
I would love to learn silk ribbon embroidery.
Thank you to both you and Di Niekerk for this opportunity. And here I am in hot Australia wishing for winter. My favourite spot is sitting on top of my warm water bed surrounded by all I need for stitching.
My favorite spot is in front of our large living room window which faces west, so it always gets bright evening sun. After dark, it’s harder for me to see, so I have a good lamp which illuminates my work area. I have an upholstered wing back chair with a fairly straight back which allows me to sit up straight and work with out getting a stiff neck or back. I usually watch/listen to TV with my husband while I work.
My sunroom provides great light and views of birds visiting the feeder!
My favorite winter stitching spot came about when we expanded our ranch for inter-generational living & made the breezeway attaching the garage to the house 2-story.There is now a small loft area w a big window looking out at woods & wildlife on one side, & down to the remote-operation gas fireplace in the LR on the other side.
I have a super-comfortable recliner, a I’m-not-so-fond-of-it-for stitching anymore standing Ott lite & 2 book towers that take 1 sq ft & hold a ton of needle craft books. (available from The Container Store) Where the wall attaches to the attic of the original house there are a series of ledges perfect for racks of needle magazines. I have a large Baker’s rack (also from The Container store) with hooks & baskets that attach to the main frame, & it came with a pseudo butcher block counter-nice for cutting material when it’s clear (not often)…& I have Michael’s suitcases with individual containers for floss & white rollaway drawers for other fibers. It’s a small area but cozy & full of natural light. And here I am looking to expand my Stash! We should all have a year of life for all our unfinished & unstarted projects!
To your health, Mary & a Merry Christmas!
My favorite stitching spot in the winter is on the lanai of our condo in Florida. It is so nice to have the daylight and fresh air to stitch by. Mary you should join me!!
Thank you Mary, not only for the competitions but also for always showing all the beautiful and newest items and topics in embroidery and stitchery.
As I live in Brisbane, Australia, my favourite southern hemisphere stitching winter spot is in front of my north facing window in my squashy chair. At the moment however, summer is really starting to say “I am here!” – hot weather for the next three months. Luckily I much prefer being hot over being cold.
My favorite stitching spot is my rocking chair in the living room where I can be around the family.
My favorite place to stitch is near the window in my studio. We have a bird feeder hanging outside the window. I love to watch the birds come to the feeder. We are visited by Nuthatches, Titmice, Carolina Chickadees, House finches, Gold finches, Red bellied wood peckers, Carolina wrens, Downy Woodpeckers and several more. I sometimes don’t get much done watching the birds. I also like to watch what the weather is doing such as sunshine and blue skies or raining or snowing. Embroidery is one of my favorite things to do and I am so glad I have several wonderful places in my house to sit while stitching.
Sitting in my club chair with my cousin’s quilt over my lap, and on really cold days, with a heated shawl around my shoulders. Feet can be up on the ottoman or down, depending on which frame I need and what lighting/ magnification is being used.
Dear Mary,
My favorite place to stitch during the winter is on my couch with my legs propped up and a small blanket snuggled around me. Sometimes my dog will snuggle next to me too. My lamp is on my right since I’m left handed, and I sometimes have a magnifying glass in front of me on a portable lap desk.
I love to snuggle down every night before going to sleep and see, I don’t think I would settle without
My sunroom is a wonderful place to stitch. Large windows bring in beautiful natural light from three directions. I love to sit in the same chair my mother sat in as she sipped on her morning coffee in between knitting for all my babies. I can still feel the love and the inspiration.
Favorite winter stitching spot is the same as my summer stitching spot – my craft room. Any time I can get away from the cats and daily life and just stitch is a good time, regardless of the place.
Hi Mary,
My favorite spot for embroidering is always in my home office where no one disturbs me except the TV.
My favorite winter stitching spot is a comfortable chair next to a window in the second floor of my home, where I can stitch and look at my dormant, but still interesting, garden.
My favorite stitching spot these days is an oversized recliner that was my father’s before he passed in 2014. I am reminded of his love for me when I sit in it, working on my favorite pastime.
My favorite spot for stitching is at our “Woolies” group. It’s so inspiring to see what everyone is working on.
I find hand stitching to be so relaxing!
Thank you for your inspiration!
We are coming into our hot summer so the thought of cosy winter stitching is really appealing. My special spot though for winter stitching is a bay window seat in my house. I get even, natural light on three sides (and most importantly from behind me), the seat is comfortable without being too squashy which means I sit up straight and there is plenty of room either side of me on the seat for supplies, tools and my phone (because I listen to books as well).
I can also stitch here in summer but as it faces west, is too hot in the afternoons.
Love the giveaway.
I love to curl up on the couch and stitch with my cat during the winter months!
I’m trying to retrain myself to stitch in our upstairs home office rather than the living room. In my case, the stitching clutter multiplies quickly and exponentially. Keeping it out of the public areas of the house means fewer panicked cleanup sessions and a lower likelihood of horrified reactions from hobby-less family and friends. I’ve added a comfy sofa, a good light and a smart TV, so if I’m not trying to multi-task in the kitchen or laundry room, it works well.
In the winter, I like to curl up on the couch with a wool afghan and my stitching light overhead and my dog next to me keeping both of us warm. Of course, I wouldn’t say no if my winter stitching spot was a warm sandy beach!
I love to cozy up on the couch in front of a fire
I love to sit by the fire and stitch on a sunny winter day. It is essential, of course, to have a pot of freshly brewed tea and Christmas music or a Christmas movie to make the perfect afternoon. We don’t get a lot of snow here, but when we do, I cancel everything and enjoy watching it out the window….usually with a pot of soup in the crockpot!
My favorite winter stitching spot is by my mini Christmas tree at my cozy apartment. I have a desk lamp there and I just relax and let the creativity flow.
Also, I’m very excited about learning how to embroider with ribbons! I’ve seen my aunt and grandmother doing so and would like to continue the tradition. Would absolutely love to win!
I like to wrap myself up in blankets & settle into the corner of my sectional couch with my feet up. Ideally I would love to be sitting by a fireplace or wood stove in a sunny crafts room.
Sotting in our southern facing breakfast nook is my favorite spot to stitch. The yard and trees are full of snow, the birds are visiting the feeder and if the sun is shining, the natural light is awesome!
As long as my fingers are warm enough to feel the needle, it’s my favorite place to stitch in the winter.
My stitching space is set up in the MPR (multi purpose room). The computer is in there along with a tv and couch long enough to nap on. My chair has arms and a table made from an old fashion brass fire extinguisher. My stand fits perfectly with a light and sometimes magnifier. Family can join me but I usually have bibs on the tv selection. The room is not big, originally a bedroom. It has a window to look out and bookshelves. I love my space!
From your review of the book, it looks so interesting. I would love to win this book and a kit too! I love to stitch at my little table at the lake house indoors watching and trying to identify the birds.
Thanks Mary.
Connie
I am working on creating a comfortable craft/guest room. I want to be able to leave projects out and have supplies readily at hand. I imagine having a very comfy chair with good lighting.
My favorite winter stitching spot is the chair in my sitting room. Has great light and can either listen to music or watch TV.
My favorite stitching spot is the same year round, my recliner in the craft room. That is where I have my LED magnifier lamp, scissors, a place for my chart, threads, etc.
I have my mother in laws chair that fits me perfectly, with good lighting overhead and to each side of me. I had her sewing cabinet refinished and it serves double duty holding my stitch supplies and acts as an end table. I stitch in the living room in front of the TV. I can watch the birds out my window and stitch to my hearts content.
My favorite spot is in my sewing room with me hand stitching and my embroidery machine next to me running (it is very naughty; if I leave the room it will jam up) and listening to my books on Audible.
Oooooh…..my favorite winter stitching place is my mom’s chair in New York State. We live in Florida now, I miss my mom terribly — especially this time of year. So, when we go north for the holidays, I spend time with my dad, sitting in “mom’s chair”, reminiscing (and hoping she passes on some of her handiwork skills to me from heaven)
I have a fainting couch in my bedroom where I stitch and I love to open the blinds and look out my patio door into the woods while stitching….a cup of coffee sitting there helps too….
My dream stitching spot is in front of a crackling fireplace , listening to soft jazz.
My favourite winter stitching spot would have to be the armchair in the sunny corner of my sitting room – it catches any sun that’s going, from sunrise to sunset
I sit in my chair, in the living room with floor to ceiling windows to the lake, a cozy fire in the fireplace, my little spot light illuminating my work. Nice Celtic music is playing.
My dream spot for stitching is deep in a bush in a log cabin, the fire burning in the wood stove to warm up the cabin, my feet up on a foot stool. My family around me, everybody busy doing their favorite be it reading, stitching or just relaxing. My grand children playing games in front of the fire. My husband next to me reading his favorite book. Every now and then a child will run up to me to give me a hug and look at what I am doing. I will explain to them and instill a love of stitching at a very young age.
My dream stitching spot is a lovely corner in my den, stitching away as my husband watches football. His enthusiasm for the game is really fun to watch.
I love to stitch near the fireplace in winter.
I love to curl up on the sofa in front of the fire surrounded by my cats.
My favorite spot during the daytime is my glider rocker in the living room. There are windows all along one side so I have lots of light and a view across the valley to rest my eyes from stitching. The rocker has a matching footstool. I almost didn’t get that but the salesman asked me what I’d be doing in the chair (handwork or reading of course), and right away I knew I’d want my feet up – I’m forever thankful for that.
In the evening, I prefer my sewing room which now has a soft white led light instead of the florescent. The chair isn’t so comfortable but the lighting is great and I have a long table to spread things out on.
Well I’m a nightowl by nature and too old to change so I frequently am up all night in my studio which has decent heat but cold floors. I am surrounded by all of my “stuff” such as my kilns for porcelain, jewelery supplies, as well as felting, china painting and sewing materials. I love it when I can settle myself into one spot where I can stuff my blanket wrapped feet into a box and spend long hours stitching, sculpting or painting. I find that I see better if I turn off all lights and sit in the pitch dark with only my daylight lamp focused on my work. I keep myself entertained while doing this by listening to nightime talk radio. I have an electric cup warmer to keep my covered coffee mug hot while I work. As soon as I hear the birds start to chirp, I know my precious nighttime is over and time for me to make my way back to the house and crawl into bed just in time to hear the sounds of the cars making their way through the rain or snow to jobs they hate. I feel so grateful for being able to sustain myself in my chosen way. Thank you, Mary, for your inspiring works and wishing you good health and happiness in the coming year.
My favorite stitching spot is, always, my studio. Sitting between the broad old dining room table where I spread everything out, and the skinny table behind me holding the DMC cases stacked and filled with thread, I have everything I need. Baskets and old bowls of every size and shape hold fabric, the melee of hand-made pin cushions offering different needles and tons of pins, and only three steps from the table are the books, my fiber art library. If I stitch anywhere else, there is no Ott light or flat place to lay the work, no line of ceramic cups for scissors, pencils, pens, rulers, and the odd assortment of stitching needs. And no quiet like the sound of one person pushing a needle through a piece of stretched cloth.
My favourite spot is in my recliner chair. I put up the foot rest, have a soft cosy blanket, maybe a cushion or two. Beside me is a small table with everything I think I might need while snuggled up there: a good light with a magnifier, my tools for the project I am doing, maybe something to snack on, a glass of water and my phone, so that I don’t have to move to answer it! LOL
I love sitting with my family watching tv as I stitch. I have a magnifier with a light and an organizer with all my supplies.
My favourite winter stitching spot is right in front of my big double doors that lead onto my balcony. It overlooks the alpine lake and the view is pretty whatever the weather or the season!
During winter time I love stitching while sitting on the couch, in the warm room with tv turned on, watching something funny on. Preferably, kids playing quietly in the other room, not bothering mommy, but this already seems like a sci-fi 🙂
My sun room on a cold winter morning is the best for stitching! A hot cup of coffee (set far away from my project) and some bright sunshine make it a perfect cozy spot for a few stitches before the day starts!
I adore feminine needlethread work, as much as I adore roses. Both are precious to me and my Mom. 2018 will be a year within which my main goal will be to improve my skills in needlethread work. It’s so beautiful.
My favorite stitching spot is at the table in my sewing room. In winter I look out over swirly gray skies and fog amidst the tall firs as I stitch. It’s a little cold in there so I bundle up in sweats and have a portable heater blowing…it is very cozy!
Hi Mary,
Thanks for the fun giveaway once again. I love to stitch in the winter months on my dining room table and watch the birds and squirrels while the sun shines through in the morning. Sometimes I don’t always get a lot of stitching completed but enjoy the solitude. Happy stitching!
Hello, in my country we do not have 4 stations. There is a dry season and a rainy season, at this moment we are in transition from rainy to dry season. So in the dry season I will embroider a kaleidoscope, I buy the book, it is spectacular, the 30 designs are beautiful. I wish one day to embroider one of the kaleidoscopes with the silk threads Mary recommends, for the moment I have to adjust to what is in my country. From Costa Rica, greetings and hugs, have a nice week, Rosa Iris
My favorite stitching spot for work I can do “in hand” is on my living room sofa with my stitching light on one side and one or two cats on the other side.
We recently moved into an old house near a lake. I have found the dining room large enough for all the leaves! In the corner is the door to the wrap around porch. I set up my deceased Mom’s embroidery stand with light and magnifier next to the door where I also get morning light. To rest my eyes, I can look out and see some lake and enjoy the snow (not yet but coming soon) before bending to a favorite piece I am working on there.
My favorite cold weather spot for any stitching is my deep comfy, almost hug me chair with my specially hand-made-by-hubby floor lamp shining down on my work. Did I mention it’s right next to the fireplace?
Warm, snuggly and stitching….what could be better?
My favorite spot for winter stitching is my wing chair (which protects from any drafts) with a standing lamp just over my right shoulder and a view over the back yard to the left. Music and TV are available if desired. I’d love to win this giveaway. I admire Di Van Niekerk’s work so much.
My favourite place to sew is in my favourite chair with my grey and turquoise blanket, a large cup of tea and my crafting lamp.
A beautiful gift for someone who loves embroidery
My favourite stiching spot is sweators… And i love your website. Keep it up!
Love stitching in my bedroom chair with its access to all my supplies.
During MN winters love stitching at my DR table where I have the most daylight and can watch for any birds. Absolute favorite stitching place would be outside my camper where I have a water view of any sort!
I luv to sit and stitch in the sunroom with the wind blowing in the trees.
I love to stitch in my warm fuzzy robe in my favorite reclining chair with a glass of wine and an Il Divo DVD playing!
I like to have the blinds open and get comfy in my recliner. The winters are moderate here in the South so I can enjoy the colorful trees while I stitch.
My favorite stitching spot is in my living room on the end of the sofa. I have everything I need setup: an Ottlite over my left shoulder, a tray with scissors, needles, pencils, ruler, laying tools and assorted other “tools”. I also have a “table” that swings in front of me to use to work on or to put my computer on and swings out of the way when I’m not using it, and a basket full of many of my in progress projects. All just perfect for me!!
I love sitting in my comfortable computer chair with a good Netflix show going while I stitch in the winter. Sometimes I have a blanket on my lap and sometimes I have a cat!
My favorite stitching spot is in my family room. I have a nice, comfy recliner in front of the fireplace. A warm throw for chills and lots of natural light and a good lamp. And an occasional dog or two to cuddle up to when I need a bit of a break.
We are lucky enough to have a sitting room off our bedroom. The walls and ceiling in the room remind me of an old fashioned attic room where the top half of the walls are at a 45 degree angle. This is where you can find us any evening. I have the corner by the window with all my current projects arranged around my chair.
My stitching spot is a small Ikea desk in our study. The magnifier lamp, ort bowl and scissors stay on the desk along with whatever project being worked on. It’s definitely my happy place. Love the blog and all the needlework wisdom you share so willingly. God bless.
I would love to stitch on a comfortable sofa near a window overlooking the mountain side. I would have a roaring fire in the large stone fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate and I would be wrapped in my Kaffe Fassett quilt. Tally my Corgi would be snuggled next to me. I would be playing Christmas music through December and stitching away. Heaven.
My favorite stitching spot is in my newly refurbished sewing room. For many years all the furniture in it was make do and mend, but now I have been lucky enough to have it completely re-done. It makes me smile every time I go in to it.
I love to sit and knit (hopefully that counts! There are definitely stitches involved) in the break room at work, which looks out on Mt Hood and the river. With the lights out, it’s lovely and dim. I’m not doing a whole lot of embroidery right now, but if I were, my couch at home with a good bright light is my pick.
My favorite winter stitching spot is in my living room–I have my frame stand and light set up, along with a table for my hot tea. And it’s right by a window with lots of sunlight!
how wonderful I would love either kit!!!
I love to stitch in my recliner with my cup of tea on my little table and all my threads, etc all around me. and I love that my new recliner has large arms that are flat to hold extra stuff!! I would love either kit!!
I love going upstairs in my home and make my sewing “nest” on my bed in my PJ’s. I have a coffeemaker near by for hot tea and the remote is all mine! My kitties usually join me too.
Absolutely always look forward to your column. I have gained insight into things I didn’t know before, and tips on bettering something I’m doing.
As to your giveaways, I would be delighted to get anything you’re offering.
Entered as to my favorite stitching spot already
Hope my name gets chosen !!! what a wonderful Christmas gift that would be !!
The books and kits look amazing. My favourite stitching spot is in my own craft room which is comfortable temperature all year round. I have a very comfortable chair and music and TV screen nearby to make my stitching times very enjoyable
I love to stitch at home by a north facing window to maximize the light and also see into the garden. The fire is always glowing, so very warm and my two cats are sprawled on the bench.
My favourite winter stitching spot is in a comfy chair at the north facing (I’m in the southern hemisphere) window, directly after breakfast. If the sun is not shining that day it doesn’t matter, it could be rainy, foggy or just a miserable day outside but I love to sit there and stitch whenever possible.
My favorite stitching spot would be in my rocking chair next to the window and heater. Its warm with lots of natural light. My cats nearby and a cup of hot cocoa to sip.
What does a winter stitching spot need? Cosy, with a place for a hot cocoa (or glass of wine). Mine is the corner chaise on my livingroom couch. I can see the Christmas tree, my family is nearby, a table for the supplies and beverages…perfect!
I was able to do my dream stitching on a deck over looking the ocean in Hawaii last December. what a perfect spot to stitch.
Lyrics from Camelot come to mind (winter, spring, summer, autumn) as I grab any spot to stitch (even in the line at the post office). I’m big fan of Di’s luscious silk ribbon manipulation and embroidery. What a generous opportunity to add felt to the mixture. Chris in SF
My favorite spot is in my back room. It used to be a screened in porch, now it’s a glassed in, heated porch. I’ve got the bird feeders, (also squirrel feeders, as we all know) just outside, so I can keep an eye out for all my regular feathered friends as well as any unusual visitors that may show up. We put up a couple of lit deer ( don’t get any real ones) some icicle lights. Its wonderful and relaxing day or night. Add a comfy chair, magnified light. It’s my perfect stitching spot!
My favorite spot to stitch is in my favorite chair where I can see outside. I have my ott light along side of my chair with a table with all notions around me.
Thank you for this opportunity.Gay ES
My spot is near my apartment window in my cozy chair with a view of the Chicago sky line. But, I’ve often dreamed of a country lodge in front of a fireplace. I think I’d like that even more.
I have a very comfortable chair sitting in the corner of my bedroom, it is covered with an afghan that I crocheted. The large window in the room faces south and in the winter the sunsets are beautiful, as a bonus I have a view of the mountains which look different every day depending on the weather.
Wow this in an awesome giveaway – thanks for hosting this Mary. My ideal spot for winter embroidering is by an open fire in a really comfy but supportive chair, with a nice pot of tea to drink as I stitch.
My favorite spot of every season is my chair, I have all I need to spend hours stitching or knitting and it is very comfortable. Thank you Mary
My favorite place for stitching any time of year is sitting in our double recliner next to the hubster while he watches a movie. He’s a bit of a movie-holic: old, new, black and white, classic, action…etc. It allows us to be together – right next to each other – and I don’t have to focus on a show that’s not necessarily my cup of tea.
I love to stitch in front of our “fake” fireplace. It seems so cozy
I would love to learn how to do your beautiful craft. What a lovely present this would be for my 71st birthday tomorrow. Good luck to me!
My favorite winter stitching spot is in our living room rocking chair in front of a bank of picture windows that face south. The sun is at a perfect angle, especially in the morning, and I have great light. And it’s warm!
My favorite stitching spot in winter is the sofa in my family room in front of a toasty fire.
My favorite place to sew is in my big easy chair next to the fireplace.