All Piled Up - January

Welcome to 2024!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and are ready for a brand new year! I know I certainly am!

I have a lot of exciting plans for this year, including a lot of new releases and goals, all of which I will be sharing here with you all. I kickstarted the year with the release of my newest pattern, which is the start of a new series as well!

This series is called All Piled Up (or APU for short) and will consist of 12 different monthly designs. Each design will be released on the first of the month, one month before the design is set in, except for January and February. For example, March's design will be released February 1, April's design will be released March 1, etc.

The first pattern in this series is "January - Snowflakes." I loved designing the different snowflakes for this piece, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. 

Each monthly design will follow a similar style, with the same symbol in different sizes, colors, and styles. 

I stitched this pattern on 14 count blue and brown hand-dyed aida, using only one DMC color: Blanc. The stitch count is 70w x 70h, and works up to be 5" x 5" when stitched on 14 count. The finishing board for this project can be purchased from Michaels in the unfinished wood section, feel free to paint it any color you wish! I went with a black color so that it would match with more of the patterns, but I think a white or gray would also work. Lastly, I attached the stitched piece and bow to the finishing board by washers and magnets, so I can switch them out for each month.

I hope you all enjoy this series as much as I do! You can stay more up to date with my releases by following my Instagram @ladybug.stitches and follow my Etsy shop LadybugStitchesShop.

That's it for me, I hope you all have a great day!

~Hannah from Ladybug Stitches Shop