Gettin' Serious...

...about blogging. I've been quick at updating Facebook with pictures from orders, but HORRIBLE at the blog! SO, as we are embarking on my officially staying home (I would have been home all summer anyway, and now that school has started and I'm not there, it's really sinking in!!), I'm getting serious about my little business!

Things have been really busy for Stitched during the months of July and August. Lots of back-to-school orders that I have been so thankful for! Now that school is in session and the polo shirts, napmats, and backpack orders have stopped, I'm looking forward to stepping out of the box and finding a new niche in the embroidery world!

In October I'll be setting up a table at the Outdoor Sale in Washington, LA. Clint's Aunt Claudia was very gracious in offering for me to set up some of my stuff along with hers. I'm so excited to see how it goes!

Here's some pics of things I've done over the last month or so.

As always, email me at stitchedbyamanda@hotmail.com or find Stitched on Facebook if you ever need anything!

Go Dawgs! Go Trojans! Go Nachman!

Last week kicked off a long list of t-shirt orders for various schools! I'm so excited to get started on this week's orders for Buckeye, and I'll be making some sample shirts for ASH and Brame. I also have a few gift orders to work on ... things are getting busy and I'm so thankful!!

Three generations of bulldog fans!


Shirt for a Nachman teacher.


Go Trojans!!

Birthday Keepsake

Clint's cousin, Amie, has a daughter that she is creating a birthday keepsake for. She brought me tablecloth that she started last year. The tablecloth will record all of Maddie's birthday themes for each year! We had to work backwards and do her theme from last year, and then add her Minnie Mouse theme for this year.

Sorry for the awful picture! I was not about to iron this whole thing and put it on my table, but you get the idea.

School Shirts!!

One product I wanted to offer to set me apart from other companies was custom school shirts. I finally got a kick-start this week and designed a shirt for the greatest high school in the parish - Alexandria Senior High, of course!

I have another order for a different design that I'm getting started on tomorrow. Very fun projects and I can't wait to see them worn around town!

After that: East Beauregard Elementary School shirt for the fabulous DeDe Iles!

This Week's Projects

Whew! It was a t-shirt week! Some of these were orders, some of these are gifts for friends of mine. I think all of these shirts came from Target. I'll be keeping them in business! It's funny how I look at clothes now....I always think "Could I put name/initials on that??"

Here's the t-shirt lineup! Carly, Courtney, Leanne, you might notice some familiar names on few of these shirts :)



By far the most difficult shirt so far. Such tiny appliques!! Then, I had to hand-stitch the hay bales because my machine ripped gaping hole in the practice run. I like the hand-stitched hay bales, anyway.

And, yet another birthday shirt!

Great Deal!

I was browsing at Target for some shirts for an order, and I came across a major clearance rack and found these great little shirts. Because they were on such a major clearance, I went ahead and bought several! So, when I find an awesome deal like that, I'll pass that deal on to you!

Shirts (with monogram, of course) are $10 + $3 shipping if you're not in the Alexandria/Pineville area. Great gift or just a cute shirt for your little girl!

Brown/pink sizes: 12m, 3T





Pink/pink sizes: 12m, 18m





Green sizes: 12m, 24m, 3T, 5T

Email me at stitchedbyamanda@hotmail.com if you would like to buy one. Thanks!

Custom Pillow

A wonderful lady asked me to create a pillow out of a cross-stitch she made in 1989! Her daughter (who is equally wonderful - I taught her two years ago) is going to Louisiana Tech in the fall and she wanted her to have this keepsake from her mom.

So, I was pretty nervous. I mean, most projects can be redone if I screw something up. Not this one!!

I was so thankful that she bought the fabric because I was so worried that I would pick out something she wouldn't like. Her daughter loves Vera Bradley stuff, and her bedding is black and white, so the pillow will be a great accent.

On the front is the cross-stitch, and on the back I used the two fabrics to create an envelope-style pillow with a chunky black button. So, the pillow is cute either way she puts it on her bed.

Thanks for the order, Kim! I had a great time!