Sunday Roundup & Summer Events
Plus Summer Cartonnage Course & Campus Shop are now open
Hi friends!
Welcome to this week’s recap! We’ve had such a fun, busy stretch here — lots to share with you and a few exciting things to get on your calendar.
✨ Highlights from Last Week
On Saturday, I had the absolute joy of participating in the Stitch Club Detroit event at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA).
Together with the amazing team from Stitch Club Detroit, we taught over 200 attendees how to needlepoint! It was such an inspiring day full of creativity, conversation, and lots of first stitches. I felt so lucky to be part of it — thank you to everyone who came and stitched with us!
📦🪡 Cartonnage Course now open for registration
If you missed out last time, spots are open for the Needlepoint Cartonnage Course and you’re some of the first to know. Snag your spot now before we post publicly! It runs July 28-August 16.
Get in, we are going shopping!
I’m excited to announce that the Finishing Fairy Shop is open! I’ve posted a few things for sale before, but haven’t really shared the vision. I’m hoping this will be somewhat of a “Campus Bookstore” of things that are helpful to beginners, harder to source individually and some personal favorites. More coming soon! If you’d like to see something specific, let me know. There’s significant strength in numbers when it comes to sourcing stuff.
📅 Upcoming Finish Along Schedule
Our Finish Along series is in full swing! Here’s what’s coming up so you can plan ahead:
First up: Bag Charm Finish Along – June 29th
If you’re brand new to finishing — this is a perfect one to start with! We’ll walk through everything step by step.
Register here. Code to join with member discount is here and at the bottom of this email/post.
✨ I can mail out Beginner Kits this week so you’ll be ready in time! The kit includes everything you need to get started + a special Bag Charm Finishing Guide (emailed to you).
👉 Get your beginner kit.
Prepping for the Bag Charm Finish Along:
We also have a Bag Charm Finishing tutorial available — if you haven’t watched it yet, it’s a great resource ahead of the class:
👉 Bag Charm Finishing Tutorial
🎰Giveaway + Winners
Thank you SO much to everyone who entered our Lucky 7k giveaway! The winners will be contacted via email tonight, so check your inbox for note from us. The subject line will be “you’re our giveaway winner.”
🆓 Featured Freebies
Acrylic Foot Stand-Ups
Our upcoming Acrylic Foot Stand-Up Finish Along is on the horizon (July 22) and if you’re participating, I highly recommend watching our Acrylic Foot Stand-Up tutorial ahead of time.
It will give you a great foundation and make the Finish Along even more fun + productive!
🎬 Resource Round-Up
I love sharing free tutorials and tools with you — here are some you might have missed this week:
✨ How to Do Loops with Cording
✨ How to Sew on Cording — this one was super popular on Instagram!
That’s it for this week — thanks for reading, stitching, and finishing along with me! I’m so grateful for this community, and I can’t wait to see what you create next.
Happy Finishing,
Amanda