Alexa Lett - artsy designs

Signs of a Stitcher!
🧵🪡 If you’re a needleworker, quilter, embroiderer, cross-stitcher, or needlepointer, you’ll understand this phenomenon…

You finish a project.

You clean up.

You put everything away.

And then somehow…

Three weeks later there’s a needle in the sofa, a strand of floss in the rug, thread hanging from a lampshade, and a mysterious piece of embroidery floss appearing in a room you’ve never stitched in. 😂

Scientists may never solve the mystery, but fiber artists already know the truth: once you start stitching, your entire house becomes part of the project.

Tell me I’m not the only one finding random threads in the furniture, carpet, laundry, and occasionally attached to the dog. 🐕🧵

Vintage wares headed to the antique booth!
Today is vendor day and generally the day the booth gets reloaded with great new stuff! Thank you to all who shop the Fleadom Riders booth…..and the best antique store in Chattanooga, !😊

Bojo jeans embellished with a simple quilt block.
These one-of-a-kind upcycled jeans got a glow-up with a pieced vintage quilt block, giving them new life.

No fast fashion here—just slow fashion, sustainable style, folk art, and a fun way to make unique jeans.

✨ Perfect for antique lovers, quilt collectors, textile enthusiasts, vintage fashion fans, and anyone who believes clothing should be as interesting as the person wearing it. And it uses a little of your scrap fabric hoard.

👇 Tell me: Are you Team Vintage Quilt or Team Classic Denim?

Quilt Block Embellishment
Some times it takes others to inspire what you make. made this on to a t-shirt and it was adorable. I had some jeans and thought they might be best served with some quilt styled embellishment. I would highly recommend giving her a follow. She is clever. Plus, how many plain pair of jeans can one have? Tomorrow we will show the completed project. They are cute!

When vintage quilts tell new stories.

This one-of-a-kind textile art piece began with fragments of vintage quilts and treasured fabric scraps, then found its second life through appliqué, hand stitching, and a little imagination. A whimsical blue chair with a vase of blooms feels right at home among the colorful strips of patchwork history stitched beneath it.

I love rescuing forgotten textiles and giving them a second life. Every faded print, worn seam, and vintage fabric scrap carries a story, making each piece of fiber art completely unique.

✨ Follow for more vintage quilt art, textile inspiration, slow stitching, appliqué, folk art, and creative reuse projects.

Needlework History
A piece of needlework history from 1929. 🧵✨ I recently found this on a trip to Ft. Worth. Besides the incredible workmanship….the notation written on the back was also a powerful buying factor. Just one more lovely piece to add to my collection.

This beautiful handmade textile art was created as a gift for a young man to hang in the home he would one day share with his future wife. Nearly 100 years later, the craftsmanship, patience, and artistry still speak for themselves.

I’m endlessly fascinated by antique needlework, vintage embroidery, crewel work, hand stitched textiles, and the stories woven into every stitch. The time, skill, and creativity behind these heirloom pieces deserve to be preserved and appreciated as true fiber art.

Whether it’s crewel embroidery, hand embroidery, needlepoint, cross stitch, or folk textile art — I collect it all because every handmade piece carries history, tradition, and the hand of the maker.

Imagine the hours spent selecting threads, planning patterns, and stitching this by hand in 1929… long before fast fashion and machine-made decor. This is slow art at its finest.

Vintage needlework collectors — what do you think this piece is? Crewel? Embroidery? A combination of both?

If you love antique textiles, fiber arts, embroidery history, vintage home decor, handmade craftsmanship, or preserving old art forms, follow along. I’m always sharing unique finds, antique treasures, and needlework inspiration. 🪡