Alchemy, Part 4: Fun with Freebies

Changing thread colors and fabrics, and adding to and subtracting from designs doesn't come naturally to everyone. If you'd like to try your hand at it but you're not confident in your choices, I suggest practicing on some freebies. There's really no risk of failure: they're free, they're small, and you can use what you have in your stash to experiment with. Freebies allow you to really get comfortable with making your own color choices before tackling a larger color conversion.

These freebies from The Stitcherhood are excellent to play around with. Print them out and go crazy on fabric, thread, and embellishments. 

Here's a little Lizzie Kate freebie that can be stitched to match your kitchen.

Polka dot fabric and a few beads are the only changes to this pretty pumpkin freebie.

This is an old freebie that doesn't appear to be available anymore. It was charted in two colors, a brown bunny with blue scissors. I decided to make my bunny a Dutch, with pink scissors. I love that stark black and white against the soft green and pink.

Freebies are perfect for color experimentation. Print out a bunch and give it a go!