Meg Hawkey of Crab Apple Hill Studios was kind enough to share her her beautifully done stitch guides with us. If you would like to learn the basics and a bit more, these are just the thing.  There are both diagrams and step by step written instructions for the following stitches:

Stitch Guide 1:
* Backstitch
* Buttonhole stitch
* Lazy Daisy
* French Knot

Stitch Guide 2:
* Fly Stitch
* Feather and Zig Zag Feather Variation
* XXX Fill
* Chain Stitch
* Open Chain Fill Stitch

Click here for Stitch Guide 1 and here for Stitch Guide 2.  Click here to see Meg's Crab Apple Hill patterns.