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No-sew quilted ornaments

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Larissa Holland of mmmcrafts made these stunning “quilted” Christmas ornaments. (She points us to the tutorial on make stuff.) There’s no actual sewing or quilting involved, but the effect is quilting perfection. And what a brilliant way to use up your scraps and odd bits. See Larissa’s post.
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Learn Lavangam stitch from Deepa

November 30, 2008 | 1 Comment

Deepa Balagopal is sharing another embroidery stitch that is typical of traditional Indian needlework. She notes that the Lavangam stitch (meaning clove stitch) is known in the West as pistil stitch - a long-tailed French knot. See Deepa’s post.
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Tutorial: Embellishing a sweater

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Erica Kern of CraftStylish shows us how to give a bargain sweater an expensive boutique look with a bit of simple embroidery. I mean it…even if you’ve never embroidered in your life, you can do these simple lazy daisies. Erica shows us how. See the tute.
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Nov

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Free pattern: Christmas needle keeper

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Plumcute Designs is sharing a pattern for an adorable needle keeper that whips together quickly for a last-minute gift. Or, if you’re not in a hurry, why not make this sweet stocking stuffer for every stitcher on your list. Get the pattern.
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Tutorial: Embroidery to ornament

November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments

bookwormbethie of Between the Pages blog has posted a tutorial that even a beginner can use successfully. She shows us step by step how to convert a small bit of embroidery into a Christmas ornament. See the tute.
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Tutorial: Quilted greeting cards

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These Christmas cards are easy to make if you use the pattern and follow the detailed tutorial available on Newest Quamuts. See the tute.
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Nov

30

Christmas embroidery galore!

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doe-c-doe is sharing a whole series of vintage Christmas embroidery patterns. Go to her blog and step through the posts for the past week to make sure you don’t miss any!
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Nov

29

Tutorial: Wee mushroom houses

November 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

Calypso of the little house by the sea blog is sharing the pattern and instructions for a project so sweet it made me sigh out loud. Don’t you need some of these mushroom houses to tuck among your holiday decorations? See the tutorial.
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Nov

29

Books about embroidery on paper

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Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog has discovered several books about embroidery on paper. See her review.
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Nov

29

Hand-stitched Christmas cards

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Marie of Make and Takes blog has come up with a hand-stitched Christmas card that warms my heart. Simple stitching on paper makes this card easy to produce in quantity, and the motif is bound to make the recipient smile. Get the pattern.
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