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- Allie’s in Stitches - Blog of crazy-quilting expert Allison Ann Aller
- Art Gallery Fabrics - Blog of fabric designer Patricia Bravo
- Create Needlepoint! - Blog of needlepoint expert Barbara Bergsten
- Gatherings - Blog of crazy-quilting expert Pat Winter
- Needle ‘n’ Thread - Blog of embroidery expert Mary Corbet
- Needle Tatting and Other Nonsense - Blog of tatting expert Pamela Quevedo (TotusMel)
- Nuts About Needlepoint - Blog of needlepoint expert Janet M. Perry
- Ornaments - Blog of needlepoint expert Orna Willis
- Pin Tangle - Blog of embroidery expert Sharon Boggon (SharonB)
- Plays with Needles - Blog of needleartist Susan Elliott
- Shawkl - Home of the crazy-quilting series “Twelve Dozen Stitches in Twelve Months”
- Spirit Cloth - Blog of quilt artists and innovator Jude Hill
- The Lone Beader - Blog of an anonymous bead-embroidery expert
- Women on Quilts - Blog of quilt historian Kimberly Wulfert
Dec
31
Heather Mulder Peterson of Trends and Traditions blog is offering two great treats to celebrate the new year. First, she gives us an excellent tute on her wise, efficient method for hand-sewing quilt binding. Then she invites us to enter a…
Dec
31
The Sampler Girl is sharing this beautiful pattern on her blog, At the Honeysuckle Tree. Just in time for some New Year’s stitching! Get the chart.
Dec
30
May 15, 2009, is the deadline for entering the Pfaff Art Embroidery Challenge 2009. The call for entries says,
The PFAFF® Art Embroidery Challenge is a truly global competition judged by an international jury. The works are created predominantly on a…
Dec
30
This astonishing art is the work of Fraser Smith. Fat Tuesday is carved wood, oil stain, and mixed media. That’s right. This quilt is a wood carving. ctpubblog says, “Every detail is complete, right down to the dimples caused by the ’stitches’…
Dec
30
Lace ‘n’ Ribbon Roses is sharing another of her adorable Sunbonnet Sue embroidery patterns. This time, Sue and Hannah are sharing a hymnbook. So sweet. Get the pattern.
Dec
29
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner and spring soon to follow (in the northern hemisphere), you’re going to need Pretty Ditty’s Woodland Love Birds tutorial. Imagine slightly different colors and embellishments. Now…don’t you feel the need to make a whole…
Dec
29
Sheila of Cheeky Magpie blog has come up with a charming application for fabric yoyos. She joined vintage yoyos she discovered in a thrift store into a colorful scarf. See her post.
Dec
29
tricia-rennea is sharing these original bird templates. She suggests cutting them out of paper, which would be adorable. But I can also see them cut out of felt and embellished with embroidery and beads. Or you could use them as outline…
Dec
28
Judy Laquidara of Patchwork Times blog has invited quilters to join her in a year of stash busting. If you want to take part and you’d like to track your yardage, but the prospect of all those calculations gives you math hives,…
Dec
28
In case you missed it in the holiday hubbub, doe-c-doe shared two adorable vintage patterns this week. You’ll want to add them to your collection. Get the patterns.
Dec
28
Janet Wickell, editor of About.com’s quilting blog, is sharing her pattern for the traditional Goose in the Pond quilt block in two sizes: 22-1/2″ and 11-1/4″. Janet says the block goes together quickly with quick piecing techniques. Get the pattern.
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Dec
27
Kathy York demos her technique for satin-stitching around small appliqued circles. See the tute.
Dec
27
Janet Wickell, editor of About.com’s quilting blog, is sharing her pattern for a Capital T quilt block. Janet says, “I love how brightly colored paisley fabrics look against a neutral background, and think their lovely swirls are a natural for…
Dec
27
The Lone Beader calls this spectacular bit of bead embroidery a Holiday Red Bird, but I think it would make an excellent accessory any time of year. See this brooch and more of her work on her blog.
Dec
26
Mary Emma Allen of Quilting and Patchwork blog alerts us to a great project: “As the city of Boulder, CO prepares to celebrate it’s 150th anniversary, quilters there are making a pictorial fabric display to depict historical events during those years.” Find out more.
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