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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
Jun
30
July’s free embroidery pattern from Andrea Zuill of Badbird’s blog is this Terrible Lizard. He’s so cute, I’m sure that roar is just a bluff. Get the pattern.
Jun
30
CC of Suestreehouse blog is sharing this vintage coffee-and-tea pattern for cross-stitch on gingham. Thanks, CC! Get the pattern.
Jun
30
The latest free Christmas ornament pattern from Bargello Needlepoint is this gorgeous, sparkly bell. Get the chart.
Jun
30
Here’s a bit of timely stitching for Northern Hemisphere readers and a goodie to be tucked away for warm weather in the Southern Hemisphere. Baby Gardner’s Baby Bloggie is sharing this image from her stash of vintage coloring books. Get the…
Jun
30
If there’s a little girl in your house — or in the house of anyone you know — you must stitch up sarajessica’s latest pattern right now! This adorable, nostalgic pink pony is another in Cross Me Not’s new line of…
Jun
26
Tracey of giggleface studios has embarked on a quest to embroider “postcards” from all 50 US states. So far, she’s completed Colorado and Washington. She says, “Anyone have a suggestion for the next state to tint?” Go to her blog to reply.
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Jun
26
Enjoy Allie Aller’s deep review of Terrie Mangat’s 1993 work, Labor Day Fireworks. She says, in part,
Terrie was one of the first to totally abandon any conventional aesthetic of embellishment on quilts. I doubt she considers her work crazy quilting…
Jun
26
Bargello Needlepoint blog advises:
For a smooth and even finish to your Bargello needlepoint, consider using brass thumb tacks to mount your needlepoint canvas on stretcher bars to frame it for stitching.
Get all the details from the post.
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Jun
26
You’ll love this project by Connie G. Barwick, cross-stitch editor for About.com. Her friendship-saying bookmark would make an ideal tuck-in gift for a birthday card — or for nearly any occasion! Get the chart.
Jun
26
Alyssa of Penguin & Fish is more than halfway through her darling alphabet embroidery-pattern series. She finished these three patterns last week. You know you want them! Great news: You can now get 5 patterns for US $20 in her Etsy store…
Jun
26
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread is walking us through Aquatic Sampler — a work by her reader Nita — detail by exquisite detail. Start with Part I. But don’t miss Part II.
Thanks so much, Nita and Mary, for sharing this inspiring work in…
Jun
25
Holy cow! I have to try this! Run over to Sister-Diane’s blog, CraftyPod, and check out her review of Annika deGroot’s Micro Macrame: 30 Beaded Designs for Jewelry Using Crystals and Cords. And prepare to be bitten by the I-have-to-try-micro-macrame bug! See…
Jun
25
Admit it: You’ve never seen anything sweeter than these African violet pincushions by verybigjen. She gives us the how-to in her flickr stream. See the tute.
Many thanks to One Pretty Thing for pointing out this find.
Jun
25
Sometimes needlework makes me laugh out loud. This is one of those times. Floresita of feeling stitchy shared this work by screaming lulu called Why internet dating sucks. Floresita says,
I cannot say Amen loud enough. Love this series of creepy, misspelled messages from internet…
Jun
25
Feast your eyes on this! Needle artist Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses calls it a “snippet.” I call it spectacular. See more on Lisa’s blog.
