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ruthBe sure to stop by Ruth O’Leary‘s blog to check out her progress on the St. Cuthbert’s Banner project. In her most recent post, she lets us look over her shoulder as she outlines the cross motif with goldwork, …

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bloominDidn’t you love Kelly Fletcher‘s series of Jacobean leaves? Well, she’s back with a new series she’s calling Bloomin’ Marvelous. She says,

Each design will fit neatly into a 4×4″ square, or about 10x10cm. So the plan is to

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peaceI want to stitch up a bunch of Connie G. Barwick‘s peace ornaments for the coming holiday season. Connie says,

No matter what religion or belief system you follow, the concept of peace is a fairly universal one. This

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housesThese little house ornaments are the work of Kajsa Wikman (aka syko). She says,

I find it challenging and quite stimulating for the creativity to look at a fabric that is clearly from a particular time and see it

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broochesRebecca of Edward and Lilly is giving away three of these adorable hand-stitched brooches. Go to the blog to enter before midnight, Friday, October 9.

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skullKristi of Stitchy Stitcherson blog stitched this colorful sugar skull using a pattern from Jenny Hart’s new book, Embroidered Effects. Her special touch? She says,

With the exception of the french knots around the eyes, the white parts are done

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owlsarajessica of Cross Me Not blog departs from her usual modern style to treat us to an old-fashioned (but stitchtastic) chart for a wee owl. I see Halloween potential, here! Get the free chart.

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sashikoThe customer is always right. In this case, customer Rickie bought a traditional Sashiko sampler from PurlSoho.com; but instead of using traditional navy-blue thread, she stitched the pattern in decidedly upbeat colors. The result: classic + modern = beautiful. …

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kennanThe stitch of the week at Rittenhouse Needlepoint is Kennan. See the tute.

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cateOh. My. Goodness. Look what beefranck discovered over on Craftster: the work of Cate Anevski (the bees knees). Brilliant, original, and totally accessible. Get the details from the MrXStitch site.

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sajouGet exquisite old Sajou cross-stitch motifs newly recharted and free from Ramzi’s historical chart site. Wow.

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windieMollie of Wild Olive shares the pattern for her last “fair weather friend,” Windie. You know you want to stitch it. Get the pattern.

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jarFreePatterns.com calls this project Quilt Jar Covers. I haven’t downloaded the pattern yet, but the foundation material appears to be……plastic canvas. Yeaaa!! Get the free pattern.

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cakeMmmmmmmm. Gum Tree designer Dawn Hay is giving us all a slice of her yummy chocolate cake. Of course, if you don’t stitch the words, you can make the cake any flavor you want! Get the free pattern.

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shawklThe wealth of free seam-treatment diagrams continues at Shawkl‘s Twelve Dozen Stitches in Twelve Months blog. If you haven’t checked in lately, you should catch up! You’ll enjoy lots and lots of designs like this charmer. Go to Shawkl’s

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