Feb
9
You knew Mollie of Wild Olive would do something unusual for Valentine’s Day! She’s sharing the pattern and instructions for a Sweetheart Pie softie–a sweet but zero-calorie way to show your affection. Go to her blog post for the pattern …
Feb
9
This sweet felt-applique and embroidery block actually made my tummy growl! Kimara of Wee Folk Art is sharing the free pattern. She says,
We added sprinkles using a straight stitch and 6 strands of floss, but you could easily add glass beads for
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Feb
9
You know you need to stitch a bear in a hat. Corvus Tristis is sharing the perfect pattern under a Creative Commons license! Go to her blog post to get the high-resolution image.
Feb
7
This spring doodle pattern is free from Primitives by the Light of the Moon. Get the image.
Feb
7
Anita of Artistic Fingers will lead a free online class in Chikankari over six to eight weeks. She says,
This Indian embroidery is a form of whitework…This embroidery is a combination of techniques–shadow work, pulled thread, and surface embroidery.
Beautiful! …
Feb
6
Sarah of Gingerbread Cottage shares this vintage puppy pattern for your valentine stitching pleasure. Go to her post to get the image.
Feb
6
Here’s another in Mary Corbet‘s series of Hungarian-inspired embroidery patterns. Go to her Needle ‘n’ Thread blog post to get the download.
Feb
6
Enjoy this free hand-embroidery pattern, Little Birdie Valentine, from Jules of Adventures in Thread.
Feb
5
Allie Aller demos how to create dimensional herringbone stitch with silk ribbon. See her tute.
Feb
5
Carina of Carina’s Craftblog has posted a simple but awesome valentine idea over on the &Stitches blog. The project incorporates couched Memory Wire by DMC. See the post.
Feb
4
Veronica of Whimsiology says of this piece,
This is a little experiment trying to simulate ground with dirt and grass and flowers and things growing out of it.
Success! See more of Veronica’s work and follow her adventures as artist …
Feb
3
At first glance, you may think those flowers are composed of bullions. Nope. Find out from Mary Corbet how the stitcher “cheated” in creating them. (If only I could cheat so well!) See Mary’s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog post.…
Feb
3
Laura of Bugs and Fishes shows us how to make this adorable kiss-filled heart brooch. (In my culture, Xs represent kisses and Os represent hugs.) You still have time to make one of these easy pins as a valentine gift …
Feb
3
Camilla of Family Chic has guest-posted a rockin tutorial over on Feeling Stitchy. She says,
One thing I love to do is experiment with my stitches; I get a kick out of adding embroidered details to almost anything. For this
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Feb
3
The February block of the Promises and Borders series is available now from Jenny of ELEFANTZ. Go to her post for the link to download the free pattern.







