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The supply of eye candy never ends at the blog of the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012. See participants’ blocks–such as this lovely example by Shari J of Colorado–as they’re completed. I’m definitely bookmarking this blog! Go there now.…

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The 2012 Bead Journal Project will kick off soon. Join other stitchers around the world in making a work of beaded embroidery each month for a year. The project’s site says,

The main emphasis is to give an impression about

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Yvette of White Threads is considering hosting an exchange of hand-stitched Christmas ornaments again this year. She needs a few more takers to make the exchange a go. If you’re interested in participating, find out more from Yvette’s blog post

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Nicki of Nicki Lee’s RavioLee Dreams was the host for a recent crazy-quilt challenge on the HGTV Quilting Forum. Last weekend the votes were tallied and the winners announced. Shown here is the first-place quilt by Maureen Greeson. Awesome. …

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MarieE of colored thread launched her Stitch and Surface class by working with her students to create embroidered feathers for Jude Hill’s Magic Feather Project. Marie says,

In creating these feathers we talked a lot about various forms of

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You’re going to want to get in on the Stitch Your Stash contest over at Janet Perry‘s Nuts About Needlepoint. She says,

You need to register to participate and everyone who does will get some kind of prize.

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When I gave you the heads-up about Victoria Crowder Payne‘s appearance on C&T Publishing’s Wednesday Night Live webcast, I fully intended to be there to enjoy the party. I ended up having to work. Luckily, each of these …

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It’s time for a new stitchalong at feeling stitchy. This month’s sweet design, Hallowe’en Trio by Cathy Gaubert, is available now. Go to the blog post to download the pattern and get in on the fun.

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Check out this rockin announcement from DMC Thread’s Blog:

DMC is giving away five (5) limited edition French hardbound diaries that contain beautiful inspiring photos of needlework. The back of the book features patterns and charts for the designs

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You know how much I love Jude Hill‘s feathers. So you’ll understand how thrilled I am that, as usual, Jude has transformed a little stitchy experiment into an opportunity for education, community, and philanthropy. She has started The …

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The August stitchalong at feeling stitchy takes a slightly different direction than usual. Instead of offering a pattern for participants to stitch in their favorite, idiosyncratic ways, this SAL will focus on choosing a fabric print and embellishing it with …

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Amy of Amy Stitches sent us the heads-up about an awesome-sounding stitching retreat taking place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (USA), in October. The event’s site says,

We are going to have a great year in 2011!!!  As usual, we

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Big things are in the works at the Textile and Fiber Art List. Rachel Biel, TAFA’s founder, says,

TAFA continues to move forward with its plans for a new website…Members will each have their own landing pages and

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Look what Janet Perry (Nuts About Needlepoint) is up to! Her blog says,

Do you love Bargello? Are you looking for a source of new Bargello Needlepoint designs and quick projects? Do you want explore different threads for

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Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs is putting together an online creativity event. She says,

Often when I draw a design/pattern I think about all the different styles/techniques that the design drawing could be stitched/made into. Unfortunately there are not

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