Arlene White came up with a brilliant theme for her blocks for Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2013. She’s stitching the Twelve Days of Christmas! She shows us how the first two blocks came together. Go to her blog to see

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 You want this cherry-blossom brooch, don’t you. Good news: Star-Shaped and Shiny shows us how to make it. The process is simple, requiring only beginning embroidery skills. (In fact, you could skip the embroidery altogether if you’re in a hurry …

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SeptemberHouse_applique_tutorialCorinne of So September shows us how to add fabric applique to an embroidery project. Even though the example she uses is seasonal, the principles work for any design. Go to her tute.

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mosaic(1) Joy from Woolen Sails
(2) 7 borders with corners from Broderie d’Antan
(3) Be Mine from Hudson’s Holidays
(4) 9 floral motifs from Broderie d’Antan
(5) Warm Woolen Mittens from Wee Folk Art
(6) Bake Day snail from Vintage

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mosaic(1) JOY from Needle ‘n’ Thread
(2) Three butterfly motifs from Broderie d’Antan
(3) Friday Freebie 12/28/12 from Vintage Spice and Everything Nice
(4) Happy New Year! from Hudson’s Holidays
(5) 22 monograms “B” from Broderie d’Antan
(6) My Whole

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6a0120a6769b0c970c017c33fd9fff970b-800wiBronwyn of Red Brolly categorizes this adorable robin as Christmas decor — and he would make a fine ornament, indeed. But I’m thinking different colors, different stitched embellishments, maybe some beads and sequins could turn him into a sweet decoration …

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mosaic(1) Christmas puppy digital stamp suitable for embroidery from Sliekje Digi Stamps (via CraftGossip’s stamping blog)
(2) Floral motif from Broderie d’Antan
(3) Jolly Ole St. Nick from Primitives by the Light of the Moon
(4) 11 primitive Christmas images from

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Check out this adorable felt-applique evergreen by Mollie of Wild Olive. Mollie has finished hers as a brooch. And it would make a great gift tie-on or ornament. Imagine the possibilities for embellishment! Go to Mollie’s blog post to learn

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Megan Noel reprises her tutorial for creating quick-and-easy, charming Christmas ornaments. This is the perfect way to use up your scraps of felt and novelty fabrics. And I think this would be a great project for school-age kids with just …

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This darling snowman machine-embroidery design is a gift to you from Anja Rieger. Go to her download page to get your free copy.

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Here are a couple more outstanding free holiday patterns from Mollie of Wild Olive:

Carol of the Bells hoop
Silver and Gold felt ornament

Thank you so much, Mollie!

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Diane (Lace-Lovin’ Librarian) shares her pattern for this pretty triangular “doodad” with a snowflake at the center. Wouldn’t it be pretty on your tree! Go to her post for the instructions.

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Even Betz White gets rejected now and then. We can’t know why her series of tissue-box designs wasn’t accepted with gratitude (and compensated handsomely). But I’m so glad we get to enjoy the work she created through her blog. Her …

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Jacquelynne of The Noble Wife shares the pattern and tutorial for creating this sweet bird Christmas tree ornament. She says,

It’s an excellent way to make use of your scraps! If you have bags full of tiny pieces that you’ve

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A Christmas unicorn? Mollie of Wild Olive shares the pattern and the reason behind this adorable felt-applique tree ornament. See her post.

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