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Eep! Felted doodles by Laura Bray of Katydiddys! She says, “What would you do with these felt badges?” Um….wear them everywhere, of course! See more at Laura’s blog post.

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There’s lots of news and new art on Susan Lenz‘s Art in Stitches blog, including the announcement that her Handed Down art quilt (shown here) won Best of Show at Palmetto Hands, a juried fine craft exhibition in South …

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Kimberly of Baroque Embellishments shows us how to work gorgeous insertion seams–a technique in which the edges of two pieces of fabric are joined with an embroidery stitch, leaving a slight gap and creating a lacy effect. So beautiful. And …

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Jill of Homemade by Jill combines felt diecuts with simple embroidery stitches to create beautiful hair clips! Her post is not a step-by-step guide; but she shares enough information to help an experienced crafter try her technique. Go to her

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Haley of The Zen of Making says, “Learn how to make evenly spaced straight stitches for sewing, embroidery, and appliqué projects with my new video tutorial! This method is especially effective for stitching felt, cork, and most thick fabrics.” Go

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Mollie of Wild Olive shows us step-by-step how to create a comforting eye mask as a treat for Mom on her special day. (Maybe you should make two and keep one!) Simple construction and materials, great gifty impact! Go to

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I am in awe of this block created by Anna T of the Ukraine for the Crazy-Quilt Journal Project 2012. Because the post is just the photo–no text–I’m not sure whether Anna embroidered the motifs at the center of the …

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My little gadget-loving heart sang when I saw this tool posted by Karen of Sew Many Ways. It’s like a hemostat, but it’s 12 inches long! Evidently, it has some purpose in auto mechanics or something, but Karen immediately saw …

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There is so much to love about these humpback whale softies by K of Fog and Swell: the awesome fabric choices, the masterful piecing and sculpting, the overall silhouette. But what really tickles my fancy are the French knot barnacles. …

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Stacie de Klerk, CraftGossip’s jewelry-making editor, has posted a list of links to our guests’ articles about their Fork & Talk experiences. So much fun to read! And she’s giving away a bit of the Fork & Talk loot …

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Here’s a great semi-handmade Mother’s Day gift idea from Helen Gibb‘s Ribbon Snips e-newsletter:

These mini speakers are a great gift idea for any Mom who loves her tunes!  Simply plug the speaker into your iPod, phone, laptop or

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Here is the perfect Mother’s Day gift for the Gran in your life: Trace one of your child’s drawings to a tea towel and embroider it! I promise Gran will display it proudly in her kitchen and enjoy it every …

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Holy mackeroly! Sewforless.com is having another awesome giveaway–this time for US$1495 of machine-embroidery designs from Amazing Designs. “Like” the giveaway’s Facebook page to enter.

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Here’s a treat from Urban Threads. The UT e-newsletter says,

This adorable maraca-shakin’, sombrero-wearin’ kitty is FREE! This design is available in machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and digital stock art formats, free though May 13. Get your design here!

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Laura is sharing another pretty Mini Mystery needlepoint design over on her Two-Handed Stitcher blog. Go grab the pattern.

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