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Nov

18

Simply sweet SRE stockings

November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The pattern for these sweet linen Christmas stockings is free from Martha Stewart, and so is the simple poinsettia motif for silk-ribbon embroidery. Get the details.
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Oct

26

October linky love

October 26, 2008 | 2 Comments

(1) Jenclair of Bayou Quilts showed us an original appliqued pillow that just sings.
(2) Lazy Gal Tonya reminded us of her tutorial for piecing faces - like Frankenstein’s!
(3) Holly B. of Cut Out + Keep showed us how to make an appliqued and beaded Christmas handbag.
(4) JO in NZ completed a stunning exhibition piece.
(5) karinrebekah [...]

Aug

3

Bead and embroider this mini quilt

August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Quamut.com has posted an in-depth tutorial for making this beaded and embroidered mini quilt featuring yoyo flowers. This is the perfect project to get started with art quilting - simple enough to be unintimidating, but complex enough to be an interesting challenge. And look at the beautiful results!
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Jul

20

Etsy find: bstudio

July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

bstudio on Etsy incorporates silk-ribbon embroidery into greeting cards, framed pieces, and pillows that are elegant and deceptively simple. Her favorite background appears to be dupioni silk, which is the ideal complement to the ribbon embroidery. Wouldn’t this ring-bearer pillow be a perfect gift for a bride!
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Jul

11

SRE stitch tutorial: Fargo rose

July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

JO in NZ has posted an excellent tutorial for creating the Fargo rose, a silk-ribbon embroidery staple. Thanks to Lisa at Ivory Blush Roses for the link.
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Jul

5

Tutorial: Ribbon Canterbury Bells

July 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

Allison Ann Aller of Allie’s in Stitches has posted an excellent tutorial for creating Canterbury Bells from wired, ombre rayon ribbon. You can see the instructions and her crazy-quilt application in this blog post. And while you’re at Allie’s blog, check out her hand-stitched banner. Charming!
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Jul

1

More SRE video tutes

July 1, 2008 | 2 Comments

Melissa keeps adding video tutorials for silk ribbon embroidery to the Honey Bee’s Bliss blog. Her tutes for the spiderweb rose and sweetheart rose, in particular, are outstanding. (I see now that I’ve been doing these the hard way. And my results weren’t that great. From now on, I’m doing it Melissa’s way.) Better bookmark [...]

Jun

29

Submit your work to Cyber Fyber

June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

An exhibition is brewing that every needlework artist needs to know about: Cyber Fyber. Here’s the description from the official site:
“CYBER FYBER is an exhibition of international fiber art scheduled for January 8th through 20th, 2009 at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, 808 Lady Street in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, USA. The brainchild of Susan Lenz, this [...]

Jun

23

Video tutes: silk-ribbon embroidery

June 23, 2008 | 1 Comment

If you’re attracted to silk ribbon embroidery, but you don’t have a clue how to get started, check out the new video tutorials by Melissa of Honey Bee’s Bliss. The first three videos in this series show how to prepare the ribbon, how to thread the needle, and how to make a beginning knot. The [...]

Jun

13

Winners: crazy-quilt purse contest

June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

Crazy Quilting International’s annual purse contest is complete. Members who entered had three months to create their masterpieces, and winners were chosen by a vote of the CQI members. Go to CQI’s blog to browse all the entries, including the winners…such as this second-place-winning gem by Lynn S.
Thanks to Sharon B at In a Minute Ago [...]

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