Whoa! Look what Pamela Priday did with a paper napkin! See more of her artistic adventures on her new blog, Crafty Quilting.
Many thanks to Erica Spinks of Creative Dabbling blog for pointing out this great resource.
… Read More ...Art, patterns and techniques
Whoa! Look what Pamela Priday did with a paper napkin! See more of her artistic adventures on her new blog, Crafty Quilting.
Many thanks to Erica Spinks of Creative Dabbling blog for pointing out this great resource.
… Read More ...Do half-square triangles and quarter-square triangles have you stumped? Quilter Going Bananas makes them easy for you with her well-illustrated tutorial. See the tute.
… Read More ...Oooooooo! Look what Magpie Sue is giving away. If you’d like to get your hands on this sweet green bird, go to From the Magpie’s Nest and follow the rules. The contest ends at 7 (Pacific USA time) Saturday, … Read More ...
Jenny B of Allsorts blog has just released set two of her Pretty Maids in a Row embroidery-pattern series. She says,
… Read More ...This group consists of Lucia from Spain, Eleni from Greece, Ines from Portugal, Paola from Italy, and Mollie from
When Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint offers advice, I listen carefully. She’s got some great tips for avoiding frustration when working with delicate threads. Check out Janet’s post.
… Read More ...Turn your wee one into a princess or fairy! Follow Kawaii Crafter‘s free tutorial on Zakka Life to stitch this simple felt princess wand. See the tute.
… Read More ...Jan of Thread Medley blog has been exploring Moroccan themes in needlepoint for some time. Her latest venture is an experiment with the stylized designs that are used in henna hand tattoos. Fascinating! Back up to the first post on … Read More ...
Run over to doe-c-doe blog and pick up some excellent freebies. If you missed them last week, get three tea-themed vintage embroidery patterns. And this week’s offering: dancing fruit!
… Read More ...Back on January 7, I told you about Etsy seller frenchcraftsonline, which is offering traditional French medieval needlepoint printed canvases for amazing prices. I noted that, because I’ve never bought from this online shop, I couldn’t vouch for the … Read More ...
Reader Patricia Jay loves Di van Niekerk‘s Flower Fairies book and kit so much that she wrote in to ask us to highlight it for you.
Di’s new book takes five beloved, 85-year-old fairy illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker … Read More ...
Benita Skinner of Victoriana Quilt Designs has a new, free Block of the Month series for 2009. Benita says,
… Read More ...The 2009 Block of the Month series will be Stash-Buster patterns. They are good quilt patterns to use up your scrap
Emily Peacock is a UK designer on a mission to represent a traditional craft – tapestry – in a modern form. Her designs are timely, complex, and exciting. Her site says,
… Read More ...All designs are worked in counted cross stitch with
Michelle of Abigail Michelle Embroidery has published a tute on SWAKembroidery.com that demos an ideal way to use mini motifs for machine embroidery. She says, “Just about any outfit I make or purchase can be extra special by embroidering on … Read More ...
Designer Niamh O’Connor of Urban Threads is sharing this raven design, Nevermore, in honor of Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th birthday! You can download the design for hand embroidery or machine embroidery or as digital stock art. … Read More ...
Lesson 2 in Di van Niekerk‘s new series of downloadable ribbon embroidery lessons is this precious project, The Wise Owl. The cost for this lesson is just US $6.00! Get the details.
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