Art, patterns and techniques
Craft Pudding is sharing her original embroidery pattern for a sweet little house. Get the pattern. And be sure to bookmark the Free Embroidery Patterns section of her blog.
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Sister Diane of CraftyPod continues her love affair with plastic canvas. This time, she’s sharing with us some eye-popping options from a Japanese craft book. “Light-years from what I’ve seen in U.S. books in terms of sophistication,” Diane says, “Albeit … Read More ...
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity has posted an excellent podcast interview with fabric designer Amy Butler. You can find the links on Jennifer’s blog. And be sure to scroll down for information about some awesome Amy Butler giveaways.… Read More ...
Mishka of Quilting Gallery found some great YouTube videos by Sharon Schamber on binding quilts with curved edges, and she has posted them on her blog. See the tutes.… Read More ...
You’ll definitely want to enter Bee Square blog’s current giveaway for a Moda mini sweet roll in Spring Magic or Aviary. To get in the running, just comment on her blog post, telling whether you’re planning to vote tomorrow. … Read More ...
Barbara Bergsten of Create Needlepoint blog is sharing the Veranda font for needlepoint, along with some tips for adding text to your designs. Get the font.… Read More ...
Mary Ray of CraftStylish shows us how to make custom cloth napkins to spice up our holiday table settings. See the tutorial.… Read More ...
Judy Laquidara of Patchwork Times teaches us to make the X-sashing square block. She swears it’s easy, and her tutorial bears her out. See the lesson.… Read More ...
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint is sharing the news that the American Needlepoint Guild now has an Internet chapter! If there’s no guild chapter in your neighborhood or it’s hard for you to get out to a live meeting, … Read More ...
Get the pattern for these sweet snowmen now and stitch them up to dangle on your Christmas tree this season. Designed by Ursula Michael for Zweigart Design Bank and available now on FreePatterns.com.
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Run over to Pretty Ditty blog right now and enter to win a yard of any Alexander Henry fabric in the shop. The contest closes November 7. See the rules.… Read More ...
Carol-Anne Conway of Threads Across the Web is sharing a second lesson in the twists and turns of embroidering with Japanese flat silk. See the article.… Read More ...
Diane Gilleland of CraftStylish deserves an award for bringing plastic canvas back with elegance, utility, and an up-to-date aesthetic. Check out the gift box she’s sharing with us. This ain’t tissue-box-cover needlepoint. Thank you, Diane! Get the tutorial.
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Oh, my goodness! Check out the felt sugar skulls by Beth Wachla. In fact, check out everything on her blog. Her stuff is all fiercely cute.
Many thanks to Jenny Ryan of Craftzine.com for pointing out this find.… Read More ...
Fab Talk Magazine tips us off to two new cupcake pin cushion patterns from Cindy Taylor Oates and Sandi Henderson. Get the details.… Read More ...
