Carolyn McNeil runs a little stitchery site that you must see. Stitch-opedia is a catalog of needlepoint stitches with handy diagrams and tips. Just cruising through the list will make your stitching fingers restless. There’s also an online store where … Read More ...

Kootoyoo has posted a slideshow tutorial for hand-piecing this little pincushion. Practice your piecing skills while creating something useful. Kootoyoo says the project is a great way to use up tiny samples or scraps of favorite fabric.

Thanks to whip … Read More ...

Dolin O’Shea, aka Lulu Bliss, has posted her first video tutorial, demonstrating how to make your own embroidery pattern from a photo. I’m not sure I could capture all the shading and fine work that she included in … Read More ...

If you’re into patchwork and piecing, you will love the free tutorials on the blog of Ayumills, aka Pink Penguin. You’ll find a pen case, a fabric basket, and camera case just waiting to be stitched … Read More ...

Suite101.com has posted a tutorial for a quilting staple – the four-patch block. The tute steps through the two basic ways to sew the block. See the excellent article by Christine Mann.… Read More ...

Download this bright, fun quilt pattern free from Cherry House Quilts. The fabrics used in the “Soda Shop” quilt are from Cosmo Cricket’s “Jitterbug” line for Andover.

Thanks to Jenny Ryan at craftzine.com for the link.… Read More ...

Those scrappy crazy-quilt blocks may look random, but there’s a method to the madness. Follow the steps in the tutorial by Judie Bellingham of BellaOnline to create blocks that are beautiful, balanced, and stitchable.… Read More ...

You’ve been wanting to embellish your embroidery with a bit of beading, but you’re afraid it’s too complicated. It’s not. Let Sew Bettie show you the basics of beading on fabric.

Thanks to whip up for the link!… Read More ...

Christine Mann tells us how to improve piecing with eight simple, proven techniques. See her article on suite101.com.… Read More ...

If you’ve ever wondered what’s involved in producing one of those delicious, hand-painted needlepoint canvases, here’s a treat for you. Tingaling blog tells all.

Thanks to Janet Perry at Nuts About Needlepoint for the link.… Read More ...

Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog has posted a new video tutorial: Mountmellick stitch. She notes, “The Mountmellick stitch is a decorative line stitch, made up of little pointed triangles. It takes curves very well and is, in … Read More ...

A new tutorial by cathymk at Focus on Finishing explains how to convert a semicircular piece of stitching into a finished, stuffed strawberry shape. Great photos and instructions make this project doable even for beginners.… Read More ...