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Inspiration: Fantaisies Crazy

December 2, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Garden of Eden by Evy of Fantaisies Crazy. So delicious, you’ll want to see it from every angle. Luckily, Evy provides abundant photos. Enjoy her creation.… Read More ...

Birds in silk

December 1, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Hannah of enbrouderie shares a close-up look at a Chinese silk embroidery of 100 birds from her personal collection. Go feast your eyes.… Read More ...

A yummy little quilt

December 1, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Deb of More Whiffs, Glimmers & Left Oeuvres calls these applique/embroidery/quilt pieces bonbons. She says,

much like eating expensive chocolate truffles..but so much better for me.

Yum! Go to Deb’s blog.… Read More ...

A baby in a bunting

November 30, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Squid family!!! Enough said. See more photos at the post of the creator, Cleo Dee.… Read More ...

Fiber arts go onlocation

November 30, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Caroline of An Snag Breac Beo gives us a glimpse through her lens at the wonderful fiber art on display as part of the onlocation exhibit at Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland. She has work in the show–the diorama shown above. You have … Read More ...

Inspiration: Stitch Therapy

November 30, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Stitch Therapy calls this work Existential Doily. Perfect. And true. To see more of her work, go to her blog.… Read More ...

Embroidery for your wrist

November 29, 2011 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

Windy River created this gorgeous cuff bracelet by adding bead embroidery and a closure to a length of jacquard ribbon. Lovely! Go to her blog post to find out more.

Ed. note: Windy River neither requested nor compensated this … Read More ...

Starry night

November 29, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Michelle of A Can of Crafty Curiosities created these embroideries for a swap. Starry night skies, right? Look closely and you’ll see that they’re astronomically correct depictions of the Orion, Canis Major, and Draco constellations. Rockin! Go to her blog … Read More ...

Gift idea: Embroidered book cover

November 29, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Here’s a lovely gift idea: A fabric book cover, personalized with embroidery, that includes a built-in bookmark. There’s another bit of embroidery inside. Go to the blog of Racaire, the cover’s creator, to see the surprises inside.… Read More ...

Inspiration: Jude Hill

November 28, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

A bit of a twist. One of Jude Hill‘s feathers…as a buttonhole. Awesome. See her post.… Read More ...

Inspiration: Linda Stokes

November 28, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Linda Stokes created this sumptuous journal cover. She says,

This came from an embroidery done a few years ago, using the circular attachment of my sewing machine.  I was thinking of making it into a bag but journals are quicker

… Read More ...

A Thanksgiving encounter

November 27, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

This emerging stitchery is an effort by Olisa (cocoaeyes the stitcher) to capture a touching, memorable Thanksgiving experience. It includes a word of profanity from her subject–it is necessary. Read the story and you’ll understand why.

Looking for more … Read More ...

Soft, soft sweeties

November 26, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Awwwwwwwwwww. So sweatery soft, they beg to be touched. These little softies are by Amy of LucyKate Crafts. See more and get the link to her Etsy shop at her blog post.

Ed. note: Amy Adams neither requested nor … Read More ...

Inspiration: Creative Daily

November 26, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Check out this awesome crazy-quilt block by Lorraine of Creative Daily. It’s so well composed and detailed, it’s hard to pick out favorite techniques; but you know I will. I especially love the row of green silk-ribbon buds, the … Read More ...

Stitching for the win

November 24, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

feeling stitchy has announced the winners of the Covered in Stitches contest. All of the finalists were awesome, and the top three are epic. Shown here: the third-place winner, Wynken, Blynken and Nod  by Lisa Leggett, which features applique … Read More ...

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