Susan Elliott gets everything! In April, she attended CQ Adventure, a crazy-quilters’ retreat that attracted illustrious teachers from around the globe to Glastonbury, CT, USA. Among these luminaries: our beloved Sharon Boggon (SharonB of Pin Tangle), who … Read More ...
Make a tiny beaded tulip
There is so much gorgeousness to enjoy in Lynn‘s Beading Heart Art post about her March Bead Journal Project. And tucked quietly in the middle of the post is a brilliant tip for making easy, tiny beaded tulips. See … Read More ...
Try bobbin-work leaves
Allie Aller of Allie’s in Stitches shows us how she gave some vintage millinery carrots the look of stumpwork with a clever bobbin-work leaf application. See her post.
Looking for books on Stumpwork Embroidery? Then check out these … Read More ...
Stitch a row of tiny posies
This seam treatment by SharonB of Pin Tangle is one of my favorites from her I Dropped the Button Box Quilt series. So simple, but perfect for any application where a wee row of flowers would be fitting. Get the … Read More ...
Tips on using Kreinik threads
Barbara Blankenship guest-posted on Kreinik Thread Blog about her top tips for using Kreinik threads in crazy-quilt embellishment. Any hand stitcher is bound to pick up an idea or two from her comments on using threads, ribbons, and braids. See … Read More ...
Tutorial: Hot-Wire dragonfly
Pat Winter (Pat Winter Gatherings) created this gorgeous crazy-quilt embellishment using Kreinik’s new Hot-Wire thread. The resulting dragonfly may look as complicated as it is beautiful, but Pat’s technique is totally doable. See the tute.… Read More ...
Publish your pet project
Here’s your chance to get published in Pat Winter‘s lovely Crazy Quilt Gatherings magazine. A post on her blog says,
… Read More ...Have you crazy quilted something for a pet? Would you like to see your crazy quilted pet project
Pump up the pattern with stitching
Kirsten and Cath of Prints Charming have a great guest post on whip up about embellishing fabrics by following the print with basic embroidery stitches. See the post.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or … Read More ...
Make all kinds of ribbon flowers
TipNut has put together a roundup of links to 14 tutorials for making ribbon flowers. You’ll want to try all of them! See the post.… Read More ...
Allie’s stitchy experiment
When Allie Aller (Allie’s in Stitches) wanted to express appreciation to her roommate at a recent conference, she whipped up a little sumpin sumpin from fabric scraps, a vintage hankie, some fabric glue, tulle, and a little machine … Read More ...
Tutorial: Hand-dye your own silk ribbon
Pam of Pamela Kellogg’s Kitty & Me Designs shares her secrets for hand-dyeing silk ribbon. The materials she uses (except for the silk ribbon itself) are inexpensive and widely available. You can have every color you’ve imagined for your silk-ribbon … Read More ...
Inspiration: Creative Daily
This little pretty by Lorraine of Creative Daily makes me sing with delight. She says modestly, “I was practicing stitching and some more beading on this one! Background is strips of lace and a crocheted doily.” Imagine what she’ll create … Read More ...
Enter Pat’s giveaway
Pat of Bird Nest on the Ground is celebrating her third blogaversary with an awesome giveaway: one of her gorgeous candlestick pin cushions, a mini appliqued and embroidered landscape, and more (including chocolate!). Go to her blog post to enter… Read More ...
New CQ zine from Pat Winter
The news is all over the stitchy webs. But just in case you haven’t yet heard: The first issue of Pat Winter‘s Crazy Quilt Gatherings is now available through MagCloud for US$10 print, US$5 digital, or US$15 both. And … Read More ...
Inspiration: French-knot buttons
These gorgeous buttons, created by Pat of Bird Nest on the Ground, ended up taking too much time to be good candidates for sale. Too bad. Wouldn’t they be gorgeous on your crazy quilt! Still, they would make great … Read More ...