This darling rubber-duckie design for filled machine embroidery is free! Produced by Lil Rascals, the 4″ x 4″ design is available from SWAKembroidery.com in eight formats for instant download. While it can’t be used for bulk manufacturing, you can use … Read More ...
Free valentine embroidery pattern from UT
Karline of Urban Threads sends us this heads-up:
… Read More ...Urban Threads has released a sweet new bird-and-love-letter design, FREE through Valentine’s Day! This pretty Victorian-style design can be downloaded for free in formats for machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and digital stock
New source for hand-embroidery patterns
You might already love the work of Marisa Hopkins, aka Elegant Snobbery and Elegant Bloggery. Her online adventures as a working artist/mom of preschoolers make good coffee-time reading for me every day. And her bright, sweet, clever illustrations … Read More ...
New freebie from Urban Threads
Check out this news from Karline at UT:
… Read More ...Urban Threads just released a new free embroidery design that’ll crank up the volume! A little volume knob that goes all the way up to 11 will make a rad addition to
Leah says: Break your foot!
Leah Day (365 Days of Free Motion Quilting Filler Designs) shows us how to mod an inexpensive darning foot to get 360 degrees of visibility around your needle. She says,
… Read More ...How much visibility you have around your needle
Tutorial: Embroidered wrap
Urban Threads shows us how to make an embroidered wrap that lets us cold-natured chicks look fashionable while we stay snug. See the tute.… Read More ...
14 will win Designs in Machine Embroidery
Here’s the latest fabulous Happy Holidays Giveaway from Sewforless.com:
… Read More ...Most embroiderers are familiar with Eileen Roche … and Designs in Machine Embroidery magazine. If not – you had better start commenting because we are giving away THREE subscriptions to
Tutorial: Bobbinwork notecards
Bonnie Lyn McCaffery has posted a tutorial on Bernina Blog for creating these beautiful notecards that incorporate bobbinwork embroidery. The techniques are simple; the results are stunning. See the tute.… Read More ...
Giveaway: A whopper prize package from Sewforless.com
Thankful Days Giveaways continue at Sewforless.com! And today’s prize package is a whopper:
- Amazing Designs’ new Creative Quilting pack, chock-full of gorgeous poinsettia motifs
- Two sets of eight spools of Medeira metallic threads
- Klasse Needle Quilting & Sewing Value
Win 3,900 embroidery designs
Thankful Days Giveaways continue at Sewforless.com. And I couldn’t describe today’s freebie better than they did:
… Read More ...Woah. Now that’s a lot of embroidery designs. And for one lucky commenter, this stock embroidery design CD will be graciously relocating to
Free pattern: “Naughty”
Urban Threads is treating us to a Very Merry Freebie! The site says,
… Read More ...Getting on Santa’s good list? Way overrated. ‘Tis the season for eggnog and cookies! Here’s a free design as an early little Christmas present to you. Stitch
Giveaway: Loralie machine-embroidery designs
Check out the latest Thankful Days Giveaway at Sewforless.com. The blog says,
… Read More ...Announcing the newest collection of embroidery designs by famous designer Loralie Harris! These “Lovely Ladies” are gorgeous and will add some sassiness to aprons, spa wraps and
Free Christmas Embroidery Patterns for Holiday Stitching

If you’re looking for an exciting way to express your holiday cheer this year, why not give embroidery a try? Embroidery is a fun, creative way to decorate clothes, accessories, and decorations with festive holiday designs. Plus, there are plenty … Read More ...
Tutorial: Embroidered cell-phone corset
The Urban Threads newsletter tips us off:
… Read More ...A couple months ago Karline got a new cell phone, and of course, she wanted to make a spiffy case for it. Here’s what she came up with — the oh-so-schmexy cell phone
Inspiration: Baumcat
Baumcat‘s Fender guitar thread sketch makes me wiggle and hug myself. Go to her blog post to get a better look. And back up through a few posts to find out how she did it.… Read More ...