This cute flower design is one of Kelly Fletcher’s free patterns available from her Craftsy shop. She is a prolific embroidery designer that has her patterns available from several sources. She has her Craftsy shop, an Etsy shop, and … Read More ...
DMC Seasonal Freebie
The latest freebie from Emma Broidery at DMC Thread’s Blog looks like a really fun project. It is called “In Vino Veritas” and it taken from an old Latin phrase that is attributed to Pliny the Elder and translates to … Read More ...
Hip Hip Hooray – Go Team!
Vintage Spice and Everything Nice has posted another great cheerleader pattern. It will be great for cheerleaders of all ages or for any application where you need to stitch up a little team spirit. Easily adaptable design you can make … Read More ...
Shiny, Shiny Stars
It’s that time of year when many stitcher’s thoughts turn to holiday stitching – if they haven’t already. And, this time of year, many stitchers who have already been thinking about it kick holiday stitching into high gear. In a … Read More ...
Imaginesque Archive
This post is one from the archives of Imaginesque. They have so many great patterns for hand and counted thread embroidery that they will keep you stitching for months on end. I can just see this one done up in … Read More ...
Cheer on Your Favorite Team
Football season is here and my favorite way to follow my local teams in on Facebook. The local radio station posts updates of the scores and it is great. I don’t even have to go out to the game. I … Read More ...
Do You Believe…?
Do you believe in the Loch Ness Monster? Well I have seen ol’ Nessie floating around at Sew Lovely Embroidery, so I believe in her now. This deliciate rendering of the creature just begs to be stitched up in fun … Read More ...
Raised Chain Stitch
Today for Take a Stitch Tuesday (TAST) Sharon of Pin Tangle is featuring Raised Chain Stitch. It is a complex stitch that looks almost like knitting when you are done. Sharon gives a simple step-by-step photo and text tutorial for … Read More ...
Sprouting Floral – Or Another Name?
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread posted this free hand embroidery pattern on her blog and named it Sprouting Floral, but she is not exactly satisfied with the name. She is open to your input. Can you think of a … Read More ...
Back to Schoolgirl Pattern
Sew Lovely Embroidery posted the free pattern this embroidery is based on recently – it is lovely and I didn’t want you to miss out on it! It is a back-to-school design and while most kids are back in school … Read More ...
Embroidery Pattern – Stylised Flower Pattern
Here’s another great free hand embroidery pattern from Imaginesque. This one is a lovely stylized flower pattern. The spelling in the title of this blog is not incorrect by the way – it is the way it is spelled at … Read More ...
Embroidery Pattern – Openwork Flower
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread posted this free Openwork Flower embroidery pattern recently. As she says, it is “… a great piece for practicing openwork fillings, like the kind used in different types of pulled thread and drawn thread … Read More ...
Love My Scarf Blog Tour
Eileen at Eileen’s Machine Embroider Blog explains that September is not only National Sewing Month but it’s also Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. She invites you to “… join us in making scarves for cancer patients. Our goal is to collect … Read More ...
Notforgotten Farm Needlework Book
I enjoy all sorts of needlework – you might say I have very eclectic taste. One of my very favorite styles is Folk Art though, so I really enjoy the artwork produced at Notforgotten Farm. Lori creates quite unique, unusual … Read More ...
Grandmother Bunny
This design is adapted from an embroidery magazine dated 1933 so that is why Helen at Bustle & Sew called her a Grandmother Bunny. She looks just as fresh as a daisy though and you’d never guess that she was … Read More ...
