This adorable little foxy girl by Mimi Kirchner is all ready for her first day of school (though she doesn’t look completely thrilled by the prospect). Go to Mimi’s blog post to find out what’s inside the tiny backpack.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Kaori I
I am enthralled by the delicacy of the colors, stitching, and beading of this block by Kaori I of Japan. Go to the Crazy-Quilt Journal Project post for an image you can click to enlarge so you can enjoy all … Read More ...
Celebrate Mr. X’s birthday — and win!
It’s MrXStitch‘s fourth birthday! And the site is celebrating with lots of presents…for us! Prizes include
… Read More ...Four $25 vouchers from Subversive Cross Stitch
A $25 voucher from Urban Threads
An autographed copy of PUSH: Stitchery
An original stitched work
Tutorial: Felt journal cover
Spiff up a composition notebook with an easy felt cover. Spiff up the cover with a sweet embroidered pocket. Mollie of Wild Olive shows us how. See her post.… Read More ...
Learn embroidery basics
Rebecca of Dropcloth introduces beginning stitchers to the basics with a guest post on The Etsy Blog. Basic supplies, basic stitch tutorials, and a charming sampler pattern to practice on. See her post.… Read More ...
Learn to stitch like Sally
Exciting news from Salley Mavor:
… Read More ...I’m happy to announce that I’ll be teaching a workshop in my home town of Falmouth, Massachusetts later this fall. We’ll make wool felt banners with wrapped wire lettering, the same as I’ve shown
Teaching a little one to stitch
Violet said, “Mommy, I want to make something.” And she had clear ideas about what she wanted to make. So Jane of Buzzmills supported her wee one in embroidering and constructing a beautiful, snuggly pillow of her very own. See … Read More ...
Sarah Terry’s show opens September 8
Sarah Terry of Guerilla Embroidery will have her first solo gallery show, Surface Tension, in the UK beginning September 8. Get all the details from her blog post. If you live close enough to attend the exhibit, I envy … Read More ...
Inspiration: Nicki Lee
Nicki Lee‘s May block for the Crazy-Quilt Journal Project just takes my breath away. The colors. Those gorgeous embroidered blossoms. The delicate, colorful lace (Nicki’s trademark). The perfect beaded touches. Go to her Raviolee Dreams blog post. You’ll … Read More ...
Tutorial: Thread-sketched basket
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads shows us how to make a pretty thread-sketched basket from a fat quarter of fabric. See her tute.… Read More ...
Free patterns from Vintage Spice
Barbara of Vintage Spice and Everything Nice gave me the heads up that she shares a vintage embroidery pattern every Friday. The design shown here is just one recent example. Check out Barbara’s blog. And be sure to bookmark … Read More ...
Embroidery tutorial: Simple shading
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny has put together an awesome tutorial to help novices tackle shading in embroidery. She’s sharing a sweet cloudburst pattern that you can use with the tutorial or however you like. See Nicole’s post.… Read More ...
Free patterns: The Halfway Woods
Creative Breathing is sharing the patterns for these sweet characters from The Halfway Woods. Go to her blog post.… Read More ...
Win ‘Little Stitches’
Allison of Stash Books Blog gives a rousing review of Aneela Hoey’s new book, Little Stitches, which incorporates 12 sewing projects, beginning embroidery instructions, and more than 100 embroidery transfers. You’ll want to get your hands on a copy. … Read More ...
Sale: Christmas in August
Check out this good news from Bird Brain Designs:
… Read More ...Everything in our Christmas Category is still on SALE all weekend long. You will have time to check out all the patterns from ornaments to stockings and get started on your