The January 2011 issue of CQ Mag Online is available now! It includes an article by Allie Aller about new tools for crazy quilters, a free design from Sara Zander, links to dozens of articles and tutes about flowers, and … Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt heart ornament
Lynn B shows us step-by-step how to complete her darling heart-pillow ornament. She points to other tutorials to help you with the basics. And she’s offering her pattern for the little square-pillow ornament as a freebie. Go to Lynn’s blog … Read More ...
Tutorial: Rose Lovehart Blanket
Carol Daisy provides the pattern and instructions for creating her Rose Loveheart Blanket. Some of the images seem to be unavailable right now, but the design is up and the tutorial explains everything you need to know. See the tute… Read More ...
Stitch a velvet neckband
Bramcoast Publications blog shows us how to make an Edwardian-era velvet neckband based on instructions from a period magazine. Simple but elegant materials and a bit of hand stitching will yield you a beautiful accessory for the holidays or a … Read More ...
Tutorial: Silk Ribbon Embroidery foxglove Flower
Carol Daisy steps us through creating a foxglove in silk-ribbon embroidery. See the tute.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well as imported European silk Embroidery Ribbons. You can … Read More ...
Tutorial: “Twist and Tack” Silk Ribbon Embroidery
Pam of Pamela Kellogg’s Kitty and Me Designs shows us how to make her “Twist and Tack” silk-ribbon roses. The images are a bit blurry, but you’ll still get the idea. See the tute.
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Inspiration: Candace Kling
Peek through Susan Elliott‘s camera lens at an amazing ribbon-flower workshop led by master Candace Kling. See the post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Silk Ribbon Embroidery fleece jacket from a sweatshirt
Kathleen of Yesteryear Embroideries shows us how to turn a favorite-but-worn old sweatshirt into a sweet fleece jacket with a few snips of the scissors, some simple hemming, and lavish embellishment with silk ribbon and beads. See the tute.… Read More ...
Spiff up a purchased handbag
Zeshuregi of Creative Mind blog shows us how she transformed a plain woven handbag into a work of art with the addition of silk ribbon and a few stitchy techniques. See her post.
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A rockin contest from Di van Niekerk
Di of Crafts Unlimited alerts us to a competition involving her 16 new Dreamscapes designs. Her e-newsletter says,
… Read More ...Running until the end of May 2011, you may enter as many embroidered pieces from the Dreamscapes series as you like. There
Tutorial: “Lucy”s Rose
Shirley of Shirley’s Twisted Threads is paying forward the kindness and sharing of the stitchin fingers community by posting a tutorial for her beautiful SRE rose. Shirley has named this stitch “Lucy”s Rose. Enjoy the tute.… Read More ...
Bling your bra!
In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bernina USA is sponsoring a Bling Your Bra contest. Make or buy a bra, apply over-the-top embellishment, submit a photo of your work, and enter to win a box of goodies from BERNINA … Read More ...
Tutorial: Twirled ribbon rose
Carol Daisy shows us how to create her twirled ribbon rose. These petite blooms would be perfect for christening dresses and other baby wear. See the tute.… Read More ...
Original: SRE honeysuckle
I’m in awe of this honeysuckle vine stitched by Melissa of Honey Bee’s Bliss. She says,
… Read More ...I’ve never done honeysuckle before and none of my books have any that I loved so I made my own idea of honeysuckle!
Have you tried River Silks?
Reader Roberta Allen sent us this glowing recommendation for River Silks Ribbon:
… Read More ...This is the best silk ribbon for embroidery and needlework I’ve found. Not only are the colors beautiful, but the ribbon is extremely durable. I can thread it