Remember this awesome necklace of embroidered cork beads by Maya of The Little Treasures? Great news! She’s showing us how it’s done. See her excellent tutorial over on Etsy’s The Storque.… Read More ...
How to tat a split chain
Tattyhead demos how to tat a split chain with step-by-step photos. You’ll want to bookmark or print this lesson. Or both! Go to the tute.… Read More ...
Pattern and tutorial: Monster cupcake
I’m loving this month’s stitch-along pattern at Feeling Stitchy. Chelsea of Love and a Sandwich shares her original pattern and shows us how to applique and embroider her rockin monster cupcake. Check out the tute and join in the fun.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Shirley S-B
My favorite thing about this block by Shirley S-B of Missouri: silk-ribbon embroidery within the patches, not just in the seam treatments. Go to her CQ Journal Project 2012 post to enlarge the image so you can see the details. … Read More ...
Inspiration: Plays with Needles
Whether or not you’ve been watching the development of Susan Elliott‘s latest crazy quilt, January, you will adore her photo essay of the finished work. Her writing is as evocative as her stitching. Her photography is perfection. Her artistry … Read More ...
Inspiration: Pinta Ribbon Embroidery Tutotorial
Tiny, simple, and perfect. Pinta creates a nosegay of roses with just a few clever stitches of silk ribbon. Genius. See more views at her blog post.
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Inspiration: Masha N
Masha N of Russia has turned out another block for CQ Journal Project 2012 with unique character and mood. A model of composition, it projects a definite folk-art aesthetic. Well done! Go to the blog post for an image you … Read More ...
Inspiration: Ella’s Craft Creations
I am sockless. My footcoverings were totally knocked off by Chris Richards of Ella’s Craft Creations, who interpreted a recent TAST Challenge, satin stitch, on evenweave fabric. A brilliant improvisation and a perfect way to use up odds and ends … Read More ...
Inspiration: Kayla Coo
Are you as enthralled as I am by this new spring-inspired felted and embroidered work by Michala Gyetvai of Kayla Coo? If so, then you’ll be completely knocked out when you find out the scale of the piece. Go to … Read More ...
Inspiration: And Sew It Goes
This quilt by Terry of And Sew It Goes–first it made my jaw drop; then it made me itch to run to my studio and applique and embroider like crazy. The 15″ x 35″ fire quilt is an entry for … Read More ...
Inspiration: The Lone Beader
Eep! The Lone Beader interprets the corded poodle in beads! Go to her post for a photo you can click to enlarge. And don’t miss the link to her Easter Etsy sale–it’s good all weekend.… Read More ...
A big thank you from Debbie
In case you’ve been wondering how the Nelsons are getting along, here’s a little update. Three of us CraftGossip editors were able to make it to Hot Springs, Arkansas, for the ribbon cutting on Debbie and Richard‘s new … Read More ...
O, Canada!
Michelle of A Can of Crafty Curiosities practices her satin stitch and expresses her Canadian pride with this colorful hoop. She says,
… Read More ...I did this for a Canadian Swap on Craftster and thought it was most fitting. I must say
Stitching over paint by Alli Coate
Alli Coate‘s new series blends pencil drawing, painting, and stitching into expressions of some of her favorite verses from Psalms. She’s creating these large works–32″ x 40″–for her first solo gallery show, Threads, which is coming up. She … Read More ...
Inspiration: Janie J
The CQ Journal Project 2012 is bringing so much talent and workmanship into the light, I can’t possibly blog all the wonderfulness. But every once in a while, someone posts a crazy-quilted block that is so unusual, I have to … Read More ...