Sara Leigh Merrey is guest blogging on Needle ‘n’ Thread about canvaswork, the use of needlepoint specialty stitches to create pattern and texture. You’ll love Sara’s sense of humor. See her post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Finishing an art quilt
Pam of Pamela Kellogg’s Kitty & Me Designs shows us one good way to finish an art quilt. Get the details.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Toadstool applique
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs continues her wonderful quilt appliques with this colorful toadstool, and she’s sharing her pattern! Go get it.… Read More ...
New BOM: Summer
Benita of Victoriana Quilters has posted the latest free block in her Words of Inspiration & Celebration BOM. Go to her blog post for details about how to get the template for this sunny summer applique.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Eye Candy Beads
Alma Stoller shows us how to make her Eye Candy Beads by combining scraps of fabric and fibers and adding a bit of stitching and beading. Gorgeous. See the tute.
And while you’re there, follow the link to find … Read More ...
Tutorial: Closed buttonhole stitch
Kim of big B continues her 100 Stitches lessons and lets us look over her shoulder. See her tute for closed buttonhole stitch.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Embroidered potholder
Get the pattern and tutorial for this sweet embroidered potholder from Maggie Makes.
Thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this great find.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Auryn Medallion
Kimara of Wee Folk Art is sharing the pattern and tutorial for making this wearable replica of the Auryn Medallion from The Never Ending Story. I’ll bet there’s a heroic young one in your life. He or she needs this … Read More ...
Get the lowdown on princess lace
Bobbi Chase is guest blogging on Needle ‘n’ Thread about princess lace — a cousin of Battenburg lace, in which lace tapes are combined to create delicate, elaborate patterns. Get the details and see more photos.… Read More ...
How old is redwork?
Penny Nickels‘ post on MrXStitch shows us that redwork embroidery is more ancient — and much more meaningful — than those cute line-art designs of the past couple of centuries might suggest. See part one of her series on … Read More ...
Tutorial: Bullion rose
Val Laird is sharing a tutorial for creating her signature bullion roses. Go to her website, scroll down to the bottom, and click the photo to download the tute as a PDF file.
The bullion knot rose is made … Read More ...
Download needlework books at C&T
C&T Publishing now offers more than 200 titles as e-books for instant download, including Laurel Anderson’s Applique Workshop, Ann Fahl’s Dancing with Thread, Judith Baker Montano’s Elegant Stitches, and Salley Mavor’s Felt Wee Folk. The prices of e-books are substantially … Read More ...
See Janet’s new stitch-guides site!
Janet Perry‘s new site, Needlepoint Stitch Guides, is now open. Go see!… Read More ...
Inspiration: yarn soup
Jenny McCabe of yarn soup blog calls this work an “experiment, just playing with mixing machine and hand embroidery with the needle felting.” If this is the result of her play, imagine what happens when she gets down to serious … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch borders
Janet of Stitch School has converted the designs from some vintage trims (courtesy of her reader Sandro Ilg) into free charts for us! These would make charming borders on everything from kitchen towels to toddler clothes. Get the charts… Read More ...
