Congratulations to Rabid, the seventh commenter on my giveaway. She/he wins a copy of Mixed Mania: Recipes for Delicious Mixed-Media Creations.
A new giveaway starts now!… Read More ...
Free embroidery pattern: Irish bear
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Regina Silva of Wedgienet.net is sharing her original pattern for this cute Irish bear. It’s also available as wallpaper for your computer, or you can print it out as a coloring page for your … Read More ...
Quilt raffle for Ronald McDonald House
Thearica Burroughs of PigTale Designs shares this news:
… Read More ...I am hosting a raffle to benefit the Ronald McDonald House in Dallas, TX over on the HGTV Quilting and Needlework Forum!! … There are 35 quilts up for grabs and
Amazing needleart
Neglected but delicious needlework tidbits
This week, quilting enthusiasts around the world are in for a treat. A variety of new quilt patterns have been released, ranging from traditional to modern designs.
Quilters of all skill levels will find something to love, whether it’s a … Read More ...
Needlework tip round-up
Free embroidery pattern and tute round-up
(1) Folk Rabbit by Andrea Zuill
(2) Learn to make a French knot with Kristin Nicholas’ video
(3) Tiny tea and coffee cross-stitch motifs from sarajessica of Cross Me Not
(4) Alexandria Pyn Pillow from At the Honeysuckle Tree
(5) … Read More ...
Free quilt pattern round-up
Giveaway round-up
Smart silk-ribbon storage
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses blog has come up with a great way to keep silk ribbon organized and crease-free. She says,
… Read More ...It occurred to me that what I really needed was to wrap them on something padded similar to
Stitch a butterfly motif
SharonB has been running a series on her blog, Pin Tangle, documenting the stitches she has used in her Love of Stitching band sampler. Every example is worth studying – what an amazing array of stitches! Many of her … Read More ...
Free pattern: Jacobean leaves
Kelly Fletcher of Materialistic blog is sharing (for personal use) her original embroidery pattern for Jacobean leaves. Lovely! Get the first pattern. And watch her blog for more!… Read More ...
Brilliant! Shirt-and-tie quilt
Thearica of PigTale Designs says,
… Read More ...A friend of mine asked me to do a quilt with her hubbys shirts and ties. My friend Marie cut the shirts into blocks and has needleturned the ties to the shirts making “faux” knots
Crazy-quilting flowers
I love everything that crazy-quilter Allie Aller does, but I’m especially fascinated by her floral work. Her recent post about her experiments with making millinery-type flowers had me huddled with my face up close to my monitor, studying each illustration … Read More ...
Inspiration: Dorie Millerson
I’m speechless. You will be, too, when you see the astonishing needlepoint-lace work of artist Dorie Millerson. I’m so glad that Joetta Maue blogged about Millerson on Hello Craft! Joetta’s review says,
… Read More ...When I first discovered artist Dorie