(1) Mary Ray of CraftStylish shows us her machine-stitched trapunto technique.

(2) Helen Stubbings of Hugs from Helen blog is showing off lots of her new patterns.

(3) Tracy’s Needlepoing Blog offers us a review of William Morris … Read More ...

Pink Chalk Studio has posted an awesomely thorough tutorial about fusible interfacing – its uses and pitfalls. She takes the scary right out of the process. Go see what I mean.

And thanks to NyteRayn of elemental blog for … Read More ...

Judy of FREEBIES, etc.! coaches us on how to draw a perfect circle on needlepoint canvas. It’s not as obvious as you might think. See the tutorial.… Read More ...

Amy of Early Bird Special blog appliqued bits of vintage embroidered napkins to “a tired old cardigan.” Now the old pieces form a new and stylish whole. Get all the details.

And thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for … Read More ...

(1) Bee Square Fabrics is giving away four half-yard cuts of Zazu fabric by Tina Givens. Enter before November 3.

(2) LollyChops is sharing patterns for fall leaf appliques or cut-outs and Wendy the Bird.

(3) Stacy Hillmer… Read More ...

November’s free embroidery pattern by Andrea Zuill is available now on her Badbird’s blog. What could be sweeter than this bird-and-flower sampler. It’s equally easy for me to imagine it in fall colors and in Christmas hues. Get the pattern… Read More ...

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog is making a guest appearance on whip up! That is, one of her designs is starring over there. She shows us a simple and quick Amish Quilt design that is suitable even … Read More ...

I am sad to hear that the Orphan Works Bill was passed by the Senate. Really sad.

In a guest article on Crafts of Texture blog, Pamela Baker points out:

The Illustrator’s Partnership in answer to this atrocity, is what

Pimp Stitcher Tamie Snow brought out two new embroidery pattern collections this week: Sleep Songs and Willow Farms. Get the details.… Read More ...

Annie Oakleaves is looking for as many as ten stitchers to test embroidery patterns and produce samples of her new designs. If you’re interested in helping out, see her post for more info.… Read More ...

lusummers is showing a simple but very effective idea for Christmas ornaments on her blog. You probably won’t need a tutorial to follow her inspiration. But you will need some fabulous fabric. Lusummers used her own hand-screenprinted design.

Looking for … Read More ...

Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy

(1) Deepa of This and That blog showed us some beautiful experiments with shadow work.

(2) Mishka of Quilting Gallery shared a video by Eleanor Burns demonstrating how … Read More ...

Bee Square Blog reports a discovery from fall quilt market – a new, environmentally friendly quilt batting.  She says,

This year the new green is batting made from recycled plastic bottles. The Quilter’s Dream brand reports that each twin

Amy Cluck of Pimp Stitch has posted an awesome tutorial for beginner bead embroidery. See the tute.… Read More ...