This week’s free chart from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is this colorful little Blue Tit, a design from the 7 Garden Birds series by Maria Diaz. Get the chart.… Read More ...
Pimp Stitch giveaway
The Pimp Stitchers are having another fabulous giveaway. This time, you stand to win a Pimp Stich pattern booklet – 20 pages of embroidery-pattern goodness! Get the details.… Read More ...
Great idea: Fabric chalkboards
Anyone Can Quilt blog is sharing this idea for chalkboards made from a bit of chalkboard fabric, some batting, and a couple of coordinating fat quarters. Get the details.… Read More ...
Free Plastic Canvas pattern: Snowman treasure box
Satisfy your craving for plastic-canvas cuteness by making this charming Christmas treasure box from FreePatterns.com. The site says, “Store winter treasures under a snowman’s top hat.” Get the pattern.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on … Read More ...
Brilliant! Chicken-scratch on circles
Sometimes ideas and materials collide in a flash of brilliance. Elizabeth of Quieter Moments blog flashed back on some chicken-scratch images when she saw this lovely fabric from the Heat Wave collection by Michele D’Amore for Marcus Fabrics. And the … Read More ...
Tutorial: Applique a felt buche de noel
Erika Kern of CraftStylish shows us how to create an appliqued felt buche-de-noel pillow and embellish it with felt holly and mushrooms. See the tutorial for this adorable Christmas craft.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on … Read More ...
Free embroidery pattern: Shoes, Glorious Shoes
This week’s featured artist over on Pimp Stitch is Nicole Vasbinder of Queen Puff Puff. You’ll love the article. And there’s a big bonus: this most-excellent embroidery pattern for every girl’s favorite accessory, shoes! Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Fiber arts contests galore!
If you produce fiber arts of any genre, there’s an easy way to find out about upcoming competitions where you can enter your work. The Fiber Arts Calls for Entry blog, sponsored by Art, Craft, Design, Culture, is a … Read More ...
Allie wins My Quilts/Our History contest
Allison Ann Aller, whose Allie’s in Stitches blog is featured frequently on CraftGossip’s Needlework News, has won first place in the My Quilts/Our History contest of The Alliance for American Quilts. You can see the announcement on the Alliance’s … Read More ...
Vintage fabric giveaway
Gillian of Silly Gilly is giving away this far-out bit of vintage 70s fabric. To get in the running, comment on her blog post before 9:00 p.m. Adelaide time on Thursday.… Read More ...
Make a needlepoint pillow
What are you going to do with that awesome square of stitching you just finished? Don’t let it languish in a dark closet. Make it into a pillow! A tutorial on WikiHow shows you how.
Thanks to Janet Perry… Read More ...
Free embroidery pattern: Bluebird
I think this must be a portrait of the Bluebird of Happiness because it sure makes me happy! Emily of The Floss Box designed this lovely embroidery pattern, and she’s sharing it on her blog. Doesn’t her stitched sample make … Read More ...
On the mend
Please forgive my absence the past few days. I’ve had an eye ailment that has kept me away from the computer. But I’ll be back tomorrow with some Needlework News for ya!
Denise… Read More ...
Make a shirt-pocket quilt
Jill of Homemade by Jill blog just finished this excellent quilt pieced from and backed with upcycled shirts from her dear one’s closet! Jill says she plans to hang it in her nursery where “it will be perfect for holding … Read More ...
Swap to your heart’s content
For years, now, my friend Kimberly has been a swap goddess. I watch from a slight distance as she adeptly invites, organizes, and conducts craft swaps with cyber friends from around the globe. Some of her swap buddies have become … Read More ...
