Tiffanie‘s recent post on Sewforless.com‘s blog will have machine embroiderers bookmarking like crazy. She offers excellent tips (clearly based on personal experience) for embroidering on knits. Take a look.

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CC of Lace ‘n’ Ribbon Roses blog is sharing this embroidery pattern for a couple of classic Sunbonnet Sues feeding their hen and chicks. Too cute! Get the pattern.

Sunbonnet Sue is a classic embroidery pattern that has been … Read More ...

The Bloggers Who Embellish web ring is moving to a new host site. If your blog is part of the ring, you’ll need to set up a new account, register your website, and get and paste new code. Whether you’re … Read More ...

Joanie of Nini Makes blog is sharing instructions for making this sweet needlebook. “A simple little stitching project for a beginner stitcher,” she says, “or gift for a beginner.” See the tutorial.… Read More ...

Andrea Zuill, needleworker extraordinaire and host of Badbird’s blog, is teaching live at The Crafter’s Studio in Santa Cruz, CA, October 25-26. The class is called Old Ways, New Quilts: Folk Art Quilts for the Imperfect Quilter. While making … Read More ...

Aliza Lelah expresses her artistic vision with hand and machine stitching and recycled fabric. You can see an interesting comment on her work by Rubi of stitch spectacular. And you can see lots of Aliza’s remarkable art on her … Read More ...

Make a patchwork floor mat to match your kitchen decor. See the tutorial by Autum at Sew, Mama, Sew! blog.… Read More ...

Thanks to the generosity of Claudia at stitchado handmade blog, we can all go back to the nineties – the eighteen-nineties, that is. These embroidery patterns remind me of one of my mom’s Christmas projects when I was a girl. … Read More ...

Stef of Craftside posted an interesting book review September 30, and she ended her post with this tasty tidbit:

…if you leave an answer in today’s s comment section you will be entered to win a copy of any Quayside

A quilt-for-an-hour project is starting up on Patchwork Times. The quilt is Shine on Bayou Cane, designed by Judy Laquidara. A set of instructions will be posted each weekday that will take about an hour to complete. At the … Read More ...

I’ve really been enjoying the free projects shared by the members of the Stitcher’s Angel project. This week’s project – the final one in the series – is a thread-catcher basket by Sue Daley. I’m sorry to see … Read More ...

Mishka of Quilting Gallery kindly posted this notice:

Registration is now available for this year’s Quilt-A-Thon for Victoria Quilts Canada…

Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Check-in at 8:30am)
Place: Church of the Nazarene,

Diane Moore of Mountain Salt Studio has finished her first page for the 2008 Bead Journal Project, and it is spectacular. Those are delicate, tiny shells worked in with the wavelike swirls of glass beads. Be sure to see … Read More ...

You get a free downloadable image (with instructions) with every order from Di van Niekerk‘s Crafts Unlimited site. Her 20%-off birthday sale ends tomorrow. Hurry over and grab some bargains.… Read More ...

This week’s free chart from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is this totally-not-ugly duckling designed by Maria Kelly. Get the chart.… Read More ...