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Stitch a candy village

November 24, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Aimee Ray‘s design sense is undeniably sweet. So what could be more perfect than an Aimee Ray pattern for a felt-softie candy village. Go to to her little dear tracks blog post for more photos and the link to … Read More ...

Free patterns: Felt Christmas tree ornaments

November 21, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads is sharing patterns and instructions for five original felt-applique and embroidery ornaments. Check them out:

Christmas tree and poinsettia
Gingerbread house, mistletoe, and cardinal

Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy… Read More ...

Free patterns from Wendi Gratz

November 20, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has some fabulous suggestions for combining her free simple stocking pattern with her free simple ornament patterns to create unique, personal Christmas stockings. See lots of idea photos at her blog post.

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Embroidered leaves in wild array

November 18, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

I love Anja Rieger‘s brain. Bits of raw-edge applique combined with her machine-embroidery designs. The intentional, slightly off-register look comes across as both modern and organic. Brilliant. Go to her blog post for the link to her new Wild … Read More ...

Stitch some spiffy napkin rings

November 17, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Mollie of Wild Olive shows us how to make and stitch these napkin rings, perfect for the Thanksgiving table. Go to her blog post.

Looking for more Thanksgiving-themed Embroidery patterns? Check these out on Etsy.… Read More ...

Teeny tiny Plastic Canvas tissue box

November 17, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Squeeeee! A tiny tissue box made from plastic canvas. Just big enough to hold one emergency tissue. My purse needs one! See more at Pin Pals blog.

Ed. note: Pin Pals neither requested nor compensated this post.

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Stitch a custom stocking

November 17, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World is sharing this pattern for a basic felt Christmas stocking with infinite possibilities for embellishment. Go to her blog post to download the file.

Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out … Read More ...

Celebrate with seasonal robots

November 14, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Here’s a rockin special from the Urban Threads e-newsletter:

They may be made of metal, but these festive robots have a lot of heart! A new collection of Robot Christmas embroidery designs are ready to make this year’s holiday decor

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Pattern and tutorial: Pocket bot

November 13, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Someone you know needs a wee pocket bot in his or her Christmas stocking. And you can make one! Jodie of Ric-Rac is sharing the pattern and tutorial. My favorite part: the tiny pocket where you can tuck a charm … Read More ...

Make a reindeer softie

November 12, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Cindy Treen guest posts a tutorial for this adorable Hungarian reindeer on Martha Stewart’s The Crafts Dept. blog. The tutorial is free, and the pattern is available from Cindy’s Etsy shop at a discounted price of US$2.00 this weekend. Go … Read More ...

Free embroidery pattern: Christmas reindeer

November 11, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Get in on the holiday stitch-along at DMC Thread’s Blog. Download the adorable reindeer pattern and follow Emma’s guidance to create a project you can frame. Go to the blog post to get details and download the pattern.

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Tat a Celtic motif

November 10, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Heather of Tatted Treasures is sharing her original pattern for this beautiful Celtic tatted motif. Go to her post for the instructions.… Read More ...

Holiday felties by the handful

November 10, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Memi the Rainbow has just released an e-book of patterns and tutorials for creating these adorable felt Christmas ornaments. Or if you don’t feel like stitching them, just order a completed set from her Etsy shop. Go to her blog … Read More ...

Merry Christmas from Stitch and Thimble

November 9, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Kelly Fletcher has released a special Christmas issue of her e-zine, Stitch and Thimble. The listing on her online shop says,

Dots and roses – a contemporary take on the Christmas table. Decorate your lunch table with functional embroidered cutlery

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Applique a scottie

November 2, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Bustle and Sew is sharing the pattern and tutorial for Best in Show, this adorable applique and embroidery scottie dog. Get the free PDF file.… Read More ...

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