Next up in Troublet‘s series of stash-busting Christmas ornaments is this adorable penguin. Go to her post at The Trouble with Crafting for the pattern and tute. And don’t forget the associated giveaway!
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Free pendant pattern
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World thanks you for helping her decide which series of pendant designs to pursue. Your gift: This free design. Wendi says,
… Read More ...I haven’t stitched up a sample so there’s no stitch or color guide
Make a mushroom house
Creative Breathing shares her pattern for a charming mushroom house. You know your gnomes need a home. Go to her blog post to get the design.… Read More ...
UT pattern sale
An awesome announcement from Urban Threads’ e-newsletter:
… Read More ...With Halloween just a month away (yay!), you might be needing some creepy-cool embroidery designs. Spooky Sale to the rescue! Pick up some haunted and fallish favorites on sale this weekend — just
Free hand-embroidery designs
FREE patterns from Sublime Stitching! That’s right. Jenny Hart is sharing a whole sheet of designs that are perfect for the blank cocktail napkins she offers through her shop–and lots of other applications. Awesome. Go to her blog post to … Read More ...
Stitch to fight breast cancer
Etsy seller Berene Campbell of Happy Sew Lucky is raising funds for breast-cancer research with sales of this original embroidery pattern. She says,
… Read More ...I designed this pattern for my friend Krista Hennebury’s team “Kickin’ Cancer with Creativity” in the Walk
Freebie: Stitchable frame images
Why am I sharing a paper freebie on the needlework blog? To me, these journaling templates–often used by scrapbookers–look like perfect embroidery patterns for frames. Use one to surround a wee image, a little quote, a favorite word. Frame it … Read More ...
Free pattern and tute: Halloween stitchery
Here’s a Halloween decoration that any needleworker can get behind. And the design and tutorial are free from Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs! Janet made her little stitchery into a fridge magnet, and she has other display … Read More ...
Tutorial: Jellyfish danglies
Melissa Crowe of Checkout Girl shows us how to make these sweet jellyfish…er…dangly things. She says,
… Read More ...If you enlarge or shrink the pattern pieces, you can make these in many sizes–attach them to a wooden hoop and you’d have a
Tutorial: Coffee gift bag
Mollie of Wild Olive shows us how to make a coffee gift bag featuring her adorable coffee-to-go embroidery design. Go to her tute.… Read More ...
Pattern and tutorial: Percy Penguin ornament
Heidi (Digital Misfit) of My Hiding Place in Cyberspace shares the pattern and tutorial for her Percy Penguin Christmas ornament. Go to her blog post to download the file.
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Pattern and tutorial: Poinsettia ornament
Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting gives us number 4 in her series of stash-busting Christmas ornaments. Poinsettias are my favourite. I’ll definitely be stitching up some of these! Go to her blog post for the pattern and tute.… Read More ...
Free hand-embroidery patterns
Looking for more Halloween Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns … Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt Christmas baubles
Laura Howard of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin shows us how to make quick and easy felt-applique and embroidery Christmas ornaments. I think these would make excellent gifts for teachers and coworkers. And they would be great twofers–tied on as … Read More ...
Stitch a mod sampler
It’s not too late to stitch along with Janet Perry (Nuts About Needlepoint) on her Mod Sampler project. Check out her progress and get links to earlier posts.… Read More ...