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Free patterns: State flowers

May 7, 2010 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

Vicki of turkey feathers blog is sharing a series of state flower patterns for hand embroidery. Stitch one to honor your favorite state, or a collection for a sweet botanical display, or all of them for a fabulous quilt. Posted … Read More ...

Free Mother’s Day design from Di

May 7, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Here is Di van Niekerk‘s sweet Mother’s Day gift for you: Mother Goose, a dear watercolor that you can print on paper for a card or framing or on fabric for embroidery and embellishment. Get the free design.… Read More ...

Free needlepoint series: Nativity Figures

May 6, 2010 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com, has started a new series of free charts for the Christmas season. Six of her Nativity Figures are available now, and more are coming soon. Get started so you’ll have a sweet new … Read More ...

Free charts: Cross-stitch on gingham

May 6, 2010 by Denise Felton 5 Comments

CC of Suestreehouse is sharing several vintage patterns for cross-stitch on gingham or chickenscratch. Enjoy a sweet rose. Or stitch a whole series of borders.… Read More ...

Reminder: Giveaway at Anja Rieger Design

May 5, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Don’t forget about the giveaway for CraftGossip readers at Anja Rieger Design. It ends tomorrow, May 6. Get the details.… Read More ...

Free chart: iPhone pillowtop

May 5, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Charlie of Happy Threads is so clever! She has created a cross-stitch pillowtop design that mimics an iPhone screen — a must-have for technology lovers. Charlie says,

The icons are intended to be stitched on black Aida fabric.  You could

… Read More ...

Free charts: Sweet animals from Aliola

May 5, 2010 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

Aliola has been posting a series of adorable cross-stitch animals. Browse through her blog to see all of them. Here are some direct links:

Camel
Whale
Hippo, alligator, lion, hedgehog, snail, goose… Read More ...

Check out Gina Matarazzo’s designs

May 4, 2010 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Gina Matarazzo is publishing some of the cutest hand-embroidery designs I’ve seen on the Internet. You can buy her patterns (instant download, for personal use) and completed items from her Etsy Shop. And you can pick up a free … Read More ...

Free BOM design: Mom

May 4, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

This month’s quilt block in Victoriana’s latest series would make a perfect Mother’s Day project. You could make an applique block as shown here. Or Benita of Victoriana Quilt Designs says, “I like the idea of making it into a … Read More ...

Free design for Mother’s Day stitching

May 4, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Urban Threads is right on time, as usual! The UT e-newsletter says,

So. Mother’s Day is just over a week away. What are you doing to tell the various and sundry motherly types in your life how much they rock?

… Read More ...

Free chart: Mini needlepoint

May 3, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

If you like miniature needlepoint, you’ll love this free floral petit point chart from Kreinik. The site says, “Worked over one on 40-count silk gauze, the design is about the size of a quarter.” Get the chart.

And … Read More ...

Free chart for pillow top

May 3, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Remy of Embroiderbee’s Blog is sharing the chart for this exquisite design. She says,

[It] morphed from the painting that I use as my gravatar. It would be 11 1/8  x  11 1/8 on 18 ct fabric … perfect to

… Read More ...

Lots of new free patterns at Stofnest

May 3, 2010 by Denise Felton 3 Comments

I’m not sure what’s going on over at Stofnest, but Ria posted dozens of new cross-stitch sampler patterns over the weekend. Click over and enjoy the abundance.… Read More ...

Free patterns and charts: A little of everything

May 2, 2010 by Denise Felton 3 Comments

This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.

Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More ...

Get the Best of Happy Threads

April 29, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Charlie of Happy Threads regularly posts adorable free patterns for cross-stitch and needlepoint. You know that, already — I point to each one I can find! So I’m excited to tell you that Charlie has put together a 30-page e-zine … Read More ...

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