Give yourself a little joy today: Go over to Deborah Schlegel‘s Art Threads blog and check out her review (with great photos) of a current exhibit of the fiber art of Kelsey Viola Wiskirchen, Handed On. These delicate … Read More ...
New site, new CQ giveaway
Thearica Burroughs is having a grand renaming and reopening of her online shop, Crazy Quilting Supplies. She says,
… Read More ...To celebrate I am giving away 2 beautiful boxes FULL of laces, charms, buttons, embellishments and thread!
1 box for a
New from Kelly Fletcher
New Kelly Fletcher patterns! Yea!!! Kelly says,
… Read More ...Dewy Mornings and Hazy Days are patterns for two plush white cushions featuring circular hand embroidery designs of fresh spring bulbs and bright summer blooms. The cotton cushions measure 50x50cm and white cotton
Tutorial: Embroidered letter canvases
Rachel of Lines Across shares a tutorial for an embroidery project with a distinctly modern flair. Stitching on small canvases, she reveals her initials in the negative space. And you don’t have to limit yourself to initials. This would be … Read More ...
Texas stitchers thank you!
In October and December, I told you about the efforts of Shari Jensen and the Stitchmap Yahoo Group to gather and share stitchy stash with women in eastern Texas who lost their homes to widespread wildfires. Shari’s March 29 … Read More ...
Stitch a teacher thank-you
Here’s a brilliant idea for expressing your gratitude during Teacher Appreciation Week! Bethany of Finding Pins and Needles had her son Caleb write a thank-you message to his teacher. Then she reproduced it in embroidery and incorporated it into a … Read More ...
Punky stitches to wear
A perfect example of edgy contemporary embroidery–as an artform and as adornment–is this Tank Girl brooch by Betty Delights of the UK. Her Etsy shop intro says,
… Read More ...I do not use patterns. I choose my design and hand draw onto
Free pattern: Tatted bookmark
The pattern for this pretty clover bookmark designed by Esther Leavitt is free from Craftown.com. Go to the post.
Inspiration: Marilee Rockley
This isn’t news of a tutorial or a product you can buy. It is sheer eye candy–picture-perfect tatting. Marilee Rockley of Yarnplayer’s Tatting created this pansy hairclip just for the joy of it. She tells a bit about the source … Read More ...
Stitches on your fingers
Susan of Red Gate Stitchery wowed us with her embroidered pendants. Now she has kicked it up another notch with embroidered rings! Go to her blog post to find out more.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Embroidered cork beads
Remember this awesome necklace of embroidered cork beads by Maya of The Little Treasures? Great news! She’s showing us how it’s done. See her excellent tutorial over on Etsy’s The Storque.… Read More ...
How to tat a split chain
Tattyhead demos how to tat a split chain with step-by-step photos. You’ll want to bookmark or print this lesson. Or both! Go to the tute.… Read More ...
Pattern and tutorial: Monster cupcake
I’m loving this month’s stitch-along pattern at Feeling Stitchy. Chelsea of Love and a Sandwich shares her original pattern and shows us how to applique and embroider her rockin monster cupcake. Check out the tute and join in the fun.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Shirley S-B
My favorite thing about this block by Shirley S-B of Missouri: silk-ribbon embroidery within the patches, not just in the seam treatments. Go to her CQ Journal Project 2012 post to enlarge the image so you can see the details. … Read More ...
Inspiration: Plays with Needles
Whether or not you’ve been watching the development of Susan Elliott‘s latest crazy quilt, January, you will adore her photo essay of the finished work. Her writing is as evocative as her stitching. Her photography is perfection. Her artistry … Read More ...