Needle Work – Page 296 – Art, patterns and techniques

Custom needlepoint kits from NeedlePaint

February 1, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Seth Berman kindly gave us the heads-up about the NeedlePaint site. The home page says,

Create your own needle paint canvas in a few easy steps! Just upload your image…and you’ll get an immediate preview of your custom canvas. Make

New embroidery BOM: Ninjas!

February 1, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Kandra of My Life shares this great news:

I will be hosting a block of the month in 2011. Every 1st day of the month (or there abouts) I will release a ninja themed embroidery pattern. I’m so excited!

So … Read More ...

Free patterns: Jacobean Leaves

February 1, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Kelly Fletcher‘s Jacobean Leaves embroidery designs, featured in Inspirations magazine, are now available free from her website! Get the PDF files.… Read More ...

New kits: Valentine pins

January 31, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

I heart these new kits from Karen of maggie makes. Buy the kit and make a softie pin for your valentine. The kit includes everything you need, right down to the hoop and needles. Or give a kit to a … Read More ...

Free patterns: Flutter By series

January 31, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Great news!! Kelly Fletcher of materialistic has started a new free-pattern series–“six butterflies,” she says, “with a hint of summer in the colourway.” Go to her blog post for the link to the first fab download.… Read More ...

A beautiful combo from SharonB

January 31, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

I adore this stitch combo from SharonB‘s For the Love of Stitching band sampler. Simple, classic, beaded perfection. Get the details from Sharon’s Pin Tangle blog post.… Read More ...

Tweens try free-motion embroidery

January 31, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Gina of Fan My Flame shows off the fabulous results of giving eight 10- and 11-year-old girls a little instruction in free-motion embroidery and then turning them loose on a portrait project. See their rockin work on Gina’s blog post… Read More ...

Inspiration: Shirlee Fassell

January 31, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Shirlee Fassell of Needle and Hook gives us some luscious glimpses of her latest work, a “crazy art quilt.” See more photos on her blog post.… Read More ...

Tutorial and pattern: Valentine owl

January 31, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Lisa of 5 Orange Potatoes shows us how to applique, embroider, and assemble this sweet valentine owl. See the tute.… Read More ...

Check out these long-stitch kits

January 31, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Melissa of Day to Day was inspired by her daughter’s long-stitch project. (The kit was a gift from grandmother.) So she started searching for kits worthy of her time, and she found some real winners. She shares her finds and … Read More ...