Anitra of Coffee Pot People has posted a tutorial on Think Crafts Blog for making a whole litter of pompoms at one time. All you need is a tool you can find in your own garage. (Or you can make … Read More ...
Make a simple — and gorgeous — dove ornament
Meg of Elsie Marley share the tute for this elegant but incredibly simple ornament. A few strips of felt and a couple of stitches and…voila! You can make up dozens of these in an afternoon for gifts or tie-ons. See … Read More ...
Bookmark Janet’s new blog!
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has started a new blog! Available already: a free pattern for a Christmas banner, a free desktop calendar for December featuring Janet’s stitching, a pattern for Christmas-stocking ornaments and a tute for buttonhole stitch … Read More ...
Free applique block: Noel
Benita Skinner of Victoriana Quilt Designs has released the final quilt block in her free series, Words of Inspiration & Celebration. Her Noel block is perfect for applique or could even be adapted for embroidery. Get the download.… Read More ...
Avoid a bullion mistake
Meri of Agulhas da Meri lets us look over her shoulder as she works a sampler with traditional Portuguese stitches. You probably already know that bullion stitches figure prominently in Portuguese embroidery. Meri’s demo points out a common mistake in … Read More ...
Pattern and tutorial: Santa shadow applique
Kathy Shaw of Shawkl is sharing the pattern and instructions for creating this Santa shadow applique. She says the design “can easily be adapted to needle-turn or freezer paper applique methods.” Go to her blog post for links to the … Read More ...
Free patterns: Snowman murder
Feed Dog is sharing his pattern for these charming snowman appliques (or embroidery patterns). In addition to the healthy and melted versions, there’s a surprise crime-scene pattern that shows how the snowman murder happened. Go to his blog post for … Read More ...
Get the last Woodlanders calendar
Don’t miss the last free desktop calendar in Mollie Johanson‘s Woodlanders series. Get the download from her Wild Olive blog. The embroidery pattern will be available soon.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Creating a simple needlepoint design
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint show us how to turn printer’s ornaments into simple designs for quick-and-easy needlepoint gifts. See the tute.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Button necklace
Sally Kerson of Tat’s Heaven is sharing her pattern for this beautiful button necklace. See photos of three versions and get the pattern at her blog post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Step stitch
Kim of bigB steps us through another in her 100 stitches series: step stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
Free chart: Plastic Canvas Gingerbread house
Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod, queen of modern plastic canvas, shows us how to make this adorable — and teeny! — gingerbread house ornament. See her excellent tute.
Looking for more Plastic Canvas patterns? Check these out on Etsy.… Read More ...
A teeny sampler for cat lovers
Janet Granger has designed a new dollhouse-size sampler for cat lovers. Just my style! The finished sampler is just 2 1/4 inches high, worked on 32 count evenweave fabric. See Janet’s blog post for a tip on ordering the kit … Read More ...
Tat a tiara
Yes! It’s possible to tat a tiara! Linda S. Davies of Tattyhead explains how she got this lovely needlework to stand up and be noticed. See her post.… Read More ...
A quick Hanukkah project
Emma of DMCThread’s Blog is sharing a great freebie. She says,
… Read More ...Here’s a pretty Hanukkah pattern that you can stitch and finish as an ornament – or add a pin back and wear as a brooch! The design is stitched