Quick! Make this adorable love-note pillow for your sweetheart! Kim Walus of bitty bits & pieces blog shares the pattern and tells us how. See the tute.… Read More ...
Giveaway: Tunisia fat quarters
Do you follow the Quilting with Debi blog? (You should. Really.) If so, you’re one step closer to Debi’s monster giveaway of 22 fat quarters – the entire line – of P & B Textiles’ Tunisia. The entry deadline … Read More ...
Tutorial and tips: Half-square triangles
Judy Laquidara of Patchwork Times blog is telling everything you need to know about making half-square triangles. Don’t be scared! She makes it easy. See Judy’s post.… Read More ...
Intro to bargello
Carol of Needlework Tips & Techniques blog has posted an excellent introduction to bargello needlepoint. Go see!… Read More ...
Giveaway on Taffy Talk
You could win your choice of a Dick and Jane tote bag or a yard of Dick and Jane laminated cotton fabric. OOOooooooooooo! Run over to Taffy Talk blog and enter.… Read More ...
Giveaway at Superior Threads
Look what Mother Superior is up to! The Superior Threads blog is giving away a gift certificate worth US $50 retail! Think of all the lovely thread that can make its way into your stash if you win! The entry … Read More ...
Tutorial: A quilt for kitty
This idea is so cute and clever, I screamed a little when I first saw it. Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories is sharing a thorough, well-written, photo-heavy tutorial for making this adorable kitty quilt. I am so making this for my … Read More ...
Needlepoint tips: Working with boucle
Barbara Bergsten of Create Needlepoint blog has some tips for working with boucle thread to avoid tangles and waste. What a perfect treatment for her mermaid’s hair! (Shown at left.) See Barbara’s advice.… Read More ...
Giveaway on Early Bird Special
Amy of Early Bird Special blog is having a giveaway to celebrate her first blogaversary. Look at all the delectable goodies she’s offering! The entry deadline is February 18. Go to Amy’s blog to enter.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Transferring an embroidery pattern
Mary Corbet (of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog) knows how to transfer an embroidery pattern using tracing paper. In fact, she knows lots of ways to handle a traced transfer, and she’s sharing them with us in her usual thorough, readable … Read More ...
Embroidery patterns every day at LollyChops
LollyChops is still cranking out lovable, stitchable embroidery patterns and sharing them for free! In fact, it’s Embroidery Week over on the LollyChops blog, so check in every day for more new designs like this one – possibly the … Read More ...
Tutorial: Pieced circles
Piecing the continuous curve of a circle is a classically difficult quilting maneuver. Dioramarama has conquered it and is sharing her secrets. Her tutorial relies heavily on Pieced Curves So Simple by Dale Fleming and Dale’s online tutorial. Dioramarama … Read More ...
Review: Quilting Arts comes to your TV
Interweave, the publisher that brings you Quilting Arts magazine, has brought editor Pokey Bolton and quilt-art innovations to the television screen. Season 2 (series 200) of Quilting Arts TV is now running in many areas. But suppose it’s not available … Read More ...
Giveaway: Quilt or stitch
Tracey of Flower Pebble blog is having a giveaway to commemorate her 100th post. You could win three cuts of yummy fabrics or a Beatrix Potter wedding cross-stitch design. You choose! Go to Flower Pebble to enter before February 17.… Read More ...
Free chart: Love Birds
The Sampler Girl is reprising the Love Birds cross-stitch chart she created in 2005. Yea! To get the chart free, see At the Honeysuckle Tree blog.… Read More ...
