Deepa of This and That blog is sharing some rockin variations on detached buttonhole stitch. See Deepa’s post.… Read More ...
Free patterns: Plastic canvas ornaments
Did you get your Christmas gift from Janet Perry? You missed it? Well, scoot over to Nuts About Needlepoint and download her free charts for two beautiful plastic-canvas ornaments and get started on next year’s gift list! Get the … Read More ...
Free tatting pattern: Chatelaine
Sherry Pence (aka Lady Shuttlemaker) has a lovely gift for all of us this season: a gorgeous, original pattern for a tatted chatelaine. Thank you, Lady! Get the pattern.
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Free quilt pattern: Imperial Collection
You can get this beautiful Imperial Collection pattern free from the Robert Kaufman web site. Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Make a doll-quilt kit for a youngster
If you’re lucky enough to have time off between now and the first of the year, this would be the perfect opportunity to put together a beginner-quilt kit for a young person in your life. In fact, why not stand … Read More ...
Free Fabric Friday at SMS
This week’s giveaway at Sew, Mama, Sew! is a yard of fabric of your choice to four lucky readers. Enter now.… Read More ...
Still waiting *sigh*
I had a biggo temper tantrum last Tuesday when the TV/Internet installer failed to show up again. Well, the tantrum actually came when I called in to find out where the guy was and was told that my installation appointmentMen after my own heart
Mimi Kirchner‘s tattooed men dolls make me smile and smile and smile. The concept of using toiles to represent tattoos is genius. And the dolls have the Mimi hallmarks of impeccable workmanship combined with irresistable touchability. Mom, if you’re … Read More ...
Fascinating: Korean pojagi
Mary Ellen Chase of Plays With Needles blog posted a great article about a type of needlework that is totally new to me. Pojagi is traditional Korean needlework that has many characteristics in common with western crazy quilting. I’m in … Read More ...
Tutorial and recipes: Mixing dyes
Judy Coates Perez of Painted Threads is sharing her recipes for mixing RIT dyes to produce new, even more vibrant colors. I’m thinking fat quarters, overdyed threads… See the post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Needlepoint plaid
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog has posted an excellent explanation of how to create plaid with needlepoint stitches. The result seems almost like magic! See the post.… Read More ...
Great free resource: knitPro 2.0
You can digitize your favorite image for needlepoint, cross-stitch, crochet, or knitting…free!! knitPro is web-based software that lets you upload any image in .jpg, .gif, or .png format. Then it graphs the image for stitching. You don’t have to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Quick stitched gift tags
Look what Sublime Stitching is sharing! Patterns and a tutorial for quick hand-stitched gift tags. The perfect final touch to your handcrafted Christmas gift! See the tute.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or … Read More ...
Tutorial: Groovy Jingle Owls
Eileen Stewart of Eileen’s Attic blog uses lots of great photos to step us through the creation of this adorable Groovy Jingle Owl. You can do this! See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Strung beads between split rings
Tatters will love Marilee‘s latest advice for using beads with tatting. See her photo tutorial on Yarnplayer Arts blog for stringing beads between split rings – an excellent technique for creating tatted jewelry.… Read More ...
