(1) Sharon of Its Daffycat blog is sharing her original pattern for a jolly holiday penguin. Get the chart.
(2) Emily of The Floss Box blog has another set of lovely ornament patterns for us. Get the patterns.… Read More ...
Free chart: A snowman with a heart
The chart for this cute snowman by Kooler Design Studio is free from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com. Go grab it!… Read More ...
Free “Xmas Quickies” from Lucie Heaton
These adorable Xmas Quickies patterns are less than 35×35 stitches each – perfect for some last minute stitching on tags or gifts. The designs are free from LucieHeaton.com. And the site has two more holiday goodies for you: All past … Read More ...
Great hand-embroidery tutorials
Meri of Agulhas [Needles] blog kindly wrote in to point out a couple of outstanding detached-buttonhole stitch tutorials by Jeanne of Just String blog. See the basic stitch study and the shapes tutorial. Thanks for the tip, Meri!… Read More ...
Free machine-embroidery pattern: Joy!
This charming machine-embroidery design is free from SWAKembroidery.com. It’s available in two sizes (fits 4×4 and 5×7 hoops) and a variety of formats. Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Free embroidery pattern: Festive dog
This adorable holiday embroidery pattern is a gift to you (for your personal use) from Helen Dardik of Orange You Lucky! blog. Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Free chart: A Child Is Born
The Sampler Girl is again sharing the chart for one of her best-loved cross-stitch ornaments: A Child Is Born. Get the chart.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Christmas elfies
Jenny B. Harris of Allsorts blog is sharing this original holiday design for your personal use. Download the pattern and start stitching!
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy… Read More ...
Tutorial: Easy felt stockings
Joan Gorman of Nini Makes blog is sharing her ideas for making the “easiest stockings ever.” Her trade secret: use a felted wool blanket as your raw material. See the tutorial.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt bird advent calendar
I can’t believe I forgot to show you my favorite handmade advent calendar of the season so far. cindylouh of Skip to My Lou blog made these felt birds – hanging pockets that can hold candies or other treats. Look … Read More ...
Free chart: Snow family
Have you noticed that we’re having a theme day at CraftGossip? Today is all about Handmade Christmas, and all of the CG blog editors are getting in on the fun. Be sure to poke around on all of the blogs … Read More ...
Quick! Enter the December giveaway!
Holy smokes! I almost missed Mary Corbet‘s December giveaway! This month’s goodies include gorgeous Gilt Sylke Twist threads, like those Mary used to create this work. The contest ends at 5:00 a.m. (Central USA time) December 10. So hurry … Read More ...
Giveaway: Mary Engelbreit’s Christmas fabric
The Fabric Square Shop is having another fabulous giveaway. Up for grabs this time are a jelly roll and charm pack of Mary Engelbreit’s Isn’t Christmas Jolly line for Moda. The contest ends December 23. Enter the giveaway.
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New embroidery designs from Curlin Reed Sullivan
Rachel Hobson (aka Average Jane Crafter) is turning us on to the new screen-printed embroidery kits from Curlin Reed Sullivan. Rachel and several other Austin craft divas contributed to the project in one way or another. The outcome … Read More ...
Janet’s on a roll!
Whoa! Janet Perry has been piling on the updates to her resource site, All About Needlepoint. Recent additions include articles on adapting other artforms to needlepoint, threads and pins, ornament conversions, last-minute needlepoint gifts, and Christmas decorating with … Read More ...