Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog is sharing pointers for adapting free embroidery patterns to needlepoint. She points to some great sources for free patterns, too. See the post.
… Read More ...Free pattern: Christmas stocking quilt block
Janet Wickell, editor of About.com’s quilting blog, is sharing a pattern for a jolly Christmas stocking quilt block. Get the pattern.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy
… Read More ...Tutorial: Flannel rag quilt
Jen Yu of Big Pine, Eastern Sierra blog is sharing an awesome tutorial for making a flannel rag quilt. See the lesson.
Many thanks to Mishka of Quilting Gallery for pointing out this find.
… Read More ...Pink, pinker, pinkest
Enjoy a gallery of pink crafts at Crafty Crafty in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. See the post.
… Read More ...Vintage embroidery patterns from Workbasket
Claudia of stitchado blog is sharing a couple of charming vintage pattern collections for hand embroidery. See the patterns.
… Read More ...Free chart: Simple joys
Tanya (aka The Sampler Girl) of At the Honeysuckle Tree blog is sharing this sweet seasonal design. Get the chart.
… Read More ...Tardy but tasty
Here are a few more posts that are tardy but still tempting. In early October…
(1) karinrebekah of stitch spectacular blog showed us the phenomenal stitchery of Scott Ellegood.
(2) Terri Stegmiller of StegArt tuted us on creating handpainted … Read More ...
And more catch-up
Goodness! I hate it that so many giveaways and other juicy bits slipped by while my blog reader had amnesia. But there are some posts with info that doesn’t go out of style in a month. Like these:
(1) CC… Read More ...
Still catching up
Here’s some more cool stuff that got posted in September, in case (like me) you missed it the first time around.
(1) Lauren Brandy of Pimp Stitch made a point about needles.
Needlework Inspiration
Tutorial: Simple rosette
See Myam‘s tutette (ha) for this sweet rosette on Cut Out + Keep.
… Read More ...Quilters: Join up!
Are you stumped about how to join the ends of your quilt binding invisibly? Donna of Sew Happy Quilting has the answer, and she’s sharing. See her spiffy tute on joining binding.
… Read More ...Soft-circuit embroidery fun
For embroiderers who would like to integrate light or action into their stitching, Craftzine.com has a couple of current posts that will get your current humming. Becky Stern gives the lowdown on several new products, some of which were demonstrated … Read More ...
Giveaway: Heather Hales pillow cover
Get over to the Heather Hales Designs blog right now and enter to win an original quilted pillow sham by Heather. Just comment on Heather’s post before Friday, October 24.
… Read More ...Tutorial: Reverse-applique sweatshirt jacket
Myra of Tactile Pleasures in Fabric blog has put together an awesome tutorial for a fab project, just in time to make some up as holiday gifts. Myra shows us how to turn an inexpensive store-bought sweatshirt into a jacket … Read More ...