Needle Work

Classic Cross Stitch is an online needlework store offering large, complex patterns for the advanced needleworker. The site’s home page says the patterns “are usually made from Classic Paintings and come in sizes ranging from small patterns of 125 x … Read More ...

Janet Stauffacher of Nostalic NeedleART blog is celebrating her birthday by sharing this awesome CQ foundation block. She says, “Print this block directly onto computer printer fabric or freezer paper backed fabric with your inkjet printer, then use it as … Read More ...

I received a note from reader Carolyn Phillips, sharing this interesting news:

Robbie Fields is the creator of the most wonderful templates (called Success Strips) for embellishing seam lines and other areas in crazy quilt projects. The templates

One description of Zee Longenecker is that she’s a stay-at-home-mom of young children who lives in northern Arizona. Another is that she’s originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the creative force known as Pixie Blossoms; and an award-winning photographer.… Read More ...

Amy of Angry Chicken blog came up with an original design for cheater cloth–a quilting-ready pattern that mimics patchwork. And she used Spoonflower to produce her fabric.

“I decided to design a cheater cloth,” Amy says on her blog, “partly … Read More ...

Kristin Roach of Craft Leftovers blog is sharing a nifty idea for a pin cushion. Her version is a little cube of nine-patch blocks with a strap. She can get it out of the way by hanging it on her … Read More ...

Michelle Engel Bencsko‘s new quilt-fabric line, Dogwood, is viewable now on the Henry Glass & Co. web site. And so is the pattern for this excellent quilt made from her lovely Dogwood fabrics. Get the pattern. And … Read More ...

Pat Winter of Pat Winter Gatherings is proposing a swap of fabric puzzle pieces. Pat says swappers can do as they wish with the swaps they receive, but she’s planning to stitch together the pieces she receives and frame her … Read More ...

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has found the perfect finishing touch for her needlepoint twinchies: WhimZi frames from Just Nan. See the product review on Janet’s blog.… Read More ...

This quilt thrills me. I love the simple piecing, and I love the bold, graphical qualityof the red and black stripes. It’s another free pattern from Janet Wickell, editor of About.com’s quilting blog. Janet notes, “You can alter … Read More ...

Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts blog is sharing a tutorial for converting an empty tuna can into a pert little pincushion. See the tutorial.… Read More ...