This month’s free embroidery pattern from Andrea Zuill (Badbird’s blog) is this sweet-faced caterpillar. Download the pattern.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Scrappy log cabin quilt
I was browsing around the web this morning, pretending to be working but really just enjoying a cup of coffee, when I was arrested by these quilt images. Don’t get me wrong: I love traditional light-and-dark log cabin quilts. But … Read More ...
Accept the “Rock On” challenge
Quilting Arts Magazine is about to launch its Rock On Art Quilt Challenge. Make an 8-1/2″ x 11″ art quilt “that celebrates your love of rock ‘n’ roll.” The Quilting Arts blog encourages, “Show us with fabric and stitch what … Read More ...
Quilting Adventures is all new!
Lovers of the Quilting Adventures blog will be thrilled to find that the blog is back, bigger and better and livelier than ever. The brick-and-mortar namesake store is in Richmond, VA, USA. You can find lots of information on line… Read More ...
Where to find the Bento Box quilt pattern
The Bento Box quilt pattern is hot! It’s popping up all over quilting blogs and flickr groups. Everybody wants to try this easy but stunning graphical pattern by Tracey Brookshier, quilt artist, pattern designer, teacher, lecturer, and quilt judge. … Read More ...
Itsy bitsy needlepoint stockings
Janet Granger Designs of the UK has a new line of Christmas-stocking kits for miniature needlepoint. I dare you to resist them! Each kit comes with “a piece of silk gauze, Rayon silk thread, a colour block chart, detailed instructions … Read More ...
Free chart: Harvest bunny
This week’s free cross-stitch chart at The Chart Shop of Cross-stitching.com is this adorable bunny (by Jenny Barton), munching on harvest corn. Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Tatters: Join the TIAS
LadyShuttleMaker is starting a TIAS, and she invites you to join in. A TIAS, she says, is a Tat It And See project. Conceived by Jane Eborall, LadyShuttleMaker says, a TIAS “is a pattern, hosted by a designer, and released … Read More ...
Tutorial: Pieced and quilted hot pads
Sew, Mama, Sew! blog is featuring a tutorial by Bean of Coyote Craft for these quilted patchwork hot pads. Get all the details.… Read More ...
Free patterns: Needlepoint bookmarks
Tracy Lambert, editor of About.com’s needlepoint blog, has posted a couple of terrific patterns for needlepoint bookmarks. (Would these patterns work with floss and perforated paper? I’m going to try them and find out.) Choose the watermelon (shown … Read More ...
Cross-stitch “littles” from Anita
Anita‘s beautiful new fall designs are available at Little Stitches. They include an emergy (shown here), a biscornu, a mattress pinkeep, and a scissor fob. Find out more.… Read More ...
Posie is in a holiday mood
Alicia Paulson of Posie Gets Cozy fame is putting together a few Christmas ornament kits for her fans. Considering the popularity of the felt-applique revival on Etsy and other venues, Posie’s kits are bound to sell out in a flash. … Read More ...
Insider knowledge: Goldwork threads
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog has posted an in-depth look at and description of some of the threads used in goldwork, a sumptuous embroidery technique. Mary not only explains the differences in the threads and gives examples of … Read More ...
New patterns from Amy Cluck
Amy Cluck – one of Pimp Stitch‘s fab designers – just released two new embroidery-pattern sets. The Caffeinated Collection includes three yummy and popular beverages. The Breakfast Club is…well, delicious! Check them out.… Read More ...
Video tutorial: Cluny knots
Noreen Crone-Findlay of Hankering for Yarn blog has come up with a technique for making Cluny knots using a potholder loom, a tatting shuttle, and a couple of binder clips! Better yet, she’s sharing this technique through a video tutorial … Read More ...
