Sister Diane at CraftyPod is rockin the plastic canvas. Just look at this charming box she made with cotton yarn found at a “big-box craft store.” And Sister Diane said she found 14-count plastic canvas at Michaels! I didn’t know … Read More ...
Tutorial: Huipil and felt ornaments
Get the jump on your holiday gift list! Erin of La Chapina Huipil Crafts has posted a tutorial for making adorable ornaments from bits of felt and Guatemalan fabric charms known as huipiles. We may not have a source … Read More ...
Juicy Bits giveaway
Jessica Levitt of Juicy Bits blog is going to make some lucky reader very happy. Just look at the fab stash of stuff she’s including in her latest blog giveaway! To enter, comment on her blog post, telling her your … Read More ...
Giveaway from JO in NZ
JO in NZ is giving away another of her gorgeous minis. To be in the running, comment on her post, noting which of the four designs you prefer. Guess which one is my favorite!… Read More ...
Pamper your pooch with a needlepoint collar
I am lovin these made-for-needlepoint dog collars – leather with an 18 mesh canvas insert. They come in black, pink, red, green, cream, and silver and in sizes ranged from “teensy” to extra large. Your poochie needs one of these! … Read More ...
Free embroidery patterns
This week, you can download two free patterns from doe-c-doe blog! Check them out.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Postmark’d Art
Postmark’d Art emerged from a Summer 2004 Quilting Arts article about fabric postcards. Readers fell in love with the concept and volunteered to participate in fabric-postcard exchanges. One hub of such exchanges is Postmark’d Art, a group of 50 “fiber … Read More ...
Tutorial: CD and CQ pincushion
Lisa Boni of Ivory Blush Roses blog has posted a tutorial that succeeds on so many levels. Most importantly, the result is the gorgeous crazy-quilt pincushion shown here, which is almost too pretty to pierce with pins. But if you … Read More ...
Tutorial: Scrappy belts
Jessica Levitt of Juicy Bits blog has posted an outstanding tutorial for making awesome belts from your fabric scraps.
Thanks to Jenny Ryan at Craftzine.com for the pointer.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Sequin butterfly
Kathy of Kathy’s Crazy Moments blog has contributed a tute for this precious butterfly to HGTV’s crazy-quilting wiki (Lesson 11). You can download the lesson file in Microsoft Word or PDF format and follow it at your own pace. And … Read More ...
Free clip art and patterns from Dover
Dover is the name in royalty-free clip art. And as most needleworkers know, many of their designs also make great patterns. Dover collections are widely available and reasonably priced. But, you know, free is even better! Just sign up to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Two-color embroidery
The Purl Bee blog has published a thorough and well illustrated tutorial for some handy two-color embroidery stitches. Follow along with the stitch instructions. Then visit this blog post to see a beautiful application of the stitches.
Many thanks … Read More ...
New winners of Sublime Stitching giveaway
I didn’t get a response from two of the original winners of my blog giveaway, so I redrew for those two Sublime Stitching pattern sets a minute ago. The second-chance winners:
- Comment #19 – Calee – wins Sexy Librarians
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Tutorial: “Pen Pal” Pillow
Bleach pens were the rage for a while in paper crafting. Then we saw a great application to clothing when Marisa of Elegant Bloggery accidentally splashed laundry bleach on one of her favorite t-shirts. Now Niamh of Urban Threads shows … Read More ...
Silk-fusion online class with Sue Bleiweiss
You’ve probably noticed Sue Bleiweiss‘ name popping up on this blog pretty regularly. Her blog and zine are awesome sources of needlework and textile information. One amazing technique at which Sue is adept is silk fusion – creating one-of-a-kind … Read More ...
