The designs from Imaginesque are always multipurpose. You can use them for embroidery, applique, or quilting. This one can be stitched in outline form or filled in for a more impactful design. It would be beautiful stitched in primary colors … Read More...
Noel Christmas Chart
This free pattern from Talons Aiguilles is filled with Christmas charm. Bedecked with ornaments, it wishes us all a Joyeaux Noel. The design will be a welcome addition to your holiday decor and will be great as an ornament stitched … Read More...
Tea for Me
Hugs are Fun blogger Rebecca has posted another fun, free pattern. This time the theme is tea-time. A nice steaming mug of tea brightens any day. I just love sitting down with one. It is so cozy and warms up … Read More...
New Tatting Pendant
Miranda from the Tatting Fool blog has posted another pattern that raises money for a good cause. It is inexpensive and quite beautiful. The pendant design is only $4 US and raises funds for the New Mexico Brain Injury Alliance. … Read More...
Once Upon a Stitch – Wizard of Oz
Brooke’s Books recently featured characters from Little Women in charts for sale in her Craftsy shop and asked for input on other characters we’d like to see her provide for stitching. She’s added the most requested ones as the next … Read More...
Christmas Reindeer
Here’s a free Christmas reindeer just in time for the holidays from Sew Lovely Embroidery. It is a detailed pattern that will so fun to stitch – just choosing the colors will be an adventure. It will make a nice … Read More...
Pere Noel Cross Stitch Pattern
Now that Halloween is over, Christmas stuff will be popping up everwhere. And if you haven’t started your holiday stitching in earnest yet, it is time to get it going. This pattern from Les Chroniques de Frimousse is a great … Read More...
3D Reindeer Cross Stitch Pattern
This etsy find is not a free pattern, but it is so cool, I just had to share it with you. I have seen three-dimensional patterns for cross-stitch patterns, but this is one of the most detailed ones ever. And … Read More...
Coming Soon – New Tutorials
Mary Corbet has started a new practice piece and is showing it off at Needle ‘N Thread and you know what that means! Not only do we get to see a fun new project progress, but since it is a … Read More...
Imaginings from Imaginesque
Here’s another great embroidery pattern from Imaginesque that could also be used for applique or quilting. Their patterns are always so versatile. As with all their patterns, you can either stitch the design in all one color, with a limited … Read More...
Dress for Success
Sew Simple Dress is sharing another lovely lady to stitch and add to the growing collection of fashion plates. This one has a flirty skirt. It is a rather large pattern, but as pointed out, there is a lot of … Read More...
Super Shisha Stitch Variation
Mary Corbet has been sharing some Shisha stitch tutorials on her Needle ‘N Thread blog recently. So far she has done a basic Shisha stitch tutorial and then a variation on the Shisha stitch variation. Now she is sharing a … Read More...
Extravagent Blackwork Motif
Imaginesque posts so many fun blackwork motifs – I don’t know how she comes up with so many new ideas, but she does. This time I have shared the image that shows what the motif looks like used as a … Read More...
Mixed Media Stitching Success
Olisa Corcoran aka Cocoa Eyes the Stitcher has been experimenting with stitching over watercolor paintings so I thought I would check in to see how her work was progressing and WOW she is really perfecting the technique. One of her … Read More...
Classic Coffee Freebie
The Sampler Girl has been sharing some classic freebies from the vault so to speak and this was the first in the series of shares. It is a coffee-themed sampler with a funny little twist. So many people love their … Read More...
Treasure Trove of Embroidery Designs
Over at About.com DIY Fashion, Rain Blanken has collected several sets of embroidery designs for us to enjoy. Themes include vintage women, vintage little girls, fantasy, canines, butterflies, farm animals, and wild animals. Rain also has a gallery of finished … Read More...
Valuable Pattern
This project from Daisies for Violet would be great for that friend who is into fifty shades of gray – no not that certain novel, but the shades of value found in photos or artwork. If you have a budding … Read More...
Turkman Stitch
This week for TAST (Take a Stitch Tuesday) Sharon B. is featuring Turkman stitch. This stitch is also called Closed Feather stitch. It is versatile and may be used for counted thread or surface embroidery work. You can use it … Read More...
Happy Holiday Ornament
Stickeule always posts great patterns and here’s another one for us to enjoy. I am thinking that “Frohes Fest” basically translates to Happy Holidays in German – at least loosely. So stitch up this design in holiday colors to make … Read More...
Spool Tip
Mary over at Needle ‘N Thread has a great tip about those ubiquitous spools that so many threads come packaged on these days. Once you have emptied one – don’t toss it out! Save it to reuse for other threads, … Read More...
