Here’s another great free hand embroidery pattern from Imaginesque. This one is a lovely stylized flower pattern. The spelling in the title of this blog is not incorrect by the way – it is the way it is spelled at … Read More...
Trampoline Jumpers
When I was a wee young thing one of my favorite activities was jumping on our neighbors trampoline. We would while away quite a good bit of time bouncing on that trampoline, laughing and carrying on. I am sure the … Read More...
Choosing Background Stitches
Are you confused and distracted when it comes to choosing background stitches for Needlepoint? Well Janet M. Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has help for you! Her next class starts on October 5, 2013 and it is available to everyone … Read More...
Listen to the Log
Those of you who are like Evenstar of Hancock’s House of Happy and I will remember Twin Peaks fondly. I wasn’t as big into it as my best friend Bobby. He was a HUGE fan, so I heard all about … Read More...
Embroidery Pattern – Openwork Flower
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread posted this free Openwork Flower embroidery pattern recently. As she says, it is “… a great piece for practicing openwork fillings, like the kind used in different types of pulled thread and drawn thread … Read More...
Diamonds and Squares Repeating Motif
Brigitte Dadaux posts many of these type charts with repeating motifs, but this one is particularly fun. It has a variety of mini motifs included with diamonds and squares dominating. The repeating patterns like this are very handy for making … Read More...
Sale at The Stitch and Thimble
Kelly Fletcher is having a “spring cleaning” sale over at The Stitch and Thimble and she wanted me to be sure to let everyone know! The sale runs from September 1, 2013 to September 15, 2013 so head over to … Read More...
Vintage Round Doily Pattern
Vintage Crafts and More recently posted a vintage pattern for a tatted round doily. It may be vintage, but it is definitely a classic style. These doilies do come in handy for sitting vases or other decorative items on or … Read More...
Don’t Miss Sale
Kooler Design Studio has just finished doing their summer inventory and while they were clearing out the warehouse they found all sorts of treasures to share with us – at a discount of course. Whether you like Cross-stitch or Needlepoint, … Read More...
Autumn Feathers
Claire of Claire93’s Blog is sharing a freebie that her daughter Lindashee designed. This is not the first design from Lindashee and I hope it won’t be the last. We definitely have a budding designer on our hands here. This … Read More...
Love My Scarf Blog Tour
Eileen at Eileen’s Machine Embroider Blog explains that September is not only National Sewing Month but it’s also Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. She invites you to “… join us in making scarves for cancer patients. Our goal is to collect … Read More...
Zeb Ahmed’s Craft Room
You might guess that Zeb Ahmed is a passionate crafter. Especially after you take a tour of her craft room. She shows it off in her latest blog post, waxing rhapsodically about all the features, and no wonder. It is … Read More...
Happiness is Cross Stitching Stitch-a-Long
Many of you will recognize this chart from a recent post. It is a free chart from Happiness is Cross Stitching and if you’d like to participate in a stitch-a-long, then be sure to check out the latest blog for … Read More...
Sweet Sheep to Stitch
As we have come to know, sheep are favorites of Stacey of Fearn Abbey Needleworks, so I wasn’t surprised when I saw that her latest free chart was not one, but two little sheep to stitch up and share. She … Read More...
Notforgotten Farm Needlework Book
I enjoy all sorts of needlework – you might say I have very eclectic taste. One of my very favorite styles is Folk Art though, so I really enjoy the artwork produced at Notforgotten Farm. Lori creates quite unique, unusual … Read More...
Grandmother Bunny
This design is adapted from an embroidery magazine dated 1933 so that is why Helen at Bustle & Sew called her a Grandmother Bunny. She looks just as fresh as a daisy though and you’d never guess that she was … Read More...
Red Balloon
Sara Jessica at Cross Me Not posted this red balloon chart before taking off on a hiatus. Hopefully she will be back soon because we all love her cute charts! This one will be handy for stitching borders or for … Read More...
Panda-monium
I live north of Atlanta and there’s been a lot of excitement at the zoo there with the birth of twin pandas recently. It’s been fun to watch the news reports as they have grown from tiny little lumps of … Read More...
Inspired to Stitch
I was catching up with Olisa Corcoran’s blog Cocoaeyes the Stitcher recently. I have been loving her recent experiments with watercolor and paint. She’s been doing a lot with perle cotton and watercolor in her latest works. What great texture!… Read More...
Elegant Embroidery Flower Pattern
Mary Corbett from Needle N Thread has added a new free hand embroidery pattern she is calling Exuberant Flower. I think it is definitely exuberant but it is also elegant. She adapted the pattern from a design found in an … Read More...