Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy

(1) Free Flower Trio Cross Stitch Pattern from Connie G. Barwick of About.com Cross-Stitch
(2) Calligraphie “amitié” from Aurelle
(3) Winter Night Sky from Embroiderbee’s Blog
(4) Boîte à … Read More...

Mollie of Wild Olive says,

Each year, my family makes our Christmas cards. Sometimes they are complicated, sometimes simple. But every year the goal is to feature the manger. This year I made simple illustrations for the cover…

We wanted

Look at this note I just got from miniature-needlepoint designer Janet Granger! She says,

There are lots of ‘stocking filler’ gifts on the Janet Granger Designs website, to help you solve your Christmas present problems this year. Maybe you

Thankful Days Giveaways continue at Sewforless.com! And today’s prize package is a whopper:

• Amazing Designs’ new Creative Quilting pack, chock-full of gorgeous poinsettia motifs
• Two sets of eight spools of Medeira metallic threads
• Klasse Needle Quilting & Sewing Value

A remarkable invitation from Needleprint blog:

Here is a chance for a stitched item by you to have a place in [the stitched archive at Ackworth School] and to hang on the Ackworth School Tree. Simply stitch one of Steve

Don’t miss Arlee Barr‘s article on hippie embroidery and its comeback over on MrXStitch. Oh, the nostalgia. I remember a Christmas in the early 1970s when I embroidered a chambray work shirt for each member of my family. … Read More...

kay susan of S’Mockery Sm’Art created these adorable fish ornaments for her friend Tarni. She says,

They are wet felted first, then finished off with a hand felting needle…Tarni called them ‘singing fish’ and says she is planning to put

kay susan of S’Mockery Sm’Art created these adorable fish ornaments for her friend Tarni. She says,

They are wet felted first, then finished off with a hand felting needle…Tarni called them ‘singing fish’ and says she is planning to put

Connie G. Barwick, cross-stitch editor for About.com, has a gift-wrap idea that is a gift in itself. She decorated the top of a paper mache box with a hardanger design stitched on plastic canvas and attached with decorative thumb … Read More...

Donna Downey has revealed her newest mixed-media apron. I just love it when Donna stitches! Read about it and see more photos.

Queenly Things shares a pattern and tutorial for making sweet rolled roses from “old blankies, moth-eaten sweaters and whatever other scrumptiousness [she] could find.” Fabulous idea for using up scraps and offcuts. See the tute.

Many thanks to craftapalooza… Read More...

I live in the USA. So it is my duty to cook (and eat!) as much as possible over the next couple of days in thanksgiving for my many blessings. I’m starting now! But I’ll be back Friday to … Read More...

Thankful Days Giveaways continue at Sewforless.com. And I couldn’t describe today’s freebie better than they did:

Woah. Now that’s a lot of embroidery designs.  And for one lucky commenter, this stock embroidery design CD will be graciously relocating to

Urban Threads is treating us to a Very Merry Freebie! The site says,

Getting on Santa’s good list? Way overrated. ‘Tis the season for eggnog and cookies! Here’s a free design as an early little Christmas present to you. Stitch

Oooooooooo. Rebecca Cason of Edward & Lilly is giving away one of her beautiful, touchable Christmas ornaments — this one is a white felt bird with a white snowflake embroidered on natural linen. Uber sweet. Go to the blog post … Read More...