Didn’t you love Kelly Fletcher‘s series of Jacobean leaves? Well, she’s back with a new series she’s calling Bloomin’ Marvelous. She says,

Each design will fit neatly into a 4×4″ square, or about 10x10cm. So the plan is to

These little house ornaments are the work of Kajsa Wikman (aka syko). She says,

I find it challenging and quite stimulating for the creativity to look at a fabric that is clearly from a particular time and see it

Kristi of Stitchy Stitcherson blog stitched this colorful sugar skull using a pattern from Jenny Hart’s new book, Embroidered Effects. Her special touch? She says,

With the exception of the french knots around the eyes, the white parts are done

sarajessica of Cross Me Not blog departs from her usual modern style to treat us to an old-fashioned (but stitchtastic) chart for a wee owl. I see Halloween potential, here! Get the free chart.

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The customer is always right. In this case, customer Rickie bought a traditional Sashiko sampler from PurlSoho.com; but instead of using traditional navy-blue thread, she stitched the pattern in decidedly upbeat colors. The result: classic + modern = beautiful. … Read More...

Oh. My. Goodness. Look what beefranck discovered over on Craftster: the work of Cate Anevski (the bees knees). Brilliant, original, and totally accessible. Get the details from the MrXStitch site.