Claire Robertson of Loobylu blog is sharing her original Starry Serenade Redwork Pattern, free for your personal use. So cute! Get the pattern.

And many thanks to kath-red of whip up for pointing out this gem.

Meg Hawkey answers some basic embroidery questions that, she says, “seem to pop up over & over again.” Great info! See the post on Knot-y Girls Stitchery Club.

Are you watching SharonB’s band-sampler series over on Pin Tangle? It’s a constant source of learning for me. I especially love it when Sharon takes a simple, basic stitch and creates something new and inspired. Here she shows us that rows…

Nicole of Polka Dot Bunny has a deal for you: Purchase an embroidery pattern from her Etsy shop and get this sweet bear & girl decorating a tree pattern free. Get the details from Nicole’s blog.

CC of Lace ‘n’ Ribbon Roses shares a Sunbonnet Sue pattern that works equally well for a quilt block, a potholder, or a needlecase. Get the pattern.

You’ve heard of reverse applique. But what about reverse embroidery? Jude Hill explores the possibility on her what if? blog. See the post.

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has started a new series of posts, Classic Needlepoint Recharted. Each Monday for the next few weeks she’s posting recharted designs by Anne Orr from a 1938 magazine. Lovely! Get this week’s chart.

Barbara Bergsten of Create Needlepoint! blog has posted tips from Jane of Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure for capturing great scans of needlepoint projects. This rocks! Go see.

Don’t miss Mary Corbet’s article on Society Silk Embroidery. The photos will make you want to rub your cheek gently against your computer screen. She points out an outstanding resource that is new to me and is definitely getting saved in…

Run over to Pepperberry & Co. blog and enjoy an excellent interview — replete with photographs — of one of our favorite stitchers, Eva of Apple & Eve. See the post.