This week’s free chart from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is a sweet bunny designed by Debra Page. Get the chart.

Amandajean of Crazy Mom Quilts is guest-starring on Bee Square Blog, where she has posted a tutorial for making a zig zag quilt “without piecing those pesky triangles!” Great idea! See the tute.

CC of Suestreehouse regularly shares with us wonderful patterns for Sunbonnet Sues from all walks of life. This week, her gift is an unusual variation on Sue – a Colonial lady with a parasol. Get the pattern.

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Do you hate cutting and cutting and cutting bias strips, trying to make enough to bind a quilt while keep the cuts accurate? I do. But Sheri of Sheri Howard Designs has put together a tutorial that simplifies the cutting … Read More...

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog is sharing a tutorial for turning a plain, discount window wallet into a bargello work of art. A great idea for making an elegant but inexpensive gift. See the tute.

This roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.

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(1) Sibling Craftery is giving away a whole basketful of goodies, including a pin cushion; a half-yard each of three spring fabrics; tea towels; and an embroidery hoop, needles, and floss. Go to the blog to enter before 6:00 … Read More...

This sweet skater teddy, designed by Sharon Welch, is free for your personal use from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com. Get the chart now.

Check out this great news:

Urban Threads has released a FREE “Deliciously Crafty” design, featuring the infamous craft bunny munching on craft supplies (aka helping). Niamh’s stuffed bunny has gathered a bit of a cult following on Urban Threads, and

(1) Illaria Margutti, reviewed on Million Little Stitches
(2) Rachel Biel Taibi of Rayela’s Fiber Focus
(3) Emily Barletta via karinrebekah, stitch spectacular
(4) Elsa Mora
(5) Lynnette Andreason
(6) Mary T. Buchanan via karinrebekah, stitch spectacular
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Mollie of Wild Olive is sharing (for personal use) these embroidery patterns that she created for her stitchy little brother, PJ. Adorable! Get the patterns.

By the way, Mollie has reached only 19% of her goal, so far, in … Read More...

The pattern for this beautiful foundation-pieced quilt block, designed by Linda Causee, is free from FreePatterns.com. Get the pattern.

DMC has released a new product – Secret Perfume floss – that gives me the shudders. The 12 colors come in three “aroma themes”: Flower Bouquet, Tutti-fruiti, and Delicacies. The DMC site claims that the fragrance is released by touch. … Read More...

Melissa Goodsell of One Crafty Mumma blog has put together a step-by-step guide for stitching up this charming felt greeting card. See the tute and try it!

doe-c-doe is spoiling us this week with three new vintage patterns for hand embroidery. These fruit are surprisingly cheerful, considering that they’re about to be eaten! Get these darling patterns.

DJ of Prick and Stitch Is My Craft blog gives newbies a boost by walking us through the basics of embroidery on paper. See the tute and give an embroidered card a try.

SharonB of Pin Tangle blog has discovered another source of lovely hand-embroidery patterns on the Antique Pattern Library site. She says,

I discovered an old book published in French by D.M.C.. Motivi per Ricami whihc has recently been added to

Kaye Wood, Inc., has just come out with a new Noah’s Ark machine-embroidery collection. The 20 designs are professionally digitized and resizable. Find out more.

If you still want more check out these Machine Embroidery patterns on Etsy.

(1) LadyShuttlemaker is celebrating her blog’s 50,000th unique visit (really!!!) by giving away a skein of 100% high quality SILK hand dyed tatting thread. Go to the blog to enter before March 23.
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Softies Central has an excellent run-down of lovely embroidery that centers on words. See all the photos.

Many thanks to CraftGossip sewing editor Anne Weaver for pointing out this find!