You can see more of Apol Lejano-Massebieau‘s lovely work in her Etsy shop.

Julia of Julia’s Place blog is sharing her sewing and embroidery patterns for this sweet and handy Bluebirds Armchair Caddy. Use it to keep your stitching needs neatly organized and at your fingertips. Or make one for a stitcher you … Read More...

This idea is so cute and clever, I screamed a little when I first saw it. Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories is sharing a thorough, well-written, photo-heavy tutorial for making this adorable kitty quilt. I am so making this for my … Read More...

Barbara Bergsten of Create Needlepoint blog has some tips for working with boucle thread to avoid tangles and waste. What a perfect treatment for her mermaid’s hair! (Shown at left.) See Barbara’s advice.

LollyChops is still cranking out lovable, stitchable embroidery patterns and sharing them for free! In fact, it’s Embroidery Week over on the LollyChops blog, so check in every day for more new designs like this one – possibly the … Read More...

Piecing the continuous curve of a circle is a classically difficult quilting maneuver. Dioramarama has conquered it and is sharing her secrets. Her tutorial relies heavily on Pieced Curves So Simple by Dale Fleming and Dale’s online tutorial. Dioramarama … Read More...

Interweave, the publisher that brings you Quilting Arts magazine, has brought editor Pokey Bolton and quilt-art innovations to the television screen. Season 2 (series 200) of Quilting Arts TV is now running in many areas. But suppose it’s not available … Read More...

Tracey of Flower Pebble blog is having a giveaway to commemorate her 100th post. You could win three cuts of yummy fabrics or a Beatrix Potter wedding cross-stitch design. You choose! Go to Flower Pebble to enter before February 17.… Read More...

The Sampler Girl is reprising the Love Birds cross-stitch chart she created in 2005. Yea! To get the chart free, see At the Honeysuckle Tree blog.

Andrea Zuill (aka Badbird) will be teaching a couple of live classes – one on art quilting and one on hand embroidery. If you are or could be anywhere near Escondido, California, USA, you must sign up! (And then write … Read More...

Stitch this quick and easy heart to show your valentine some love! The design – by Christine-Ann Martin – is free from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com. Get the chart.

Why should you copyright the quilt you designed? The Lost Quilt Come Home site has the answers. I’m embarrassed to say that the option of copyrighting a unique work of textile art never occurred to me. I know better now!… Read More...

Yesterday, Marie of Make and Takes blog alerted us to The Mother’s Day Project, a needlework tribute to “the mothers, daughters, wives and lovers – the female members of the Coalition forces who died in service to their country while … Read More...

QuiltWoman‘s Straight to the Point quilt patterns let you sew your quilt blocks in a straight set and then, with a bit of courage and a deft trick, convert them to an on-point setting. Brilliant! Find out more.

Joan Gorman of Nini Makes blog is sharing her “tweet” original embroidery design through the month of February. Go to Joan’s blog to get the free pattern.

Fabric designer Jenean Morrison is putting on a monster giveaway: six stacks of 14 fat quarters each from her new Moondance line for FreeSpirit. The winners will be drawn at random on February 11. Go to Jeanean’s blog to … Read More...

DJ of Prick and Stitch Is My Craft blog is sharing the pattern for this sweet stitched-on-paper valentine. She says it’s easy! Get the pattern.

This week’s freebie from The Chart Shop at Cross-Stiching.com is this sweet Asian-inspired fan design by Sue Page. The site says, “This pretty design would look perfect mounted on a handbag or mirror.” Get the chart.

These adorable seasonal stumpwork creations by Apol Lejano-Massebieau of La Pomme blog will be included in the Forget Me-Not show at Gallery Hanahou in New York beginning February 6. I wish I could be there to see them in person!… Read More...

Christina of The Sometimes Crafter blog created this beautiful wall hanging from a Fiskars tutorial, some 1930s repro prints and Amy Butler solids, and Printed Treasures printer-fabric sheets. Beautiful! Get the details.