The Baby Gardner has posted a call to action to all small manufacturers, artists, artisans, and crafters who produce handmade toys and other child-oriented items. The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act may have the effect of driving these producers out … Read More...

Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or check out these Pattern books on Amazon.

(1) Recycle! Adhere your fabric scraps to paper and make easy and charming tree ornaments. See Larissa Holland‘s tutorial on … Read More...

(1) Dozens of free patterns for paper-pieced quilt blocks are available from Carol Doak‘s site. See the patterns.
(2) CompuQuilt‘s Simply Santa quilt is both pieced and appliqued. The pattern is available free as a series of … Read More...

(1) Sharon of Its Daffycat blog is sharing her original pattern for a jolly holiday penguin. Get the chart.
(2) Emily of The Floss Box blog has another set of lovely ornament patterns for us. Get the patterns.… Read More...

The chart for this cute snowman by Kooler Design Studio is free from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com. Go grab it!

The Sampler Girl is again sharing the chart for one of her best-loved cross-stitch ornaments: A Child Is Born. Get the chart.

Jenny B. Harris of Allsorts blog is sharing this original holiday design for your personal use. Download the pattern and start stitching!

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

Joan Gorman of Nini Makes blog is sharing her ideas for making the “easiest stockings ever.” Her trade secret: use a felted wool blanket as your raw material. See the tutorial.

Have you noticed that we’re having a theme day at CraftGossip? Today is all about Handmade Christmas, and all of the CG blog editors are getting in on the fun. Be sure to poke around on all of the blogs … Read More...

The Fabric Square Shop is having another fabulous giveaway. Up for grabs this time are a jelly roll and charm pack of Mary Engelbreit’s Isn’t Christmas Jolly line for Moda. The contest ends December 23. Enter the giveaway.

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Rachel Hobson (aka Average Jane Crafter) is turning us on to the new screen-printed embroidery kits from Curlin Reed Sullivan. Rachel and several other Austin craft divas contributed to the project in one way or another. The outcome … Read More...

Whoa! Janet Perry has been piling on the updates to her resource site, All About Needlepoint. Recent additions include articles on adapting other artforms to needlepoint, threads and pins, ornament conversions, last-minute needlepoint gifts, and Christmas decorating with … Read More...

I am loving these felt Hanukkah coasters from The Purl Bee. I especially love the deep, 5 mm wool felt used as the base. Luscious! See the tute.

Here’s another gorgeous bargello ornament pattern, free for your personal use from Judy of FREEBIES, etc.! blog. Judy, thank you thank you thank you for the wonderful projects you share! Get the pattern and instructions.

Bargello embroidery patterns are … Read More...

This adorable seasonal redwork pattern is available free (for personal use) from Gail Pan Designs. What a great gift for us! Get the pattern.

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Ever wonder why Christmas is so red? is It’s because of redwork embroidery? It … Read More...

Melly of Melly and Me blog has posted a bit more about the amazing “shrinky stuff” she scored at the Australian Quilt Market. It turns out that the official name of this product is……Shrinking Sheet. I can remember that! … Read More...

Not sure what to give your favorite fabric-lover for Christmas? Kim of True Up blog has five fabulous ideas!Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or check out these Pattern books on Amazon.

Michele Foster (aka Mishka) of Quilting Gallery is combining charity crafting and a giveaway in a totally new way. Michele and a group of her friends will be making quilts throughout the year and donating them to Victoria’s Quilts … Read More...

I was sad when this piece didn’t roll over to our home page, because I love these little guys so much! I want to share them with everybody! So I’m reposting. Those of you who have already met the Snowfolk, … Read More...