Ooooooo. Judy of FREEBIES, etc.! blog has been sharing a series of bargello ornaments, and the latest may be my favorite so far. Get the chart.

Bargello embroidery patterns are a type of needlework that uses colorful vertical and … Read More...

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog is sharing pointers for adapting free embroidery patterns to needlepoint. She points to some great sources for free patterns, too. See the post.

Janet Wickell, editor of About.com’s quilting blog, is sharing a pattern for a jolly Christmas stocking quilt block. Get the pattern.

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

Tanya (aka The Sampler Girl) of At the Honeysuckle Tree blog is sharing this sweet seasonal design. Get the chart.

Here are a few more posts that are tardy but still tempting. In early October…

(1) karinrebekah of stitch spectacular blog showed us the phenomenal stitchery of Scott Ellegood.

(2) Terri Stegmiller of StegArt tuted us on creating handpainted … Read More...

Goodness! I hate it that so many giveaways and other juicy bits slipped by while my blog reader had amnesia. But there are some posts with info that doesn’t go out of style in a month. Like these:

(1) CC… Read More...

Here’s some more cool stuff that got posted in September, in case (like me) you missed it the first time around.

(1) Lauren Brandy of Pimp Stitch made a point about needles.

(2) Janet Wickell of About.com shared an … Read More...

Remember my complaint about dozens of blog feeds inexplicably disappearing from my reader? They suddenly reappeared this morning! And I have so much to catch up on. Here are some of the groovy posts that I’m just now discovering.

Looking … Read More...

For embroiderers who would like to integrate light or action into their stitching, Craftzine.com has a couple of current posts that will get your current humming. Becky Stern gives the lowdown on several new products, some of which were demonstrated … Read More...

Get over to the Heather Hales Designs blog right now and enter to win an original quilted pillow sham by Heather. Just comment on Heather’s post before Friday, October 24.

The Butterfly Project of the Holocaust Museum Houston is seeking 1.5 million handmade butterflies to remember the 1.5 million children who perished in the holocaust. So far, the museum has collected about 400,000 of these little works of art. If … Read More...

Okay, so…Patty of Pip Stitch told me that Heather of Heather Hales Designs donated a vintage Scotty dog pattern to The Baby Gardner’s Baby Bloggie. I got two great new feeds plus a charming pattern out of that … Read More...

Pimp Stitcher Tamie Snow shows us how to turn a favorite bit of embroidery into a “quick-to-stitch” plushie. Go see.

Rachel Hobson, aka Average Jane Crafter, has been blogging all the news from Maker Faire Austin for Craftzine.com. Now that the event is over, Rachel is catching us up on all the crazy activity with some in-depth … Read More...

This week’s free chart from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is a plumptious little Christmas mouse designed by Karen Brittan. Get the chart.

Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or check out these … Read More...

Judy has posted a free chart for another gorgeous bargello ornament on FREEBIES, etc.! blog. Go get it!

Bargello embroidery patterns are a type of needlework that uses colorful vertical and horizontal lines to create complex designs. The technique … Read More...

Oh. My. Goodness.

Check out the appliqued fabric clocks by Lunique over on Craftster. Wow.

Thank you, Jenny Ryan of Craftzine.com, for spotting this awesome find.

My right middle finger looks like hash. Does yours? If so, get some great advice about thimbles from Andrea Zuill of Badbird’s blog.

See a great tutorial over on Craft Leftovers for making fabric-covered buttons with just a washer, some batting, and a fabric scrap – no commercial kit!

Lauren Brandy has been rockin the tutes lately over on Pimp Stitch. Her Tool Thursday post has some excellent tips for using fonts and dingbats as embroidery patterns. Check it out.