This week’s free chart from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is this colorful little Blue Tit, a design from the 7 Garden Birds series by Maria Diaz. Get the chart.

The Pimp Stitchers are having another fabulous giveaway. This time, you stand to win a Pimp Stich pattern booklet – 20 pages of embroidery-pattern goodness! Get the details.

Anyone Can Quilt blog is sharing this idea for chalkboards made from a bit of chalkboard fabric, some batting, and a couple of coordinating fat quarters. Get the details.

Satisfy your craving for plastic-canvas cuteness by making this charming Christmas treasure box from FreePatterns.com. The site says, “Store winter treasures under a snowman’s top hat.” Get the pattern.

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Sometimes ideas and materials collide in a flash of brilliance. Elizabeth of Quieter Moments blog flashed back on some chicken-scratch images when she saw this lovely fabric from the Heat Wave collection by Michele D’Amore for Marcus Fabrics. And the … Read More...

Erika Kern of CraftStylish shows us how to create an appliqued felt buche-de-noel pillow and embellish it with felt holly and mushrooms. See the tutorial for this adorable Christmas craft.

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This week’s featured artist over on Pimp Stitch is Nicole Vasbinder of Queen Puff Puff. You’ll love the article. And there’s a big bonus: this most-excellent embroidery pattern for every girl’s favorite accessory, shoes! Get the pattern.

If you produce fiber arts of any genre, there’s an easy way to find out about upcoming competitions where you can enter your work. The Fiber Arts Calls for Entry blog, sponsored by Art, Craft, Design, Culture, is a … Read More...

What are you going to do with that awesome square of stitching you just finished? Don’t let it languish in a dark closet. Make it into a pillow! A tutorial on WikiHow shows you how.

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I think this must be a portrait of the Bluebird of Happiness because it sure makes me happy! Emily of The Floss Box designed this lovely embroidery pattern, and she’s sharing it on her blog. Doesn’t her stitched sample make … Read More...

Jill of Homemade by Jill blog just finished this excellent quilt pieced from and backed with upcycled shirts from her dear one’s closet! Jill says she plans to hang it in her nursery where “it will be perfect for holding … Read More...

Tiffanie‘s recent post on Sewforless.com‘s blog will have machine embroiderers bookmarking like crazy. She offers excellent tips (clearly based on personal experience) for embroidering on knits. Take a look.

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CC of Lace ‘n’ Ribbon Roses blog is sharing this embroidery pattern for a couple of classic Sunbonnet Sues feeding their hen and chicks. Too cute! Get the pattern.

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The Bloggers Who Embellish web ring is moving to a new host site. If your blog is part of the ring, you’ll need to set up a new account, register your website, and get and paste new code. Whether you’re … Read More...

Joanie of Nini Makes blog is sharing instructions for making this sweet needlebook. “A simple little stitching project for a beginner stitcher,” she says, “or gift for a beginner.” See the tutorial.

Andrea Zuill, needleworker extraordinaire and host of Badbird’s blog, is teaching live at The Crafter’s Studio in Santa Cruz, CA, October 25-26. The class is called Old Ways, New Quilts: Folk Art Quilts for the Imperfect Quilter. While making … Read More...

Aliza Lelah expresses her artistic vision with hand and machine stitching and recycled fabric. You can see an interesting comment on her work by Rubi of stitch spectacular. And you can see lots of Aliza’s remarkable art on her … Read More...

Make a patchwork floor mat to match your kitchen decor. See the tutorial by Autum at Sew, Mama, Sew! blog.

Make a patchwork floor mat to match your kitchen decor. See the tutorial by Autum at Sew, Mama, Sew! blog.

Make a patchwork floor mat to match your kitchen decor. See the tutorial by Autum at Sew, Mama, Sew! blog.