If you’re a veteran hand-quilter, you’ll enjoy these blog posts and pick up a tip or three. If you’re a newbie hand-quilter, these pieces should be required reading! Lenna Green of Stitching Cow blog walks us through all of the … Read More...

You’ll fear applique no longer after you see Andrea Zuill‘s easy-to-follow tutorial on Badbird’s blog.

Tanya Marie Anderson, aka The Sampler Girl, is offering a free cross-stitch chart for a quote by Lucy Maud Montgomery, “Twilight drops her curtain down, and pins it with a star.” Tanya notes that the date included in … Read More...

If machine embroidery is your thing, you’ll want to see this video by Eileen Roche about some handy placement tools and how to use them. Thanks to Sewforless.com for sharing this resource.

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Sister Diane at CraftyPod is offering a little lesson in tolerance: Her clickable podcast gives us a bit of history, some handy tips, and lots of ideas for using the much-disparaged plastic canvas. So get out your headphones and a … Read More...

Wool on linen. This astonishing portrait is wool stitches on painted, distressed linen cloth. I’m awed and thrilled at the artistry and skill of Cayce Zavaglia‘s work. You can see more at the online gallery of Lyons Wier Ortt… Read More...

Tipnut.com has posted six free vintage potholder patterns. “I believe they’re from the 1940s-1950s,” she says, “Some are straight sewing, others involve a bit of embroidery and some involve a bit of appliqué work–there’s something for everyone in this … Read More...

Block of the Month web site is a rockin resource for quilters. You can join the club and stitch along, making 24 quilt blocks over the course of a year. Or you can use the site’s archives to get ideas, … Read More...

Overcome your fear of hardanger with a clear, simple tutorial from Kathryn Rocha of Cross Eyed Kat web site and Kat Gets Cross Eyed blog. You can cut through the background cloth to create lace-like results. Try it!

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Designer Sandi Henderson, aka Portobello Pixie, is sharing her pattern and a tutorial for rolled roses. She says, “It’s going in with my cupcake pincushion pattern as a cute topper idea.  However, I’ve been putting them on … Read More...

Helen Stubbings (of Hugs ‘n’ Kisses web site and Hugs from Helen blog) is cleaning out her studio, and we’re reaping the benefits. Helen is giving away three kits for this adorable Santa. Just comment on the blog post. … Read More...

Paula Hewitt of The Beauty of Life blog has posted a great list of online stump work resources. You’ll find links to general information about this dimensional embroidery technique, lots of free patterns and tutorials, and web sites with … Read More...

Janet Perry has added a new group to her Stitching Fingers social network: Bargello People. “Join others,” the group description says, “no matter what your medium might be, who love Bargello. Share our projects & ideas. Participate in … Read More...

Best-selling author and knitter extraordinaire, Debbie Macomber, will be speaking at STITCHES Midwest 2008 on August 21 in Schaumburg, Illinois. If you’d like to meet Debbie, you can print a coupon from her site for free admission to the … Read More...

This week’s free chart from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is this cheerful little guy who is sure to brighten up the late days of summer in the northern hemisphere and add a little warmth to the atmosphere in the … Read More...

Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches is giving away three copies of her newest sampler pattern, Twelve Red Robins. To get into the running for the random drawing, comment on the post on Natalie’s blog by Wednesday, July 30.

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Dolin O’Shea, aka Lulu Bliss, has posted her first video tutorial, demonstrating how to make your own embroidery pattern from a photo. I’m not sure I could capture all the shading and fine work that she included in … Read More...

Average Jane Crafter often makes me smile and sometimes makes me laugh right out loud. This time, she caught me off guard with her observation about the cover of The Cure’s latest single, Sleep When I’m Dead. I’m not telling … Read More...

Download this bright, fun quilt pattern free from Cherry House Quilts. The fabrics used in the “Soda Shop” quilt are from Cosmo Cricket’s “Jitterbug” line for Andover.

Thanks to Jenny Ryan at craftzine.com for the link.

If you’ve ever wondered what’s involved in producing one of those delicious, hand-painted needlepoint canvases, here’s a treat for you. Tingaling blog tells all.

Thanks to Janet Perry at Nuts About Needlepoint for the link.