Felt Mistress shares a time-lapse video of the making of this awesome felt soft sculpture for Jon Burgerman’s Fast Food art show. See the video.
Houses for Japan
Jojoebi of A Bit of This and a Bit of That blog invites you to participate in a project to express love and caring. She says,
… Read More...I started thinking that it would be nice to send the survivors of the
Eye candy: Crazy-quilting
The supply of eye candy never ends at the blog of the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012. See participants’ blocks–such as this lovely example by Shari J of Colorado–as they’re completed. I’m definitely bookmarking this blog! Go there now.… Read More...
Tutorial: Silk Ribbon Embroidery herringbone stitch
Allie Aller demos how to create dimensional herringbone stitch with silk ribbon. See her tute.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well as imported European silk Embroidery Ribbons. You … Read More...
Add wire hearts to embroidery
Carina of Carina’s Craftblog has posted a simple but awesome valentine idea over on the &Stitches blog. The project incorporates couched Memory Wire by DMC. See the post.
Win a Mary Thomas embroidery book
Floresita of Feeling Stitching is giving away two embroidery books by Mary Thomas. Hurry over to her blog post to enter. The contest ends today, February 5.
Make a pouch for mini business cards
Jodi of Sew Fearless shows us how to make a beautiful, practical embroidered felt pouch for mini business cards. See her tute.
And many thanks to Haley of Craftzine.com for pointing out this find.
Win a stitchy tool pouch by Orna
Here’s an awesome giveaway from Orna Willis! She says,
… Read More...There are two types of bags I can never have too many of… a small cosmetic bag for lipstick and a small tool pouch for stitching doodads. You must feel
Eye candy: Crazy-quilting
Pat Winter of Gatherings shares images of some of the many crazy-quilt projects she has completed over the years. And she encourages us to participate in Crazy Quilts Are Quilts, Too! sponsored by Thearica of Pigtales and Quilts. Find out … Read More...
Free pattern: Tatted heart doily
Jane Eborall has turned her rockin tatted heart motif into a doily, and she’s sharing the instructions! Tat it up (quick!) in pinks and reds as a valentine treat. Get the pattern.
Tutorial and giveaway at Stash Books
Here are a couple of treats from Stash Books blog. They’re sharing a link to the tutorial for this adorable hooped-up message board by Rashida Coleman-Hale. And they’re giving away a roll of precut Windham fabric from the Flower … Read More...
Tutorial: Needle-turn applique
Carrie of A Passion for Applique walks us through her needle-turn technique with special attention to handling deep valleys. See her tute.
Inspiration: Veronica Fuentes
Veronica of Whimsiology says of this piece,
This is a little experiment trying to simulate ground with dirt and grass and flowers and things growing out of it.
Success! See more of Veronica’s work and follow her adventures as artist … Read More...
Fuzzball in motion
This is awesome. Chelsea of Love and a Sandwich set up a time-lapse camera to capture her creation of Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. See the whole project in 2-1/2 minutes! Go to the Feeling Stitchy post for the link to … Read More...
Tutorial: Mushroom love brooch
Whip Up says,
… Read More...Lark Craft’s upcoming book Heart-Felt Holidays: 40 Festive Felt Projects to Celebrate the Seasons is the follow-up to Fa La La La Felt. The book comes out in April, but Lark Crafts are starting the fun early
Inspiration: Kayla Coo
If you think the tiny felting-and-embroidery creations of Kayla Coo are amazing, just wait till you see her large sculptural pieces. See more of the large-scale work of Michala Gyetvai (aka Kayla Coo) at her blog post.
When stitchers cheat
At first glance, you may think those flowers are composed of bullions. Nope. Find out from Mary Corbet how the stitcher “cheated” in creating them. (If only I could cheat so well!) See Mary’s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog post.
Tutorial: Felt heart brooch with lots of kisses
Laura of Bugs and Fishes shows us how to make this adorable kiss-filled heart brooch. (In my culture, Xs represent kisses and Os represent hugs.) You still have time to make one of these easy pins as a valentine gift … Read More...
Inspiration: Sweet Tidings
What is this…in a tiny hoop…made with a few straight stitches and French knots? A diagram of the constellation Scorpius, zodiac sign of the stitcher, Christy of Sweet Tidings. Brilliant! I am totally stealing this idea for family birthdays this … Read More...
Tutorial: Embroidered wire words
Camilla of Family Chic has guest-posted a rockin tutorial over on Feeling Stitchy. She says,
… Read More...One thing I love to do is experiment with my stitches; I get a kick out of adding embroidered details to almost anything. For this