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Stitching in Alisa’s footsteps

January 25, 2012 by Denise Felton

Inspired by Alisa Burke’s Sew Wild, Gina of Fan My Flame has been doodle stitching on her sewing machine. She says,

I’ve been doodling flowers and leaves on fabric and paper. Cutting them out and putting them all together to

Free calendar from rRradionica

January 24, 2012 by Denise Felton

You can have a 2012 calendar featuring photos of rRradionica‘s fabulous fiber-art necklaces. The PDF file is free. Just print, cut, and enjoy. Go to the blog post for the link.

Inspiration: Kirsten Chursinoff

January 23, 2012 by Denise Felton

Kirsten Chursinoff shows photos and shares a bit of her thinking and process that led to the creation of this beautiful work of applique and embroidery. See her post.

onomatopoeia

January 21, 2012 by Denise Felton

This is what happens when Nat of The Smallest Forest experiments with feather stitch. So gorgeous. Be sure to go to her blog to see the close-ups.

The St. Cuthbert’s Banner raised high

January 21, 2012 by Denise Felton

Ruth O’Leary‘s St. Cuthbert’s Banner made its debut in final form recently. You’ll enjoy the photos of the reveal and all the details. Go to her post.

Watch Penny make lace

January 21, 2012 by Denise Felton

See Penny Nickels in action as she creates one of her remarkable lacework images. Go to her Donkeywolf post for the video.

Inspiration: Junker Jane

January 18, 2012 by Denise Felton

Junker Jane‘s Voodoo Man art doll captures perfectly how I feel about Valentine’s Day. Bah, humbug! See more awesomeness at her blog.

Robin Atkins of Beadlust gives us a close-up look at some of the incredible beaded quilts created by her brother, Thom Atkins. The quilts are art in every sense of the word and, appropriately, are on exhibit now at … Read More...

Roses for Kitty

January 17, 2012 by Denise Felton

Deri has created a new tiny DeriDoll in the likeness of Kathryn Howard, as represented in the Showtime series, The Tudors. Of all the exquisite details of this doll, I can’t stop looking at the minuscule wreath of roses in … Read More...

Inspiration: Bascom Hogue

January 17, 2012 by Denise Felton

Bascom Hogue‘s needle art never fails to amaze me. We’ve seen lots of Bascom’s intense hand embroidery. Here is an example of his take on free-motion machine embroidery. Wow. See more at his Corndogs for the Devil blog.

Pearl purl as bark

January 16, 2012 by Denise Felton

LilyStitch stretched and couched pearl purl–a goldwork material–to create the look of bark on her Tree of Hope. The results are appropos and gorgeous. Go to her blog post to see more photos.

Should Orna design rings?

January 15, 2012 by Denise Felton

Orna Willis kicks needlepoint jewelry up a notch with this statement ring. Imagine this on your finger! Now, go tell Orna what you think. She’s collecting feedback about this new design idea at her blog post.

Allie has a heart

January 15, 2012 by Denise Felton

Oh, my! Look what Allie Aller is doing now! With permission, she is using a block design created by crazy-quilting star Carole Samples as the basis for a new quilt. (Her friend Val Bothell is doing the same–it’s a challenge … Read More...

Elegance in felt

January 11, 2012 by Denise Felton

Shanshan of tinytoadstool shows off her first felt beret of 2012. I am overwhelmed by the details–from the stitching of the background to the perfectly executed dimensional butterflies. I think this is headwear for a modern bride! Go to tinytoadstool … Read More...