Reader L. Ann sent us the heads-up about the CyberStitchers free pattern library. She says, “Learned of this site through a Yahoo group. Fantastic array of free cross stitch patterns (1169!) to download. Tons of other goodies on site.” Yes, … Read More...
Tutorial: Robotify a hoodie
Why is this beautiful boy so happy? Because he has a rockin hand-stitched robot on his hoodie! Stitchy mom Marcilla says, “I fancied up one of my son’s sweatshirts with a simple boy-friendly embroidery design. Takes a plain sweatshirt and … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pillow tuck
Debra of All About ME shows us how to create pillow tucks–small pillows for displaying needlework. She links to PDFs for three different versions. Go to her blog post to get the downloads.
Free country cow CS
This cute cow pattern is the very first cross-stitch design by Libbie of And This Little Pig. Off to a great start. And she’s sharing it with us! Yea! Get the free (for personal use only) chart.
Many … Read More...
Free cross-stitch designs from Janlynn
Check out the free-project page at the Janlynn site. The 33 designs include florals and a variety of holiday images. Nice! Go to the free projects.
And while you’re at Janlynn, you might as well poke around the needlecraft … Read More...
Tutorial: Raised chain stitch
Sarah Whittle shows us how to do raised chain stitch. See the tute.
Inspiration: French-knot buttons
These gorgeous buttons, created by Pat of Bird Nest on the Ground, ended up taking too much time to be good candidates for sale. Too bad. Wouldn’t they be gorgeous on your crazy quilt! Still, they would make great … Read More...
Tutorial: Beaded heart pins
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood has posted a rockin tutorial on Craft Sanity for making beaded heart brooches. She says, “While many of my bead projects take considerable time, these little heart pins are small enough to whip up in one sitting.” See … Read More...
Celtic Leaves from Kelly Fletcher
Ooooooooooo! Check out Kelly Fletcher‘s new design, Celtic Leaves. Kelly’s web site describes the pattern:
… Read More...Hand-stitched embroidery pattern, incorporating appliqué and beading
Skill level : advancedEight contemporary leaves incorporating traditional Celtic design. The leaves are unique and
Tutorial: Valentine tree embroidery
Beth of The Modern Lady has a great idea for a valentine gift: this personalized tree-carving embroidery. She’s sharing her design and instructions. Go to her blog post for the pattern and tute.
Freebies with purchase from Sue Rangeley
Sue Rangeley, author of Embroidered Originals, has a terrific promotion going on at her site:
… Read More...Special Promotion for February: With each copy of Sue’s book comes an extra ‘step by step’ worksheet to make a flower corsage, plus
Sale at Follow the White Bunny
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny announces,
… Read More...Until the 7th of February I have a Year of the Rabbit Sale in my shop! Use the special Coupon code and get 20% off all…patterns! On check out use this
Stitch along with feeling stitchy
feeling stitchy is sponsoring its first-ever stitch-along! Claudia of Stitchado provided the first pattern. Grab it and get the SAL details from the feeling stitchy post.
New embroidery BOM: Ninjas!
Kandra of My Life shares this great news:
I will be hosting a block of the month in 2011. Every 1st day of the month (or there abouts) I will release a ninja themed embroidery pattern. I’m so excited!
So … Read More...
Free patterns: Jacobean Leaves
Kelly Fletcher‘s Jacobean Leaves embroidery designs, featured in Inspirations magazine, are now available free from her website! Get the PDF files.
Free patterns: Flutter By series
Great news!! Kelly Fletcher of materialistic has started a new free-pattern series–“six butterflies,” she says, “with a hint of summer in the colourway.” Go to her blog post for the link to the first fab download.
A beautiful combo from SharonB
I adore this stitch combo from SharonB‘s For the Love of Stitching band sampler. Simple, classic, beaded perfection. Get the details from Sharon’s Pin Tangle blog post.
Tweens try free-motion embroidery
Gina of Fan My Flame shows off the fabulous results of giving eight 10- and 11-year-old girls a little instruction in free-motion embroidery and then turning them loose on a portrait project. See their rockin work on Gina’s blog post
Inspiration: Shirlee Fassell
Shirlee Fassell of Needle and Hook gives us some luscious glimpses of her latest work, a “crazy art quilt.” See more photos on her blog post.
Tutorial and pattern: Valentine owl
Lisa of 5 Orange Potatoes shows us how to applique, embroider, and assemble this sweet valentine owl. See the tute.