I love presents! I especially love stitchy presents! So I’m delighted to tell you about a gift for all of us from Helen Dickson of Bustle & Sew. Helen’s new e-book, Simple Stitchery, is available as a free download from … Read More...
Butterflies
Agi writes that she has been stitching many charity squares lately, so she was inspired to design some charts of her own for a little variety. If you are looking for some new charts to use for charity squares or … Read More...
Freebie & Tutorial | Make a Project Binder
Nash from Craft a Doodle Doo shares four free printable papers, and shows how you can use them to update a project binder or art journal. Click here to go to the download and tutorial.
Two-humped Camel
I have been playing a game that is set in the desert, so when I saw this camel cross stitch chart, I though, how apropos! This two-humped camel is a simple outline design that will be fun to stitch. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Designer Ring… from Clay
Like some of the designer rings but can’t float the price? Tamara from Etcetorize made her fancy find from clay and shared how in this tutorial.
If you have the extra tools you could extrude a snake of half … Read More...
Freebie: Printable Flower
Click here to download a bunch of pretty printable flowers for free from designer Claudine Hellmuth.
-Heather
Freebie Thread Holders
Storing Craft supplies can quickly become overwhelming if you don’t keep it in control. Lynn B. from Happiness is Cross Stitching has a stylish and fun way for you to store your cross stitch floss. Just print out her fun … Read More...
Tutorial & Template | Booklet Box for Packaging Cards
Every time I visit Damask Love I gasp from the sheer loveliness of Amber’s projects. She’s done it again with this free tutorial and template for making a booklet box for gifting card sets. The box has handy pockets on … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Template for an Envelope Photo Mailer
Lisa from little monster thinks that even with all our technology there is still a place for sending actual photographs to friends and family. I totally agree! And to help you she designed this free printable template for a … Read More...
Stick that in your cactus
Eeep! A Happy Cactus pincushion! Want one? You can make one. Go to Urban Threads‘ tutorial for the skinny on how to embroider and sew him.
Tutorial | Paper Shoe from Sandy’s Space
Look at these Ferragamo inspired paper shoes! They were designed by Sandy Ang, who shares both the template and the step-by-step with you on her blog Sandy’s Space. They would make a sweet gift, or wonderful party decor. … Read More...
Freebie and Project: Stained Glass Card
Bird’s Cards shares not only a pretty daisy die cut download for free ( in ai, dxf, gsd, mtc, pdf, studio & svg) but also shows you how to use vellum behind the cuts to achieve a lovely stained glass … Read More...
Squirrel!
Squirrels are really cute and make great stitching subjects. I have had a few close up experiences with them, like the time one got stuck in our “squirrel-proof” bird feeder, not once, but twice and I had to rescue him … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Mason Jar Tags
Download them here at tly design. Print them onto paper bags or cardstock, punch a hole and hang!
Cheerful Tea Kettle
A cuppa tea is a cheery way to start the day or pep up the afternoon and what better way to fix up your tea than in a cheerful tea kettle? This cheery tea kettle chart is free from Hancock’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Machine applique stitches
Are you feeling stitchy? Julie of The Crafty Quilter shares the last tutorial in her three-part series on machine applique. To make sure you get great results with your own needlework efforts, she shares lots of great photos of the … Read More...
Sleeping Dragon
Claire shares this photo from a friend who stitched her free chart “Sleeping Dragon” and worked it up into a bag for storing pj’s. I just love his color selection, don’t you? Learn more about the project. Find the free … Read More...
Pin of the Week: An Awesome Stitch Pattern Calculator
If you’re the kind of knitter who hates math — and I think that covers a lot of us! — you need to know about the Stitch Pattern Calculator from Laylock Knitwear Design.
This is a really simple, powerful concept. … Read More...
Pretty Molded Sugar Gems Favors
Look how pretty these molded sugar gems are all dressed up, and they make such lovely favors. Find the recipe and packaging how-tos, along with the link to the labels HERE at My Own Ideas.
Free pattern: April showers mini quilt
We’ve heard the proverb, “April showers bring May flowers.” To celebrate April’s arrival, here’s a tiny quilt designed by Mari Martin for Connecting Threads. She combines piecing and fusible applique for the umbrellas. Go HERE to download the pattern… Read More...