Jennifer Paganellli of Sis Boom Day Dreams says,
They are so adorable, so sweet, so special, and SO easy to make! Heck, why not cover everything with these romantic rosettes?!
I couldn’t agree more. Enjoy the tutorial by Jennifer and … Read More...
Free pattern: Bargello cell-phone case
VIVA ZIVA! newsletter published the pattern and instructions for creating this colorful belt-mounted bargello phone case. Get the pattern.
Many thanks to Bargello Needlepoint blog for pointing out this freebie.
Inspiration: Jane Waggoner Deschner
Don’t miss Joetta Maue‘s interview of needleartist Jane Waggoner Deschner over on MrXStitch. Stitching on antique and vintage photos figures largely in my personal art life; but Deschner’s innovations have opened my eyes to whole new avenues of … Read More...
Free patterns: Tatted dangles
Jane Eborall is sharing her tatting patterns for three cabone-ring dangles. (I think the little plastic doo-dahs at the center usually are called cafe-curtain rings in the US.) At least one of these patterns is perfect for earrings. Go to … Read More...
Help Mary decide how to fix it
Even stitching goddess Mary Corbet goofs up sometimes. See how she copes, and share a bit of advice or encouragement. We’ve all been there!
Tell Rosa your story
Rosa Martyn of My Little Stitches is putting together a rather womanly (but mysterious) bit of needleart, and she’d like real stories from real women to add to the project. If you follow Rosa’s blog, you know her projects are … Read More...
Cathy K captures Paris
Cathy K of Crazy by Design steps us through her process for creating this delicious I Love Paris CQ purse. She has included lots of photos so you can really enjoy the details. See Cathy’s post.
Free patterns: Prim pins
The patterns for these two sweet primitive pins are free for your personal use from Sue Allemand of Free Stitchin’ Patterns. Sue says,
… Read More...This is a great pattern for using up all those little scraps of muslin and homespun you
Take an online class from Mollie
You can take an embroidery class from Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive. No, really, I mean it! This is so exciting! The Embroidery Project: Beyond Fabric & Floss will be a five-week online class hosted on a private blog. … Read More...
Nicki dreams up a mermaid
Nicki Lee‘s mermaid purse took third place in the Crazy Quilter’s International Yahoo Group purse contest for 2010. Nicki says, “Not bad for my first contest.” No kidding! Congratulations, chick. You rock! See all the gorgeous details in the … Read More...
Organizing tip: Make a thread tree
I’ve been seeing lots of rockin studio-organizing posts lately. This idea from Debbie of My life My loves My stuff is one of my favorites. Debbie stores her threads in clear plastic bags, which she groups onto snap rings. And … Read More...
Needleartist: Josh Blackwell
Cynthiak of art for housewives introduces us to the needlework of Josh Blackwell. She says Blackwell “has found an ingenious and creative way of repurposing disposable grocery store sacks. Blackwell uses plastic bags as canvases, which he then intricately adorns … Read More...
Adding objects to embroidery
Jackie of Stitchworks lets us peek into her sketchbook, where she has been sewing leaves to the pages, creating interesting textures, stitch patterns, and compositions. Suddenly, I’m full of ideas about flattish objects I could incorporate into embroidery. Not just … Read More...
Stitch a palm leaf rug
Imagine creating a petite rug for your entry or boudoir with this palm leaf stitch. Karen Barbe shows you how. See the tute.
Tutorial: Sorbello stitch
If you’re stitching along with SharonB‘s TAST challenge over on Pin Tangle blog, you may already know that this week’s feature is Sorbello stitch. SharonB says, “It looks like a cross stitch with a knot in the middle.” Imagine … Read More...
Brilliant! Catherine McEver’s snap doll
Catherine McEver of Stuff You Can’t Have created this ingenious art doll. She says,
… Read More...With 17 snaps, this doll can assume an astounding number of poses. I’m not quite sure how many because the math is too complicated. This creation
How to adapt a cross-stitch chart for needlepoint
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint explains how to adapt a whole-stitch cross-stitch pattern for needlepoint. Her approach multiplies the number of free charts available to you by — what — tenfold, a hundredfold? Lots! I love that she uses … Read More...
Stitch up some Pac-Mania
Floresita of things I’ve made is sharing a couple of nerdly Pac-Man-inspired cross-stitch patterns. Go grab them.
Alice is done
Susan Elliott‘s Alice in Wonderland CQ block is complete. And it’s completely awesome. See Susan’s blog post. And be sure to check out the flickr slide show of the block’s development at the bottom of the post.
Awwww: Children’s fish stitchery
Children, embroidery, fake French accents. Be still my heart. See it on YouTube.
And thank you, SnippetyGibbet, for pointing to this charming video.