Quilt artist and innovator Luke Haynes makes a blazer to wear to each of his major shows. The recent opening of his solo show, The American Context, in New York City merited the creation of this I Want You blazer, … Read More...
As ye sew…
This block created by Debra Spincic of Debra’s Design Studio for the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012 is captivating not only for its design, colors, and stitchery but also for its sentiment: “As ye sew, so shall ye rip.” Love … Read More...
Make a stone for Jude
If you enjoyed contributing to Jude Hill‘s Magic Feather Project–or even if you haven’t participated yet–you’ll want to know about Jude’s new call for assistance. She’s beginning the assembly of the quilts that incorporate her readers’ embroidered feathers, … Read More...
Where to find free embroidery patterns
Kim of A Dork with a Needle shares a roundup of sites that offer free copies of vintage embroidery patterns, including some of our faves such as doe-c-doe and Faster, Kittykill! Blog! Blog! Check it out.
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A stitchy logo
Meri of Agulhas da Meri needed a new logo for her stitchy blog. Her daughter drew up several design options, and Meri chose this one to embroider. Great idea! See more at Meri’s post.
Inspiration: Katydiddys
Eep! Felted doodles by Laura Bray of Katydiddys! She says, “What would you do with these felt badges?” Um….wear them everywhere, of course! See more at Laura’s blog post.
A hand for Susan
There’s lots of news and new art on Susan Lenz‘s Art in Stitches blog, including the announcement that her Handed Down art quilt (shown here) won Best of Show at Palmetto Hands, a juried fine craft exhibition in South … Read More...
Tutorial: Insertion seams
Kimberly of Baroque Embellishments shows us how to work gorgeous insertion seams–a technique in which the edges of two pieces of fabric are joined with an embroidery stitch, leaving a slight gap and creating a lacy effect. So beautiful. And … Read More...
Diecut felt for cute hairclips
Jill of Homemade by Jill combines felt diecuts with simple embroidery stitches to create beautiful hair clips! Her post is not a step-by-step guide; but she shares enough information to help an experienced crafter try her technique. Go to her … Read More...
Video tutorial: Perfect straight stitches
Haley of The Zen of Making says, “Learn how to make evenly spaced straight stitches for sewing, embroidery, and appliqué projects with my new video tutorial! This method is especially effective for stitching felt, cork, and most thick fabrics.” Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Embroidered soothing eye mask
Mollie of Wild Olive shows us step-by-step how to create a comforting eye mask as a treat for Mom on her special day. (Maybe you should make two and keep one!) Simple construction and materials, great gifty impact! Go to … Read More...
Inspiration: Anna T
I am in awe of this block created by Anna T of the Ukraine for the Crazy-Quilt Journal Project 2012. Because the post is just the photo–no text–I’m not sure whether Anna embroidered the motifs at the center of the … Read More...
I need a clamp
My little gadget-loving heart sang when I saw this tool posted by Karen of Sew Many Ways. It’s like a hemostat, but it’s 12 inches long! Evidently, it has some purpose in auto mechanics or something, but Karen immediately saw … Read More...
Win a Fork & Talk prize!
Stacie de Klerk, CraftGossip’s jewelry-making editor, has posted a list of links to our guests’ articles about their Fork & Talk experiences. So much fun to read! And she’s giving away a bit of the Fork & Talk loot … Read More...
For the mom who rocks
Here’s a great semi-handmade Mother’s Day gift idea from Helen Gibb‘s Ribbon Snips e-newsletter:
… Read More...These mini speakers are a great gift idea for any Mom who loves her tunes! Simply plug the speaker into your iPod, phone, laptop or
Giveaway: Amazing Designs’ Greatest Hits Bundle
Holy mackeroly! Sewforless.com is having another awesome giveaway–this time for US$1495 of machine-embroidery designs from Amazing Designs. “Like” the giveaway’s Facebook page to enter.
Free design: Fiesta kitty
Here’s a treat from Urban Threads. The UT e-newsletter says,
This adorable maraca-shakin’, sombrero-wearin’ kitty is FREE! This design is available in machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and digital stock art formats, free though May 13. Get your design here!
Free pattern: Mini Mystery #8
Laura is sharing another pretty Mini Mystery needlepoint design over on her Two-Handed Stitcher blog. Go grab the pattern.
Wrinkling isn’t always a problem
Heather of In Love with Threads gives us a peek into the technique she uses to create gorgeous work such as the embroidery shown here. She says,
… Read More...You can see that the fabric has been gathered, ruched, pleated and folded
Teaching by example
Meri of Agulhas da Meri shares a slideshow examining a gorgeous sampler designed and stitched by embroidery teacher Maria do Céu Freitas. I spot a variety of cutwork and whitework techniques. Meri points out that it includes “more complex … Read More...