When Susan Elliott of Plays with Needles has a giveaway, you know it is going to rock. She and Shirlee Fassell met up in New York City to shop for crazy-quilting supplies. And at their last stop of the day, … Read More...
Free pattern and tute: Autumn wall hanging
Pat Sloan interviews Aurifil Designer of the Month Marianne Byrne-Goarin at Aurifil Buzz. Enjoy Marianne’s warm personality, revel in bunches of great photos of her gorgeous felt applique and embroidery, and grab a free design and tutorial for creating … Read More...
Tidy up your floss
Eniko of il giardino segreto shows us how to tidy our stashes by using clothespins as floss bobbins. The blog is not in English, but it doesn’t matter; you’ll find out everything you need to know from the photos. See … Read More...
Making a design your own
Remember the stitched felt flowers tute from Red Brolly? The chicks at A Spoonful of Sugar used Bronwyn’s design as a springboard for this gorgeous giftwrap. Clever girls! See more photos at the blog post.
(Unfortunately, Bronwyn passed … Read More...
Tutorial: Stitch a paper bookmark
Rachel of Lines Across My Face shows us how to create a beautiful fall bookmark by stitching on paper. See the tute.
Win a CQ pin cushion
To celebrate her birthday, Pat of Bird Nest on the Ground is giving away one of her embellished crazy-quilted creations: this candlestick pin cushion. So pretty! Go to her blog post to enter the draw before October 18.
Inspiration: Eleanor Pigman
Eleanor Pigman takes a break from her beaded portraits to create this seed-bead coral reef. At just 2 inches x 2 inches, it’s replete with beady texture. So gorgeous. See more at her blog.
Cuddly sea critters
Peek at K’s entries for the Plush You exhibition at schmancy in Seattle. I think you’ll agree that her three sea creatures are much closer to fiberart sculpture than stuffed animals. See for yourself, and find out more about … Read More...
Buttoned-up beauty
These gorgeous embroidered buttons by Birthine take my breath away and make me want to stitch stitch stitch! See more of her work–and the inspiration for it–at her flickr photostream.
Many thanks to Wendy Gratz of Shiny Happy World… Read More...
Faux taxidermy goes mini
Look what Bree made! She says,
… Read More...Miniature taxidermy is here for those who believe cute things come in smaller packages. Half the size but twice the awesomeness! Meet Mr. Tiny Deer-Moose, he is a hybrid creature that is part deer,
Inspiration: My Sweet Prairie
Layers of tiny embroidery with sewing thread. So awesome. See more photos of this work at Monika‘s My Sweet Prairie blog post.
Quick tip for labeling floss
Monica of Happy Zombie has a tip for labeling your embroidery floss with the color number quickly and easily. See her post.
Win every issue of Threads
Threads blog is giving away a copy of Threads Magazine Archive, 1985-2011 on DVD. The post says,
… Read More...Would you like to be able to search for that article you remember reading months ago in Threads, but forget the title
Black Kitties–fiber jewels
Beautiful, whimsical, and seasonal. This new fiber necklace from rRradionica is called Black Kitties. See more photos at her blog post.
Free chart: Needlepoint sampler
Kathy Shaw of Shawkl is sharing the chart for her original needlepoint sampler. She says it might make a good book cover or tin topper. Go to her post to download the chart.
Crazy-quilting for the win!
Nicki of Nicki Lee’s RavioLee Dreams was the host for a recent crazy-quilt challenge on the HGTV Quilting Forum. Last weekend the votes were tallied and the winners announced. Shown here is the first-place quilt by Maureen Greeson. Awesome. … Read More...
Win Lyric’s “Bead It”
Jane LaFazio of Janeville is giving away a copy of Lyric Kinard‘s new beading-tutorial DVD, Bead It Like You Mean It. Go to her blog post to enter before October 13.
Stitch a potato
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads continues her series of tutorials for stitched fruits and vegetables with the humble potato. These felt and embroidery soft sculptures would be ideal for a toddler’s play kitchen or beautiful displayed in a bowl on … Read More...
You’ll want to rip your dress
My friend Annie says, “There are no mistakes. Only opportunities for embellishment.” Evidently, Karen Barbe also subscribes to this philosophy. When she got a glaring rip in one of her favorite dresses, she created a mend that added to the … Read More...
Inspiration: Matthew Cox
Whoa! Check out Matthew Cox‘s virtuoso and yet comical embroidery on x-rays. See his web site.
Many thanks to Cristy of Lots of Neat Stuff for pointing out his work.