I love design with an Asian flair, the simplicity and colors really appeal to me. I just found some great new Asian themed stamps from Poppy Stamps, click here to check them out.
-Heather
Free pattern: Birthday CQ block
Janet Stauffacher of Nostalgic NeedleART is sharing the pattern for this birthday crazy-quilt block. Janet says,
… Read More...Here’s an easy foundation-pieced crazy quilt block, featuring one of my favorite postcards from my personal collection…Print this block directly onto computer printer fabric
Fireflies as hair ornaments
Look what Mollie Johanson did: Some tiny bits of felt, some tiny stitches with glow-in-the-dark floss, a couple of bobbie pins…and Mollie has fireflies in her hair! Brilliant! Get the details from Mollie’s Wild Olive blog.
You can stitch Captain Monkeybones
Daughter-and-mother team Marisa (Elegant Snobbery) and lindylou2 have joined forces again to bring one of Marisa’s illustrations to life as an embroidery pattern. This lovable sock-monkey pirate, Captain Monkeybones, is available for just US $4.00 from lindylou2’s etsy shop.
New Color Workshop By Kristin Nicholas…
Kristin’s new workshop is called “The Edge of Color” (sounds ominous doesn’t it?)
Kristin Nicholas’ workshop on edge treatments in knitting will be held on Saturday, July 17, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Lenox Library, 18 Main … Read More...
Tutorial: Finding and working with repeats in a fabric design
Donna Babylon, author of Decorating Sewlutions, shares some tips at Sew4Home for finding and working with repeats in the designs printed on fabrics. Go to the article.
[photo from Sew4Home]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, fabric, repeat, motif[/tags]
How to make festive jewelry with a recycled plastic cup
Just like the title states this festive jewelry is made from a fast food plastic cup. Pop on over to the blog Punk Projects for the tutorial. If you make them in red, white and blue like Katie did you … Read More...
Learning is free at Stitch School
Janet McCaffrey has started Stitch School blog to store her stitch tutorials and free patterns. There’s a lot to love! Recent tutes:
Woven filling stitch
Wheatear stitch
Vandyke stitch
Up-and-down buttonhole stitch
Twisted chain stitch
Perfect Solution For A Brown Thumb!
Don’t have a green thumb? Kill every plant you come in contact with? Here’s your solution!
Yes, it’s a knitted garden! Click here to read the rest of the article.
Pansy Crazy Quilting eye candy
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses added her awesome stitchery to this luscious pansy CQ block that is circulating in a round robin. Her contributions included the large ribbon pansy and a cluster of silk-ribbon violas (upper left). See more on … Read More...
Another beautiful combo from SharonB
This stitch combination is rich yet elegantly simple. SharonB of Pin Tangle blog stitched the sample in her For the Love of Stitching band sampler. She says,
… Read More...This band of stitching is made up of row of herringbone stitch which
Bid on Amy’s bag; fight cancer
Amy Bindel of Early Bird Special posted this heads-up:
… Read More...My favorite food blogger and baker Natalie, of Bake and Destroy …started an online auction appropriately called, “Bake and Destroy Cancer.” When I heard about this, I wanted to
Tutorial: Scrap Strip Fabric Bunting
Becca from Blue Cricket Design shows how to make a this pretty bunting out of scrap strips of fabric. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Blue Cricket Design]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, scrap, strip, fabric, bunting, garland[/tags]
DIY Liberty Pinwheel Brooch
We all know Betz White’s felting and today she has this sweet Liberty Pinwheel Brooch for us to make for the 4th. Check out what she has been up to and makeup a couple or more of this Liberty Pinwheel … Read More...
Free chart: Versatile star
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint is sharing this basic chart. She says,
… Read More...This eight-pointed star pattern has everything going for it as a way to test color combinations and threads in needlepoint. It’s easy (just one stitch), fast (you
Arlee’s Kantha compendium
Arlee Barr of albedo blog has posted some interesting thoughts and links about kantha embroidery and slow cloth. It is astonishing what can be created — of both practical and spiritual value — with only a running stitch. Enjoy Arlee’s … Read More...
Wild Fibers Magazine
Wild Fibers is the only magazine dedicated to promoting all aspects of the fiber industry; from knitting with yak to raising cashmere goats, we travel the globe to provide you with outstanding photographs and unusual articles about the wonderful world … Read More...
Tutorial: Add double ruffle to an A-line skirt
Jona from Fabritopia shares a tutorial on her blog, Stop Staring and Start Sewing, showing how to add a double ruffle to the bottom of an A-line skirt. This is such a cute detail!! Go to the tutorial.
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Get Helga Mandl designs at a special price
Helga Mandl has a limited-time offer that lets you buy all six of these designs for just US $12.75. Helga says,
… Read More...…Four Seasons Sampler 2010. Each square is approx. 50 x 50 stitches. You can stitch this design
Giveaway: Super cute sewing pins from Muffins and More
Aren’t these sewing pins cute?? Miss Muffin from Muffins and More is giving away two sets of her handmade sewing pins, and allyou have to do to enter is leave a comment at her blog with a suggestion for a … Read More...