Another fabulous giveaway! Josh, of eknittingneedles.com is offering a complete set of bamboo knitting needles or crochet hooks, “you pick and choose”! I now own several sets and I am so impressed with these needles and hooks and the great pricing…
Free CQ block: Many Happy Days
Janet Stauffacher (Nostalgic NeedleART) is sharing the pattern and image for her Many Happy Days crazy-quilt block. She says, “Print this block onto computer printer fabric with your inkjet printer, then use it as the foundation for your crazy quilt block with…
Tutorial: Daisy stitch
The stitch of the week at Rittenhouse Needlepoint is a variation of the eyelet stitch called daisy stitch. Lovely! See the tute.
Tutorial: Embroidered felt mobile
Mollie of Wild Olive has come up with another adorable embroidery project that is simple enough for a child to try and challenging enough for a veteran stitcher to enjoy. See Mollie’s tute for this ice-cream-cone mobile.
Tutorial: Felt-appliqued sachet
Melissa Crowe (aka Checkout Girl) shows us how to create a sachet with a charming little corsage of bright felt appliques. See the tute.
Inspiration: Baumcat
I’m still laughing. Baumcat calls this work of needleart a doodle. No, seriously! Her blog notes, “Saturday’s doodles of an overgrown old barn…8 x 10; free-hand on the machine.” See more incredible doodles on the Baumcat blog.
Free charts from Happy Threads
Happy Threads makes me happy, indeed. The anonymous designer and blog owner is offering 18 charts of original contemporary designs for cross-stitch or needlepoint. And these charts are free for your personal use! The lovely pansy bookmark shown here is a perfect…
2010 Calendar Idea
Maya Road has come out with an acrylic calendar stand with chipboard pages. The photo above shows one of the views of a 2010 calendar made with the stand. Click here to see the stand on the Maya Road website.… Read More...
2010 Calendar Idea
Maya Road has come out with an acrylic calendar stand with chipboard pages. The photo above shows one of the views of a 2010 calendar made with the stand. Click here to see the stand on the Maya Road website.
Shown…
Tutorial: 45 minutes to an updated fall skirt
Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows how she took last year’s wool skirt and turned it into this year’s fashion. She shortened it and used the fabric she cut off to add a center row of flounces. She says it … Read More...
Tutorial: 45 minutes to an updated fall skirt
Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows how she took last year’s wool skirt and turned it into this year’s fashion. She shortened it and used the fabric she cut off to add a center row of flounces. She says it took…
Kicking off the school year right
Family Fun is always a great resource for activities. Right now they have a Back to School Fun Guide with lots of ideas for parents to get their children excited about the new school year and get organized. My favorite … Read More...
Kicking off the school year right
Family Fun is always a great resource for activities. Right now they have a Back to School Fun Guide with lots of ideas for parents to get their children excited about the new school year and get organized. My favorite idea…
Tutorial: Make a headband from a bra strap
Leigh Ann from The Object Project shows how you can make a headband out of the most mundane of materials – a bra strap. See how she takes it to fabulous! Get the tutorial.
[photo from The Object Project… Read More...
Tutorial: Make a headband from a bra strap
Leigh Ann from The Object Project shows how you can make a headband out of the most mundane of materials – a bra strap. See how she takes it to fabulous! Get the tutorial.
[photo from The Object Project]
Contest entries: Crazy for Quilts!
Back in April 2009 I got the word out about the Crazy for Quilts contest (read the post) sponsored by the Alliance for American Quilts. Well the results are in. I want to thank alert blogger Sharon B of Pin Tangle blog for alerting me…
Trend: Inchies
Have you heard of Inchies?? Well inchies are simply tiny pieces of art that measure only one inch square. The possibilities are endless, you can stamp them, collage them, whatever you like as long as they are only one inch. … Read More...
Trend: Inchies
image by Ellen Hudson and Cindy Lyles
Have you heard of Inchies?? Well inchies are simply tiny pieces of art that measure only one inch square. The possibilities are endless, you can stamp them, collage them, whatever you like as long…
Tutorial: Dimensional Paper Flowers
Take your paper flowers from flat to dimensional with this tutorial from Nicole on the Nic Nac blog. Click here to go to tutorial.
FREE PATTERN FREE-FOR-ALL
Did you see the latest announcement from LionBrand.com that all their patterns, and there are thousands, are now FREE?
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/80243AD.html
This is a boon to us – and a GREAT way for a company to sell a lot of yarn. … Read More...