Just in case you haven’t started collecting them yet…Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread is sharing a Celtic monogram series. The latest addition is the letter V. Go to Mary’s blog to get all the free patterns.
Easy-stitching canvases
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has great advice for needlepoint beginners. Find out what makes a canvas easy to stitch. Go to the blog.
Free pattern: Embellished baby blanket
Soft applique and embroidery make this baby blanket twice as dreamy. The pattern — designed by Chris Malone — is free from FreePatterns.com. Get the pattern.
Free pattern: Embellished baby blanket
Soft applique and embroidery make this baby blanket twice as dreamy. The pattern — designed by Chris Malone — is free from FreePatterns.com. Get the pattern.
Giveaway: Machine-embroidery CD
Win a copy of OESD’s Fantastic Flora Embroidery Design CD-ROM — a US$129.99 value — from sewforless.com. These beautiful machine-embroidery motifs are royalty-free, so you can sell products that incorporate the designs (with some restrictions). Go to sewforless.com to enter.
Applique to the rescue
Look how Creative Kismet not only salvaged but improved a shirt with a bit of creative applique. She says,
I love the roses scattered nicely across, convienently covering up my messy stains. This prolonged the wear-ability of this shirt for the…
Energy body cream recipe
Try this energy body cream from Majestic Mountain Sage for a revitalizing splash of mango, papaya and lime!
Ingredients
3 grams Liquid Glycerin
4 grams Stearic Acid
6 grams Emulsifying Wax
13 grams Apricot Kernel Oil
7 grams Colorless Jojoba Oil
5 grams Sweet Almond Oil
3 grams Regular…
A product tests giveaway from SOAK! US ONLY
Jacqueline from Soak sent me out some samples and large bottle of one of their limited edition of SOAK to giveaway to one of you felters. Soak™ the stuff you care about most. Keep the fibers you love looking great…
Stash: Bone Heads
Image from Elizabeth's Studio
Going Coastal fabric line Bone Heads is pirate fancy and I must have some for my stash. Go to Elizabeth’s Studio to see the complete line.
Ask your local quilt shop to carry Elizabeth’s Studio fabric.
Tutorial: Design a kids’ cross top
Susan and Allie get crazy together
You know how I’m constantly blogging about needlework luminaries Susan Elliott (Plays With Needles) and Allison Aller (Allie’s in Stitches)? Well, Allie showed up to teach a workshop for Susan’s Embroiderers’ Guild. Can you imagine? The chicks who got to participate…
Felting yarn sale @ Artisan Yarns!
Artisan Yarns is holding a sale and discount codes are at the bottom. You also get free shipping on orders over $75.
Here are two examples of one of Artisan Yarns’ wool yarns knit and felted. Using one skein each … Read More...
Felting yarn sale @ Artisan Yarns!
Artisan Yarns is holding a sale and discount codes are at the bottom. You also get free shipping on orders over $75.
Here are two examples of one of Artisan Yarns’ wool yarns knit and felted. Using one skein each…
Lookie what she made: Rainbow striped twirly skirt
I let out a little squeal of delight when I saw this rainbow twirl skirt by katiedid. This girl knows how to work the solid cottons like nobody’s business! See more photos at her blog.
[tags]sewing, skirt, twirl, … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Rainbow striped twirly skirt
Winner of the book Giveaway “Simple Needlefelt by Jayne Emerson”
Our winner of “Simple Needlefelt by Jayne Emerson” is Fleece2Fantastic
She has a blog Fleece2Fantastic if you would like to stop by and take a look at what she is up to.
Many thanks to Jayne Emerson author of Simple … Read More...
Winner of the book Giveaway “Simple Needlefelt by Jayne Emerson”
Our winner of “Simple Needlefelt by Jayne Emerson” is Fleece2Fantastic
She has a blog Fleece2Fantastic if you would like to stop by and take a look at what she is up to.
Many thanks to Jayne Emerson author of Simple Needlefelt for…
Stash: Fruit Ladies
Image from Elizabeth's Studio
Mary Stewart’s fabric line Fruit Ladies is such juicy fun, I need this in my stash right away. Go to Elizabeth’s Studio to see the complete line.
Ask your local quilt shop to carry Elizabeth’s Studio fabric.
Free pattern: Tie One On
Image from Timeless Treasures
Go to Timeless Treasures and download free pattern Tie One On. Original design by Karen Snyder.
Note: Pattern is available for free one year only, thereafter it is for sale.
Polymer Clay for a Cause
Started in honor of her daughter Cortney, the shop Polymer Clay for a Cause raises money for various children’s charities. (The members of the PCAGOE Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy vote about every four months on which charity to … Read More...