Stacey at Fearn Abbey Needleworks usually features lambs in her charts, but this time she’s giving us a free design that is a little more traditional, but no less beautiful. She’s put up a free Thanksgiving chart (can you believe … Read More...

Imaginesque posts so many fun blackwork motifs – I don’t know how she comes up with so many new ideas, but she does. This time I have shared the image that shows what the motif looks like used as a … Read More...

I have been hearing about the new DMC colors for awhile, but FINALLY they are here. The DMC blog has a pdf file that you can download that lists the new numbers and has the color numbers that they fall … Read More...

Daria from Kittenhood blog took some simple regular cross stitch flower patterns and adjusted them a little to create some cool Halloween napkins for special Halloween holiday cheer. She explains how you can do the same thing over at her … Read More...

This autumn wreath pattern will make a great project for fall stitching. You could easily adapt it to stitch it around a fall saying or cut out the middle to use it to frame a fall photo – maybe from … Read More...

Imaginesque has another great blackwork pattern for us. This one is really elegant and I can see it stitched up in silvers and golds and made into an ornament for Christmas. It reminds me of a snowflake, so I might … Read More...

How do you store your fabric? I usually store my fabric as flat as possible in plastic storage bins. I know plastic is not the ideal storage medium, but it is the best I can do on my budget. If … Read More...

I have probably mentioned a hundred times before this, but I am particularly enamored of blackwork. So, I really like the little charts that Imaginesque posts. They are great for so many purposes – filling in backgrounds, bookmarks borders, small … Read More...

Free from Fearn Abbey Needleworks, this fall freebie is chock full of details. First there is the sweet little green-eyed sheep. Then there is his passenger and caw-tastic crow. I am a fan of crows – they keep our bird … Read More...

Imaginesque posts quilt, hand embroidery, and counted blackwork patterns that are so lovely and this one is no exception. You can use the patterns as fill or stitch them in repetition as standalone projects. They are useful as border or … Read More...

If I had to pick only one type of pattern to stitch for the rest of my life, it would be blackwork-type patterns. They are so varied and you can also “cheat” and fill them in with cross-stitch too so … Read More...

Benedetta Crafty Shop at Etsy is where I found this handy little bag. She tells the story of these bags on her blog. She was inspired to create them to store things in her larger bags like makeup or accessories. … Read More...

I love to make bookmarks – because I love to read so much, I can never have to many and I also enjoy giving them as gifts. Tucked into the perfect book, they add just the right touch. One thing … Read More...

If you are a DMC fan then you may recognize the partially stitched figure shown here. Yes, it’s good old Emma Broidery, the fun gal who is the “blogger” for DMC these days. Brooke Nolan of Brooke’s Books has created … Read More...

I must admit that sometimes I am taken back a little by the trend for stitching foul words in our favorite medium. Seeing the F-word done up in tiny stitches may make me giggle a litte, but it can be … Read More...

On a sunny Summer Saturday, what a better way to enjoy it than by stitching up a cute little watermelon from Sara Jessica at Cross Me Not. Unfortunately it is not a sunny Summer Saturday here at my house, it … Read More...

Those of you who are friends with me on Facebook will know that I spent a recent week glued to the television watching the new episodes of Arrested Development on Netflix. Now some of you may not be fans, but … Read More...

When I saw this design, I fell in love with it immediately. There is so much you could do with it. Stitch it as is for a fun little ornament or bowl filler. Or stitch a series on a hand … Read More...

I was scrolling through the cross stitchy items on Etsy when I found these cool earrings that I just had to share with you. No, they aren’t actually cross-stitched, but they do have a cross-stitch theme, so they definitely fit … Read More...