Gerdiary is giving away one of her new line of Good Intentions pincushions, which sports some of her outstanding free-motion embroidery. Go to her post to enter before January 23.

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Carol Daisy shows us how to make tiny silk-ribbon bees and ladybugs. Try one (or all of them) on your next crazy-quilt block. See Carol’s tutorial.

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I love love love this Doodle Heart design from DMC Threads. Fun to stitch; fun to receive as a valentine gift. Get links to this and several other great free seasonal designs at DMC’s blog post.

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Kathy Shaw of Shawkl is celebrating reaching 500 followers by having five awesome giveaways. The prizes: five luscious stitchery books, including the one shown here. You still have time to enter all of the drawings. But hurry! The deadline is … Read More...

Anita of artistic fingers has put together a series of tutorials on Aari embroidery, also known as tambour work. If you’d like to know more about this technique, which uses a tiny hook to pull loops of thread to the … Read More...

RosMadeMe has started a series of back-to-basics embroidery tutorials that even veteran stitchers can enjoy. First up: A cute and timely heart-shaped felt pin cushion. Learn how to draft your own heart pattern, brush up on a variety of basic … Read More...

Carol Daisy shows us how to stitch silk-ribbon butterflies. So gorgeous! Go to her tute.

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I love Diane Gilleland‘s brain! Look what she stitched up! I’m a bit intimidated by the complexity of this project: She says the male robot is built from 38 pieces of plastic canvas and the female from 22. Considering … Read More...

Carmi of Carmi’s Art/Life World introduces us to nylon mesh tubes, a product that evidently is associated with jewelry making. See her post.

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Look what Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) made! The cutest little turtle ever. If you’d like to make your own crazy-quilted turtle pin cushion, you’re in luck. Kathy is sharing her pattern and tips for construction. Go to her post… Read More...

Manya of kézzel és lélekkel created these nostalgic pendants–silk-ribbon embroidery on a silk dupioni ground. Exquisite. See more views at her blog post.

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Eep! Christmas means…kitties with laser-beam eyes! Lisa Riddle stitched them. See her Etsy shop.

And thanks a million to Lish Dorset of Craftzine.com for spotting these little winners.

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Check out DMCThread’s Blog for a free pattern and instructions for stitching up some cute and quick holiday greeting cards. Go to the post.

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