Patterns, patchworks and projects
Don’t miss Pat Sloan’s interview with the October Designer of the month Amanda Woodward-Jennings at Aurifil Buzz. It’s a great read. Besides getting your hands on Amanda’s adorable Halloween-themed embroidery pattern, you’ll get to know her. Things like where she … Read More ...
State Line Bag Company sent several Craft Gossip editors a stack of 100% cotton muslin bags to have a crafty-y go with them. Excited to get started, we sorted them by size and divvied them up. I took three 10 … Read More ...
Sarah Fielke (The Last Piece and SEWN) did an interview at Aurifil Buzz with Pat Sloan as part of their Designer of the Month series. Though it’s the dead of winter in Australia, Sarah was a good sport and created … Read More ...
Emily of Simply Vintagegirl is offering up her Patience embroidery pattern for free, until Friday, July 13. After this you can buy it in her Etsy shop, Clementine Pattern Co. Caught this post in time? Go here to download… Read More ...
Sarah of Confessions of a Fabric Addict gives us a peek at some of the quilts she distributed this week at The Sweat Shop. My favorite of the bunch is this embroidered motif of farm life. This horse looking over … Read More ...
Teresa of Teresa Down Under made this perfect summertime tea towel by embellishing a plain white towel. The French cuisine embroidery makes it. She even provides two versions of the text. Go HERE to get the free pattern plus directions… Read More ...
Mollie of Wild Olive is helping us kick off summer with a free pattern for this stitch-y grill. This would be adorable embroidered on a kitchen apron or hand towels. Get the free download.
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Cute alert! Love this tea towel pattern called It’s a Dirty Job, by Wendi of Shiny Happy World. I am one of those people who find washing dishes meditative, I’d love to know which camp you belong to, hate … Read More ...
Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching is hosting a Stitch Along on her blog for this adorable Folk Frame pattern she created. She asks those joining in to share their progress via Instagram. Go HERE to get the free download.… Read More ...
Kirsty of You had me at Bonjour recently finished this embroidery sampler piece as a gift to a fellow blogger, Maaike. Lovely, isn’t it? She shows closeups of the stitches, go HERE to see more.
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Hi all. My family and I are spending a glorious week in a rented house right on the Gulf of Mexico. I have limited internet access, but wanted to show y’all our beach-y kitchen curtains. Someone did silk embroidery motifs … Read More ...
Adorableness alert! Flossy the Unicorn will keep your embroidery floss tidy. Offered by Missy Kulik Etsy.
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This is so sweet for baby. Amy of Nana Company said she obliged the many reader requests for instructions for her Sweet Dreams Little One pillow (close-up shown here) in a recent post. She incorporates simple patchwork in her sewing … Read More ...
This photo has popped up all over Pinterest in the last 24 hours, and rightly so. Check out the baby pants and covered embroidery hoop made with the Kona Modern Quilts fabric collection by Cynthia Frenette. As with most of … Read More ...
Farah of Craft A World shares how she made this tray mat (aka mug rug) on her blog. She explains she embroidered the cupcake and cherries using a stem stitch, then edged it with patchwork. It’s sweet and sophisticated, love … Read More ...