888 - Giveaway Update

Hi Everyone,

Khris has made a quick trip home to Queensland so she will now be drawing this on the 14th of July .......... Entries close on midnight of the 7th of July.

Sorry for the delay

Fruit of the Spirit BOM 2010

Some nice stitcheries that I thought you might be interested in, dont forget to check back each month.

Vintage Tea Cups and Flowers

Sues Tree House has some cute vintage stitcheries to share with everybody. Drop over and grab these cute tea cups and flowers.

Paula has some really cute drawings that you could use for lots of projects. Paula has used these for scrap-booking purposes but they could be used for stitcheries, redwork and embroideries.

Log Cabin Quilt-As-You-Go Quilt

Sew Take A Hike has a tutorial showing how to make a log cabin "quilt-as-you-go" quilt. I don't know how many times I have said I want to do a "quilt-at-you-go" quilt and this could be the one that makes me take the leap.

Wonky Log Cabin Block

John from Quilt Dad has a nice clear tutorial on how to make a wonky log cabin block. I always love the quilts I see around blogland using this block and would love to make a quilt one day.

Sew Along

Kelly is having a Sew Along using a charm pack and a bit of extra fabric....I must say I love using charm packs. Of course you can make your own charm packs by cutting out squares but I really love the ease of just buying a pack and having the variety they offer. Drop over to Kelly's blog and read what you will need to make a great set of bags and accessories. She has listed what you need to get together to start sewing along with her over the next eight weeks.

Pleated Handbag

Warehouse Fabric Inc has a tutorial for a pleated, lined handbag. Another nice bag to add to the list.

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Quilt Patterns

Kristin from Cute Quilt Patterns has two free quilt patterns on her site. Row Row Row Your Boat is a perfect boys quilt.

Vintage Sunbonnet Girls Stitcheries

CC over at Lace 'n' Ribbon Roses has some great vintage stitchery patterns she is sharing. Take a look at what she has on her blog.

Sewing Caddy Tutorial

Love this sewing caddy from Gina at ginabean handmade I think it would make a great gift, check out the pockets on the sides, fill it with a pattern and some fat quarters or maybe some sewing notions, a pretty length of lace and some buttons and you would make a Quilty/Crafting friend or swap buddy really happy.
Click here to grab the file.

Groovy Bird Embroidered Pillow

Ellie from Bustle and Sew is sharing her Groovy Bird Embroidered Pillow with us. Very pretty for all of you who love pretty things.

Retro Vintage Style Apron

Anybody who knows me knows I don't really like cooking....but I do think aprons are cute and would be a lovely accessory to hang in the kitchen even if it doesn't get use. Sew4home has free pattern to grab if you want to make this lovely apron up.

Pleated Pouch

Skip To My Lou has a cute pleated pouch she is sharing with us. Just another thing to add to the ever growing list....so skip across and take a look.

While you are there she has other tutorials but I noticed an apron that would be easy enough to whip up.

Gathered Clutch Tutorial

Noodlehead has a really nice Gathered Clutch Tutorial lots of pictures and it really is something a bit different.  I think I need one of these for sure.

Want to learn something new

Janet from JMD designs has shared a nice Needle Pad tute and has the instructions on how to do the Buttonhole Stitch with Picots that she has used on the design, might have to try this would look nice on felt pincushions as well.

There are also lots of other freebies here, on Janet's site, check out the fingerless gloves, I need to talk my sister into making me a pair of these for winter.

Mothers Day RedWork Floral Heart

Embroider a floral heart in RedWork and finish as a pretty pin cushion or sachet!

Click Here to download and don't forget to check out past free designs on the link on left.

Tote Bag Tutorial/Free PDF Pattern

I have just put up a tote bag tutorial/PDF free pattern on my Sew Prim Khris blog to download.

This tote bag is done slightly different to the standard tote where you make the outer bag and then the lining and pop one inside the other. You actually sew one lining to one outer fabric and then sew them all together after putting on pockets and handles.

Strawberry

Sandi from Embroideroo has a cute strawberry pincushion she is sharing with everybody. A heap of these in a bowl would be so cute.