{woodland faeries}

if you're a fan of natalie lymer, the talented brain behind cinderberry stitches, head over to lecienusa.com where you can find the free

'woodland faeries' 

wallhanging featuring lecien's flower sugar collection (at the moment, the pattern is in the second row, middle, just click on 'download' to get the pdf).

i'm feeling the itch to stitch again soon!

picture from the 'woodland faeries' pattern
by natalie lymer of cinderberry stitches for lecien

{hexagon park}

my dear lynne of lily's quilt (the fabulous & talented uk-based blogger for whom i made the blog design...sorry, i'm still so proud of it :)) debuted today on the moda bakeshop with her first project!! congrats, lynne!

hexagon park by lynne goldsworthy of lily's quilts

 you can bet that this quilt is right on top of my to-do-list!

{aneela hoey's famous girl on a tree swing}

The super-talented Aneela Hoey, designer of  generously offers a tutorial on how to re-create her over-the-top-cute girl on a tree swing. Another fabulous project on my ever-growing to-do list!

picture by aneela hoey of comfotstitching

{Add Zippers to Pillows}

Another tutorial I'll have to try soon...to overcome my fear of .....zippers (u-oh, the dreaded z-word!)

At Sew, Mama, Sew!'s blog you can find a good tutorial on how to finish your pillow with a professional looking zipper closing!

photo shamelessly 'bloglifted' from the sew, mama, sew! blog

{the little bits mug rug}

Alexia of Craftopia (green bee patterns) shares a pattern for a great mug rug!

The Little Bits mug rug

Definitely on my to-do-list!

the little bits mug rug by alexia, craftopia

{2 square quilt tutorial}

On her Blog, Designs by Jessie, Jessie shares the instructions for a great 

2 Square Quilt.

Jelly Roll friendly.

2 square quilt by jessie of designs by jessie

{continuous prairie points tutorial}

Penny of sewtakeahike shares her easy way of making continuous praire points.

picture by penny of sewtakeahike