Archive for June, 2009

Country basket – forum gallery stitching card of the week

country basketCards featured here must have been posted in either the Stitching Cards forum gallery or the Forum-A-Lines forum gallery. The card should be based on a Stitching Cards pattern or a Form-A-Lines pattern.

This weeks card is called Country basket and was made by Pipa…

Words suitable for sympathy greetings cards

thinking of youI am occasionally asked to suggest a stitching card pattern suitable for a sympathy card. I usually suggest something featuring flowers combined with suitable words. A thread about words of sympathy on the Form-A-Lines forum had contributors suggesting some beautiful and heartfelt sentiments. One contributor summed it up with “It is always useful to have appropriate words to express our thoughts at such difficult times, though hope I don’t need them often!”

Here are the suggestions…

Snowboarding greetings card stitching pattern added at Stitching Cards

snowboarderThe new snowboarding prick and stitch pattern added at the Stitching Cards web site would make a great card for snowboard enthusiasts or anyone who loves winter sports.

Snowboarding started in the Untied States in the mid 1960s and grew in popularity becoming a Winter Olympic Sport in 1998…

Wedding Anniversary – forum gallery stitching card of the week

wedding anniversary-Cards featured here must have been posted in either the Stitching Cards forum gallery or the Forum-A-Lines forum gallery. The card should be based on a Stitching Cards pattern or a Form-A-Lines pattern.

This weeks card is called Wedding Anniversary and was made by Jasu.

Top wedding songs for the first dance [POLL]

bride and groomFollowing the release of the new bride and groom prick n’ stitch pattern at Stitching Cards I thought it would be fun to have a poll about wedding songs. This is to choose your favourite song for the bride and groom to dance to for the first time as a married couple…

Julie’s birthday – forum gallery stitching card of the week

Julie's birthdayCards featured here must have been posted in either the Stitching Cards forum gallery or the Forum-A-Lines forum gallery. The card should be based on a Stitching Cards pattern or a Form-A-Lines pattern.

This weeks card is called Julie’s birthday and was made by Nette…

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Free rose easy prick n’ stitch greetings card pattern

Rose stitching cardThis beautiful rose pattern is easy for beginners to stitch and if you are experienced at greetings card embroidery you will find it quick to complete. The downloadable stitching pattern includes step-by-step instructions and a pricking pattern. The rose design is suitable for many occasions including birthdays, anniversaries and thank you cards…

BBQer – forum gallery stitching card of the week

BarbequeCards featured here must have been posted in either the Stitching Cards forum gallery or the Forum-A-Lines forum gallery. The card should be based on a Stitching Cards pattern or a Form-A-Lines pattern.

This week’s card is called BBQer and was made by WestCoaster…

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