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 Tulips and was made by Littlepossum…

A string art pattern featuring a sea shell has been added to the pattern collection at the String Art Fun web site. If you are a string art enthusiast or fancy having a go at string art this is an easy pattern to start with.

I designed the pattern after receiving a request from string art enthusiast Linda, who said “I am a teacher in a low-income area and would really like to have my students create a nautilus shell using string art”…

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 40th Birthday and was made by CapricornK…

A comment from Cathy on the Pinbroidery blog got me wondering about the use of stitching patterns on scrapbooking pages. Cathy said “Scrapbookers are always looking for the whole age group theme – they will love getting a complete set in the persons favourite colour”. I thought it would be interesting to find out what percentage of scrapbookers incorporate stitching into their scrapbook layouts. Let us know by taking part in this poll…

Four sets of stitching card patterns have been added to the Form-A-Lines Classics collection. These are the Butterflies Set, Christmas 5 Set, Pond Life Set and Sport Set. The patterns can be purchased in sets of three or individually. They are delivered by download to your computer…

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 New Baby and was made by WestCoaster…

Ten new number patterns have been added to the Pinbroidery pattern collection. They feature the numbers 0 to 9 entwined with decorative flowers and leaves. The numbers can be combined to make any number. They make beautiful cards for birthdays or anniversaries. The numbers can be purchased individually or in a set of ten…

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 Snowboarders’ Wedding and was made by Aud…

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 Country basket and was made by Pipa…

I 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…