Projects
(with lots of photos)

Halloween Quilted Needlework
A scary design for you to make.

Knitting Needle or Crochet Hook Holder
A holder for your knitting needles during a knitting project or storing crochet hooks.

Quilt Blocks
The backing blocks used on my Hexagon quilt.

 Lacy  Hardanger  Mat
Free Chart.

Applique
Ladybug, Butterfly and Toadstool
These designs could be used for many types of stitching styles beside applique.

Free Peter's Garden
Counted Thread Design.

Christmas Banner
With No-Sew Applique featuring
Cottage - Tree  - Peace Wording.

Redwork Christmas Cottage
Christmas wall hanging featuring
a hand stitched cottage.

Needle Pads
Great needle holder using up
all those scraps of fabric.

Knitted Fingerless Gloves updated
Keep the back of your hands warm while stitching or at the computer etc.

Fat Quarter
Plastic Bay Holder
Great storage for recycling.

Patchwork Paua and Gumby Cat
Throws for that chilly evening.

Quilted Peace Bag with Dove
For the hippy in you.

Koru Quilted Placemat
A touch of New Zealand.

Quilted Feathers and Flowers
Pot Mitts
Traditional quilting motifs.

Needlework Easter Egg
Three easter eggs stitched in silk.

Needlework ANZAC Poppy
Lest We Forget

Other Free Things
Stitching Related Word Finds
Take them along to your stitching groups
or put them in your group's newsletter.

Free Desktop Calendar
Monthly desktop calendar featuring Janet's stitching.

Tutorials
(with lots of photos)

Evenly Spacing Out Beads
 make sure the beads are evenly spaced

 English Paper Piecing and Hexagons
Learn hexagon construction and other styles of English paper piecing.         

Fabric Puffs
 Learn how I made the Fabric Puffs that
are similar to a Yoyo or Suffolk Puff,.
Needlework Hoops
Tip for using hoops.

Microwave Paper Mache
Needle Felted Paper Mache Bowl

Blocking Your Needlework
Stretch the wrinkles out of your raised Needlework.

Quilting Thread Tutorial
Use Needlework thread to Quilt with.

Prairie Points
folded squares of fabric make rectangles to highlight your stitching and quilting with.

Sewn Wavy Pleats
Add interesting panels to your sewing.

Bias Binding
How to make your own bias binding and attach it.

Free Applique Circle Tutorial
Make circles easily

Applique and Quilting Tips
We are forever learning.

Needlework Hints and Tips
General information.

Buttonhole Stitched Edging
Step by step

Using Press 'n Seal
How to get design lines onto your fabric.

Blackwork Needlework
Geometrical fillings that bring designs to life. Blackwork is more technical with it's design than its looks. But still easy to stitch.

Casalguidi Needlework
Casalguidi is an Italian embroidery with a style all of its own. Raised textured embroidery with vibrant colours and it’s own character.

Canvas Needlework
Stitched on a hard canvas grid.

Colbert Needlework
If you like Blackwork embroidery then you will love the counted filling stitches used in Colbert embroidery, that comes from France.

Goldwork  Needlework
Goldwork contains metallic coils, threads, braids and beads to create a "piece de resistance".

Hardanger  Needlework
A Norwegian cut and woven embroidery.

Mountmellick Needlework
This Irish Mountmellick embroidery is over
flowing with traditional embroidery stitches used to the max.

Naversom Needlework
A Pulled and drawn fabric embroidery from Sweden. An open lacy look is given to the fabric.

Pulled Thread Needlework
Designs with fabric threads pulled in formation to give an open lacy effect.

Raised Elizabethan and Padded Needlework
With the use of Needle Lace the designs are raised up off the fabric to enhance it’s beauty.

Schwalm Needlework
Schwalm is a German embroidery of yester year, with cut and pulled thread lacy fillings that delight the viewer.

Stumpwork Needlework
Structural designs make Stumpwork embroidery sits on top of the fabric and within it.