i saw a tweet about this amazing quilt (in my head, i’m hearing rachel zoe saying ‘buh-nanas’!), and i simply had to share. okay, now the even more incredible part? this was illustrator and cartoonist jillian tamaki’s first embroidery project!! she’s teaching herself, and made this ‘monster-themed’ mini quilt as part of her learning... 
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holy cow, wow. i just stumbled across Bird and Bear, the etsy shop of Brooklyn artist Joetta Maue, and her abundance of beautiful and completely unique hand embroidery blew my socks off. i totally fell for these re-purposed, hand embroidered works of art, all of which are created on one of a kind vintage linens, like hankies and tablecloths. Joette also accepts commissions... 
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I don’t know if you’ve ever seen Austin-based artist Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching’s amazing stitchery, but I’ve been a big fan for some time now and was reminded of her work when she was featured in the film, Handmade Nation. She creates amazing works of art with her embroidery needles, hoop and colorful threads. Take a look at these great patterns…sushi,... 
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I think this Tuesday was an amazing day. Not just here in America, but all over the world people were inspired by our new President. One person, was collage artist Meg McGrath, and she wrote me about a project she is conducting in honor of President Obama’s call to service. Meg will be donating 10% of all sales if her monthly sales total over $100 in her etsy shop to... 
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