A pattern featuring a sleeping cat with a mouse balanced on the branch of a fir tree above has been added to the Stitching Cards pattern collection. I created the pattern following a request from Stitching Cards customer Ivy Crowhurst who wanted a card with a cat, a mouse and a Christmas tree…

This weeks card is called Rudolph and was made by Gill 4. This eye-catching card was made using the reindeer from the Form-A-Lines Christmas 18 patterns booklet.

Form-A-Lines are designed to look good in a single colour of thread. However, Gill said “I decided to use coloured threads to stitch him.”. The result is very attractive…

Following customer feedback a set of six mini flower prick and stitch patterns have been released at the Pinbroidery web site. The size of these patterns is 88 mm x 114 mm (3.5 x 4.5 inches). These mini patterns use sections of the larger square William Morris inspired patterns also available at Pinbroidery. They make beautiful cards for birthdays, congratulations and other special occasions.

If you want to try this size of pattern before you buy there are two free mini stitching patterns in the free section of the Pinbroidery web site. These are a reworking of the free flower corners and star border patterns…

This weeks card is called Christmas and was made by Nette. This beautiful card was made using the Pinbroidery Candles, holly and mistletoe pattern.

Nette has framed the design with a peel-off border and added decorative corners with pink and gold background paper…

A design featuring four baubles hanging from a fir tree branch that spell the word Noel has been added to the Stitching Cards pattern collection. This beautiful Christmas prick and stitch pattern has baubles stitched in purple, bronze, blue and pink hanging from antique gold threads…

This weeks card is called Dream Catcher and was made by Hiyawaka. This attractive card was made using the Stitching Cards Dreamcatcher pattern.

Hiyawaka said “I used metallic copper, silver, pink and black threads. I added a few beads to this pattern. To make the beads lay flat I punch an extra hole”…

Two new pattern sets have been added to the Form-A-Lines printed booklet range. They are a flower set featuring three herb patterns: sage, thyme and rosemary. Also a Christmas set featuring a snow covered house, candles and a reindeer. They are available as part of a kit or as separate booklets.

The suggested colours on the herbs design are green thread and light blue seed beads.

The suggested colours for the Christmas set are confetti thread, red and black seed beads…

This week we feature, not a card, but a scrapbook layout called Prom. It was posted by Alleycat. This beautiful layout uses the Stitching Cards Bead Medallion 3: Regal pattern to add decorative pink flowers to the design.

Alleycat has posted several more beautiful scrapbook layouts with beaded stitching in the Stitching Cards forum gallery. If you are a scrapbookng enthusiast it is worth taking a look…

A design featuring two hedgehogs with mistletoe and holly above has been added to the Stitching Cards pattern collection. It is a reworking of the hedgehogs design found in the animals section and makes a great Christmas card for hedgehog enthusiasts.

The pattern was reworked following a request from Stitching Cards customer Ivy Crowhurst. She was keen to have a Christmas card featuring hedgehogs. I did not envisage hedgehogs as a traditional Christmas subject so I took the easy approach of adding the mistletoe and holly from the Pinbroidery candles pattern to the hedgehogs pattern from the Stitching Cards Animal lovers set…

A prick and stitch pattern featuring an apple, a honey jar, a star and the words “Happy New Year” has been added to the Stitching Cards web site. This will make a beautiful card to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, a Jewish holiday commonly referred to as the “Jewish New Year.” Rosh Hashanah meals often include apples and honey, to symbolize a sweet new year.

In 2009 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Friday September 18 and ends at nightfall on Sunday September 20. The pattern was designed in response to a request from Stitching Cards forum member Jan…