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This week’s card is called congratulations and was made by Patricia. This eye-catching card was made using the Stitching Cards Toast pattern.

Patricia said: “The pattern was made into a wedding card for my niece with peel off “bubbles” and wording. It was mounted on punched red mirror paper and gold sparkle card. Inside I folded up the right hand bottom 3 cms to hold money for a wedding present.”

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 picture was posted in the Stitching Cards forum gallery.

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This week’s card is called Sleeping Gnome and was made by Pam Zimmerman. This attractive card was made using the Stitching Cards Gnome Sleeping pattern.

Pam Zimmerman said: “DMC Floss was used. I chalked the entire card and used sticky pads to add the pattern to the card. I left the card blank because it can be for so many occasions.”

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 picture was posted in the Stitching Cards forum gallery.

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Tacketing is a type of stitching that was used on the covers of medieval ledgers and books. It was a decorative way of securing the spine during the bookbinding process. It can be done with bookbinders thread or leather strips. In the latter case it resembles lacing. Blog reader Beth Morton told us how she was introduced to craft of tacketing by demonstrator Chela Metzger, at the The Austin Book Arts February Meetup.

Beth told us: “This type of stitching is often referred to as a lost art and some scholars are attempting to recreate the stitching patterns”. Beth has sent us a picture taken at the meeting (shown above-right), a larger version, plus more pictures, can be seen at the Austin Book Arts website.

If you would like to research the subject further there are more designs shown at Lacing and Tacketing.

This week’s card is called Golden wedding card and was made by Aud. This striking card was made using the Heart Circle pattern available free from the Pinbroidery website.

Aud said: “I have erased the personal detail.” These are now shown as white squares.

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 picture was posted in the Stitching Cards forum gallery.

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Three garden gnome patterns and three fairy patterns have been added to the Stitching Cards collection.

There is a gnome fishing, a gnome sleeping and a gnome with wheelbarrow. These make amusing cards for garden enthusiasts and would be suitable for birthdays, retirements and other messages.

A fairy standing, a fairy kneeling and a fairy leaping are combined with Art Nouveau inspired roses. They make beautiful cards for many occasions, especially for young girls.

The patterns are available individually and in a value pack of all six designs. The pattern size is 152 mm x 104 mm (6 x 4½ inches).

This week’s card is called Wild rose and Easter cross and was made by Pam Zimmerman. This beautiful card was made using the Wild rose and Easter cross card stitching pattern available free from the Card Inspirations website.

Pam Zimmerman said: “DMC floss was used and I chalked the background then used sticky pads to add my pattern to card. I then added a poem to the inside of the card. I used the pattern for a Sympathy Card.”

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This week’s card is called Happy Easter and was made by Nedlnut. This chic card was made using the Stitching Cards Free Easter Egg Pattern.

The easter egg is decorated with pink, blue and green seed beads.

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A curve stitching calendar project suitable for 7 to 10 year olds has been added to the Tutorials section of the Stitching Cards website. The project was created by my daughter Sonya, who is a primary school teacher, as part of a practical day held at the end of school term prior to Christmas.

This is probably the wrong time of year to make a calendar but is something to keep in mind for later in the year. It makes a wonderful gift for children to give to their parents.

The design is based on the pattern illustrated in the “From string art to stitching cards: a brief history” article, also in the Techniques section. The simple pattern is marked up with a pencil and ruler so will help children practice measuring skills and demonstrate how a curve can be created by a number of straight lines. It is stitched with knitting wool and a large darning needle so is suitable for youngish children.

This week’s card is called 60th birthday and was made by Basteljeanny. This elegant card was made using the Stitching Cards Toast pattern.

Basteljeanny said: “This card is for the 60th birthday from a boyfriend!”.

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An attractive curve stitching design that creates a heart within a circle has been added to the free pattern section of the Pinbroidery website. The illustration shows the design stitched in confetti pink thread. The pattern size is 120 mm x 120 mm (4¾ x 4¾ inches).

The design is a scaled down version of a mathematical pattern that I created for my String Art Fun website. If you are interested in creating pictures with nails and string then you can download the free string art heart circle pattern there.

Please let me have your thoughts on this geometric design. Is this the kind of design you are interested in? Would you like to see more? Let us know in a comment to this blog.