Anna Maria Horner free hand work project download on Sew4Home

Anna Maria Horner is currently featured on Sew4Home as part of the FreeSpirit Artist Trilogy. Here she shares with Sew4Home readers instructions on how to hand stitch a beautiful table runner using her new Anna Needleworks embroidery floss and size 8 pearl cotton. Anna recently introduced two six strand embroidery floss and two size 8 pearl cotton collections in colors hand picked to match her LouLouthi fabric line. Anna is leading a resurgence in hand stitching; a relaxing and portable creative outlet.

Heather Bailey and Where Women Create

Where Women Create is a magazine that explores the studio space of extraordinary artistic women. The newest issue, on sale August 1, features Heather Bailey on the cover! Step inside Heather's creative space which is very much a part of her life and her family. Plus, in a tribute to Heather's true entreprenuerial know-how, she will be a featured speaker at the Creative Connection, September 15-17 in St. Paul, MN. Visit the Creative Connection blog where you can comment to win six, 1-yard cuts of Heather's newest fabric collection Garden District in cotton sateens and canvas. Garden District will be at your favorite fabric retailer this month.

Join our Sew Along, September is National Sewing Month

September is National Sewing Month and we want everyone to sew, of course using our great FreeSpirit Fabrics. Join Tula Pink, designer extraordianaire, as she hosts our Sew Along on BurdaStyle.com. We have joined forces with Coats & Clark (because all fabric needs thread, right?), for this month-long "sewfest" (September 1 - 30, 2011) featuring two projects made from Tula's Prince Charming; a skirt featuing learn-to-sew techniques and a lined dress with skills like an invisible zipper and embellishment work with thread.

Sign up here to receive email updates about the Sew Along. There will be something to learn for all skill levels -- a new idea or a sewing tip that will turn your projects into true "Prince Charmings" instead of frogs!

Congratulations to Tamie

Hey, we weren't kidding. Thanks for commenting on the Anna Maria Horner needle arts blog. We did selection one lucky person to receive one of the 9 spool size 8 Pearl Cotton collections and one of the six strand embroidery collections. Drum roll please . . . Tamie is the winner. Tamie commented, "I love to hand quilt." Congratulations to Tamie and keep on stitchin'.

Anna Needlearts giveaway at Stitched in Color

Fabric lets you meet the greatest and most creative people, like Rachel from Stitched in Color. She has been hosting an on-line tutorial called LouLouthi Tiles, featuring Anna's LouLouthi Fabric. The Anna Needlearts size 8 pearl cotton collections are the perfect compliment to her new fabric and just right for hand quilting. Now through Wednesday, July 27, visit Rachel's blog and comment to win a set of Anna's Pearl Cotton in either the Geranium Wall or Reflecting Pool colorways. But before you go, tell us about your hand stitching experiences and why you would love to receive one of Anna's new floss or pearl cotton collections. We just might pick a winner too.