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NEEDLEWORK BUILDING BLOCKS
Did you miss any of the previous freebie releases? We have now begun introducing Needlework Building Blocks for purchase at your local needlework shops. See what old ones have come back to life, and find NEW designs - not previously released as freebies. NBB-2625 Sister's Choice Model stitched by Crystal Wolthuis NBB-2601 Walkin' Model stitched by Crystal Wolthuis BS-4201 Alphabet Sampler Model stitched by Belinda Barnhart DON’T MISS OUR BLACKWORK ALPHABET SAMPLER!!!!! Personalize your projects with these 36 original blackwork fills. All blocks are sized to fit within the Needlework Building Blocks Series. Interested in purchasing this chart? Ask your local needlework shop to purchase it for you, or stop in at our SHOP LISTING page to find out where to find our designs.			GENERAL SERIES INFORMATION NEEDLEWORK BUILDING BLOCKS SERIES INTRODUCTION A printable version of the introduction shown on this page. WORKING WITH BUILDING BLOCKS A brief introduction to working with these simple modules, and how to make them sing of your own inspiration! BLOCK SIZE REFERENCE CHART A quick reference chart which will help you quickly determine what size project your design will be. USING THE NBB CATALOG An explanation of what the NBB Catalog pages are, and how they might help you explore your creativity. A TALE OF TWO COLOR SCHEMES, OR MORE A simple little tale about how playing with color can bring to life your designs.
	CURRENT RELEASES I find myself back in the quilting room for Needlework Building Blocks. If I don't have time to quilt in fabric, I certainly can find time to quilt in blackwork! NBB-2319 Quilting Basics 9 Released: 6/1/2007 Retirement: 9/1/2007 NBB-2320 Quilting Basics 10 Released: 5/9/2007 Retirement: 8/9/2007
	Needlework Building Blocks Series Introduction
	Do you remember, back in your childhood, the small plastic puzzles, which you’d find, that had 10 to 20 different shaped blocks, and fit together in different configurations to form that perfect square? If you were like me, you’d spend hours on end trying to find all the different solutions. I wanted to find them all, and wanted to find them myself. In between, I’d enjoy coming up with all the different shapes and combinations which might not make a square, but would be interesting as well. I look at needlework in the same way. I learned from my mother, that you always put your own touch on your needlework projects. She taught me that you didn’t have to use the exact threads or fabrics shown in the charts, and that you could take patterns meant to be framed, and make wonderful ornaments, pillows, afghans, or whatever your heart desired. I eventually learned to take pieces from different designs, combining them into wonderful creations. Needlework Building Blocks, I hope, will be that kind of a puzzle for stitchers new and old. Needlework Building Blocks is a series of shapes, based upon a 12 stitch size. These shapes fit together in multiple combinations, giving a stitcher countless possibilities for project ideas. But, I’m not stopping at the shapes. You’ll find different modules - gardens, fill patterns, knots, alphabets, and other types of designs - which will fit within those shapes. Add those elements into your combinations, and the sky’s the limit. You’ll also find layout ideas, which will give you pre-designed combinations, ready for you to just choose fabrics and threads. Where will you be able to find them? You’ll find these Needlework Building Blocks as freebies on my website and in your local needlework shops. Freebies will be released for a period of 3 months, and then will be retired. Regular releases will continue to add to your library of possibilities, so start your binder and save those designs. Needlework shops will have some freebies only available through those shops carrying Stitchin’spiration patterns. Over time, you’ll build a library of ideas, all ready to come to life. Miss some of these patterns before they’re retired? Eventually, you’ll find them coming back to life as charts, and will find them again in your needlework shop. Stop by the Stitchin’board at the STITCHIN'BOARD. Register, and you’ll find a Needlework Building Block forum, where you’ll be able to share your creations with other stitchers, and find out what others are creating as well. Have a wonderful time bringing these patterns to life!
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