May
1
I didn’t think anything on this earth could be cuter than Hugh Jackman. But this Spooky Pooky rendering of Wolverine may have him beat. So tiny. So brutal. There’s a tiny doll version of Beast, too. Go to Alexz‘s …
May
1
Joy McC of New Zealand created this blooming landscape block for the CQ Journal Project 2012. Just looking at it gives me enough happy to last all day! Go to the blog post for an image you can click to …
Apr
29
Kate Kretz‘s needle art is amazing. And I mean that literally. When I look at her work, my mouth falls open and I go into a kind of trance, enthralled by her concepts and captivated by her exquisite technique. …
Apr
29
Michelle Barnard gave us the heads-up about a group exhibit, TenPlus Textiles, at Stoke on Trent, UK, that runs through August. The group’s site says,
Ten Plus Textiles was formed in 1991 by ten textile artists from the North West
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Apr
26
Check out this entry in the CQ Journal Project 2012 by Carole A of the UK. The background colors are neutrals and greens. The color, coherence, and movement comes from the stitches. Yet the work is so well integrated that …
Apr
26
Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com found and shared a video by weaver Whitney Matalone that knocks my socks off. The time-lapse record of the process of Ikat has convinced me that any work in this form should be worth at least …
Apr
26
I’ve been seeing this incredible monogram pop up on Pinterest and blogs and ogled it with awe. Orna Willis saw it, too, and track it to its source: Jacob Magraw-Mickelson, who developed the New York Times’ signature initial in connection …
Apr
25
I want to be…under the sea…with Diana J of Florida, USA. Go to her post at CQ Journal Project 2012, where you can click and enlarge the photo of her block. You’ll want to see every fabulous, brilliant detail.
Apr
22
Eep! Pink poodle alert! The Lone Beader manages to evoke Paris with a few (OK, a lot of) well-placed beads. Brava! See more at the blog post.
Apr
22
Cutest. Pincushions. EVER. From Astrig on Etsy (via Selvage Blog).
Ed. note: Astrig didn’t ask or pay me to post about her stuff. I actually think these are the cutest. Pincushions. EVER.
Apr
17
I love Nichol Brinkman‘s brain! Check out the latest item from Pink Cheeks Studios: a mobile of sumo wrestlers! Brilliant! See more at Nichol’s blog post.
Ed. note: Nichol didn’t ask or compensate me to post about her …
Apr
17
This bead embroidery, Mushroom Corals by Eleanor Pigman, is perfection in my eyes. A deceptively simple image that combines excellent composition, masterful use of color, and of course exquisite beading. At 8.5″ x 11.25″, how many thousands of seed …
Apr
17
Squeee! Ganesha interpreted as a DeriDoll. Go to Deriana‘s post to see more and bigger views.
Apr
17
Oh, my. Don’t you wish you were on K. Sperino‘s mailing list! See more views of her gorgeous painted and stitched postcards at her Finishing Lines post.
Apr
16
I want to eat this crazy-quilt block by Kathy Shaw of Shawkl. Every precious, sweet thread and bead of it. See lots of close-ups at Kathy’s blog post.







