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- Allie’s in Stitches - Blog of crazy-quilting expert Allison Ann Aller
- Art Gallery Fabrics - Blog of fabric designer Patricia Bravo
- Create Needlepoint! - Blog of needlepoint expert Barbara Bergsten
- Gatherings - Blog of crazy-quilting expert Pat Winter
- Needle ‘n’ Thread - Blog of embroidery expert Mary Corbet
- Needle Tatting and Other Nonsense - Blog of tatting expert Pamela Quevedo (TotusMel)
- Nuts About Needlepoint - Blog of needlepoint expert Janet M. Perry
- Ornaments - Blog of needlepoint expert Orna Willis
- Pin Tangle - Blog of embroidery expert Sharon Boggon (SharonB)
- Plays with Needles - Blog of needleartist Susan Elliott
- Shawkl - Home of the crazy-quilting series “Twelve Dozen Stitches in Twelve Months”
- Spirit Cloth - Blog of quilt artists and innovator Jude Hill
- The Lone Beader - Blog of an anonymous bead-embroidery expert
- Women on Quilts - Blog of quilt historian Kimberly Wulfert
Feb
19
Needleprint blog has issued a heads-up that Carrow House Museum and curator Philippa Sims will soon make available the chart for this antique Quaker sampler. The blog says,
You will be able to download the chart for free – I simply ask that you…
Feb
18
Abundant Ground invites you to make “a better world one dolly at a time.” The charity’s site says,
Sarah Hanson and her Dolly Donations program has teamed with the Abundant Ground Foundation in an attempt to bring some stability and comfort to the children…
Feb
15
Colleen of Loose Thread Stitchers passed on this treasure trove of information about the Stitch Your Heart Out Campaign. She says,
Here’s a breakdown of what we are doing:
- Our Designer Encyclopedia is for sale from local needlework shops worldwide. The project consists of 12…
Jan
31
Tam of Tam’s Creations definitely has a soft spot for crafting for a cause. She gave us the heads-up about another opportunity to stitch for charity:
Jen Funk Weber is publicizing the 2010 Bookmark Challenge, which will take place from March 18 to May 6. Stitchers…
Jan
27
Jenny B. Harris of Allsorts has created a new pattern in her Pretty Maids series to honor and assist Haiti. The PDF pattern for Gaelle, her Haitian doll, is now available in the Craft Hope for Haiti shop on Etsy. Jenny says,
100% of the proceeds…
Jan
26
Janie of The Stitchers’ Village is making these two precious designs — Haiti Nurse and Dr. Kitty – available for a US $5.30 donation to Haiti-relief efforts. Charts will be e-mailed to you within about 24 hours. Definitely a win-win! Get the details…
Jan
19
Debra Montgomery of Debra’s Design Studio is organizing another instalment of Operation Pillowcase. She’s trying to put together enough handmade pillowcases for a unit of 50 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. She says,
From my experience on the first Operation Pillowcase on the about.com…
Nov
12
Please visit Rayela’s Fiber Focus and learn more about Afghan Hands. Its founder, Matin Maulawizada, says,
Afghan Hands teaches skills to help Afghan widows gain independence, literacy, and a livable wages. At our centers in and around Kabul, women learn to create embroidered…
Nov
4
If you would enjoy stitching for a worthwhile cause but you wonder what organizations need your talent, please stop by Connie G. Barwick’s cross-stitch blog on About.com. Connie has set aside a page of her blog for links to charitable…
Oct
14
Urban Threads is sharing this rockin pattern in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Karline of UT says,
This punchy “Girl Power” design is available in formats for machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and digital stock art, so crafters of all stripes can use…
Sep
29
Please consider contributing your creative talents, or your cash, or both to Project Night Night, which comforts homeless children.
Many thanks to Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod for sharing this information.
Sep
15
Mollie of Wild Olive is repeating the good deed she started last year: funding caregiver kits for World Vision to equip volunteers who care for those affected by AIDS. From now through November 15, Mollie will donate all profits from her Etsy shop to this…
Sep
12
Tammy Gilley created these funtastic colorful orbs for this year’s Artfiberfest. Just looking at them makes me so happy. But as I studied them again today, it dawned on me: We should adapt this design to be used somehow with the…
Sep
8
This art bra, The Days of Wine and Roses and You, was created by Barbara of Roses on the Water blog and selected for inclusion in the 2010 WTWW ArtBra Calendar. Sales of the calendar benefit Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia,…
Sep
7
The fall stitching challenge over on Craftster focuses on two causes: Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Violence Awareness. Moderator kittykill says, “To honor both causes stitch up your favorite quote, your favorite role model or even a few cuss words to let…
