Art, patterns and techniques
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood and CraftSanity blog are doing a giveaway with Jennifer Paganelli‘s new fabric line, Flower Power. Five randomly selected winners will receive a couple of fat quarters each! The entry deadline is March 13. Go to CraftSanity to … Read More ...
Hillary Lang of Wee Wonderfuls blog is sharing her pattern and instructions for this “Spring Cleaning Stitchette.” She says, “Here’s a freebie embroidery pattern to get you in the mood. You know, a little something to work on while we … Read More ...
Sandra Leichner of Sandra’s Snippets blog is sharing some tips about organizing a large hand-embroidery project that requires frequent thread-color changes. She says, “I have found by doing this one small thing, I can eliminate a day or more off … Read More ...
If Kayla Coo wants to make it, I want to look at it.
I’ve been following Kayla’s embellisher adventures for several months. (Embellisher is a term for a power needle-felting machine.) Her vibrant color choices, the richness of the … Read More ...
As the subtitle suggests, Mixed Mania: Recipes for Delicious Mixed-Media Creations is a cookbook. Authors Debbi Crane and Cheryl Prater suggest ingredients and basic tools and techniques. Then they demonstrate the creative process while encouraging experimentation and improvisation.
Fiber artists … Read More ...
The joint is jumping at All Things Needlepoint blog and The Art Needlepoint Co.! Check out their news:
… Read More ...There are a few major initiatives underway…One is creating needlepoint as practical and beautiful solutions to everyday needs in the home.
SewForLess is doing it again! They’re giving away three pounds of Loralie fabric scraps, perfect for quilting and accessories. (If we’re lucky, the bundle will include the adorable fabric shown above. Wait, what am I saying. All Loralie fabrics are … Read More ...
Cate Coulacos Prato is an expert at helping us strip away our self-consciousness and hush our inner critics so we can produce art that captures the subject we all know best: ourselves.
Prato’s Mixed-Media Self-Portraits: Inspiration & Techniques, a collection … Read More ...
Look what’s coming from Barbara Bergsten: Staffordshire Houses. Chapparal Needlework plans to offer the little cottage kits as a series this spring. Barbara says each kit includes the canvas, stitch guide, and threads. Get the details from Chapparal.… Read More ...
This beautiful, modern quilt pattern – Sweet by Urban Chiks for Moda – is free for your personal use. Get the pattern and instruction PDF from Fab Talk blog.… Read More ...
The February Twinchy Challenge at Janet Perry’s Nuts About Needlepoint was Happy Hearts. Learn more about Janet’s twinchies and how to make them from her Part 1 and Part 2 blog posts.… Read More ...
Did you see these blog articles? If not, take a short step back in time and catch up on some good information.
(1) Free Quilt Patterns from History provides not only traditional patterns but also “a bit of history that … Read More ...
Pimp Stitcher Amy Cluck combined a pattern from her newly released embroidery collection, Give a Hoot!, with Tamie Snow‘s tutorial on how to make an embroidered plushie to make this little cutie. She also has an interesting WIP using … Read More ...
I’ve been nutty about miniatures ever since young childhood, when a friend’s parents took us to an exhibit of museum miniature scenes of historic places. And remember that Twilight Zone episode where, after everyone falls asleep at night, the miniature … Read More ...
I love Pokey Bolton‘s Quilting Arts Blog. I love getting peeks behind the scenes of TV shows. I love goofy outtakes. So Pokey’s latest post got me in the happy-funny bone. Check out the behind-the-scenes clips from Quilting … Read More ...
