Lighthouse Lacers of southeastern Wisconsin created lace ornaments to decorate a five-foot Christmas tree, which they are donating to the Hospice Alliance for its annual raffle, and it is expected to earn as much as US$ 1,500 for the charity. … Read More ...
Volunteer to help EQ in Houston
… Read More ...Are you EQ savvy? Are you going to be in Houston this year? We are looking for volunteer helpers in the classes. You would be a *quiet* helper for those who fall behind, rush ahead
Sew Now! Sew Wow!
This new cotton print by Alexander Henry, Sew Now! Sew Wow! from his Black and White line, has sewing-lovers of every stripe jumping up and down. (I’m hopping right now while I write this.) The zipper image alone would … Read More ...
Congratulations, Nicki!
Goddess of Lace Nicki Lee is finishing up a UFO – a confection embellished with a dozen CQ hearts. “Why I’ve decided on this particular UFO?” Nicki says. “Well, I was just informed that I will be a Nana next … Read More ...
Let Patty hook you up
Patty at Pip Stitch has posted a whole raft of cool, new needlework resources and patterns. I’ll let her tell you about them. See her post.… Read More ...
Free needlepoint pattern: Primitive crow
Tracy R. Lambert, editor of About.com’s needlepoint blog, is developing more primitive patterns for her stable of freebies, and this one is a total charmer. Tracy says, “I love the little branch with french knot berries.” Me, too! Get … Read More ...
Get it together!
Petit Debutant has some great advice for organizing and storing your fabric stash. Check it out!
And thanks to One Pretty Thing blog for the heads-up.… Read More ...
Make your own paintbox quilt
You know about Elizabeth Hartman‘s paintbox quilt, right? It’s so gorgeously modern, so deliciously colorful that it has been posted all over the web. Well, our envy and longing have been rewarded. Elizabeth has posted a tutorial for … Read More ...
New quilt pattern from Laura Wasilowski
Leaves in a Whirl is a new quilt pattern from fusing maven Laura Wasilowski. The pattern comes not only with instructions but also with a DVD that shows “the fast construction process step-by-step.” Order it from the ARTFABRIK web … Read More ...
Catching up with Mary Corbet
I wondered why I hadn’t been seeing any new posts from Mary Corbet recently, so last weekend I went checking around. I discovered that about 150 blogs – including Mary’s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog – mysteriously had fallen out of … Read More ...
Quilt online with Rachel
Rachel Biel Taibi of Rayela Art and Rayela’s Fiber Focus blog is starting a new adventure. She’s teaching two online quilting courses in November. The classes, Window to the World and Sew My Self, are four weeks (about 40 hours) … Read More ...
Craft for Komen
You’ve got to get in on the challenge over at CraftStylish. Make something pink and post it to the challenge site during October. The site says,
… Read More ...Post your creation into our Make it Pink gallery and for each project
Label your quilts!
Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts has posted some excellent advice about creating labels for your quilts. Check it out.… Read More ...
Resources for hand embroidery
kath_red of whip up blog has put together a guide to online stitch instructions with links to a wealth of resources. Check out the article and bookmark everything!… Read More ...
Quilt a message center
Oooooo. Look what Sue Bleiweiss did. She used chalkboard fabric and some fat quarters from the Taxi line by Timeless Treasures to create a quilted message center. She used her Mistyfuse technique to create the letters. Find out more on … Read More ...
