Keep an eye on Lynne Bruce over on Happiness is Cross Stitching blog. She’s got something going all the time! Recently, she stitched a beautiful boxed set (left) that includes a needlebook, pin cushion pillow, tuffet, bottlecap felt pincushion, and … Read More ...
Enter AAQ’s “New from Old” contest
The Alliance for American Quilts announces its New from Old quilt contest for 2010. The news release says,
… Read More ...Quiltmakers are encouraged to think broadly and creatively about this opportunity to celebrate the past in the frame of the present. They
Win a prize for your creation
Get famous and win prizes! Enter SWAKembroidery.com’s “I Made This” Contest. The SWAK newsletter says,
… Read More ...From now until January 24, 2010, submit your photos to the “I Made This” section at any of our websites: www.YouCanMakeThis.com, www.SWAKembroidery.com, and/or www.YouCanQuiltThis.com!
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Enter the Mother Earth art-doll challenge
Cloth Paper Scissors magazine has issued a reader challenge that will be irresistable to doll artists. The call for entries says,
… Read More ...Create one mixed-media art doll representing your interpretation of “Mother Earth.” Your art doll may be made out of
Join cross-stitch challenge #2
It’s time for The Gift of Stitching‘s Creative Cross Stitch Challenge #2. Everyone will be working on the motif shown here. Nice! Go to the GOS blog for rules and details.… Read More ...
Enter the Creative Cross Stitch Challenge
The Gift of Stitching announces the Creative Cross Stitch Challenge:
… Read More ...Every two weeks we will put a new motif online. The challenge is to take the motif and stitch and finish it anyway you like. Be as creative as can
Enter Fantastic Fibers 2010
Here’s a fiber-art competition with low entry fees, nice prizes, and an opportunity to have your work displayed in a month-long show. Isn’t it about time that you joined in? The competition announcement says:
… Read More ...FANTASTIC FIBERS is an international competitive
Enter your SRE project to win $1180 in ribbons
News from Country Bumpkin for SRE enthusiasts:
… Read More ...Au ver à Soie and Inspirations are offering you the chance to win a complete set of silk ribbons valued at $1180. All you need to do is create a very small
Call for entries: Sew Somerset
Stampington and Company announces:
… Read More ...Whether you sew by hand or machine, we invite you submit your most innovative and imaginative art projects that incorporate sewing, for this brand new special publication. Sew Somerset will feature projects of the highest caliber
Needle arts contest is ahead
Tammy of The Crafty Princess Diaries shares this juicy tidbit she received by way of a newsletter:
… Read More ...Each year PieceWork Magazine holds its annual Excellence in Needle Arts Awards contest to showcase the best work of needle crafters from around
Stitching “Challenge for a Good Cause”
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 … Read More ...
Swarovski Prize winner is announced
Hand and Lock Embroidery announces that this year’s winner of the Swarovski Prize is Claire Goodwin from Nottingham Trent University. Find out more from the Hand and Lock blog.… Read More ...
“Crazy for Quilts” winners
Great news from the Alliance for American Quilts:
… Read More ...The Alliance for American Quilts (AAQ) announces the winners of the “Crazy for Quilts” contest. The contest celebrates the spirit of the crazy quilt, a genre of quiltmaking which began in