Mollie Johanson is awesome. Her latest project: a set of hand-embroidery patterns called I love being a girl. Mollie says,
… Read More ...This is from the first in (hopefully) a series of patterns that each focus on one of the reasons why
You could win this quilt
Georgia Seitz is passing the word that the Palmetto Tat Days Scholarship Fundraiser Quilt is ready to be raffled. She says,
… Read More ...Over 70 international tatters have been working on the scholarship fundraiser crazy quilt for Tat Days 2010. It
Bid on Amy’s bag; fight cancer
Amy Bindel of Early Bird Special posted this heads-up:
… Read More ...My favorite food blogger and baker Natalie, of Bake and Destroy …started an online auction appropriately called, “Bake and Destroy Cancer.” When I heard about this, I wanted to
DMC is stitching pink
DMC Threads will help fight breast cancer with its new Stitch Pink Campaign. How can you help? The blog encourages you to buy a Stitch Pink Accessory Kit; however, it doesn’t explain what part of the proceeds, if any, will … Read More ...
Stitch yourself
MrXStitch turns us on to an opportunity to capture ourselves in stitch for posterity. He says,
… Read More ...Stitch London has teamed up with London’s Science Museum to create a Stitch Yourself exhibit for the re-opening of their Who Am I? gallery
Watch for the Quaker stitch-along
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,
… Read More ...You will be able to download the chart for free – I
Share your stitchy love with Haiti
Abundant Ground invites you to make “a better world one dolly at a time.” The charity’s site says,
… Read More ...Sarah Hanson and her Dolly Donations program has teamed with the Abundant Ground Foundation in an attempt to bring some stability and
Opportunities to stitch your heart out!
Colleen of Loose Thread Stitchers passed on this treasure trove of information about the Stitch Your Heart Out Campaign. She says,
… Read More ...Here’s a breakdown of what we are doing:
- Our Designer Encyclopedia is for sale from local needlework shops
Stitch a bookmark for charity
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 … Read More ...
Help Haiti: Stitch Gaelle
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. … Read More ...
Stitching for Haiti
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! … Read More ...
50 pillowcases needed by the end of February!
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,
… Read More ...From my experience on the first Operation
Afghan Hands teaches and supports
Please visit Rayela’s Fiber Focus and learn more about Afghan Hands. Its founder, Matin Maulawizada, says,
… Read More ...Afghan Hands teaches skills to help Afghan widows gain independence, literacy, and a livable wages. At our centers in and around Kabul, women
Stitching for a cause
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 … Read More ...
Free from UT: Breast-cancer-awareness design
Urban Threads is sharing this rockin pattern in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Karline of UT says,
… Read More ...This punchy “Girl Power” design is available in formats for machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and digital stock art, so crafters of all