Needle Work

TipNut is sharing a vintage pattern for a vintage craft: a teapot holder. It’s a kind of potholder, intended to protect your hand from the hot handle of the teakettle or teapot. How does it work? The layers of felt … Read More ...

Deepa of This and That… blog is tutoring us on hand-embroidering roses three different ways, each with beautiful results. I don’t know which one I like best. Go see what you think.… Read More ...

Alissa of Handmade by Alissa blog is doing a guest sew-along over on Sew, Mama, Sew! as part of their Fat Quarter Month sewing fest. Alissa’s project will stretch over four posts and two weeks, so you have plenty of … Read More ...

Lisa D of Stashmaster blog is celebrating her 400th post by giving away a whole caboodle of quilting tools: a darling pincushion in a ceramic bowl with hand-made woodsy character pins, a package of Schmetz quilting needles, a spool of … Read More ...

Remember, Winfabric.com has a giveaway every Friday. One lucky reader gets to choose two one-yard cuts of fabric! The site also notes,

WINFABRIC.COM just recently updated their web site to include many new fabrics for your quilting and sewing projects.

Run over and check the Art Gallery Fabrics blog every chance you get because sometime today Patricia Bravo is going to post a question. And each of the two readers who post the funniest responses will win 50 – that’s … Read More ...

Gail Pan of Gail Pan Designs has created a new quilt pattern, and she’s celebrating with a giveaway. The Gathering Hearts quilt is made with appliqued, embroidered centers and 25 jelly-roll strips. Gail is giving a copy of the pattern … Read More ...

Hillary Lang of Wee Wonderfuls blog found Maria lurking forgotten under a studio pile. She’s decided to give away this small, early model of her Folkster design! If you’d like Maria to become yours, go to Wee Wonderfuls to enter… Read More ...

Cat of Baumcat blog is making these pocket quilts – 4-inch squares of quilty goodness. Quilt a greeting or love note for tucking into a pocket. See the post.… Read More ...

Tattyhead is sharing her pattern for creating gorgeous, dimensional Queen Anne’s lace. If you’ve never tatted before, you’ll want to try now. Go to Tattyhead’s blog for info about getting the free pattern.… Read More ...

Barbara Bergsten of Create Needlepoint blog is teaching us Framed Cashmere Stitch. Go see.… Read More ...

I admit it. I stopped to read Martha Milne‘s post on Machinequilter because, right next to the title, she showed us a photo of Clint Eastwood in his Man With No Name days. When I was in college, I … Read More ...

This year’s Stitches & Craft Show is coming up in March in Melbourne, April/May in Brisbane, and August in Sydney. The official site says,

Handmade has never been cooler and ‘mass-production’ is yesterday’s news, so come and see the latest