Heather Mulder Peterson brought out four rockin new patterns in October: Little Charmers 5, Little Charmers 6, Double Takes 3 (which includes the runner shown here), and The Birthday Collection. You can see them all on her blog, Trends … Read More ...
Crafting for a Cause: Mama to Mama
Mama to Mama is a new site started by SouleMama and devoted to crafting for charity. The introductory post says,
… Read More ...Sometimes it’s far too easy to get overwhlemed at the sadness, violence and despair in the world. It’s easy to
New bead-doll forms: Snowmen!
Check out the latest forms available from Rhonda Kivett for beaded dolls: snowmen! Can’t you imagine a row of these little guys all beaded up and sparkling on your dining table? Rhonda says she also has some bird and star … Read More ...
Book + templates for crazy quilters
Susan Elliott of Plays With Needles blog has posted a book review that you’ll want to see. She’s talking about Embroidered Crazy Quilt Seam Coverings by Kelly Gallagher-Abbott. “What makes this book worth its weight in gold,” Susan says, “are … Read More ...
Dressy quilt motif
I’m in love! Look at this adorable quilt applique motif! Darlene of Quilting Daze blog made these sweet appliques using a pattern by Nanette Merill. You can buy Nanette’s pattern for just US$ 6.00 directly from Freda’s Hive blog … Read More ...
Tutorial: Leaf-printing fabric
Sarah Ann Smith of Art and Quilting in Camden blog is sharing a technique for leaf-printing fabric. It’s easy, and it produces gorgeous fall-themed material for your fabric-based projects. See Sarah’s tute.… Read More ...
New site for quilters
Be sure to check out the new site Women On Quilts. Host Kimberly Wulfert says it is “a teaching, learning, and sharing opportunity for creative women.” The site features interviews, teleclasses, and webcasts. The first webcast was November 6 … Read More ...
For the sake of your quilts: Eat more salad
Kay of outofthebasement blog has posted a tip that thrills me and makes me feel guilty at the same time. Do you buy salad greens in those big plastic containers? Me, too. Do you save the containers? Kay does. Then … Read More ...
Get the skinny from Spoonflower
I’m sure you’ve heard that Spoonflower – the custom-fabric source – is now open to everyone, not just professional designers. Imagine having fabric you designed in the patterns and colors you want for your quilt or other project. If you … Read More ...
Call for entries: Quilt book
Lark Books has published this call for entries:
… Read More ...Lark Books seeks excellent images to publish in a juried collection of quilts for 500Quilts, the latest in our acclaimed 500 Series. Both art quilts and traditional quilts are welcome in fabric
Giveaway from stitchado
In honor of her 100th post, Claudia of stitchado blog is giving away this awesome haul of embroidery goodies. To enter the contest, comment on Claudia’s blog post before midnight (Central USA time) November 12.… Read More ...
Yippie! Yippie! No more skippies!
Deb H of Cold Feet Quilter blog is sharing a tip (via Megan Best) for avoiding skipped stitches when machine quilting on a rubbery-surfaced fabric. See her post. (I totally stole her headline. It was too perfect to … Read More ...
Use angelina to attach conductive threads
Lynne Bruning of Instructables has posted a tutorial for attaching conductive threads to a garment or project with angelina fibers. Gorgeous. And smart. See the tute.… Read More ...
Great idea: Felt mail
Colleen of CraftPad blog has posted an idea that will delight your wee one. Have you been seeing all the felt play-food and other toys around the blogosphere? Colleen has come up with a toy mailbag, complete with felt correspondence. … Read More ...
Fat-quarter pillows
Jo Leichte of Bernina USA’s blog has posted an idea for using fat quarters with large-scale patterns: make pillows! Jo also offers tips for getting rid of “dog ears” on square pillows. See the post.… Read More ...
