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 ...
Thank you, Rachel!
It’s a sure sign that I’m juggling too many balls this week: I can’t believe I forgot to tell you that Rachel Biel Taibi graciously invited me to do a guest article for her awesome blog, Rayela’s Fiber Focus. … Read More ...
Stitch a pink-ribbon quilt
Janet Wickell, editor of About.com’s quilting blog, is sharing a pattern for a foundation-pieced awareness-ribbon quilt block. This is the month to stitch one in pink! See the tutorial.… Read More ...
Rock this fabric brooch
Katie Trott has published a tutorial over on Vintage Indie for a flower brooch made from quilting charms. Yes! Go see for yourself.
Many thanks to One Pretty Thing blog for pointing out this find.… Read More ...
Punch out a design
I’m dying to see punchneedle embroidery make a comeback in a big, edgy new way. Evidently, Pimp Stitcher Lauren Brandy has similar hopes. She’s giving the basics. Now all we need is for some adventurous stitchers to apply punchneedle … Read More ...
