• Home
  • Suggest A Craft
  • DIY Newsletter

Craft Gossip

The largest independent craft review site since 2007

  • About CraftGossip
  • Our Network
    • Bath & Body Crafts
    • Candle Making Ideas
    • Crochet Ideas
    • Cross Stitch
    • Edible Crafts
    • Felting Patterns
    • Glass Art
    • Home & Garden Ideas
    • Indie Crafts
    • Jewelry Making
    • Kids Crafts
    • Knitting Patterns
    • Lesson Plans
    • Needlework
    • Party Ideas
    • Polymer Clay
    • Quilting Ideas
    • Recycled Crafts
    • Scrapbooking
    • Sewing Patterns
    • Card Making
    • DIY Weddings
    • Not Craft Ideas
  • Giveaways
  • Roundups
  • Store
  • Search

Pattern: Zippy Zipper Critters

August 6, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

zipper-critters1Check out these zippy Zipper Critters from Interweave.  By Designer Michelle Muska for Indygo Junction.  Go here to purchase.

 Description:

You can add Character to your critters by using miss-matched fabrics and notions. Larger critters are approximately 5 in x 8 in…

Pattern: Zippy Zipper Critters

August 6, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

zipper-critters1Check out these zippy Zipper Critters from Interweave.  By Designer Michelle Muska for Indygo Junction.  Go here to purchase.

 Description:

You can add Character to your critters by using miss-matched fabrics and notions. Larger critters are approximately 5 … Read More...

Ta Dah! First quilt for a niece

August 6, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

amy-butler-swatch-midwest-moern-ll-optic-blossom-oliveBritt of Cucumbersome online is celebrating two births - a niece and her first quilt. She used this Amy Butler print and pink flannette for the backing. Go here to see how pretty it turned out.
image: Fabric.com

Technorati Tags: Amy Butler, Midwest Modern II,…

Vintage Thingies Thursdays

August 6, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

vintage-thingies-thursdaySuzanne of Colorado Lady blog is hosting Vintage Thingies Thursdays. She explains,  Thursday is the day to showcase your vintage treasures and to share your special things with everyone. Go here for details on how to join.

Via Squash House Quilts

Technorati Tags: vintage, show and tell,…

Lucky Dip give-away

August 6, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

tag_swellNatalie of Cinderberry Stitches is curious to know what’s on your sewing table. She has some Swell by Urban Chicks for Moda and other items of interest to stitchers she thinks would look better on yours. Go here for give-away details. By the way, I have a…

Lucky Dip give-away

August 6, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

tag_swellNatalie of Cinderberry Stitches is curious to know what’s on your sewing table. She has some Swell by Urban Chiks for Moda and other items of interest to stitchers she thinks would look better on yours. Go here for give-away … Read More...

Book: Cradle to Cradle

August 5, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

cradle-to-cradle-quilt-bookQuilt Soup has this to say about Barbara Jones’ new book Cradle to Cradle,

Inside youll find seven charming quilts honoring a young womans life from her birth through the birth of her own first child.

Go here to for more details.

{image: Amazon}

Technorati Tags: Cradle…

Book: Cradle to Cradle

August 5, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

cradle-to-cradle-quilt-bookQuilt Soup has this to say about Barbara Jones’ new book Cradle to Cradle,

Inside youll find seven charming quilts honoring a young womans life from her birth through the birth of her own first child.

Go here to for … Read More...

Pattern: Haunted house quilt

August 4, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

halloween-wall-quiltThis spooky fun haunted house wall hanging pattern will do the trick (or treat) this Halloween. Go to Clotilde for more information.

{image: Clotilde}

Technorati Tags: haunted house, wall hanging, quilt, Halloween, spooky, applique, witches, ghosts, full moon

Pattern: Haunted house quilt

August 4, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

halloween-wall-quiltThis spooky fun haunted house wall hanging pattern will do the trick (or treat) this Halloween. Go to Clotilde for more information.

{image: Clotilde}

Are you looking for more Halloween Block ideas? Check out these Halloween Quilting books on Amazon.… Read More...

Pattern pick: Fussy cut diamonds quilt

August 4, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

diamond-time-quilt-patternThis quilt pattern from Clotilde online store is so pretty it makes me want to weep. It’s a sophisticated spin on fussy cutting - a technique where you isolate the motif of a piece of fabric and piece around it to showcase it. Go here…

Pieced mat: Add selvages and some ugly

August 4, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

jean-matCheck out this pieced jean floor mat I found at Pat Sloan’s Corner; the how-to is at Instructables. She thinks it would be great to make one with selvages. I agree, and why not throw in some stash fabric you’ve come to dislike; the…

Free pattern: H quilt

August 3, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

h_quiltfree-about1Janet Wickell of About.com quilting, shares directions for this lively quilt. My maiden name starts with the letter “H” so this is especially appealing to me.

{image: About.com}

Technorati Tags: H quilt, one patch, Janet Wickell

Piec-lique: Curved piecing technique

August 3, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

piec-liqueSimply Quilts guest Sharon Schamber demonstrates her Piec-lique technique she says makes curved piecing as easy as applique.  Go here to get the tutorial.  Go here for Piec-lique book info.

{image: Amazon.com}

Technorati Tags: tutorial, piecing, piec-lique, Sharon Schamber, Simply Quilts, HGTV

…

Pattern picks: Flower themes

August 3, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

flora-pattern-pick_ethel-bird-storegarden-of-grace-2

  • Flora by Valori Wells at Ethelbird and Eliza Kids
  • Fun and Funky Flowers by Tom Russell at HGTV.com 
  • Garden of Grace by Letitia Hutchings at The Fabric Deli
  • Sitting Pretty by Cynthia Tomaszewski at The Fabric Deli

sitting-pretty

{images: Ethelbird and The Fabric Deli}

Technorati Tags: patterns, flowers, floral, summer

…

Tutorial: Funky Wonderland quilt

August 3, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

funky-wonderland-tutorial1Natalia Bonner of Piece N Quilt blog shares how she made this Funky Wonderland quilt. Get the how-to. 

{Image: Piece N Quilt}

Technorati Tags: piece, tutorial, quilting, applique, flowers, Funky Wonderland, Natalia Bonner, quilt

Pressing seams to one side a relic

August 2, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

edys_stars-mabry-bensonThe maker of this beauty, Mabry Benson, debunks the common practice of pressing seams to one side during piecing saying it does not make the quilt stronger. Pressing seams to one side is a residue of hand piecing. She adds only in instances of…

Become a hexie

August 2, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

ghqa_buttonJoin The Great Hexagon Quilt-Along and you too can call yourself a hexie. A hexie definition; it’s someone who loves to piece hexagons for quilts or other craft projects. Go here for details on how to join this group.

Technorati Tags: hexagons, piecing,…

Become a hexie

August 2, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

ghqa_buttonJoin The Great Hexagon Quilt-Along and you too can call yourself a hexie. A hexie definition; it’s someone who loves to piece hexagons for quilts or other craft projects. Go here for details on how to join this group.

[tags]hexagons, … Read More...

A merry Mary Mannakee quilt block

August 2, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

marymannakee-block1I love this Mary Mannakee quilt block just completed by Inspired by Antique Quilts. Go here to get her show and tell. The Mary Mannakee quilt pattern is available to purchase from the DAR museum store.  marymannakee-quilt-pattern

{Images from Inspired by Antique Quilts and Baltimoreapplique.com}

Technorati Tags: Mary…

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 172
  • 173
  • 174
  • 175
  • 176
  • …
  • 192
  • Next Page »

RSS More Articles

  • Strawberry Cross Stitch Patterns
  • Eco-Craft Fun: 25+ Sustainable Activities to Teach Kids About Going Green
  • Stack and Whack Four Patch Quilt Tutorial – A Beginner-Friendly Quilting Method You’ll Love
  • 12+ Mermaid Cards to Celebrate MerMay
  • Embroidery Patterns Stabilizers Wildflowers
  • Book Review: Off to the Nursery
  • Add a Little Lace to Your Knitting Patterns
  • How To Hide Ugly Outdoor Hose Pipes
  • Let’s Make the Lowink Beginners Blanket TOGETHER
  • The Secret to Perfect Topstitching (No More Frayed Thread!)

Pick Your Blog

  • Sewing
  • Knitting
  • Quilting
  • Crochet
  • Home & Garden
  • Recycled Crafts
  • Scrapbooking
  • Card Making
  • Polymer Clay
  • Cross-Stitch
  • Edible Crafts
  • Felting
  • Glass Art
  • Indie Crafts
  • Kids Crafts
  • Jewelry Making
  • Lesson Plans
  • Needlework
  • Bath & Body
  • Party Ideas
  • Candle Making
  • DIY Weddings
  • Not Craft
  • Free Craft Projects

Copyright © 2025 · CraftGossip | Start Here | Contact Us | Link to Us | Your Editors | Privacy and affiliate policy