Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses has completed her ivory lace crazy quilt–more than three years in the making! She shows many overall and detailed views. Go to her blog post to enjoy every exquisite square inch.
Methods and Ideas – Part of the New Bullseye Web Site
As I wander around the new Bullseye Glass web site I like to check out how they’re now organizing their information. For instance…Methods and Ideas. Kind of like Tips and Tricks but better. It has tips and projects … Read More...
Yarn Coop
Buy together and save 65% ! Hurry, click on over to the Knit It Now Yarn Coop to see how it works.
Tribute to Sacagawea | 2012 BOM quilt
Diane from PickleDish announces The Kansas City Star’s Block of the Month (BOM) quilt project for 2012. It’s a tribute to Sacagawea, the only woman to travel with Lewis and Clark’s expedition. Laurie Simpson designed the blocks and stitched up … Read More...
Stars pillow cover, a wip
Amber at one shabby chick shows her lovely work in progress (wip) – a pieced star pillow front. I bet it turned out cute. Go HERE to see more of her crafty projects.
Image credit: one shabby chick
Pippa’s modern 16 patch quilt
Pippa Patchwork made this quilt from her scrap pile, even using scraps for the binding. Wow. She’s discovering that creating limitations (a vow to not buy any new fabric until January 2012) can spur creativity. I love these wonky 16 … Read More...
Stitched leaf and haiku
Quilting on the Edge shows us her beautiful embroidered leaf and accompanies it with a haiku. Click HERE and enjoy.
Image credit: Quilting on the Edge
Marisa’s scissors collection
Scissors collection at Las Telitas de Marisa. Click here to see more photos.
Felt Ogee Ornament Tutorial
This stunning Christmas tree ornament is by Betz White. I think we all know Betz from her guest TV spots and her awesome book and designs. All you have to do is select your favorite colors and follow the … Read More...
Bumper Sticker Inspired Ornaments
These ornaments were inspired by bumper stickers from Point Lookout, New York. From some oval shaped wood pieces and paint these great ornaments were born. You can get the how to over at That’s My Letter — “O” is for … Read More...
Stitching on impulse
Jen of Bayou Quilts and Dolls lets us look over her shoulder as she experiments with improvisational stitching on eco-dyed fabrics. She says, “The embroidery is mostly simple stitching and is spontaneous, not planned or from a pattern.” Beautiful. See … Read More...
Stitch a pretty trinket box
Here’s a rockin idea from Sylvia of Windy River Beadwork & Embroidery. She says,
… Read More...I started with a little paper maché box which I coated with several layers of a translucent metallic gold acrylic paint. I then embroidered little
Textile Diva starts to applique
McKenna from Textile Diva says she is finally ready to tackle applique. As a long time quilter, she thinks it’s time. She refuses to fuse, instead she has picked up a glue stick. Click HERE to read more.
Puppies or kitties – embroidery patterns
A good friend said just the other day, “You’re either a cat or dog person, never both.” What do you think dear readers?
I place myself firmly in the cat person category. This adorable embroidery pattern Cats, just out today … Read More...
Ping Pong Ball and Handkerchief Fish tutorial
Abigail of “While she naps” has a delightful tutorial on how to make a Handkerchief Fish with felt embellishments. She uses Ping Pong Balls for the fish’s head and then uses pieces of felt for a delightful face and … Read More...
Martin Cheek Mosaic Class in Los Angeles!!
Martin Cheek is coming to Los Angeles to teach mosaic and he’s added an additional class since the first one sold out. So book it while you can!! He’s also teaching a fusing class…fusing for mosaics. Martin has written many … Read More...
Penmanship Gift Tags
Inspired by Anthropologie, Bev from Flamingo Toes created these brilliantly easy tags that are great for Christmas or any gift giving occasion. I love how she made these, you will too. Go take a look at Flamingo Toes — Anthro … Read More...
Grab a cuppa: Quilts for kids
I spied this darling closeup of a quilt block on the Wrapped in Hope Flickr group. All quilts shown here were sewn by volunteers and given to a child in the program. Go HERE to see more. Wrapped … Read More...
Felt Turkey Handprints Instructions
Shannon of “coffey creations for kids” made these precious turkeys from her children’s handprints and she is giving us complete instructions for these little darlings. What a absolutely wonderful idea. Shannon tells us: “Seem too complicated, or you just aren’t … Read More...
