The outdoors can be one of the most peaceful spaces to sit back and recharge after a long day. Dress up your porch space with some ideas from these 30 great “Perfect Porches”. Sometimes adding a little extra decor and … Read More...
Zentangle Workshop at Amon Carter Museum
For those of you in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, this is a great opportunity to learn the art of Zentangle! Beckah Krahula will be at the Amon Carter Museum later this week.
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Join Beckah Krahula, author of One Zentangle … Read More...
San Francisco Renegade Craft Fair
Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco is coming up on July 19th & 20th! If you live nearby, you might want to hop over and take a look around. I went to Renegade a few years ago in Austin and … Read More...
Row by Row in progress
Get your summer quilting on Row by Row. You’ll travel to participating quilt shops in your area (1250 stores total so hopefully one will be close to where you live) and pick up a unique free pattern for a single … Read More...
Conductive Yarn Used for Cool Gadget Interactions
We all love our gadgets, but there’s something kind of cold and impersonal about using them. Touching a screen or flipping a switch isn’t very soul-satisfying, but as knitters we know that connecting with yarn is.
Those two things — … Read More...
Week 3: Best Fabric Shop Storefront
The Stitchin’ Post is my nominee for this week’s best fabric shop storefront contest. First, I love the architectural style of the building, with aged looking bricks. The canopied and lighted entrance invites you in. The flower boxes add warmth … Read More...
Indie Craft Sampler- Monthly Sample Boxes From Indie Artists
Coming This September! Indie Craft Sampler is a new monthly subscription box that focuses on indie crafts! Each month a new box can be mailed to you full of handcrafted goods & services. It sounds kind of like Birch Box … Read More...
Men who sew, and sexism in the sewing community
Deanna from Sew McCool usually writes blog posts with sewing inspiration and tutorials. But her post about men who sew has grabbed my attention more than any other post she has written. In it, she examines the sexism that exists … Read More...
Celebrity Wife Swap at City Quilter
This just in from Dale Riehl, of The City Quilter and Gallery:
… Read More...ABC Television network’s CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP series shot a segment at our gallery and The City Quilter last March.
The program containing this premieres on ABC this Tuesday,
Quilts and Color video
Grab a cuppa, sit down and treat yourself to this lecture Quilts and Color: The Pilgrim/Roy Collection.
Martha Stewart American Made
Calling all Creative Entrepreneurs!
Nominations are officially open for Martha Stewart’s Third Annual American Made. Through August 29th, creative entrepreneurs from across the country can nominate themselves or other aspiring makers for a chance to be recognized … Read More...
Week 1: Best Fabric Shop Storefront
Amy of Badskirt found this fabric shop during a road trip that took her through Fyansford, Victoria. I love this storefront so hard I’m inspired to start a new series here at Quilting at Craftgossip. Starting today, and once … Read More...
I’m hosting The Daily Sew today!
In addition to my regular Craft Gossip blogging today, I’m also on The Daily Sew on Facebook sharing some fun sewing inspiration. I am honored to be part of this group of super talented bloggers, if only for the day. … Read More...
#whyisew series to share our sewing journeys
This week some of your favorite sewing bloggers will be exploring why they do what they do. They’ll tell us why they began sewing, and share some of their journey as they learned this craft. This promises to be an … Read More...
Outside the Box quilt kit
This is not your average kitted quilt. The color scheme and design of Outside the Box is so sophisticated, it’s no surprise the source is Art Gallery Fabrics. Designed in-house to showcase their Pure Elements/Squared Elements fabric lines, visit … Read More...
Newsy: Quilting A Memory organization
Rachael of Rachael Rabbit has launched Quilting a Memory and needs your help to get the word out. She explains:
I’m looking for US Service families who might be interested in the charitable services I provide – making quilts from … Read More...
We All Knit A Yellow Submarine…
I shared this one on my Facebook group for knitters over the weekend, but I couldn’t resist sharing it with you all, too, because it’s just so cool.
The HMS Otway in Holbrook, NSW, is a real submarine that is … Read More...
#NGAQB: No Girls Allowed Quilt Bee
Don’t miss the No Girls Allowed Quilt Bee (#NGAQB) hosted by Molli Sparkles. Reaction to his announcement post was encouraging, never resentful of the male-only event. Comments like Erin Gerard’s were typical:
… Read More...Who knew so many men quilted! Sometimes I
Melbourne craftaholics to gather at Australia’s most popular craft and quilt event
Victorians will once again be treated to Australia’s most popular craft event, the Craft & Quilt Fair when it returns to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from June 26 – 29, 2014.
Sewing newbies, hipsters, artists, designers, families and … Read More...
Fat cat backpack
Anne of Peacock Hill shows some cat love with this make, a quilted backpack. It’s her entry in the Umbrella Prints Trimmings Challenge. Visit Anne’s blog to see more fabulous photos of her fab Fat Cat Backpack. The … Read More...