I guess it’s the time of year for all new things to be arriving, and today I got Berroco’s newsletter announcing that yarn company’s new books, new yarns and new colors for spring and summer. What fun!
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Giveaway | Composition and Color Collection from Webster’s Pages
Allison Kreft is back from CHA with a recap and a giveaway! Take a peek at her new designs for Webster’s pages, and enter to win the Composition and Color collection. Click here to go to the giveaway.
Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day – Jan 24
Ellen of The Long Thread is planning to visit her local quilt shop Thursday (read her post here) as part of the Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day campaign. Will you be visiting yours? Before you run out the … Read More...
Yay! Quilt Dad is back
Quilting superstar John of Quilt Dad rejoined the blogosphere today after a short absence. I’ve missed his witty writing, so want to join others in welcoming him back to the fold. Go HERE to catch up.
Rachael’s Scrappy Trip Around the World
Rachael of Imagine Gnats joined the #scrappytripalong on Instagram. This is her finished quilt top (love it) and if you scroll to the bottom of her post she provides links to all the information on the Scrappy Trip Around the … Read More...
New Product: Personalized Stamps
I get asked by a lot of people where to find personalized stamps. Well, I just heard some exciting news from The Stamps of Life, they are now offering personalized stamps! I have several of their clear stamp sets and … Read More...
The truth about cheap fabric
Maddie of Domestic Anarchy delivered a swift kick to a friend’s ego by telling her the truth about fabric inequality passing on the adage “good fabric costs good money”. It so happened the friend was lovingly stroking some of her … Read More...
New Release: Penny Black Stamps
Just back from CHA Penny Black is releasing their brand new stamp catalog, with two new designers (I’m personally loving Alex Smiths new line) and lots of old favorites too, like their adorable hedgehogs. Click here to flip through to … Read More...
PROVO CRAFT RIGHT ON TARGET WITH OUTDOOR MAN RELEASE
Created for the memory crafters who wish to memorialize and preserve outdoor family activities in a simple, modern and masculine style, Outdoor Man is Provo Craft’s newest addition to their Image Library. Outdoor Man’s layered images allow you to personalize … Read More...
Quilts needed for teenage boys
The non-profit organization Quilts for Kids is putting out a call for quilts that would please boys in their teen years. The patterns they recommend are simple enough for a beginning patchworker. Plus, if your hands are willing but you … Read More...
Grab a cuppa: Stitch & Slash student work
This pillow is by Lesley, a student of Carol Ann Waugh’s Stitch and Slash class on Craftsy. Teaching her raw edge cutwork technique for surface design, Carol asked students to upload photos of their finished work. Go HERE to … Read More...
80s party at QuiltCon 2013
The much-anticipated first conference of The Modern Quilt Guild, QuiltCon, is almost here. If you’re lucky enough to attend, there’s going to be an 80s Dance Party on Friday, February 22nd. Sounds like fun! Sponsored by Baby Lock, it’s … Read More...
Follow Shimelle at CHA Winter 2013
Shimelle is attending CHA Winter 2013, and will be posting photos directly from the company booths! In her first post she showcases the new products from Jenni Bowlin. Click here to see more.
CHA Armchair Attendee Week at Right Side Up
Vivian Masket at Right Side Up is running an CHA Armchair Attendee Week on her blog. For the four days of the show, she will post sneak peeks of products in different categories, cover the upcoming trends, and share … Read More...
New: License Wild Olive designs!
This. Is. Big. Our beloved Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive is now licensing her embroidery designs for commercial use!!! Go to her blog post for details.
Remove creases from linen
Donna of Needleworker Not in Paradise shares a fabulous tip for removing creases from linen. If you’ve collected old stitchery that has been folded for a long time — maybe decades — Donna has the solution. See her blog post… Read More...
Win a $1000 Michaels Gift Card!
Kick-off the New Year in crafting bliss. Michaels is giving four lucky do-it-yourself devotees each a $1,000 Michaels gift card to create his or her dream craft closet.
Don’t know where to get started with your crafting closet? The … Read More...
CHA Winter 2013 Sneak Peek | Elle’s Studio
Start out the Elle’s Studio Sneak Peeks with these tabbed journaling cards. They have also revealed a new Valentine’s collection, and coordinating 12×12 papers for all new collections. Click here to see more.
CHA Winter 2013 Sneak Peek | Maya Road
Maya Road has a whole bunch of sneak peeks up on their blog. They started with these kraft and clear camera embellishments. Love them! Click here to see more, and the main blog for all their sneaks. They … Read More...
Alto sewing machine
This is Alto, an intuitive sewing machine created by design student Sarah Dickins. She explains in a video how her machine solves three common problems novice sewers experience in learning to use a typical machine. They are threading the needle, … Read More...