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AAQI quilts hoarded for Houston IQF | Process to buy streamlined
I admire the work of the The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI), so when Ami Simms, the Founder & Executive Director of AAQI, asked bloggers to get the word out on some latest happenings with the organization, I jumped … Read More...
Calling All Crafty Bloggers!!
While I was searching for awesome Kid Crafts, I came upon a post from Sugar Bee Crafts who is looking for a kids craft contributor to showcase a kid craft monthly!! If you are interested, head on over to this … Read More...
Giveaway Reminder: Ribbon Roll Control
There’s still time to enter our giveaway for a Ribbon Roll Control System. Click here to go to the original giveaway post for all the details and leave a comment to be entered to win. You’ve got until 8/26/12.… Read More...
Echino Swap Round 3 hosted by Brave Little Chicken
Jennifer of Brave Little Chicken is hosting the latest Echino Swap round. A little birdie tells me there are just 3 slots left, so if you want to be part of it, get yourself to her blog and sign up … Read More...
Candy for stitchers
Orna Willis has come out with a new series of kits that look like a stitchy candy shop! No two kits are alike. Each contains colored canvas and nine skeins of threads, but each combo is a little different. Beautiful! … Read More...
Stretching for Stitchers
It’s really kind of problematic that knitting is my job, because I have a whole lot of repetitive strain issues. My body puts up a big fight when I knit for too long, with everything from sore wrists to numbness … Read More...
Newsy: Ben Venom exhibits quilts
Ben Venom is a cool dude who quilts in order to create hip art pieces like the one shown here. He has his first solo exhibition – I Don’t Make Mistakes – at Lloyd Benjamin’s Get This! Gallery in Atlanta, … Read More...
The Shipping News
This is what I was up to last night: packing up a dozen items from the Olympic giveaway to finally leave my house! These are on the way out the door as soon as I’m done writing this, and they … Read More...
Newsy: Dump and Sew challenge | Linky party starts Sept 10
Avoid measuring and thinking too much is the underlying theme Beth of Love Laugh Quilt uses when piecing for quick results. Called Dump and Sew, she shares how to do it on her blog.
She extends a challenge for … Read More...
Quilt-y humor over piecing mistake
Suzanne of The Coloradolady did not think her husband paid much attention to her quilt projects, but this changed after a recent conversation. It involves a mistake she points out on the back of her quilt and his reaction to … Read More...
Eye candy at Festival of Quilts – Birmingham England
Patchwork quilt from the Festival of Quilts, Great Britain. The festival Facebook page explains,
The Festival of Quilts, featuring more than 1200 competition quilts on display at the National Exhibitions Centre (NEC), Birmingham, England.
If any readers made it to … Read More...
Knitters Raise Funds to Aid Joplin, Thanks to a 9-Year-Old
A nine-year-old girl in Kentucky who had never heard of Joplin, Mo., before an EF-5 tornado hit there last year has raised more than $10,000 to aid rebuilding efforts, and she added to that total thanks to a trip to … Read More...
Display your work
Imagine your work on exhibit at the Textile Arts Center. It could happen! Check this TAC announcement:
… Read More...Textile Arts Center is always looking to find innovative fiber artists and designers. If you are one of these people and would
Newsy: Nursery Versery contest at Stitched in Color
Rachel Hauser of Stitched in Color made this sweet mini quilt with fabric from the Nursery Versery collection by Heather Ross. So smitten with the fabric, she thinks a contest is in order. She explains that you can make anything … Read More...
Video: Beyond the Fabric with Jennifer Paganelli
This summer, Downy produced an online video series “Beyond the Fabric” to celebrate those who make their living with fabrics. The fourth and final episode features fabric designer and book author Jennifer Paganelli. In the video, she says she has … Read More...
See masterpieces of lace
Tricia of The Embroiderer’s Story encourages us to see the Gems of European Lace exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The exhibit includes 13 masterpieces of handmade lace, including this Flemish bobbin lace from the … Read More...
Happy Birthday to Julia Child!
Today is the 100th birthday of the legendary Julia Child. If you’re in Washington, DC, the Smithsonian’s American History Museum is hosting a day full of events to celebrate. Read more about it HERE. I’m lucky enough to live … Read More...
In the UK and want to be on a new TV series for your sewing talent? (Women AND Men)
The makers of BBC2’s The Great British Bake Off are on the hunt for a new kind of talent…
Are you serious about sewing?
Is your home full of your own creations?
Do people admire your handmade clothes?
… Read More...We’re looking
Conversations with Craft Wars Judge & Michaels’ Crafting Expert Jo Pearson!
It’s no secret that I spent the last few days in Dallas representing Craft Gossip at a blogger event. Check out my daily roundups from yesterday and the day before for a taste of what I got up to, the … Read More...