Bloggers’ Quilt Festival Fall 2011 starts today at Amy’s Creative Side. There are already 120 linkies to some awesome quilts. Don’t miss it. Go to Festival.
Canadians: Join EAC
KerryKatieCakes fills us in a bit about the Embroiderers’ Association of Canada. If you’re a Canadian stitcher, you definitely should check it out. See her post.
Learn lace-making techniques
The Metro Chapter of the IOLI (Westwood, New Jersey, USA) is having a lace day and classes November 5-6. Included are an exhibition, a luncheon, and classes for all levels from children to experts. Find out more from the LaceNews… Read More...
Lytro ready to release 1st light-field camera
Whoa. this looks super neat. This new camera captures all the light in the scene you are shooting. You will be able to refocus after the fact and create 3-d images. And it doesn’t sound to crazily expensive either!
Vitrum Studios Celebrates Their 10th Anniversary!!
Congratulations Vitrum Studios!! They’re celebrating their 10th Anniversary! How cool is that? And what do they do? Have a sale on Bullseye Glass. Yea ha!! So if you’re out there on the east coast and you need glass Vitrum … Read More...
You need The Needle Index
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread tips us off to a fantastic little resource for stitchers: The Needle Index published by the Valley Quail chapter of the Embroidery Guild of America in California. See her post to find out why … Read More...
Getting to know you…5,4,3,2,1 things
Bloggers, check out the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About… series at CRAFT:. They want to know more about you:
… Read More...One Project You Are Particularly Proud Of
Two Mistakes You’ve Made in the Past
Three Things That Make
For the boys: Mechanical Genius fabric
Really great boy fabric is hard to find. Mo from lime gardenias knows this personally with a 12 yr old son of her own. She solicited his advice (subject and colors) before designing her fabric line Mechanical Genius. The circuit … Read More...
And the Winner is……
The winner of the fabulous Inkiadinkado Cling Background Stamps prize package is… Karey!
She said:
“I make a lot of tags and cards with my stamps. But I would really love to try making some holiday decorations with stamps!”
Congrats … Read More...
Eye candy: Ruffled Roses by Sue Garman
Beautiful. Sue Garman’s Ruffled Roses 2011 BOM at The Quilt Show.
Image credit: The Quilt Show
Newsy: Japanese Imports Fabric Swap at Gen X
There are only two spots left in the Japanese Imports Fabric Swap 2 hosted by Gen X Quilters. She announced the swap Friday, so if you are interested, you better get on over there now where you will find … Read More...
Bullseye Glass Updates Their Web Site
Bullseye Glass has updated their web site to make it easier for you to navigate. Now some of us may not like change but having wandered around it I think it’s great. They’ve added a social networking feature to the … Read More...
Kate Spain gives us a peek at Good Fortune
Kate Spain from The Drawing Board gives us a sneak peek of her Good Fortune fabric line coming out January 2012. Click HERE to check it out. Love the color palette.
Wake up and smell the stippling!
Leah at The Free Motion Quilting Project has heard all the excuses by quilters hesitant to do their own quilting. Teacher and champion of stitching it out on a domestic sewing machine has this to say,
Wake up! It’s time… Read More...
Giveaway Reminder: Inkadinkado Background Cling Stamps
You’ve still got until Monday to enter to win the huge Background Cling Prize Package of stamps from Inkadinkado. Please click here to go to the original post to enter.
-Heather
Craftcation Conference – Indie Business and DIY
Here’s an interesting new indie business and craft conference, called the Craftcation Conference, that is happening in southern California in early 2012. Looks fun! I like their branding and I really like that they are including creative food business … Read More...
Hottest Bridal Trends for 2012 Unveiled at the Wedding Salon
Nature-inspired accents are just one of the hot bridal trends for 2012 as revealed at The Wedding Salon in Chicago! Get the full story about what’s ahead for 2012 at Brenda’s Wedding Blog!
Volksfaden 15% off this weekend, online orders only
Pssst. There’s a sale at Volksfaden. Here’s an excerpt from their October Newsletter:
… Read More...The Summer, we really didn’t have this year, is most definitely over and the crisp, cool days of Autumn are upon us. As the days grow shorter,
Read all about it: Solids-Only Tote Challenge
Ricochet and Away and Sew La Vie! announce their newest sewing challenge: The Solids-Only Tote Challenge. What a cool theme!! It forces you to rely on your mad design skills rather than a fabric print to make an awesome bag. … Read More...
International Children’s Gallery
{Photo Source is ‘Leaves’ by Vincent– age group 6-8} Have you ever dreamed of your child’s artwork hanging in a gallery that will be viewed by thousands of people? Your dream can now come true! Enter International … Read More...