Both Patty Gray and Milon Townsend have classes scheduled over at D&L Art Glass Supply. I’ve taken a class with Patty and it was fabulous and I know some lovely ladies that raved about Milon so these two come … Read More...
Creativ Festival in Toronto this fall
I wanna go, I wanna go. Fairy God Mother can you pay my way to the Creativ Festival coming up October 21,22, and 23? Probably not, she already said NO to Houston IQF, a mere 10 hr car drive. … Read More...
Pay It Forward campaign
Catherine at Blue Square Quilting is looking for two more bloggers to take part in her Pay It Forward campaign. She explains,
… Read More...You don’t have to reside in Ireland to participate, I am happy to ship my little gift anywhere
Giveaway: Lush Bespoken at Maureen Cracknell
This week’s giveaway at Maureen Cracknell Handmade is 10 fat quarters from the Lush Bespoken fabric collection by Patricia Bravo for Art Gallery Fabrics. Click HERE to get entry details.
Chocolate Box for Desperate Housewife’s
Here is The Desperate Housewife’s Quilt – Block 15 Chocolate Box. Hostess Quiltjane at Want it, Need it, Quilt! reminds everyone this is not a traditional quilt along, meaning you can pick which blocks in the series you want … Read More...
Gandalf block: There and Back Again BOM kick-off
Jennifer and her fellow designers at Fandom In Stitches are hosting their very first Block of the Month (BOM). Called There and Back Again, every first Wednesday for 13 months they will post a new free paper pieced quilt … Read More...
In reprint: The Found Object in Textile Art
Cas Holmes sent us the heads-up that her book, The Found Object in Textile Art, which was published in 2010, is already being reprinted in the UK. The book’s synopsis notes,
… Read More...Textile artists have always used found objects, both for
First Quilt: Leah does crazy blocks on point
Edna at Needling Things shares on her blog how her granddaughter Leah approached her this past summer with an interest in learning to quilt. With Edna’s help Leah created her very first quilt. See left, the quilt in progress, just … Read More...
Cake Theater! New Site for Cake Decorators
Submit your cake and be a star! Check out this new site to showcase creative cakes, Cake Theater. For professionals, for hobbyists, for lurkers, for everyone, Cake Theater was created to offer a place that’s “well-organized, easy to use, … Read More...
Fat Quarterly’s first book with Lark
The Fat Quarterly authors are working with Lark Crafts to create their first book, FQ Shape Workshop for Quilters: 60 Blocks plus a Dozen Quilts and Projects, due out in May 2012. Authors for this collaborative effort span continents … Read More...
CraftGossip at The Martha Stewart Show
In honor of Craft Week, The Martha Stewart Show invited a wonderful group of bloggers to attend the tapings of the show. I was so excited to represent CraftGossip and Tweet and Blog my heart out with all of the … Read More...
Move over womenfolk…Men Quilt Too!
The Men Quilt Too! quilt show is in progress over at Pigtales and Quilts. So far, 21 male quilters have linked up. If you are a male quilter and are thinking of joining the fun, you have until October … Read More...
Excitement for Sunday Morning Quilts
Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts thanked her blog readers today for the positive response she’s received so far after yesterday’s announcement on her blog about she and Cheryl Arkison’s upcoming book release. The title Sunday Morning Quilts conjures up … Read More...
Time to Enter Emerge!!
Bullseye has posted it’s Emerge 2012 application information so it’s time to enter. I know I’m going to and I’m really excited about that. It’s a competition put on by Bullseye every other year for emerging kiln forming artists. There … Read More...
Nauti quilt for last of warm weather
Ashley at Film in the Fridge finished this nautical quilt the last weekend of summer. I dig her photo right on the water. She tried something to make the straight line quilting she used easier. She explains,
… Read More...This time around
Enter The Art of Fiber
The Workhouse Arts Center of Lorton, Virginia, USA, will present The Art of Fiber, a national juried exhibition, November 23 through December 31, 2011. The announcement notes, “This call is for all fiber mediums including wearable art, sculpture, 2D pieces, … Read More...
Freebie: Blogger’s BOM at Canton Village
Carrie at A Passion for Applique wonders who is going to join the Canton Village Quilt Works Blogger’s BOM (Block of the Month) event besides her.
This is her first block and the first block in the event. Notice she … Read More...
Tips & Tricks | Using Patterned Paper
Elna and Benice from Between Cupcakes and Tea, show how they used one piece of patterned paper on several projects to celebrate the recent World Card Making Day. Click here to see more.
A handy stitching gadget from the housepaint department
Karen of Sew Many Ways shares a tip that is absolute genius. See the little clamp in the photos above? It’s a tool available in the paint department of home improvement stores. You’re supposed to clamp it onto your paint … Read More...
Newsy: Pat Sloan to interview Rachel Griffith
Rachel Griffith from ps i quilt is appearing on American Patchwork and Quilting Radio October 3, 2011 – 4 pm EST. She’s an avid quilter and quilt designer. One of her quilts Summer Sorbet appeared in the book Fresh Fabric … Read More...