Cats and dogs are at ease on the quilts we make. And why not, they are with us throughout the creative process. Click HERE, to see SewCalGal’s Pets on Quilts Show 2011.
Piece O’ Cake having a sale on fabric, wool, and more
Becky at Piece O’ Cake Designs blog is giving her faithful blog readers a heads up on a warehouse moving sale. All fabric is 30% off in their shop but that’s not all. They have wool, jewelry and a few … Read More...
Book sale at Nuts About Needlepoint
Check out the Back to School sale for readers of Janet Perry‘s Nuts About Needlepoint blog. Included are a dozen e-books and projects at 20% off and printed books–including Needlepoint Trade Secrets and Bargello Revisited–for 40% off! Be … Read More...
New design from Janet Granger
Janet Granger has released a new design for her miniature needlepoint called Alice. The design is available in a variety of kits – two sizes of carpet, pillow, round footstool, rectangular stool, dining chair, firescreen, bellpull, and bolster. Lovely! … Read More...
Eye candy: Helen Gibbs’ studio
Lilo Bowman, producer of The Quilting Show (starring Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson), visited the studio of ribbonwork expert Helen Gibbs recently. She is sharing her beautiful photos of Helen’s work and environment through a slide show, released in … Read More...
Stitch to protest girls’ mutilation
Yes, those are needlework portraits of vulvas. If the image makes you uncomfortable, please keep reading anyway.
The Embroideries Campaign is not about shock value or sexuality, per se. It is about bringing an end to female genital mutilation. The … Read More...
New online class from Mary Corbet
An exciting announcement about a new online embroidery course from Mary Corbet:
… Read More...The Nesting Place is a six-week interactive online class, with step-by-step instructions, exclusive video instruction, and a full materials kit. The class will take you from the
Counted Wishes is coming up
Here’s a sweet note from Angie of the Counted Wishes Festival, the only online, designer-only retail cross-stitch event:
Our next Counted Wishes Festival will be coming up Sept. 15-21, 2011, at http://countedwishes.com. We’ll have an exciting Cyber-Class planned… Read More...
Quilting is “uniquely” good for your health
We now have confirmation that a creative life has health benefits, specifically among quilters according to an article Lissa found and discussed at Moda Lissa blog. Visit her Post: Quilting improves your health to find out more.
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You have to stitch this
Anna Maria Horner‘s new Loulouthi Needleworks line of fabrics demands to be stitched. They are 58″ quilting-quality cottons printed with little X patterns and motifs that can easily stand on their own. But you know you want to stitch … Read More...
Learn from Karen Ruane
Exciting news! Karen Ruane of contemporary embroidery is offering her first online class. It starts Monday, August 29, so hurry over to her blog to learn more and sign up.
Ed. note: Karen Ruane neither requested nor compensated the … Read More...
Party with Victoria Crowder Payne
Victoria Crowder Payne of Freedom of Stitch (and Sinister Stitch fame) is the featured artist on C&T Publishing’s Wednesday Night Live webcast. She says,
… Read More...In the C & T Publishing Wednesday Night Digital Lounge, we’ll be playing in the paint,
Grab a cuppa: Trunk Show by One Shabby Chick
Don’t miss this Tuesday’s Trunk Show at Patchwork Posse. She’s featuring sewist and quilter Amber from One Shabby Chick. I love the little houses on the back of one of her little girl’s quilts. Precious. Go to Patchwork … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Rachel has quilt published in Stitch
Rachel at Stitched in Color is celebrating having one of her quilts published in the Fall issue of Stitch magazine. Congratulation! She said she submitted 3 quilts total and Alphabet Soup (mockup of the quilt shown) is the one they … Read More...
Enter Rising Star 2012
Check out this announcement from Country Bumpkin‘s latest webletter:
… Read More...We want to share with you the launch of our International Needlework Competition – Rising Star 2012. In the lead up to Beating Around the Bush 2012 we would
Join Dream Rocket’s Kansas show
Jennifer Marsh sent us this announcement from The Dream Rocket project:
… Read More...Students and individuals are welcome to participate in a show happening at the National Art Educator’s Regional Conference in Garden City, Kansas. Conference and display will be from October
“Why Quilts Matter” documentary series on PBS
Jo at Major Thoughts got to see a preview copy of Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics – a nine-part documentary series on PBS this fall. She had this to say,
… Read More...I was especially pleased that Why Quilts Matter
Autumn Gatherings is available
The autumn issue of Pat Winter‘s Crazy Quilt Gatherings magazine is available now from MagCloud. Included is a dimensional bunny tute by our beloved Kathy Shaw. Go to Pat’s blog post for the link.
Online Workshop | Über*Media PanPastels
Nathalie Kalbach of Nathalie’s Studio has launched a new series of online workshops called Über*Media. The first in the series of workshops is PanPastels. More info from Nathalie:
… Read More...The course is six weeks long and the first five
Artist Talk at Bullseye – Stacy Lynn Smith
If only Bullseye Glass were closer. I would go to so many more events there. Especially the free artist talks. And the one I’m writing about here is with artist Stacy Lynn Smith as she describes her works in paper … Read More...