Don’t miss the fun. Benita from Victoriana Quilters is hosting a 4-Patch Fun! Block of the Month (BOM) which will run from January to June 2011. Each block is only available for that particular month. Visit her post to receive … Read More...
Queensland Flood Appeal Auctions
If you’ve watched the news any at all during the last weeks, you’ve undoubtedly seen devastation caused by flooding in Queensland, Australia.
In response, Toni from Citrus Pop and Make It Perfect is coordinating a week of auctions of items … Read More...
Newsy: Fat Quarter Friday tutorials
The crafty talent behind 2 little hooligans just launched a new set of tutorials that focus on using a fat quarter in a sewing project. She’s a busy work at home mom so she promises all projects will be small … Read More...
Newsy: By George! exhibit in New Mexico
The work of George Mendoza – athlete turned FreeSpirit fabric designer – is the theme of a juried quilt exhibit By George! Feb 4 – Feb 26, 2011 in New Mexico. The show is sponsored by the Las Colcheras Quilt … Read More...
Sparkly Red Cake from Kate Spade
Check out this cake video by Kate Spade created for their new Red Collection. Specifically, check out the sparkly sparkleness of the red cake. {spotted on Sweet Tooth: Dessert Meets Design}
Insider news from TNNA
By a stroke of great good luck, CraftGossip had a Secret Snoop on hand at the January trade show of The National NeedleArts Association in Long Beach, CA, USA. Here’s her report:
… Read More...Knitting: The hottest things on 2-or-more sticks continues
Queensland, Australia flood appeal
Note: This, as you may imagine by the title of this post, has nothing to do with what CraftGossip posts regularly. However, we, Shellie and Vikram and our two kids, live in Brisbane, Australia, where there is a rapidly evolving … Read More...
New Products from Bullseye!
I love Bullseye Glass but if you read this blog regularly then you already know that. So when they come out with new goodies to improve our glass lives I get a bit excited. As a lover of opaline glass, … Read More...
60th Anniversary of Corning Museum of Glass
Check out the Corning Museum of Glass’ web site to find out how you can help celebrate the museum’s 60th anniversary. How cool is that? They were established in 1951 and are planning a bunch of events throughout the year … Read More...
Snippets – a new feature form Colette Patterns
Colette Patterns just announced a new feature called Snippets, a weekly sewing tip delivered to your inbox.
I do get too many emails every day but all the reasons they list are so true. 🙂
… Read More...You get to learn without
Project Modern: Monochromatic Challenge
The Modern Quilt Guild launched their second Project Modern challenge. It is, “Design and make a quilt that is monochromatic. Create interest, life and energy in a quilt by using tints, shades and tones of a single color.” The judge … Read More...
52 Quilt Block Patterns sew-along
Beth from The Quilt Ladies is hosting 52 Weeks of Quilt Block Patterns and wants you to join the fun. Check out her latest, block Week 11 – Medallion Square. It reminds me of stained glass. Love it. Go … Read More...
Join the Doodle Stitch Along
Aimee Ray is doing a Doodle Stitch Along over on Lark Crafts’ blog. Each week for four weeks a free design will be posted from Aimee’s rockin book, Doodle Stitching: The Motif Collection. You can stitch along as you see … Read More...
Top 10 CraftGossip posts for 2010
2010 has been a big year for CraftGossip. Thanks to all our editors, and of course, our readers, we have more than doubled our traffic over the past year. Thanks to everyone involved!
This post lists the top 10 … Read More...
Civil War Reunion fabric
Check out Civil War Reunion, a new Moda fabric collection designed by Barbara Brackman of Barbara Brackman’s Material Culture. L-o-v-e it. She said precuts are in stores now, with yardage to follow in Feb 2011.
Quilts and Flowers tour
I spied this ad in Down Under Quilts Issue 145. Now this is a fantasy trip; what could be better than quilts and flowers? They had me at Liberty of London and Monet’s Garden. Visit Action Travel to find out … Read More...
Project Linus
The Project Linus Mission
… Read More...Project Linus is comprised of hundreds of local chapters and thousands of volunteers across the United States. Each volunteer and local chapter all work together to help us achieve our mission which is to provide love,
Hand-embroidery giveaway at The Curious Pug
Get in on the sublime giveaway on The Curious Pug blog. The prize includes a La Petite Embroidery Kit (hoop, needle, scissors, floss, and more) and your choice of a pattern pack, all from Sublime Stitching. Go to the … Read More...
Signs of the Apocalypse in Arkansas
You may or may not know that, although CraftGossip is based in Australia, I live in the state of Arkansas in the USA. That is, I live about 30 miles from the town of Beebe, where about 5,000 blackbirds dropped … Read More...
Marie-Antoinette was a tatter
Back in October, Penny Nickels posted a terrific article on MrXStitch about the history of tatting, which included this charming portrait of the young Archduchess Marie-Antoinette of Austria. (Is it just me, or is that shuttle huge.) You’ll enjoy … Read More...