A walk to the mailbox gave me much more than advertisements and bills. My copy of The Practical Guide to Patchwork was there waiting for me. Forget my morning shower; there are projects to view and dream about. Blogger Elizabeth … Read More...
Newsy: AQS Quilt Contest 2011 entry deadline extended
If contests enable you to do your very best work and you have something wonderful already created consider entering the AQS sponsored quilt contest in Lancaster, Pennsylvania March 2011. The blog AQS Quilt News has all the information you need. … Read More...
Quilt-Along packs charm
Hey, get yourself over to That Girl…That Quilt because Jennifer is hosting That Quilt-Along. Week one gives you a supply list and the type and size quilt you will be making. All you need is one charm Pack (pre-cut … Read More...
SharonB’s November calendar is ready
November’s free desktop calendar featuring the stitching of SharonB is now available from Pin Tangle blog. Download it.
Seven giveaways from Shawkl!
To celebrate her wee one’s seventh birthday, Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) is having seven days of giveaways! Prizes include gorgeous silk threads, cords, and ribbons. Go to Kathy’s blog post for the entry details. And hurry! There’s a … Read More...
Craft Room Tour
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Christina takes you on a tour of her craft room and explains how she organizes it all. Click here to go to the video on YouTube
Free desktop calendar for November
This month’s free desktop calendar featuring the needlework of Janet M. Davies is now available from JMD Designs. Get the download.
Are you average?
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint clues us in on the results of a survey of needlepointers by the The National Needlearts Association. Are you an average needlepointer? Find out at Janet’s blog post.
Register for 2011 BJP
It’s almost time to register for the 2011 Bead Journal Project. Organizer Robin says,
… Read More...It’s wonderful that everyone is eager to join the BJP for another year! However, to ensure we are all set-up and ready to operate smoothly, please
Read all about it: Thrifty Christmas Challenge at Seams Inspired
Seams Inspired announces her Thrifty Christmas Challenge. This year, her family has decided to give only thrifted gifts. This includes hadmade items made from fabric stash or thrifted fabrics!
From now until Christmas, she’ll host weekly link parties and posting … Read More...
Giveaway: Orna Willis ultrasuede bag
Look what Orna Willis made! Want it? Orna is giving it away! She says,
… Read More...For this Giveaway, I designed a beautiful “Paper Bag” with two contrasting shades of Ultrasuede® to highlight the simple familiar lines of a classic grocery store
Apply for a textile-artist residency at TAC
Abigail Doan gives the heads-up that the Textile Arts Center (Brooklyn, NY, USA) is starting a new program that will offer studio residencies to six textile artists. The program begins January 2011; applications are due December 5, 2010. Get more … Read More...
New Online Store: Vintage Street Market
Vintage Street Market is a newly opened online store specialising in vintage paper items for scrapbooking and paper crafting. To celebrate the opening they are holding a giveaway for a treat bag of vintage goodies. Click here to visit … Read More...
Three-hole tatting shuttles are available
Heather Johnston of The Tarnished Tatter has developed three-hole ceramic tatting shuttles, and she’s selling them on Artfire. Go to Heather’s blog post for the details and links.
Ed. note: Heather didn’t request or compensate this post. I just … Read More...
Giveaway: Samplers book
Needleprint blog is giving away…
… Read More...…the seminal book Samplers by Donald King of the V&A in London. And it is the First Edition of 1960. It includes 89 good b&w images of samplers in the V&A collection and every sampler
Charitable: Last week for pink sale
You have a few more days to order pink fabric at The Twiddletails Store where $1 for every yard sold will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. All their pink fabric is 10% off. Go to Pink.
Bullseye Santa Fe – Upcoming Events and Other Goodies…
If you’re in the Santa Fe, NM area head on over to Bullseye. They have some new curious and special color glass in stock as well as some very interesting classes and special events lined up. Is Santa … Read More...
Art quilts “New from Old” auctioned on eBay
This week begins the Alliance for American Quilts largest annual fundraiser – an eBay auction of 118 16″ x 16″ art quilts. Get the auction schedule here.
Here’s one of the quilts being auctioned. 
Raw cotton prices sky-high; may lead to hoarding
The most desirable fiber content for quilting fabric is 100% cotton. Traditionally, cotton fabric is less expensive than sewing and decorating fabrics. But when I read quilt historian Barbara Brackman’s Material Culture’s blog post Uh-Oh! I wonder if this might … Read More...
Wine and Beer at Starbucks?
Did you hear? Wine and beer may be coming to Starbucks. The company is going to test out the notion at one of their Seattle stores. Check out this artistic rendition/prediction of such an unfolding from Lunchbreath. {via … Read More...