Some of the best photographs of quilts I’ve run across from this year’s IQA Houston International Quilt Festival is from Linda Teddlie Minton, blogger at Fiber Reflections. So grab something to sip and have yourself a look. To make … Read More...
Interview with Rachel Nelson-Smith
Don’t miss the interview with the talented Rachel Nelson-Smith at Lark Jewelry & Beading! Not only a gifted beader, Rachel sings! Take a look and you’ll read the interesting ways Rachel started singing and beading — and a little … Read More...
Color play at Design Seeds
I’ve found a new-to-me website for exploring color called Design Seeds. Besides the inspirational daily posts showing beautiful color combinations (see Alp Hues), you can search by color value or theme. I’ll be using this tool in my … Read More...
Free Cross Stitch Pattern for Craft Gossip from Stitching the Night Away
Loretta Oliver of Stitching the Night Away has generously offered a free Cross Stitch pattern exclusively for Craft Gossip Readers. It’s a Celtic knot-inspired design that will be fun to stitch. Download the pdf of the chart at the link … Read More...
Candle Favors by Sweet Experiences
You can’t go wrong with candle favors and at Sweet Experiences, they specialize in them. As a bonus, they’ll also deliver them and set them up!
Here’s an example of a prettily packaged black and white votive candle. The black … Read More...
Free pattern: Medallion at Boderie D’ Antan
Always in the New Year, my thoughts turn to my spiritual journey. I plan to do some slow cloth quilting this year. This embroidery pattern called Medallion from Broderie D’ Antan – stitched and placed in the center of a … Read More...
Sew Along: Hearts and Butterflies quilt
Just in time for Valentine’s Day decorating, Cindy at Quilt Patterns from Seattle is hosting a Sew Along to make a quilt from this original 24″ quilt block. The kick-off is Wednesday January 4 where she will post initial instructions … Read More...
Tutorial: Create a heart or peace sign with tie dye
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a couple of tutorials on her blog showing how to create shapes when tie dying a shirt. One tutorial shows how to make a peace sign, and the other how to make a … Read More...
Free pattern: Flat Gatsby-style cap
About Goodness shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a flat Gatsby-style cap. The classic hat has never really gone out of fashion, but it’s becoming even more popular lately. You can make this a cold-weather or warm-weather hat … Read More...
Quilt rocks my socks off
Love this twist on a famous piece of American art by Luke Haynes. It’s The American Context #3: American Gothic. Found in his Etsy shop Entropies. His description states,
… Read More...The figures are life-sized and the background quilt is
Inspiration: Wacky Holidays
Did you know January is Hot Tea Month? No? Well, me neither. But apparently it is so get out those tea-cup stamps and make a friend a card. Or if you’re looking for any other excuse to stamp a card … Read More...
Free Joy Cross Stitch Pattern
True Blue: Forget Me Not
Baby Bunny
Planned obsolescence
I had no idea that fabric is available that is preprinted for sashiko embroidery! Tasty! Ellen of Crafty Crafty stumbled across some and chose it because she liked the graphic pattern for her new diary. As it was being cut, … Read More...
Win hand-embroidery goodness
Today’s prizes in Mary Corbet‘s 12 Days of Christmas giveaways are two sets of hand-embroidery linen and silk threads. Two winners! Go to Mary’s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog post for details and to enter the draw. Contest deadline: January … Read More...
Check out this conference
The Fiber Art Calls for Entry blog shares the heads up about the upcoming International Surface Design Association Conference. The post says,
… Read More...The 17th International Surface Design Association conference will be held June 6–9, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Book Review: Sweat Shop Paris: Lessons from a Sewing Cafe
Sweat Shop Paris: Lessons from a Sewing Cafe by
Martena Dusss and Sissi Holleis is a really fun and inspiring book. It most definitely has the “Paris” look. Which I totally loved as someone who craves other culture’s creative spirit! … Read More...
Tube of Cookies and Sugarlicious Sneak Peek Giveaway
Yikes, I almost forgot to tell all of you that I’m hosting another giveaway over at my other blog. I’m giving three winners a sneak peek booklet of my new book, Sugarlicious
(out next month) that my publisher cooked up … Read More...
Handprint Cookies
How have I never thought of using icing as finger paint before? So genius. Find the how-tos to make handprint cookies HERE at Something Swanky. {spotted on pinterest}