This year, I have decided to make a concerted effort to spend my gifting dollars locally – or at least in the U.S. – or to purchase gifts directly from the artisans who made them. To that end, I’ve spent … Read More...
{Inspiration Board} Modern Cobalt
Colbalt blue and pure white make the perfect duo for a wedding color palette! This beautiful board is featured at Glamour & Grace. Click this link for more details.
Take classes from stitchy celebrities
Kristin La Flamme gives the heads-up that STITCHED classes are about to begin. She says,
… Read More...STITCHED is a collection of 20 online video workshops by 20 talentend fabric artists. Students have access to all 20 workshops and can choose to
Freebie | Printable Gift Tags
Here are some more free gift tags you can download for gift giving this year! Click here to go to the download from Sass & Peril.
Inspiration du Jour | Fall Foliage
Starry Eyed quilt by Fussy Cut
Kathy Mack from Pink Chalk Studios featured this quilt on Day 1 of her Countdown to Christmas series. I see why. Read more about it on Kathy’s blog or go straight to the Starry Eyed recipe at Moda Bake Shop.
November Giveaway Winner Is……..
This motif really grabbed me! This is the winning motif and the winner of the book is Diane!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39648301@N02/4452880024/in/photostream/
I encourage everyone to take a look at all the entries for this Giveaway. There were designs I had never seen … Read More...
Quilt Tutorial: Herringbone block Rachel’s way
Rachel at Stitched in Color shows her way to make a herringbone block. She admits it’s actually more of a rectangle. She includes detailed steps and lots of photos. Get the tutorial.
Herringbone was first employed in the Roman … Read More...
Blog tour: Quilting From Little Things
Don’t miss Sarah Fielke’s American blog tour featuring her new book Quilting from Little Things:
Take a small idea and develop it into something wonderful. Participants include,
28 Nov: Fat Quarterly
28 Nov: Amy Ellis
29 Nov: Thomas Knauer… Read More...
World AIDS Day: Candles That Donate
Since it’s World AIDS Day, I thought I would feature a couple candles that contribute to treating and/or eliminating the disease.
First up is (diptyque) RED, which is a special edition candle that donates 10% of the proceeds to … Read More...
A Simple Clay Nativity
As the artist says, any student could make this simple nativity scene from Fimo clay. For me, the simplicity is part of the appeal. If your holiday decorating includes a nativity, consider creating one!
Review: How the GO! Baby {almost} stole my heart
If you’ve been in the blogosphere in the last year, you already know the manufacturers of GO! (manual cutting machine) have worked hard to put their product into the hands of quilters, sewers, and fabric crafters. Title after title in … Read More...
DIY Trompe L’oeil Cupcake Stand
I can’t resist a DIY cupcake stand {or a cupcake for that matter!} and this one featured at Oh Happy Day is simply adorable! Plus it comes with a tutorial and a free printable. Now all you need are the … Read More...
Carry Your Cell Phone in Style – Free Pattern
Sorry about the lack of picture and link, it was there when I pushed the publish button. Oh well, after some searching, I found the site again,.
The free pattern is here: http://www.sock-aholic.com/phonepurse.pdf
Huge Peanut Butter Cup
This could be my perfect cake, seeing as the Peanut Butter cup is one of my favorites to dig out of the trick or treat bag. Have you seen this? Find it HERE from Williams-Sonoma. Out of my price … Read More...
A new marketplace for fabric lovers
If you craft anything with fabric, be sure to check out Stash Slash. The site says it is
… Read More...An ad-free community for fiber and fabric lovers providing a dedicated market so you can sell your unneeded stash — or
Tutorial: Ted Astaire and Ginger
Jules of Adventures in Thread presents: Ted Astaire and Ginger! And she’s sharing the pattern and tutorial so you can have a pair for your own tree. Go to her tute.
Birds in silk
Hannah of enbrouderie shares a close-up look at a Chinese silk embroidery of 100 birds from her personal collection. Go feast your eyes.
The Carolina Cuff renewed
Orna Willis has overhauled the instructions and thread lists for her classic needlepoint Carolina Cuff. Go to her blog for details and the link to order.
Ed. note: Orna neither requested nor compensated this post.
A yummy little quilt
Deb of More Whiffs, Glimmers & Left Oeuvres calls these applique/embroidery/quilt pieces bonbons. She says,
much like eating expensive chocolate truffles..but so much better for me.
Yum! Go to Deb’s blog.