What if your needlepoint canvas is too small? Maybe you need it to be just a bit bigger to fit a frame you love, or to be the right proportions for a pillow front. Janet Perry to the rescue. So … Read More...
Marie Antoinette vs. that other blonde
Heather Louise of The Doll Farm blog proclaims, “Eat my cake, Barbie!” Yes! Rock on!
Free Pattern – Car Blanket
No, it’s not a blanket for your car, it’s a blanket specially designed to roll up and keep in your car. Up here that’s just part of the winter survival kit, along with the required Oreos, but we won’t get … Read More...
What is CQI?
Cathy K answers the question, “What is Crazy Quilting International?” If you love crazy quilting, you’ll want to find out. See Cathy’s blog post.
Little birds hooping it up
These dimensional birds on hoop backgrounds make me swoon. You can see more of this work by Abigail Patner Glassenberg on her While She Naps blog post. These six hoops are slated for a show, but you can find … Read More...
Get these Louise Elliot images
Louise Elliott‘s amazing line art of twelve Animals of the World were created as coloring pages, but I think they would make perfect patterns for embroidery. You might stitch one on a soft blankie. Or stitch several and frame … Read More...
Sandwich Crafts
Find all kinds of kid-friendly, crafty sandwiches HERE at Family Fun, such as these silly face sandwiches, sailboat sandwiches and my favorite, of course, sandwich on a stick.
[tags]kids, lunch, sandwiches[/tags]
Update: Craft Gossip Dolly Donation Challenge
Look at what arrived in the mail on Saturday! A box full of sweet dollies for our Dolly Donation Challenge! They were made by Pam in Fairview, North Carolina. Check out the paisley fabric she used for the hair. … Read More...
Ceramics + embroidery = awesome
MarieE of colored thread is stitching on bricks! She created the surface for her stitchery in a summer ceramics class. She says,
… Read More...I threw slabs of red clay, scored and tore them down to brick size, notched a hanging depression
Inspiration: SharonB
I study every section on SharonB‘s For the Love of Stitching band sampler as she publishes it. I learn something from every post — about stitch, or color, or composition. They’re all so lovely, it hardly seems fair to … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Make a girl’s skirt from a woman’s top
PA Country Crafts shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a girl’s skirt out of a woman’s halter top. She only uses the bottom portion of the top (not the halter part), so really you could do … Read More...
Tutorial: Creating custom fabric prints from your artwork
Helen Klebesadel shares a tutorial over at Fiber Focus showing how to use Spoonflower software to create a custom fabric print from your artwork. In addition to giving information on how to create a basic tiled design, she shows how … Read More...
Sneak peek: Dreaming in French by Pat Bravo
Pat Bravo from Art Gallery Fabrics gives a little sneaky peekie at her newest line, Dreaming in French. Look for this new line in stores this September. Go to the sneak peeks.
[photo from Pat Bravo’s blog]… Read More...
Meet MrX
OMG! Joetta Maue talked MrXStitch, Jamie Chalmers, into sitting still for an interview! As always, he’s interesting, funny, and right on target. You’ll enjoy his take on the needlework scene, and you’ll love all the photos of stitcheries … Read More...
Tutorial: Fitting a basic sleeve block
Jen from My Measuring Tape guest blogs in ikat bag’s series of drafting patterns for kid’s clothes with a tutorial explaining how to get the correct fit on a basic sleeve block. Having just wrestled with trying to get a … Read More...
Project: Decoupage Stamped Wooden Beads
Aren’t these wooden beads lovely? Click here to visit Carolyn’s Stamps store and learn how to make these pretties for yourself.
-Heather
Giveaway: Mini Albums
Tracie Hudson is giving away some blank mini albums on her blog. Six commenters will each win one! Leave your comment before Monday August 30th 2010 for a chance to win. Click here to go to giveaway
Mini albums are … Read More...
Gawking Cranes fiber art
Pat Bishop from Fiber Rich Art – Soul Nutritious blog recently finished Gawking Cranes, shown here with her permission. I cannot stop looking at it, it’s so awesome. Another in her crane series will be shown at the International Quilt … Read More...
What’s so great about Ravelry?
I have been aware of Ravelry since it first came online. Initially, and for a long time thereafter, I wondered what all the fuss was about. People had to wait for an invitation to join it. Kinda like those first … Read More...
DIY Food Gift Baskets
Visit Country Living for a roundup of yummy ideas for making your own food-themed gift baskets, such as this sweet and savory breakfast or this popcorn with coconut curry topping.
[tags]breakfast, food gifts, homemade, popcorn[/tags]
