May
17
The news from Whip Up this morning is heartbreaking. Founder Kathreen Ricketson died unexpectedly in tragic accident while on a year-long adventure with her family. Her partner Rob Shugg is still missing. For more specifics on what happened, I’ll point you over …
Apr
17
Have you seen the new linens from Anna Maria Horner? Like all of her designs, they’re absolutely swoonworthy. The name of the line is Field Study Linen and you can see it all here. For those not used to …
Feb
26
The winners of the $5 Michaels Craft It Forward gift cards are:
1. Commenter #1, Suzanne from Sew Delightful, who said: “I like to buy silk flowers and make headbands that go with dresses for Dress A Girl Around …
Feb
25
Wow, I have so much to dish about QuiltCon! The lectures, the vendors, and – oh yeah – the QUILTS!!
I don’t hardly know where to begin (not to mention I’m still a little worn out from all the travel), …
Feb
9
Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway for The Intrepid Thread this weekend. They’ll give a bundle of half-yard cuts from Josephine Kimberling’s gorgeous Global Bazaar collection to one of her readers. Giveaway details and entry are at her blog…
Feb
2
Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts her weekly fabric giveaway for Fat Quarter Shop this week. They’ve got a jelly roll from the Posy line by Aneela Hoey to give to one of her readers. offering a Posy Jelly Roll by Aneela …
Dec
27
This was the scene at my house Christmas evening… about an hour before the power went out. 40 hours later, we’re still without power. Clearly, I won’t be blogging as much as I usually do until they get us …
Dec
14
Last year I had the opportunity to review and give away a Singer 160 sewing machine. There were tons of entries because, seriously, is it not one pretty machine? Now Spoonflower has one to giveaway, as part of there 12 …
Dec
9
Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway for The Intrepid Thread, with their Sun on Sea fat quarter bundle to give away to one of her readers. It’s a custom bundle of 17 fat quarters by various designer prints …
Dec
5
Anna Maria Horner has a new line of fabric printed on rayon challis. I think I might have screamed out lout a little when I first read the news. Because of its weight and its drape, rayon challis makes beautiful, …
Nov
11
Many of us consider fused plastic bags to be an eco-friendly material for our craft projects. After all, it uses bags normally destined for a landfill to create a waterproof material suitable for wallets and pouches. The folks at Crafting …
Nov
10
Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a giveaway for The Intrepid Thread this weekend. They’ve got a stack of 10 fat quarters from Art Gallery Fabric’s Floressence line (in the Luminescent colorway) to give to one of her readers. Could it be you? Go …
Oct
13
Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a giveaway this weekend for The Intrepid Thread. They’ll give a bundle of Ruby Star Shining and Essex Linen fabrics to one of her readers. The bundle includes 10 fat quarters from the Ruby Star …
Oct
7
Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a colorful giveaway for Contemporary Cloth. They’re giving away a set of 14 fat quarters of Art Galery Fabric Pure Elements quilting solids to one of her readers, including 9 brights and 5 shades of gray and black. …
Oct
2
Do you love to wear what you sew? Or do you find that you make things that don’t fit with your lifestyle? Mari from Disparate Disciplines writes about ways you can match your sewing style with the kinds of clothes you enjoy …










