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Giveaway: 14 fat quarters of quilting solids

October 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

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… Read more ...

Join the convo: Matching your sewing style with your lifestyle

October 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

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… Read more ...

Freebie: Episode 11 Project Runway bingo card

September 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Another week of Project Runway and another designer has been sent home. Sewn Studio has a new set of bingo cards ready for Week 11. You’ve got until when next week’s episode airs to get the cards, but if you… Read more ...

Check out the ABCs of Vintage Sewing

September 23, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Debi from My Happy Sewing Place is smack dab in the middle of a series of posts she calls the ABCs of Vintage Sewing. Each post in the series is about a different technique that you’d find in vintage sewing… Read more ...

Join the convo: Pattern testing in sewing books

September 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, shares an honest and eye-opening discussion of pattern testing (or the lack of) in sewing books. One would assume that all of the… Read more ...

Project Runway fun – a new bingo card, an interview with Kooan, and a giveaway

September 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sewn Studio has three treats this week for Project Runway fans. The first is a new bingo card to go along with next week’s episode. The second is an interview with the quirky but utterly adorable Kooan. His written responses… Read more ...

Freebie: Project Runway bingo cards

September 16, 2012 by Anne Weaver

If you’ve been following Project Runway this season, you know what a “chiffonie” is. And you probably can’t count the number of times you’ve seen someone wonder aloud what they should do next. Sewn Studio took the quotes and the… Read more ...

Giveaway: 21 fat quarters of Marguerite fabric

September 8, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Maureen Cracknell Handmade has a set of fat quarters from The Calico Cottage Quilt Shop to give away. One of her readers will win a full set of fat quarters from the Marguerite line by Cyndi Walker for Riley Blake… Read more ...

Giveaway: Half-yard bundle of Valorie Wells’ Cocoon fabric

September 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway for Sprightly Fabrics, giving away a stack of fabrics from Valorie Wells’ Cocoon Collection to one of her reades. The bundle includes six half-yard cuts in the gorgeous Sapphire colorway. Go … Read more ...

Fray Check vs. the washing machine

August 26, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Fray Check

is a popular product used by many sewers and fabric enthusiasts to prevent fraying on their fabric edges. The product is a clear liquid solution that is applied to the fabric’s edge, which creates a protective barrier that… Read more ...

Giveaway: Indie by Pat Bravo fat quarter bundle

August 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

The weekly fabric giveaway at Maureen Cracknell Handmade comes from Pat Bravo from Art Gallery Fabrics this week. They’ve got a bundle of fat quarters of Pat Bravo’s gorgeous new Indie collection (plus two coordinating solids) to give to one… Read more ...

If you’re an independent pattern designer, SewSet can help bring your patterns to… Read more ...

Giveaway: 12 fat quarters from Amy Butler’s new Cameo line

July 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Maureen Cracknell Handmade is giving away some fabric for The Intrepid Thread. But not just any fabric, it’s a stack of 12 fat quarters from Amy Butler’s new Cameo line (Enchanged colorway). Go to her giveaway for the details … Read more ...