Apr
4
I have to admit, I was not thrilled about receiving a Panasonic iron to review. After all, I own a Rowenta. Even so, I dutifully set up a sewing day with my daughter to try it out. We planned to …
Mar
31
Kaffe Fassett and coauthor Liza Prior Lucy have a new book out this month, Kaffe Fassett Shots and Stripes. Happily, I received a review copy from the publicist at STC Craft who allowed me to ask the authors a …
Mar
7
Benita of Victoriana Quilt Designs is hosting a Virtual Garage Sale to celebrate National Quilting Day coming up March 16th. To give you an idea of what you can de-stash for some extra cash, here’s a screenshot of the Category …
Jan
25
Psst! There’s a sale going on at Two Chicks Designs for quilting tees like this one. So cute! Go HERE to see all their Quilting T-Shirts, just $9.99 a piece for a limited time only.…
Jan
2

Before my latest Sew Sassy Buttons contest ended, Sam of Hunter’s Design Studio contacted me to say she wanted to give a second winner four buttons. Wow. Thank you Sam! So, today, I’m announcing the two winners I picked …
Dec
16
Such cute mustacheness, this fabric swatch brightened my morning. It’s part of the Menswear fabric collection by Timeless Treasures. On a personal note, I recently popped in to The Mustache store in Fayetteville, Arkansas while taking in the holiday lights …
Dec
12
Kelly of Live. Love. Create. shares on her blog a new tool (Clearly Perfect Angles) as part of Pile O’ Fabric’s Technique Tutorial Tuesday series. With it, she walks you through sewing this quilt block that’s made up of half …
Dec
11
Sherri Lynn Wood of Daintytime Etsy made this quilt and describes it in her product description this way,
The pattern is an improvisational riff off the [ ] symbol…This quilt took 65 hours and 20 years of experience to complete.
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Nov
25
Thanks to each and every one of you who entered the giveaway for a Go! Baby Fabric Cutter sponsored by AccuQuilt. Drum roll…..please. Commenter 206, Joan is the winner. Here’s her comment.
My dear friend and creative quilter Joanne
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Oct
4

Users of self-healing mats, listen up. Carol of FunThreads shares a tip for getting rid of the fuzzy remnants that get stuck in the mat after lots of cutting with a rotary cutter. Shown is the *Olfa brand mat. She …
Sep
23

Tonya of The Crafty Mummy did a guest post at And Sew We Craft where she shares her method for putting a quilt sandwich together. Learn how to spray baste a quilt, get the tutorial.
Image credit: And Sew …
Jul
28
Alma Stoller announces her latest workshop – Soulcraft Art Quilt – as part of her STITCHED 2012 series of videos designed to help you find your inner fiber artist. Go HERE to learn more.
Image credit: Alma Stoller…
Jul
8
Today’s stop on the Generation Q blog tour is Julie Herman’s Jaybird Quilts. In her post, she starts off by comparing the size of Gen Q to her iPad, almost identical. She shares she and her brother did most …
May
18

Which one would you make? It’s a rhetorical question. Laurie Wisbrun of Scarlet Fig thought it would be fun to design some modern pillow panels for the two US political party’s mascots, the Republican Elephant and the Democratic Donkey. Go …
May
13
At one time or another most women will have a bridesmaid dress hanging in their closet. One they’ll never wear again, but is too pretty to get rid of just yet. Offered at UncommonGoods.com, you can have said dress …











