Check out this personalized word quilt I found on Etsy at Snappyshop. A group of employees custom ordered it to honor their boss who retired. What a sweet idea!
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Craft Fair Tips | Everything Etsy
Spring is synonymous with craft shows. If you’re planning to exhibit your handmade goodness in one, Kim at Everything Etsy shares some tips for success. Go HERE to read more.
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Fandom seeks original designs
Jennifer at Fandom In Stitches (FiS) is seeking designers to create original fandom-themed patterns for her blog. She explains,
… Read More ...Patterns can be paper pieced, applique, embroidered, cross-stitch or traditional quilting (mosaic, pixel, etc.). Anything works as long as it can
Swatch: Cosmic Burst by Mark Cesarik
Call me jaded, but I see so much fabric as part of my beat here at Craft Gossip, that at times it all starts looking alike. Not so with the fabric Mark Cesarik designs. He has just come out with … Read More ...
Online tool to find fabric
I tried out a new-to-me website today, FindMyFabric.com. Take a photo of the fabric you wish to find and this online search engine will hopefully find a store that sells prints like it.
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Alert: Calling all Q-Bies
To say I’m excited would be an understatement. Jake and Melissa, former editors of Quilter’s Home, are gearing up to launch a print version of Generation Q magazine. They need your help Q-Bies, a kick-start, as Jake put it … Read More ...
Fabric quality | High to mid-priced cottons
You’ve all heard expensive fabric is best. But why and under what circumstances should you buy from your *local quilt shop (LQS) or defer to a big box fabric store? Suzanne at Just Another Hang Up gives us some … Read More ...
Inspiration: Diane Rose quilts, though blind
Diane Rose, talks to Texas Country Reporter about her hobby and business – making quilts. What makes her sewing an anomaly is she’s blind. Sort of makes me think I should have no excuses for all the UFOs in … Read More ...
More great places to buy fabric
Christina at The Humble Nest does an encore for great places to buy fabric online. Click HERE for List Number Two. Go HERE for List Number One.
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Metro Link pattern #1 at Pink Chalk
Kathy Mack at Pink Chalk Studio shares her store’s top ten bestselling downloadable sewing patterns of 2011. The number one spot goes to the quilt shown here – Metro Link by Michelle Lizcano. Click HERE to read the entire … Read More ...
Mug rug set of 4 at Listia | Money talk
As if I don’t already spend enough time on Pinterest, I’ve discovered a new browsing destination today. Must share. It’s a barter website called Listia. Here’s how it works – true story. My daughter’s bestie had a bottle of … Read More ...
Patterns: Medieval Hunter Gatherer Bags
I found these needlework designs while perusing Janet’s website JMD Designs. She shows them off on messenger bags but I could see these worked into a quilt. You can take a closer look at these and read her inspiration … Read More ...
Giveaway: Quilting Indulgences Box
Terrye from Kaye’s Quilting Friends is hosting a giveaway you don’t want to miss. Enter and get a chance to win one of their hottest items, a Quilting Indulgences Box. Think sweets and lotions. Contest ends Jan 12, 2012. Go … Read More ...
Trends: We’re eating our veggies
Meet Michael Miller’s Urban Grit fabric collection. Kathy Miller, Michael Miller Fabrics co-owner, remarked on the gray and brown colorway in a recent interview at Sew, Mama, Sew! saying,
… Read More ...Years ago I said trying to sell gray or brown to
Book: ‘Everyone Can Quilt’ by Kaye Wood
Kaye in her intro to Everyone Can quilt with Kaye Wood
: 100+ Tips, Techniques, Templates & Projects divides quilters into two camps, the pointed and the pointless. According to Amazon, the first sentence of the book is,… Read More ...