Leena from Creative Instincts loves mug rugs. She had an epiphany last night at a Friday Night Sew In (FNSI) while thinking about what to make for a friend. Why not create a mug rug to match a coffee cup? … Read More ...
Innocent Crush fabric giveaway
Maureen from Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a fabric giveaway to welcome two new sponsors to her blog. The prize is 11 fat quarters of Anna Maria Horner’s Innocent Crush in the Charmed colorway from The Fabric Farm. Go … Read More ...
Video tutorial: Pretty fabric basket
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares how she takes long strips of fabric and turns it into a basket. This could be a great way to use up some leftovers from another project. Go to the tute.… Read More ...
“Stitch Home Alabama” raffle
First the tornadoes hit, then the floods came. Angel and Jenny from Stumbles & Stitches have launched a raffle to raise money for the tornado victims in the southern United States. They have collected some yummy prizes to entice you … Read More ...
Tutorial: Diamonds Mini Quilt
Lindsay from Craft Buds shares how she made this beautiful, bright quilt. She describes the project,
… Read More ...For this quilt, you can go bright with rainbow solids like I did, or focus on prints. Choose masculine colors, girly colors or whatever
Newsy: “Quilter’s Home” bookmarked me!
I have kept a secret from you, dear readers, but now I can dish. I’m in the current issue of Quilter’s Home magazine. One of their editors (Melissa) contacted me back in March for an interview for the feature … Read More ...
Children at Play fabric line has 52 pieces
Absolutely darling is how I would describe Children at Play by Michael Miller. For Sarah Jane, it marks her very first fabric collection. With four colorways and themes and a total of 52 pieces there’s something to delight all … Read More ...
Smug Rug DIY, the end and beginning of swaps
Jenna from Sew Happy Geek made this pretty patchwork mug rug, she calls smug, using the flying geese block. This large creation concludes a successful mug rug swap and marks the start of a new one. Read more about swaps, … Read More ...
Inspiration: Keep Calm and Shoot Stuff
Photographer and textile designer Luzia Pimpinella created wall art for her bedroom, a few shown here. She wrapped fabric around embroidery hoops then used applique and/or embroidery to embellish them. So lovely. Visit her blog to see more.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Floral Impressions quilt
Judy Best designed this quilt to highlight Rowan’s Flower Market collection. I love the watercolor look of these fabrics. Get the Floral Impressions quilt pattern at Fabric Trends project page. Go straight to the PDF.
Ed. note 2/19/2013:… Read More ...
Spoonflower Black and White fabric contest
This week at Spoonflower, the Fabric of the Week contest theme is black and white. With 418 entries, you’ll be clicking through 24 pages to see them all. Go here to get started and here to see the entire … Read More ...
Time to sign up for fabric swap
Karen from Sew many Ways is hosting anther fabric swap. This time around her focus is on red and white. You’ll trade 5-inch squares of your chosen fabric with however many people sign up to swap. You have until May … Read More ...
Tutorial: Patchwork Pillow 101
Blair from Wise Craft provides simple step-by-step instructions for making this patchwork pillow. Along with gorgeous photos, she shares a technique she swears changed her life. Go to the tute.… Read More ...
Kweli’s African American fabrics
Kweli from African American Fabrics designs fabulous fabric with African American sensibilities. My favorite from her collection on Spoonflower is Bottle Tree, circled in the photo. She explains the folklore behind the bottle tree on her Post: Bottle Tree Fabric … Read More ...
Craft swap “Initially Yours” at Cherry World
It’s a Very Cherry World is hosting a craft swap Initially Yours. She describes it,
… Read More ...Participants will be paired with another person and, what you will do is, make something for them using only their first initial. (ex., S