CQ Mag online has been released. For those who are new to the online crazy quilting community online, CQ Mag online is a community run, not for profit, free ezine published online 4 times a year. It is written by crazy quilters for crazy quilters and is usually packed with tips, …
It is time for another work in progress report as I have completed another couple of diamond blocks. As usual if you click on the images you can go to a larger version and when on that page click on the magnify glass icon in the top right to see …
Time to sit down and have a cuppa, as we need to have a chat. I have had a number of emails on this topic so I think its time to tease out some ideas. Readers have asked what I am going to do for a challenge next year. Well …
I have been poking about the sewing sites again and discovered this tutorial on how to make spats. The pattern is a pdf file and since it is so simple I can see them being embellished is all sorts of ways. Regular readers might be asking why do I want …
Coats have published one of their vintage set of notes on basic embroidery stitches. It is available from the Coats site as a PDF file. It is interesting to see what was considered a ‘basic’ stitch in the 1940’s. For instance both bullion stitch and french knots are included. Found with thanks …
I hope people are still enjoying these diamond blocks. I am in a little bit of a routine with them now. Here are the next few. As usual if you click on the images you can go to a larger version and when on that page click on the magnify glass …
Recently Linda Permann wrote a tutorial for Craft Stylish, on How to Crochet a Flower. The article illustrates a flower which has been made of standard wool. I am sure anyone interested in freeform crochet will enjoy it. The pattern draws on the tradition of Irish Crochet and as such …
