Fabric Postcard day 2


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Its going to be a close shave with is fabric postcard for the 6 x 4 lives challenge. I think I might be skating through the door at the stroke of midnight postcard in hand panting as I say I did it. This is the current state of play. Since …

A prune or a pickle the process of working up a small design


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Who sticks their tongue out when they are trying to concentrate? Or when they draw? I do and I have been thinking/drawing so hard my tongue is all dried up I am sure it looks like a prune or perhaps a pickle. I have been working up a few designs …

Julia’s Biscornu


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Julia has posted clear details on how she is making a small pincushion called a “Biscornu”. It is a highly unusual pattern and Julia has linked to a step by step tutorial on how to assemble the design.

Blackwork embroidery


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Kim over on String or Nothing has published a good article on blackwork embroidery which includes a round up of resources online

Gift-it-forward


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Gift-it-forward is a fundraiser which aims to raise money for women diagnosed with breast cancer via the sale of fabric postcards. It is patterned after the idea in the movie “Pay It Forward” written by Catherine Ryan Hyde. In the movie, a teacher asks a classroom to think of an …

CraftMemo


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Craftmemo is a free web based inventory system designed by a crafter for crafters. With it you are able to organize and keep track of craft supplies, projects and the suppliers you use. With each item in the inventory you can associate an image which is a nice touch. With …

What is inside your sewing box?


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Darlene of Quilting Daze has asked people to post what is in their sewing box. I took a look inside mine and apart from it being a little clearer, the contents have not really changed since 2004. I still have many of the same things in it, and if you …