One of the many Hurricane Relief Efforts is a drive to donate shawls to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Full details are on the site.
The for runner to the contemporary ‘stitch n’ bitch’ evenings can be found in Victorian times when women formed needle clubs or pin clubs. They did exactly what we do today get together, stitch and of course form friendships. This Pinkeep was possibly given as Christmas gift in 1894. Take …
The winners of the 2005 Graceful Envelope Contest are published online. This competition is sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers and administered by the Washington Calligraphers Guild. The theme of anything beginning with P obviously inspired many original entries.
Unfortunately in the online craft community copyright infringement of patterns and designs is a widespread problem. Around the globe everyday illegal copying is going on. Copyscape is an interesting search engine for anyone wanting to find out if any of their work has been plagiarized. Enter a URL of a …
As you can see I have finally made my block for the All that Jazz Quilt That ticker is moving along so I decided I had better get a wriggle on even though my bag is not complete yet and that deadline is looming too! So here is the start …
Brenda asked a good question about the All that Jazz Quilts project, which I thought I had covered but obviously not clearly enough. Brenda asked what I am doing with the blocks that are left over. There will be no left over blocks at all as they ALL BEING MADE …
No doubt some people will be wondering who the 19th invitee is for the All that Jazz Katrina the Hurricane Survivor Quilt project. I am pleased to announce that Marie Alton is a well known silk ribbon embroiderer as she is inventor of the Alton loop and designer of the …
