Arlee Has asked me to pass on the news that new yahoo discussion group has been established to explore and share free motion embroidery Freemotione is not for digitized or pre-programmed stitching here the idea is to use your sewing machine as a drawing tool.
I received a rather distressing email from Nancy Eha this morning. As regular readers know she is a well known beader, embellished quilter and instructor who has been asked to participate in the All that Jazz quilt, which is to be auctioned on eBay to provide relief funds to survivors …
There is some exciting news as Annie Whitsed has her own domain name loopylace the implications of this being, her site Annie’s Crazy Quilt Studio has been totally revamped and moved. For those who read her blog moved her blog Annie’s Crazy World . I notice Annie too has gone …
There is a new crazy quilting blog on the block. Many people on the discussion lists will already know LouAnne but its nice to see her work appearing on her new blog Getting to Crazy . Welcome to blogging LouAnne! Pop over and say hello everyone.
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.
