Needlecraft category

  • PPR Challenge 6 – Kat’s Design

    This week the designers when glamping. Oh, I feared for a challenge where we had to create a look from leaves and acorns! Thank goodness we were only asked to create a look inspired by nature. The loo...
    Aug 29, 2013 2 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’13 #17 – Resizing a Quilt

    For this Iron Craft challenge we were to finish a UFO (unfinished project) or something we had the supplies for but hadn’t gotten around to making. I have a pile of things, especially knitting a...
    Aug 27, 2013 2 Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge 5 Runway

    This week the designers had to pick their materials from various stores, a wallpaper store, a gourmet food store and a party/home goods store. They were allowed to pick things from two of the three pl...
    Aug 22, 2013 No Comments

  • PPR Challenge 5 – Kat’s Design

    It’s another unconventional materials challenge for Project Runway. This week we could chose materials from two of three different places; a wallpaper store (on the show it was vintage wallpaper...
    Aug 22, 2013 3 Comments

  • Fixing Pooh Bear

    Pooh Bear is the highest ranking official in her life. He is a comfort to her. (Nov 9 2011) And to say he is “well loved” is not even the beginning. When she was small, her God Mother br...
    Aug 20, 2013 6 Comments

  • Tooting My Own Horn II

    I know it’s only August, but this year’s issue of Better Homes and Garden Holiday Crafts is out (though really it’s not too early to be working on holiday projects). And lookie what...
    Aug 19, 2013 12 Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #4 Runway

    This week the designers were asked to make their design using bow ties in an unconventional manner (for PPR we also allowed regular ties). The material was not so easy to work with, but our designers ...
    Aug 15, 2013 1 Comment

  • PPR Challenge 4 – Kat’s Design

    This week the designers were given bow ties and asked to create a design using them as something other than a tie. For Project Project Runway we were allowed to use bow or regular ties. My husband ver...
    Aug 15, 2013 3 Comments

  • Quilt of the Day – Polaroid Quilts

    Recently, I stumbled on quilted polaroid blocks. My first look at them came from this quilt by Flickr user Laura Stack. I love the way the “polaroids” pop against the solid background. Wh...
    Aug 14, 2013 1 Comment

  • Road to the State Fair ’13

    Well, I finished and just under the wire again. I’m entered in the color work mittens category and also eligible for sweepstakes prizes for projects done in wool and original designs. We’...
    Aug 12, 2013 3 Comments