Needlecraft category

  • Advent Calendar Project 2013

    Can you believe it’s almost time to start this year’s advent calendar project?! What is an advent calendar project? Well, every Friday through December 1st we’ll have a tutorial to t...
    Jun 07, 2013 No Comments

  • What We’ve Been Pinning

    Here’s some of the fun things Susi and I have been pinning lately. Click any of the pictures to be taken to the original link. Light Bulb Pears – These would look so great in a bowl as a ...
    Jun 03, 2013 2 Comments

  • Quilt of the Day: Tower of Babel

    This quilt is a world class example of color and intensity. The quilter is Patch & Cia. If I am reading this correctly, she is showing her quilt at the Houston Quilt Show. Congratulations. The in...
    May 29, 2013 No Comments

  • Aprons

    I have aprons hanging just inside the pantry door in my kitchen. How many aprons does a girl need? Really, how many can you wear at one time anyway? (The answer to the “how many you need” ...
    May 27, 2013 3 Comments

  • Quilt of the Day – Circular Edges

    One of the quilting blogs I follow is Fresh Lemon Quilts and when I saw this Circular Edges Quilt the other day I had to share it with all of you. I just love a good circle design in a quilt. I love ...
    May 22, 2013 1 Comment

  • Commission Pillow

    I was commissioned to help make a pillow for a window bench. The trick was, this is the second try. Someone else did it first, but it wasn’t quite right. There is an angle at one side of the ben...
    May 17, 2013 1 Comment

  • Road to the State Fair ’13

    It’s just three months until the Minnesota State Fair, which means I need to get in gear if I’m going to enter something. You might remember last year I took Second Premium in the Colorwor...
    May 16, 2013 1 Comment

  • The Great Clean Out Giveaway #3

    Congrats to Carol who won giveaway #2! This week we are giving away two DIY toy books. First is Dream Toys, a fun collection of knit dolls and toys plus accessories. Second is The Cute Books, a guid...
    May 16, 2013 5 Comments

  • Project: Art Deco Mittens

    Some of you may remember earlier this year I gave away a pair of custom designed mittens, well I finally finished them! The winner, Beth, asked me to design something with an art deco design in black...
    May 14, 2013 6 Comments

  • DIY Inspiration: Puppet Theaters

    I am brewing ideas for a puppet theater for in the house. This one comes from Land Of Nod And this one, which has two levels, is on Etsy This fun polka dot number is by Melanie, at the Crafty Cupbo...
    May 13, 2013 1 Comment