Needlecraft category

  • Quilt of the Day

    Karen Moore, Nature Momm on Flickr made this stunning Bird Quilt Boy is that something. I love the white, and the sharp colors. The 1 inch piecing on the sides is striking, and so well done. And th...
    Aug 06, 2012 No Comments

  • Granny Square Sampler Afghan – Week 10

    When I saw this week’s square for Wise Craft’s Granny Square Sampler Afghan Project I really wasn’t too wild about it. I don’t know what it is, it looked a little flat and no...
    Aug 01, 2012 No Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #15 – Drink Like a Queen

    Ok, my crafting schedule is a little full these days between Iron Craft, Project Project Runway, the Granny Square Afghan Sampler Project and the Advent Calendar Project. In any given week I have thre...
    Jul 31, 2012 3 Comments

  • Quilt of the Day

    Susan over at Living with Punks makes these amazingly sweet quilted silhouettes. I think her color choices really help them pop too. Best of all she has a tutorial so we can make out own. Quilting on...
    Jul 30, 2012 1 Comment

  • Advent Calendar Project – Week 6

    (Every week until December 1st we will be making a small Christmas ornament that can be used in our Pocket Advent Calendar. Join us in making all 24 or just pick and choose your favorites.) This week&...
    Jul 27, 2012 7 Comments

  • Introducing Britex

    When I watch Project Runway, one of my favorite parts of the episode is the fabric shopping trips. Once we have seen the designers’ sketches and heard a little bit about what they are shooting f...
    Jul 25, 2012 4 Comments

  • Project: Luggage Tags

    In honor of summer travel, in all of it’s glorious forms, I have made some whimsical luggage tags. These tags are made with naugahyde and vinyl which makes them strong. The bright glitter would ...
    Jul 25, 2012 No Comments

  • Bag of the Month – Knit Evening Bag

    I don’t know why, but I really had a desire to try making an evening bag using a purse frame. Maybe it’s because I’d never done it before, so it would be a new challenge to me. On to...
    Jul 24, 2012 9 Comments

  • Road to the State Fair – Three Weeks to Go

    Ok, time until my mittens have to be delivered to the MN State Fair is quickly ticking away. To make things worse, I seem to have developed a case of seconditous, you know that knitters’ disease...
    Jul 23, 2012 1 Comment

  • Sweet Circus Success

    I just wanted to share with you all my glorious moment of success! Loyal readers, you will remember back to this post when I made a sweet dress for my daughter. She never wore the dress after the pho...
    Jul 19, 2012 3 Comments