Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} I have been thinking “Green” lately…And since one of my recent posts... Continue Reading

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} Thanks for playing in “Curby’s Closet”…two winners were picked for a $20 shopping spree. The... Continue Reading

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} “ReCycle, ReDuce, ReUse” was the slogan for my daughter’s “green” campaign 12... Continue Reading

Are TV shows like “Project Runway” making sewing cool?  Here is another news clip from CBS News that says it is so…And they confirm that sewing classes are filling up all over the nation.  Sewing is back and now it is even cool. Continue Reading

Handmade is “way cooler” than store bought.  At least that is what I think and so do many of you and even MSNBC says so.  Old fashioned domestic skills are coming back!  Children, generation x-er’s, professional women and men... Continue Reading

I discovered their wonderful Holiday Trees…fashioned after the free downloadable pattern for “Soft Trees” by Stephanie at Little Bird.  The Purl girls…sized their trees by enlarging them on a copy machine and their handiwork is fabu. Continue Reading

An old craft is gaining new appeal among the young, hip and nimble-fingered. Continue Reading

The Crafter’s Companion book is on its way… (Officially, launching on October 18).

See just a taste of some of the 17 projects waiting for you… and here is a note from the Crafter’s Companion” website: Continue Reading

Susan from Tutto Bags called me the yesterday to tell me that she is developing a new rolling bag just for you crafty girls who not only own a sewing machine but also have an embroidery sewing machine. They currently have totes that fit most sewing machines and even serger machines, if you are lucky enough to have one of those! Continue Reading

Cat lovers, quilters and sewers will love sewing this cat basket for their favorite feline friend. I ran across this tutorial through an online link at www.whipup.net. Continue Reading

The Tutto features top and side openings for easy access. It has a front pockets and rear mesh pockets and two straps inside to strap down your sewing machine so it does not shift while traveling. And plenty of smaller pockets to hold your gadgets. Continue Reading

Oilcloth is making a big comeback. And it has great appeal because many of us
 remember oilcloth tablecloths being underneath our bowl of macaroni and cheese lunch. Continue Reading

And what else is in store for us from Amy Butler?
Well, for starters Amy has her first sewing book coming out. Continue Reading

Amy Butler is introducing two new patterns and these patterns will be available for purchase at your favorite retail shop in mid-May. Continue Reading

Amy Butler keeps on doing it. And doing it well! The response from you readers about the “Belle” fabric line for quilters has been wonderful….(Click here of a sneak peak of Belle.)

Now, here is a chance to get a “sneak peak” of Amy's  new Home Décor line…FOREST. Continue Reading

"Quilt-making started in Europe in the early 1700s, and immigrants brought the skill to the United States, where it started catching on in the late 1700s. Continue Reading

I love the Olympics. If I could, I would watch all day, every day of the 2-week long adventure. Continue Reading

Another product that was recently reviewed in the latest issue of  Quilters’ Newsletter Magazine was Black & Decker’s Power Scissors. Continue Reading

All Amy Butler Sewing Patterns will now be printed on 100% Post-Consumer Waste, Non-Chlorine Bleached Papers! Continue Reading

When it comes to sewing machine needles…Size does matter! Sharpness also matters. Continue Reading

I bought a sewing machine! For me the process was almost like buying a car. For the last several years I have been saving, I shopped and compared,  and I interviewed quilters about what machines to buy. Continue Reading

The “Road to California”—like the well-worn asphalt roads of California-- will be jammed for four days as the aisles of the Ontario Convention Centers will become clogged, “butt to butt”—so to speak, with all sizes, shapes and ages of (mostly) women who enjoy the “sport” of quilting. Continue Reading

“Why Do We Craft?”, was the question asked in an article by Pat Johns, in the October issue of Craftrends magazine. I began to ask myself that question. Continue Reading

I love these charming little packs of fabric... Continue Reading