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Letters Home: A Crate and a Gate
The central focus in this quilt is a large crate. Our Mother tells the story of their sea shipment arriving in a large wooden crate, the excitement of having a…
Spotlight: Patricia Mosca, Artist and Writer
Painting intuitively, Patricia Mosca, of Rochester, New York, lets color speak to her and guide the layers she builds with whatever tools manipulate the paint to her satisfaction. An adventurer…
Spotlight: Melinda Hutton, Recycled Jewelry Artist
Loving the improvisation of finding ways to make disparate elements work together to become a cohesive whole, Melinda Hutton has found her happy place with Closures-Remnants. She combines old buttons…
DIY Mouse Pad
The makeshift mouse pad on my desk, which had evolved from a large folded piece of tissue paper, looked more than a bit pathetic. It slid about on my glass-topped…
How to Make a Garment Bag: Free DIY Sewing Pattern
Pick your own fabrics to personalize your own garment bag. We are all doing more road trips, and I find being able to pull together my hanging clothes and put…
Spotlight: Jill Jensen, Fiber and Mixed Media Artist
From engineer to artist, Jill Jensen's work has evolved to adapt to lifestyle changes as well as to satisfy her natural curiosity. She combines the strong graphic quality of printmaking…
Spotlight: Christine Ricks & Amy Ellis, Curated Quilts
What happens when two quilters start meeting for lunch? For Christine Ricks and Amy Ellis, they launch Curated Quilts, a quarterly quilt show you can hold in your hands. The…
How to Make a Face Mask from a Template
As long as we need to wear face masks, I like to have a deep inventory. I need fresh ones - doing laundry is not my favorite quarantine activity when…
Spotlight: Barbara O’Steen: Fiber Artist
Barbara O'Steen's art career has spanned many years and many obstacles that would have kept a lesser woman down. Through gender barriers, supporting a young family as a widow and…
Spotlight: Tara Axford, Mixed Media Artist
When Australian mixed-media artist Tara Axford discovered she could bring printmaking into her home studio with adapted equipment, it changed her creative life. It opened up the possibilities of using…
Spotlight: Michelle Kingdom, Embroidery Artist
With a strong sense of narrative, Michelle Kingdom embraces embroidery as an art form that has long been sidelined as "women's work". With lines of stitching, she creates textural drawings…
Spotlight: Youngmin Lee, Bojagi and Textile Artist
Transplanted from Seoul, South Korea, to the San Francisco Bay area, textile artist Youngmin Lee recalls thoughts of home by bringing a contemporary perspective to the hand stitched art of…
Spotlight: Susan Edmonson, Fiber Artist
Susan Edmonson finds joy in making art, and she loves to share the good vibes with others through her mixed media art and teaching others to create, especially with fiber.…
Spotlight: Pam Holland, Textile Artist
Pam Holland travels the world teaching quilting and textile art, encouraging students to try the myriad styles and techniques she had developed over the years. Her work ranges from whimsical…
How to Make Reusable Nursing Pads: Sewing Tutorial
Let's face it, disposable nursing pads are expensive. And, have you looked at the price of reusable ones? Here is a quick and easy project how to make homemade nursing…
How to Make a Furoshiki Bag with Kraft-Tex
I love look of furoshiki wraps that take a simple square of fabric, then wrap and tie it creatively to turn any object into a pretty package. But most often,…
How To Make A Hoop Art Project Organizer
Hoop Art is popular, for a reason -- it's a great hand project that is portable to keep your hands busy, be creative, and have a fun handmade piece of…
Spotlight: Heidi Parkes, Fiber Artist
Working entirely by hand, Heidi Parkes can complete a limited number of quilts in a year, so she makes each one of them count. There is much planning behind her…