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Super Makoplasti-Girl Doll
Last summer I had a total hip replacement due to a too-close encounter with our large (92 pound!) Lab mix. He meant well - I think he was genuinely trying…
Spotlight: Katie Vernon, Illustrator and Author
Katie Vernon has her new book, Make Art Every Day, that will jumpstart your creativity with guidance on new techniques to try. You'll discover new ways to visualize your creative…
Spotlight: Gianna King, Maker of Mandala Dolls
Gianna King, maker of Mandala Dolls gives each of her creations a unique and wonderful personality. She incorporates mandalas that she creates into the designs of her dolls and brings…
Spotlight: Jeanne Hewell-Chambers, Quilter
The 70,273 Project quilts create a moving display. Jeanne Hewell-Chambers created a project with many contributors. The quilts remind us of a dark time in history when people were perceived…
Spotlight: Kristi Leduc, Art Quilter
Meet Kristi Leduc, an art quilter whose textile journey may seem familiar to many fiber artists. Designing and sewing for childhood dolls grew into designing clothing for herself. Then she…
Spotlight: Diane Roubal, Up for the Challenge
Diane Roubal, Up for the Challenge artist, is an uber-experienced seamstress and quilt maker with hundreds of projects in her portfolio. To spice up her quilting life, she enters challenges…
Spotlight: Jacquie Moesel, Children’s Clothing Designer
Jacquie Moesel, children's clothing designer and owner of Moesel Clothing, partners her designs with a women's collective of artisans in Peru to realize her vision for a special line of…
Spotlight: Pat Solon, Bending Artistic Boundaries
Do you collaborate? With yourself? Pat Solon does. From poetry to painting to drawing to fiber, she uses what she learns in one medium to push the boundaries in another.…
Spotlight: Nancy Lee Chong, Appliqué Artist
Nancy Lee Chong, Appliqué Artist and Instructor from Snohomish, WA, found her singular passion for stitching and teaching the art of needleturn appliqué, and has never looked back! The only…
Spotlight: Kylee Barnard, Silk Diaries
Kylee Barnard has taken a stress relieving hobby and elevated it into a rewarding business. Kylee does amazing silk dying for her business Silk Diaries when she winds down from…
Spotlight: Tesi Vaara, Art Quilter
Tesi Vaara's quilting journey began with traditional quilts, then transitioned to art quilts. Like many other quilters, she took classes from established art quilters and learned much about style and…
English Paper Piecing Supplies: EPP Essentials
English paper piecing, aka EPP, is a unique way to construct quilts by hand. It is an old technique that has new popularity. Often these days, we need a quiet,…
Art Quilt Supplies and Inspirations
Art Quilts can be pictorial or abstract, use traditional piecing methods or fusible appliqué - anything goes as long as it is a minimum or two layers stitched together -…
Best Sewing Supplies and Quilting Tools: My Must-Have List
Whether you are sewing a garment, home dec, or making a traditional, modern or art quilt; there are some notions that you need to have in your sewing room /…
Best Tools for Quilting Projects
Quilting is about taking a good piece of fabric and cutting it up to make something amazing! Whether you make traditional quilts, modern quilts, art quilts or just starting to…
Crochet Tools for Beginners
Seems simple, all you need is a crochet hook and some yarn! There are so many crochet stitches to learn, where do you start? So we've rounded up the best…
Jewelry Making Tools You Need
Make your own necklaces, bracelets, earring and more with a variety of techniques -- stringing, wirework, metal smithing. We've rounded up some of the jewelry making tools you need --…
Best Tools for Beading Projects
As with any other creative endeavor, having the right tools at hand makes the job easier and ensures quality results. This is especially true for beading. Frayed and tangled threads,…