Demystifying the Rainbow

Demystifying the Rainbow

Did you know that the color wheel is divided into 360 parts? Most of the time, you see a color wheel it consists of 12... READ MORE

Sashiko Pros Shannon & Jason Celebrate Their New Book

Sashiko Pros Shannon & Jason Celebrate Their Ne...

Hey there folx! Welcome to our mini takeover of the C&T blog. The folx at C&T have graciously given us the... READ MORE

A sewing tip: something to think about when you add a pocket! #SewingTips for #DollClothesPatterns

A sewing tip: something to think about when you...

This blog post is written by Chelly Wood and has been republished from her blog, ChellyWood.com.  READ MORE

Fabric Shopping Online Can’t Do This

Fabric Shopping Online Can’t Do This

Yesterday I went to the quilt shop. Ostensibly it was to pick up a few coordinating fat quarters for a wedding/house-warming gifts I had in mind but in reality, it... READ MORE

Maker Spotlight

Maker Spotlight

Hi there! It’s Betsy F, your friendly customer service representative here for an exciting new blog series. Whi READ MORE

5 Cottagecore Projects For You and Your Home

5 Cottagecore Projects For You and Your Home

What is Cottagecore, you ask? Cottagecore is an aesthetic that pays homage to an idealized rural life. You’ve probably... READ MORE

New Courses at Creative Spark Online Learning

New Courses at Creative Spark Online Learning

From their studio to yours, Creative Spark instructors are teaching you how to create. They are here to champion,... READ MORE

Don’t Over Think It

Don’t Over Think It

Nothing says “motivation” like a ba READ MORE

Make Your Own Air-dry Clay Succulent Garden

Make Your Own Air-dry Clay Succulent Garden

I love all of our books, but some really catch my attent READ MORE

Make Doll Clothes with Chelly Wood

Make Doll Clothes with Chelly Wood

Coming from a family of fabulous sewists, Chelly Wood started sewing in her early childhood, and by high school, she... READ MORE

​Triple the quilting fun with Christa Watson

Triple the quilting fun with Christa Watson

Christa Watson shares her creative quilting skills with three quilt designs, shown in three colorways, and three... READ MORE

Big Closets, Big Problems

Big Closets, Big Problems

I haven’t always had a huge stash of quilting fabric. As a matter of fact, I didn’t have any quilting fabric at all when I set out to make my... READ MORE

SYMMETRY & SURPRISE: The Kaleidoscope as Design Inspiration

SYMMETRY & SURPRISE: The Kaleidoscope as Design...

When you work in a series, the questions you ask yourself get more complex but the answers get simpler. I know this... READ MORE

C&T Reimagined

C&T Reimagined

We are thrilled to announce a rebrand! The rebrand elevates our focus on providing top-notch craft books and products... READ MORE

Scrappy Wonky, Wow! Live Quilt Block Classes for All Crafters

Scrappy Wonky, Wow! Live Quilt Block Classes fo...

Do you struggle to sit down at your sewing machine and create? The prep work required to actually sew can be so... READ MORE

Beaded Embroidery Stitches You Should Know

Beaded Embroidery Stitches You Should Know

The following is an excerpt from Beaded Embroidery Stitching by Christen Brown. READ MORE

C&T Celebrates Pride Month

C&T Celebrates Pride Month

History was made in the streets of New York in June 1970 when the first Pride march took place, but queer voices and... READ MORE

Social Media Savvy Andie Solar Brings Photography Course to Creative Spark Online Learning

Social Media Savvy Andie Solar Brings Photograp...

Andie Solar is a fiber artist, designer, Creative Spark Instructor and lover of all things crafty and creative. She is... READ MORE

There Are No Mistakes in Quilting

There Are No Mistakes in Quilting

There is an old anecdote about Amish quilters that asserts every quilter must deliberately leave one mistake in each quilt as a lesson in humility. Speaking for myself, I certainly... READ MORE

Get Started in Leather Crafting

Get Started in Leather Crafting

An incredible upside to expanding the topics we cover at C&T Publishing is learning about all new crafts. I love... READ MORE

Become a Fashion Sewist with ​Katrina Walker

Become a Fashion Sewist with Katrina Walker

Katrina Walker is a fashion sewist of many talents with a lifelong enthusiasm for fashion sewing. Her diverse interests... READ MORE

Free Project: Queen Anne Steps Quilt

Free Project: Queen Anne Steps Quilt

The following project, Queen Anne Steps, and excerpt is from Quilt As You Go Made Modern by Jera... READ MORE

Not Your Mother’s (or Grandmother’s) Cross Stitch Guide!

Not Your Mother’s (or Grandmother’s) Cross Stit...

Remember the elaborate cross stitch scenes of the 1980s? You may even have a few treasured examples around the house,... READ MORE

Creative Spark Instructor Spotlight: Kathy Wylie

Creative Spark Instructor Spotlight: Kathy Wylie

Kathy is a Creative Spark Instructor and multiple international-award winning quilter who is passionate about appliqué... READ MORE

Do You Want a Receipt for That?

Do You Want a Receipt for That?

Many quilters will attempt to conceal a fabric acquisition by claiming its “been in the closet forever”! Why is it that if a stash of fabric has been in your... READ MORE

May New Releases

May New Releases

Spring is in its final stretch, and summer peeks around the corner, making May a perfect time for picking up new daily... READ MORE

How to Make Landscape Art Quilts with Joyce Becker

How to Make Landscape Art Quilts with Joyce Becker

Joyce Becker is a quilt artist, Creative Spark instructor, and best-selling author. She has traveled the globe teaching... READ MORE

Quilt Your Day Job

Quilt Your Day Job

I’m sure I speak for many creative READ MORE

Stitch a Christmas Heirloom with Birds in Toyland

Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins have brought us another delightful project from Piece O� Cake Designs: Birds in... READ MORE

Improve your Free-Motion Quilting in just ONE MONTH!

Improve your Free-Motion Quilting in just ONE M...

Let’s face it, Free-Motion Quilting can be quite challenging. It takes patience and lots of practice. But what if I... READ MORE