New Online Courses at Creative Spark!

New Online Courses at Creative Spark!

You can learn essential skills, fun techniques, and more ways to creatively express yourself from the comfort of your... READ MORE

To Thread a Sewing Machine

To Thread a Sewing Machine

I don’t remember how old I wa READ MORE

Jewelry Making Made Easy

Jewelry Making Made Easy

As summer ends and the kids start going back to school, is it too early to get excited about the Holiday season?... READ MORE

A Word (or Two) About Boro and Sashiko

A Word (or Two) About Boro and Sashiko

Excerpted from Boro & Sashiko, Harmonious I READ MORE

Start Improv Quilting with Cindy Grisdela

Start Improv Quilting with Cindy Grisdela

Improv Quilting - it’s a technique that can polarize a room of quilters quicker than asking hand or machine! Improv... READ MORE

Why Is Ice Dyeing So Cool?

Why Is Ice Dyeing So Cool?

Hi – I’m Lynn Koolish and I dye fabric (and clothes and household items, and you name it). My latest Creative Spark... READ MORE

How to Save Money at the Quilt Shop

The most obvious way READ MORE

We Can't Wait to Piece with You

We Can't Wait to Piece with You

Got a piecing emergency? Need help with ¼-inch seam allowances? Want to have perfect, matched seams every time? Have... READ MORE

When It’s Too Hot to Quilt

When It’s Too Hot to Quilt

Quilting in the summer can be a challe READ MORE

Four Tips for Mindful Macramé

Four Tips for Mindful Macramé

The following is an excerpt from Make it Modern Macramé READ MORE

Top 5 Must-Have Pieces for Every Cosplayer

Top 5 Must-Have Pieces for Every Cosplayer

Cosplay can take hours of research, testing, and construction. Each piece comes together to create a visual and craft... READ MORE

New Online Courses at Creative Spark!

New Online Courses at Creative Spark!

What if we told you that you can learn essential skills, fun techniques, and more ways to creatively express yourself... READ MORE

Learn to burn! Get started with Woodburning

Learn to burn! Get started with Woodburning

Learn to burn from well-known wood artist Court O’Reilly. Woodburning Workshop is a complete workbook that... READ MORE

Learn the art of fabric weaving

Learn the art of fabric weaving

Mathew Boudreaux of Mister Domestic and Tara Curti READ MORE

Learn to sew and create your own garments with Barbara Emodi

Learn to sew and create your own garments with ...

Barbara Emodi sews, writes, and teaches in Halifax, Nova Sc READ MORE

July New Releases

July New Releases

What does your summer look like? For some, it looks like backyard barbecues with family, or late-night bonfires... READ MORE

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

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