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 →

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 →