How to Achieve Quilt/Life Balance – It’s Easier Than You Think!

How to Achieve Quilt/Life Balance – It’s Easier...

We’ve all heard about the importance of Work/Li READ MORE

Breathe New Life into Vintage Quilts with Recla...

Are you looking for a way to combine your love for sustainability, vintage style, and creative sewing?  READ MORE

Say Goodbye to Quilt Rules: Create Wonky Blocks with Scrappy Wonky Quilt Block Extravaganza

Say Goodbye to Quilt Rules: Create Wonky Blocks...

Are you ready to take your quilting in a bold, new direction? If you’ve ever found yourself frustrated by rigid... READ MORE

Discover Shibori Virtual Book Tour

Discover Shibori Virtual Book Tour

I am excited to announce that the Virtual Book Tour for my new book, Discover Shibori< READ MORE

Explore the Art of Shibori: A Step-by-Step Guide to Indigo Dyeing

Explore the Art of Shibori: A Step-by-Step Guid...

You must be dyeing to try this—it’s impossible to resist! (I couldn’t help it!) Bad puns aside, there’s something... READ MORE

Quilter’s Midnight Snack: Kim Diehl’s Simple Whatnots IV for Satisfying Mini Quilts

Quilter’s Midnight Snack: Kim Diehl’s Simple Wh...

Midnight snacks can be just the thing to leave us feeling satisfied and soothed for sweet dreams. But not every... READ MORE

Fractal That! Quilt Design on an iPad/iPhone

Fractal That! Quilt Design on an iPad/iPhone

There’s an App for that! Well almost. The Frax app f READ MORE

Travel to New Dimensions with Illusion Quilts

Travel to New Dimensions with Illusion Quilts

Who says you can’t explore new dimensions? Venture forth into the READ MORE

Top 10 Tips for Making Boutique-Style Bags on a Domestic Machine

Top 10 Tips for Making Boutique-Style Bags on a...

Hi friends! I’m Jess from Sallie Tomato, and I’m thrilled to share some of my top tips for creating boutique-style... READ MORE

5 Unique Bag-Making Courses for Custom Totes and Clutches You’ll Love

5 Unique Bag-Making Courses for Custom Totes an...

Just the right bag is one of life's greatest triumphs. It's time we celebrated the glory that is having the right... READ MORE

Reclaim, Revere, and Reign With Patchwork Luxe

Reclaim, Revere, and Reign With Patchwork Luxe

Regardless of your quilting style, you’ll open up a whole new world of possibilities when you add silks into your... READ MORE

Imagine. Make. Become! FanPowered Press is Heading to Rose City Comic Con

Imagine. Make. Become! FanPowered Press is Head...

Are you ready to level up your cosplay game? FanPowered Press, your go-to source for all things cosplay, is packing up... READ MORE

From Fur to Feathers: Embroider Your Pet’s Portrait with Michelle Staub’s Expert Guide

From Fur to Feathers: Embroider Your Pet’s Port...

Are you a dog or cat person? Or perhaps a rabbit, snake, or even a rat person? Pet lovers come in all forms, and Michelle Staub, the extraordinary embroidery artist... READ MORE

Panels: a jumping off point to designing your own quilts!

Panels: a jumping off point to designing your o...

If you had asked me 15 years ago if I would be creating, designing and playing with panels almost exclusively I would... READ MORE

Modern Improv Quilting: Laura Veenema Teaches You to Be the Boss of Your Design

Modern Improv Quilting: Laura Veenema Teaches Y...

Great beauty is often right before us, but sometimes, it’s hard to see—whether it’s in the shapes of the clouds above... READ MORE

Gel Plate Printing with Lisa Thorpe

Gel Plate Printing with Lisa Thorpe

I am a mixed media explorer. I love playing with any medium that will help me create fresh beautiful fabrics to use in... READ MORE

Remembering Carole Lyles Shaw, Freddy Moran, Laurie Harsh, Sarah Bond, and Art Joinnides

Remembering Carole Lyles Shaw, Freddy Moran, La...

It is with great sadness that I write this post. In the last few weeks, we have lost delightful people in the quilting... READ MORE

Swirling Among The Rainbows: Freddy Moran 1930-2024

Swirling Among The Rainbows: Freddy Moran 1930-...

It's hard to write this because the feeling of loss grips my heart and tightens my throat. Last Tuesday evening, my... READ MORE

Join the Party at Bag Envy: Learn the Secrets of Bag Making

Join the Party at Bag Envy: Learn the Secrets o...

Join us for Bag Envy, a live virtual eve READ MORE

The Wedding Dress Quilt Virtual Book Tour

The Wedding Dress Quilt Virtual Book Tour

Howdy everyone from the Lonestar State! I am overjoyed to have you be part of  READ MORE

Quilting from Quilter's Inspiration Deck

Quilting from Quilter's Inspiration Deck

In September 2022 I traveled nine hours, the furthest I’ve ever driven alone, to the Madeline Island School of the Arts... READ MORE

Creative Stitch Combinations with Laura Wasilowski

Creative Stitch Combinations with Laura Wasilowski

You may think that hand embroidery is a quiet, meditative art form but for this contemporary hand embroiderer, it is wildly exciting! As I wield needle and thread across the... READ MORE

Sew Renewed: The Art of Embroidered Upcycling

Sew Renewed: The Art of Embroidered Upcycling

Me with my Treasured Threadz Missouri Star Blue Quilt Block Fabric Panel Hello! My name is Amy Barickman and I am a creative arts entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience... READ MORE

The third installment of the Gasper’s Cove series is finally here!

The third installment of the Gasper’s Cove seri...

If you’re a true crime lover who loves a good Hallmark movie marathon to take the edge off, then this book series is... READ MORE

3 Guidelines to Create a Truly Original Quilt

3 Guidelines to Create a Truly Original Quilt

When it comes to quilting, fabric choices hold the key to uniqueness. While any pattern can be transformed into... READ MORE

A Pick Your Own Adventure Winter Woodland Christmas Quilt

A Pick Your Own Adventure Winter Woodland Chris...

Longtime C&T author Mary Hertel has a reputation for creating a world of foundation paper piecing patterns that can... READ MORE

Hand Stitching Made Easy: The Joy of Stitched Samplers

Hand Stitching Made Easy: The Joy of Stitched S...

Hello, quilty friends! I’m so excited to be sharing a side of me that many don’t get to see—the embroidery/embellishment side!My path to quilting didn’t follow the usual “my mother... READ MORE

A sneak peek of The Wedding Dress Quilt: Read Chapter 1

A sneak peek of The Wedding Dress Quilt: Read C...

Excerpted from The Wedding Dress Quilt: A Waxahachie, Texas, Quilt Mystery by Jeffree Wyn Itrich. Copyright © 2024 by C&T Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted... READ MORE

 7 Fun Ways to Incorporate Embroidery Into Your Crafting

7 Fun Ways to Incorporate Embroidery Into Your ...

Hand stitching and embroidery projects make great art and it is beautiful to hang on the wall. But there are lots of... READ MORE