Needlecraft category

  • Variations on a Zig-Zag Theme

    You may remember the Missoni-inspired Zig-Zag Mittens I designed last year. I have to say it is one of my favorite designs that I’ve done so far. Today, I thought I’d share with you some ...
    May 17, 2012 No Comments

  • Quilt of the Day

    This is one of the most lovely “neutral” quilts that I have seen in a while. Trail Marker by Ashley: The front is whimsical, but very orderly. And the back is improv, and completely wonde...
    May 15, 2012 No Comments

  • (Mis)Adventures in Cross Stitch

    I started off to do a present for my friend’s birthday. She has dogs, and you cannot go wrong with anything related to her breed. I wanted to cross stitch an iphone cover for her. I could not fi...
    May 14, 2012 No Comments

  • Granny Square A-Long

    If you’ve been following along on this site for anytime, you know one of the things I’ve been hoping to master is crochet. I felt like as a knitter it should be easy for me, so far that is...
    May 11, 2012 2 Comments

  • Project – Knit Cactus

    I saw a knit cactus that someone was using as a pin cushion, and I was charmed. I decided I “needed” to knit a cactus. (You know, “need”, like I “need” new shoes or...
    May 10, 2012 2 Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    Just random things that caught my eye this week… Oh, I love this clever way of using Perler Beads to create a bowl from Chameleon Girls. It looks like art glass in the pictures. I was in NYC l...
    May 05, 2012 No Comments

  • Quilt of the Day: Koi no. 22

    Really, this is not so much a quilt as an art installation. It is from Artful Home, and you can have this piece in your home for $4200.00. Plus shipping. They don’t offer lots of pictures of it....
    May 01, 2012 No Comments

  • Project – Kid’s hoodie bath towel

    Here is an old tried and true recipe that I want to share with you. You know those sweet towels with hoods that you see around for $$$? We can make them! These are the sleeper winner gift of all time...
    Apr 30, 2012 9 Comments

  • Bag of the Month: Nautical Hobo Bag

    If you follow fashion trends you’ve probably seen that nautical style is in, stripes, nautical detailing and classic colors. That was my inspiration for this month’s Bag of the Month. I r...
    Apr 26, 2012 2 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #8 – Men’s Shirt Redo

    For this Iron Craft challenge we were asked to remake something we would normally throw away into something else. Matt had a bunch of shirts he was getting rid of that I decided to turn into shirts fo...
    Apr 24, 2012 2 Comments