• Starting Jan. 2nd

  • Antiqued Silver Eggs

  • Project Project Runway – Challenge 1

    Welcome designers! Hope you all got to watch the premiere and casting special of Project Runway last night. It was so much fun to be back at Parsons with Tim, Nina, Michael and Heidi. Jenny from A Mo...
    Jul 29, 2011 10 Comments

  • Challenge #31 – Sculptural

    Time for some fun. This challenge will be ‘materials’ in nature. It’s time to work with the sculpture clays. Fimo, Sculpy, or even play dough. There are cup cakes from Anne Skoogh t...
    Jul 28, 2011 6 Comments

  • Challenge #30 Round-Up

    It’s Hot, Hot, Hot this summer and that is what is on the Iron Crafters’ minds this week! I love Susi’s take on the challenge making fancy gloves to protect her hands from hot water...
    Jul 27, 2011 2 Comments

  • Fancy Gloves

    This week’s challenge was to figure out a way to beat the heat.Here in San Francisco, our summer is not due to start for another month or so.  The heater still clicks on softly in the evening, when...
    Jul 27, 2011 3 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #30 – Ring of Fire

    I have to admit I was really stumped by the Iron Craft challenge of Hot, Hot, Hot this week. It’s kind of funny as I’m the one who came up with this challenge! I was inspired though by the...
    Jul 27, 2011 5 Comments

  • Quilt of the Day

    Kathy and I love sending each other links to beautiful quilts that capture our attention and inspire us. We dream of making them all ourselves someday. We hope they inspire you too. This quilt does so...
    Jul 26, 2011 2 Comments

  • How to embroider French Knot Sheep

    This weekend I finished embroidering the Lullaby Pillowcase I’d been working on for a couple of weeks. I’m so enamored by the cute little French Knot Sheep that I thought I’d share h...
    Jul 26, 2011 10 Comments

  • Lullaby Pillowcase Finished

    Whew, I actually finished the Lullaby Pillowcase one week before the deadline for QR-3D. I really pleased with out it turned out. The QR code was outlined with a simple backstitch and then filled in...
    Jul 25, 2011 14 Comments

  • Iron Crafter Feature – Alex Terry

     What is your name? Hi. My name is Alex (aka Pinkzilla).  Where do you live? I currently live in Flagstaff, AZ with Mr. Zilla and our 2 dogzillas.  What kind of crafts do you do?  I mostly make f...
    Jul 25, 2011 2 Comments

  • A next quilt

    This summer I bought some fabric for a new quilt. I love the colors. Rich dark teals, light aquas and corals. I bought a pattern at the shop, but when I got it home, I did not like it as much as I t...
    Jul 25, 2011 3 Comments