We made it to San Antonio last Friday, and are still trying to get everything put away. It’s quite a big job, since there’s a lot of cleaning and clearing out to be done. But I knew we were home when I pulled my finished crochet blanket out of the truck and put it on [...]

I’m writing tonight from Wheatland, Wyoming to tell you that Etsy’s Storque has posted a free project from my book on their website, go check it out! (To entice you without giving it away, it’s the easiest, most beginner friendly project in the book.)
We (and by we, I mean Paul) did a ton of driving [...]

With all of this book and moving hoopla, I think I forgot to mention my most recent crochet projects in Crochet Today (Sept/Oct 2009 Issue). First up is the Raspberry Beret (yes, I’ve been singing that Prince song every time I see a new one on Ravelry). I’m thrilled that it’s been in the top [...]

Ok everyone– thanks for playing along with the week o’ giveaways. I’m somewhat randomly chosen the winners, and they are listed below (I’ve also emailed said winners for their address- if you won and didn’t get an email, please contact me with your address so I can get these packages out of  my apartment!).
Wrapagami Winner: [...]

To wrap up this week of giveaways, I’d like to offer one lucky reader a priority mail box stuffed full of pretty scraps from my studio. I *love* sewing with scraps but it seems that no matter how many times I go through them, the bucket overflows. I sat down with them again this weekend [...]

If you’ve had your eye on Amy Butler’s new softwares collection, here’s your chance to get it for free. I have a review copy on offer, which I did install (so I could review it) but as far as I know it should still be good to go for one of you who wants to [...]

For today’s giveaway, I wanted to offer a couple of new magazines along with a great set of Patterncards by Hillary Lang of Wee Wonderfuls.

Let’s start with the magazines. First up is a new-to-me magazine called Living Crafts. The editor contacted me because they reviewed my book, and sent a few free copies my way. [...]

If you’ve ever cleaned up the wrapping paper after a major holiday, you know a thing or two about how much waste is created in giftwrapping.”But but!”–you might say, there’s something so wonderful about the presentation when it comes to gift giving, and Jennifer Playford would agree. She’s the author of Wrapagami: The Art of [...]

How’s that for a blog post title? I hope you are all enjoying your Labor Day weekend. I didn’t even realize there was a holiday until I was about to ship something off for a major deadline and I realized, oh, I have to ship it Friday (not Monday) in order to get it there [...]

My old friend the sewing machine has been sitting sadly, waiting for me to come back to her. I can’t even remember the last time I sewed something (it was probably more quilt blocks), but whatever it was had purple bobbin thread. Hmm. I finally uncovered her so I could sew up my August quilt [...]