Blog tour and giveaway: Fleurs et L’eau – Printemps/Ete 2013 by Denise from Voie de Vie
I’m exciting to kick off the blog tour for the release of the Fleurs et L’eau – Printemps/Ete 2013 pattern collection from Denise at Voie de Vie. (You can find out more about how I met Denise online here.) Denise has been generous enough to offer a free collection to one lucky reader, so continue on for [...]
Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: The Complete Family Sewing Book
This week’s pick: The Complete Family Sewing Book edited by Cathi Hunt and Irma Fischler. Source: The Strand. Publication date: 1972. Status: Out of print, but available online, generally for reasonable prices. Condition: Very Good. Craft: Sewing. Some of my longtime readers may remember this book from my first ever posted list of craft goals. I had great plans of reading it [...]
Rectangular Sampler Blanket CAL Wrap Up and Winner!
The Rectangular Sampler Blanket CAL wrapped up last Friday, and I’m excited to share these great blankets with you. Baby Boy Rectangular Sampler Blanket by g120luvs2crochet Sand ‘n’ Sea Sampler Blanket by jaye-yarns Marie W. in MI’s version (submitted via email) ss9904‘s version (along with an adoring fan) There are two other versions that aren’t in [...]
Book review: Vogue-Butterick Step-by-Step Guide to Sewing Techniques
Back in March, a publicist at Sterling/Sixth & Spring Books contacted me to see if I would be interested in reviewing the Vogue/Butterick Step-by-Step Guide to Sewing Techniques: Revised & Updated Edition. I don’t generally review sewing books, but this one seemed interesting so I asked them to send me a review copy. I come from [...]
Vintage Needlecrafts Pick of the Week: Crochet Workshop by James Walters
This week’s pick: Crochet Workshop by James Walters. Source: Amazon.com Publication date: 1983 reprint of a 1979 publication. Status: Out of print, but available online (sometimes, for exorbitant prices) Update: Thanks to PlanetJune for letting me know that Crochet Workshop will be republished by Dover next year. You can pre-order it on Amazon here. Condition: Good. Craft: Crochet. I first learned about [...]
Nativity
Growing up, I was fascinated with the Nativity scene my maternal grandmother would set up during the Christmas season, and I remember being eager to place the baby Jesus into the manger after midnight on Christmas Eve. That Nativity set was the one physical object that I most associated with the holidays during childhood, and [...]
Crochet Hooks Review: Addi Swing and Comfort Hooks
Back in March, I did a series of crochet hook reviews and giveaways as part of National Crochet Month. The generous folks at the Skacel Collection were also kind enough to send me some hooks to review, but I haven’t had a chance to post the review until now. You may remember that I first [...]
Book review and giveaway: Knitting with Icelandic Wool
Back in the winter, I received a review copy of Knitting with Icelandic Wool by Védís Jónsdóttir from St. Martin’s Griffin. I was immediately drawn in by the stunning photography and the beautiful designs. The nice folks at St. Martin’s Griffin were also kind enough to share another copy which I’ll be giving away today at the [...]
The end of an era
My longtime kitty friend, Yin (also known as Mr. Tubby), was quite sick for the past few weeks and departed this world for the next early Wednesday morning. This is a recent picture MC snapped of Mr. Tubby, resting in his favorite window spot, surrounded by handmade goodies because he was feeling a little chilly. [...]
