Category Archives: Books

Quilting for Peace – Review + Giveaway

Quilting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time by Katherine Bell is a beautiful book. It has a soul that will touch you much more profoundly than you might anticipate at first. It inspires by documenting the movement that has existed since women first started creating with needle and [...]

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Book Giveaway: Kata Golda’s Hand-Stitched Felt – 25 Whimsical Sewing Projects

I received two lovely books in the mail from publisher Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Sometimes that happens, I just receive books out of the blue. I love giving them away here.

I also enjoy reviewing them but the whole 9 days left to Christmas thing has me in a bit of a panic so let’s just [...]

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One-Yard Wonders & Dolce Giveaway Winners

I just love blogland. Rebecca Yaker (co-author of One-Yard Wonders) saw my last post and sent me a link to the photo of my mom that I told the story about! That image makes me so happy. I hope you enjoy it too. The camera lens was a super wide angle, you can see me [...]

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One Yard Wonders – Review & Giveaway

12/13/09: giveaway winners announced
There is a very funny story related to how I got this book at Quilt Market. My mom doesn’t sew but thoroughly enjoyed walking the show floor. She viewed the experience through a lens that captured opportunities I never would have spotted.

There was a line of people waiting to meet Rebecca Yaker [...]

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Review & Giveaway: Color Your Cloth – A Quilter’s Guide to Dyeing and Patterning Fabric by Malka Dubrawsky

The first time I saw a quilt by Malka Dubrawsky featured on a blog I was floored. Fresh, beautiful, unique, I was in love with this talented woman’s work. Her blog, A Stitch in Dye, has become one of my favorites. I was extremely excited when she first announced she was writing a book.
Well it’s [...]

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Knitting in the Sun – Book Review + Giveaway

Knitting in the Sun: 32 Projects for Warm Weather (a lovely new knitting book by Kristi Porter) arrived in the middle of a Bainbridge Island heatwave (of course if you’re familiar with the Puget Sound area that merely means we turn the fan on, sport a pair of shorts and bask in the sunshine, truly [...]

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Fiber Gathering Winner

Congratulations to Beth on winning the Fiber Gathering book by Joanne Seiff! Thanks to everybody who played along. Now back to those quilt market samples…
pink chalk fabrics ~*~ new arrivals ~*~ free patterns ~*~ on sale

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Fiber Gathering – Book Review + Giveaway

Inside the unassuming cover of Fiber Gathering by Joanne Seiff exists a beautifully written snapshot of the phenomena known as the fiber festival in the United States. The reader is taken on a tour of 11 of America’s greatest fiber festivals. Organized by region, it’s an insightful look at what makes each of these festivals [...]

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Light Reading

I was organizing today and stacked all my library books in one place. Couldn’t resist taking a picture of this line up. What’s on your nightstand?
pink chalk fabrics ~*~ new arrivals ~*~ free patterns ~*~ on sale

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Kay Mackenzie Interview plus Book + Fabric Giveaway!

It’s my absolute pleasure to welcome Kay Mackenzie to my blog today for an interview about her brand new book Easy Applique Blocks: 50 Designs in 5 Sizes. Be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win your own copy of the book. 10 lucky second prize winners will receive a fabric kit [...]

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