It Was a Rainy Night
As part of my job as a senior editor at Canadian L...
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Crafter Q+A: Melissa Lowry of Milon&Ben
Name: Melissa Lowry Location: Milton, ON Title: Cr...
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Touring Toronto's most inspirational gardens
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Two easy ways to prepare rhubarb
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Sewing, Embroidery and Quilting
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Crafter Q+A: Melissa Lowry of Milon&Ben
Name: Melissa Lowry Location: Milton, ON Title: Creator of Milo&Ben Website: www.miloandben.com Twitter handle: @miloandben How did you get into crafting? I was always involved in crafting since I was young. I remember learning how to embroider on paper, regular printing paper, and sketching my own designs. Shortly after, my mom bought me the materials to embroider properly. My [...]
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Crafter Q+A: Andrea Sabean of Artisan in the Woods
Name: Andrea Sabean Location: Quispamsis, New Brunswick Title: Owner and Artisan at Artisan in the Woods Website: www.artisaninthewoods.com Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/artisaninthewoods Facebok: https://www.facebook.com/artisaninthewoods Twitter: @NaturalArtisan How did you get into crafting? I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t crafting! Both my grandmother and my mother were avid crafters so there was always something creative going on in the house. It started with paper [...]
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Crafter Q&A: Denise Wild of The Sewing Studio
Who: Denise Wild, sewing expert and founder of LoveSewing.com and The Sewing Studio How did you get started? I began sewing when I was 13 and I loved it right away. I had previously learned how to sew in home economics, but it wasn’t until someone worked with me on a button-down shirt over the summer that I [...]
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Weekend reading
Happy First Weekend of 2013! I’m going to take advantage of the first weekend in a while that isn’t overscheduled with family time or feasting (not that I can complain about either!) and play with some of the crafty toys I got for Christmas. The most exciting one is a Singer 14CG754C ProFinish Serger, which [...]
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Links for your crafty me time
Now that we’ve finished all of our crafting for others, we’ve got a little time for ourselves. Here’s what we’re reading, looking at, being inspired by and planning to make in these fun days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. We hope you also get a chance to do something selfishly crafty (or at least [...]
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Festive Friday Holiday CAL: Week 4 – Cute felt stockings to sew
Hi there, and welcome back to the Festive Friday Holiday Craft-Along! This week, I’ve got a quick and easy felt ornament for you to make. These wee Christmas stockings go together in about an hour, and they’re easy – just right for working on while you’re watching a Christmas movie and enjoying a cup of [...]
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Pincushion mania with the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild
Turns out I’m not the only one besotted with pincushions. The Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild (VMQG) is taking part in a multi-guild swap that brings together quilters from all over North America and unites them in a single cause: to make and trade some of the loveliest pincushions in the world. Yesterday, I had a chance [...]
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Review: Video workshops at Creativebug
I’m declaring a trend: crafting video sites. I was recently invited by Creativebug to check out their video workshops, and I have to say I love the idea. Most of these sites work on a subscription basis; for a monthly fee, you have unlimited access to streaming videos. It’s like taking a class, but you’re [...]
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Festive Friday holiday craft-along: Week 1
Hello, and welcome to the Holiday Craft-Along! As the holiday frenzy ramps up, it’s easy to get swept along in a frenzy of shopping, baking, wrapping and Christmas Concert–attending. Yes, it’s fun, but sometimes it’s nice to be able to sit back, relax, and make something. Starting next Friday and continuing until December 21, we’ll [...]
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Book review: Japanese Quilting Piece by Piece
Japan has some legendary quilters and one of the most renowned quilt shows in the world: the Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival. So it’s no wonder needle arts junkies get excited when a new Japanese quilting book hits the shelves. Japanese Quilting Piece by Piece by Yoko Saito (Interweave, 2012, softcover, $26.95) recently hit my [...]
