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Camp Runamuck is Theresa’s personal maker journal documenting a busy home fiber studio and sewing salon where she sews garments from Paper Theory, Wiksten and Sewing Workshop patterns (button‑down blouses, Quincy tops, modified Style Arc tees), tapes and adjusts patterns, and works with linen, double‑gauze, denim and r...

Playdates to Parties is a hands-on DIY party resource by Leslie offering easy, budget-friendly party ideas for busy families, especially moms: step-by-step craft tutorials, ready-to-use printables and SVG/Cricut cut files, printable templates (bunting, party circles, straw flags, bottle labels), party games and themed...

Keebles World is a personal counted cross‑stitch journal focused on full‑coverage, 1x1 stitching, HAED/Jasmine Becket‑Griffith pieces and a wide range of designer charts (DoNa, GeckoRouge, Witchy Kitt, Yiotas, FanGirl Stitches, CloudsFactory, Prairie Moon and more). The maker documents multi‑WIP habits, UFO recovery, k...

Helen Philipps is a maker and stitcher who designs vintage-inspired patchwork and appliqué projects with a cottage garden aesthetic, sharing scrappy quilts (Scrappy Trip, easy nine-patch, homestead, pinwheels, hexagon flowers), big-stitch and hand-quilting techniques plus longarm finishing, and a charming range of pinc...

A focused embroidery journal documenting deep study and practice in Japanese embroidery, Japanese bead embroidery, goldwork and raised/stumpwork techniques, with stepwise projects and workshop experience. The maker explores laying weft, horizontal foundations, lattice holding, couching, long-and-short and wrapped Ceylo...

Rebecca Angela’s Creative at Heart is a maker’s resource focused on modern sewing, surface design and printmaking, with painting and jewellery projects woven into a practical creative practice; the site offers step‑by‑step tutorials, sew‑along style guides, PDF patterns and print‑to‑fabric ideas alongside reviews and t...

Heartland Stitching is Jennifer Blake’s personal needlework journal focused on large-scale counted cross-stitch, especially Heaven and Earth Designs (HAED) projects, with detailed WIP photos and week-by-week progress updates tracking stitch counts and percent complete. The blog chronicles multiple concurrent HAEDs and...

We Heart Art is the classroom portfolio of Joanna Davis, a National Board Certified elementary art teacher who shares grade-by-grade, media-specific lesson plans and step-by-step tutorials for K–5 art. Projects emphasize tempera painting, collage, weaving (paper-plate looms, CD/stringing), sewing and simple folk-doll c...

MCreativeJ is a woman‑founded hand embroidery studio by Melissa Galbraith offering nature‑inspired kits, downloadable patterns, and supplies for stitchers from beginner to advanced; specialties include 3D botanical stumpwork, thread painting, fabric landscapes, and shoe embroidery with water‑soluble Stick & Stitch patt...

Freshly Made Sketches is a long-running weekly card sketch challenge focused on clean-lined cardmaking and sketch-based inspiration: each Wednesday a new sketch (often featuring shapes like ovals, circles, sunray rays or layered panels) is posted for makers to interpret with techniques such as die-cutting, embossing, i...

A Passion For Lace is a maker-designer and teacher focused on fine Shetland and Estonian knitted lace, producing delicate cobweb-weight shawls (Hap, Shetland Tea shawl, Norra, Winter Lake, Blyde, The One and Outlander-inspired pieces), mittens and new lace bauble ornaments, plus the garland kit A Fine Lace Snack. The s...

MrsDibble is a personal maker’s journal devoted to cross‑stitch, quilting and knitting, documenting WIPs, finishes and seasonal smalls alongside longer sampler and tapestry projects like Golden Wood, The Bitterest Flower, Ink Circles Hydrangea Quilt, Swan Tapestry Cushion and birth samplers; she shares hand‑quilting an...

Cricket-bug Corner is Jamie’s cozy craft diary focused on counted-thread needlework, from large samplers to delicate microstitchery on silk gauze (40ct over-one), with detailed notes on continental versus half/tent stitch and techniques like backstitch and French knots. Regular projects include Victoria Sampler pieces...

Stitch Or No Stitch is Margaret’s Palm Coast maker’s journal centered on cross‑stitch, quilting, knitting and sewing, with frequent posts about applique, beading, mounting and finishing framed pieces; her multi‑year signature cross‑stitch "The Bookshop" chronicles marathon stitching, mounting and framing, while seasona...

Mrs B's Blog is the craft journal of Lorraine from North Yorkshire, showcasing detailed card making and papercraft projects with a focus on stamping, ProMarker and Copic colouring, die cutting, dry and wet embossing, stencilling and layered scene building. Regular projects include seasonal and wedding cards, gift tags...

Dorothy's Threads of Life is a maker’s journal focused on traditional patchwork, quilting and handwork, featuring hand-piecing, needle‑turn applique, wool applique and embroidery alongside occasional knitting. Dorothy favors reproduction and Jo Morton fabrics, chintz, Lancaster County prints, taupes and madder shirting...

Praiseworthy Stitches, led by designer Pam Dallas, specializes in counted-thread cross stitch charts and complete kits—often limited-edition—featuring Quaker motifs and whimsical holiday themes for Halloween, Christmas, Easter and seasonal decor. Signature projects include stackers, biscornu, ornaments, pincushions, th...

Cookin' & Craftin' is Meg’s long-running sewing-focused maker journal featuring pattern testing, project notes, and clear tutorials and tips for garment sewing—from shirtmaking and blouses to wide-leg pants, jackets, and cozy pullovers. Regular posts highlight patterns like the Chalk and Notch Rivi blouse, Made for Mer...