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Today, we are excited to have Thomas Knauer, a great creative mind, fabric designer and writer! If you follow Thomas’s blog, you know that he openly shares insight into the industry, the sacrifices involved in running a creative business and the importance of creating art. Read on to hear more about how he balances his creative endeavors with family time, his upcoming book and more! — Thomas, thanks for visiting Craft Buds to share...
After a jaunt last weekend to Kansas City for Quilt Market, I’m excited for the release of several new fabric lines. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s might be coming to your local quilt shop soon, including some floral, whimsical and bold fabric designs for quilting and sewing. Chicopee by Denyse Schmidt for FreeSpirit. The tiny prints in muted colors blend well with her Hope Valley line or some of her recent prints for...
Modern Fabric Studio is giving one lucky Craft Buds reader a $25 credit to go shopping for fabric! That goes a long way, considering shop owner Amanda Norton has a WINTER SALE going on right now, with 20% to 35% all fabric collections. If you spend $50…you receive 1 FREE YARD of Your Choice! If you spend $100…you receive 2 FREE YARDS of Your Choice! Hurry now…before the sale ends!! Will you pick ....
Do you take part in the yellow, aqua gray charm swap? We listened to your feedback, and decided it’s time to polka. Announcing . . . For this fabric swap, you will choose one yard of modern fabric that features polka dots or circles from Sew Fresh Fabrics. They have a wonderful selection of dots fabrics. In fact, Peg and Becca have graciously volunteered to do all of the hard work for swappers, and...
Today, I’m excited to introduce a new online fabric shop to you, with a special sale and giveaway for Craft Buds readers at the end of this post. And since we love to highlight craftepreneurs, I chatted with Modern Fabric Studio owner Amanda Norton to get the scoop on how she started her handmade business. Amanda, what’s your sewing story? I have always been into crafting, but I started sewing only a few years...
We’ve been chatting with the lovely Anna at Crafty Girls Workshop and had a great idea for a color-themed fabric swap, and we hope you join us! For this fabric swap, you will choose one yard of modern fabric that’s yellow, aqua, gray or a combination of those colors. After the yard of fabric is cut into 5-inch charm squares (see this tutorial for details), you will have 56 charm squares which you will...