Sewing

I’m not easily bamboozled by product pitches that promise life-changing results. After nearly 10 years at the helm of CraftSanity, I’ve seen a…

So how do you do it? How do you take your love of sewing or knitting or some other skill and turn it into…

I considered taking some time off to regroup after my weekly newspaper column was canceled, but then I remembered that it’s not my…

Hello folks! Today, I’m really excited to bring you a Q&A with Virginia Lindsay, creator of Gingercake Patterns and author of the Gingercake blog.…

Reprinted with permission from Pretty Birds © 2015 Virginia Lindsay, Running Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group. Illustrations by Jess Hibbert.…

After nearly 17 years as a reporter and columnist for The Grand Rapids Press and MLive.com, my weekly art and craft column has…

If you’re sad about missing QuiltCon, cheer up  because QuiltCon is coming to you during this episode featuring Sherri Lynn Wood, author of “The…

  Love at first stitch? Craft columnist invests in a new sewing machine, still swooning two weeks later By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood (Read full article…

After years of deliberation and months of pining for this particular machine, I recently purchased a new Juki TL-2010Q. It’s a great machine…

As the mother of a 10-year-old Minecraft addict, pixelated cubes are now a part of my life. When I chaperone school field trips,…

This episode of CraftSanity features mini-interviews with Twin Cities authors of “Little One-Yard Wonders: Irresistible Clothes, Toys, and Accessories You Can Make for…

When the nice folks at FreeSpirit invited me to be participate in the True Colors blog tour, I wanted to freeze time and make…

Hello! I’m very happy to report that CraftSanity Magazine Issue 7 is at the printer and will be headed to newsstands and mailboxes…

When I started CraftSanity Magazine more than a year ago, I knew I wanted to print a collection of paper dolls with artistic…

Here it is! The Fall 2011 issue of CraftSanity Magazine is scheduled to hit the streets Sept 21 and I can’t wait to share…