With a love for all things Americana, @masakowakayama celebrates her beloved and unique style with a dozen homespun projects in Stitching Classic Americana. Perfect for multi-crafters, this collection invites you to explore sewing, wool appliqué, punch needle, quilting, and embroidery! Reference detailed instructions for sewing zippers, darts, and set-in seams while stitching beautiful creations like structured bags and sampler quilts. 
Challenge yourself to a fun and creative 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle featuring a studio scene from @thimbleblossoms! The puzzle is a great activity to do to take a break from a difficult project or clear your mind with 1,000 pieces of sewing-themed relaxation. 🧩 available at ctpub.com 🛍 
“The first time I made a modern heirloom memory quilt, it was from my son’s baby clothes. I will never forget the first cut of my shears into the tiny onesie. Instead of “measure twice, cut once,” it was more like “measure twenty times, hold your breath, cut, and hope for the best!” It gets easier with each piece of clothing—and it’s almost always easier with someone else’s clothing. I’ve also come to believe that even a “wrong” cut can be turned into a “right” cut. If things don’t go according to plan, you will figure it out. Sometimes you end up with something even better than you imagined.” - @the_milliner, excerpted from her book, Modern Memory Quilts 
Perfect for everywhere: this beautiful studded clutch made by @thanksimadethem with kraft-tex in Greenery 💚 Swipe through to see how Bianca styled her gorgeous bag! kraft-tex is a rugged paper that looks, feels, and wears like leather, but sews, cuts, and washes just like fabric ✂️ Available at ctpub.com 🛍 📸: @thanksimadethem 
Use floss like a boss! Doodle Stitching Embroidery Art has hand stitching ideas for you! Create one-of-a-kind embroidery art using simple techniques! With @aimee_littledear’s help, you’ll move beyond the pattern to reflect your artistic self—making hoop framed embroidery art, decorative keepsakes, pillows, patches, charms, and fabric scrapbooks. Create artwork you’ll display in every room of the house! Mix and match motifs and personalize wall art with lettering and numbers. With 20 projects to personalize, Doodle Stitching Embroidery Art will intrigue both beginners and seasoned embroiderers. 
Well, that wraps it up for our takeover of the C&T Publishing Instagram account. Thank you so much for joining us on this three-day look into our new book Boro & Sashiko – Harmonious Imperfection. There are other projects in the book including another garment, some home décor pieces, and a kit roll you are going to have to have for your own. But, for now, we leave you with some behind the scenes shots of our process. Jason spends so much time behind the camera, Shannon takes every opportunity to catch him in his creative groove. Here, in the first two photos, Jason is cutting out the pieces to one of the projects we showed in an earlier post. Can you tell which one it is? Comment below if you recognize the fabric. The last photo is Jason drawing out the abstract lotus flower moyouzashi pattern we created for our modern quilt interpretation of a large boro textile. From concept to research to our implementation of the techniques of boro and sashiko in such a way as to honor the Japanese people who created the original textiles, this book has been a journey for us. We not only found a deep connection to the original people who made the textiles we studied, but we found a renewed connection to our own ancestors who mended and patched their own garments and accessories. We hope you enjoy our book as much as we enjoyed creating it. We ain’t done yet! There is more to come in the future through books and workshops. The more we learn, the more we will create and pass on to you. Thank you again for joining us… until next time… STITCH ON!! – S&J Psstt… you can preorder our book from C&T Publishing or from our website. Just sayin’… - @shibaguyz