According to researchers at the University of Glasgow, quilting is "uniquely" good for us, offering, as it does, an outlet for creativity and bringing benefits that mere physical and outdoor pursuits can't provide.
It is all there; bright colours to uplift, geometry to engage the frontal lobe and a boost in social confidence. Quilters have an inner glow that comes from a pride in their intricate craft - or does it? A closer look at this traditional handicraft reveals it to have a dark underbelly.
The idea of Angry Birds in cake form seems to have taken flight since we last posted about the playable Angry Birds cake. They are being hatched in their dozens.
Realising this the folks in the Angry Birds nest over on Facebook have put together a gallery of AB cakey goodness. There are some sweet renditions of the Feathers vs Swine battle. Sales of green food colouring and mouldable icing must be sky-rocketing.
Festival season is upon us and folks are heading to the big (and often muddy) dancing Godzilla that is Glastonbury this weekend, so I thought I'd round up some festival craft favourites.
Ever wondered what if those black and white QR codes could possibly be useful for more than just scanning and sending you to a website? Here's your chance to find out with the tech-crafty QR-3D project.
The project, run by the jane of all crafts Sally Fort, encourages designers, crafters, makers, tinkerers, artists, coders and interested dabblers to use textile to create QR codes to send viewers to interesting places online.
Lady Gaga is stomping across the world of music like a crazily attired Godzilla of pop. Fancy going a bit Gaga yourself? Make-up marvel MichellePhan shows you how to get your Gaga on with her Lady GaGa Poker Face Tutorial video over on YouTube.
Yarnbombing, yarnstorming, knitting graffiti or fibre street art. Whatever you call it it's a tradition that is popping up in all corners of the world and making more waves than ever before. But how did it all begin?
The team are asking you to help keep an independent film on a craft phenomenon rolling and you'll be rewarded too. Not only will you get a warm fuzzy feeling, there's also the chance to be credited in the final cut. If you can't help with cash there are other ways to help .
Give a little, give a lot. Help the cinematic storytellers proudly take craft to the big screen.
Hot on the crafty heels of cross stitch being the next big thing in craft, it's time for quilting to take centre stage. 
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