Kathy of The Unbroken Thread interviews needle artist Sarah Homfray and shares gorgeous photos of Sarah’s work. Go to Kathy’s blog to enjoy the article.
Paint Party
I completely adore this bright and colorful Picasso party created by Danielle at Cutie Putti and featured on Amy Atlas’s blog. You must see the details. “Paintbrush” pretzels, lemonade tinted in crayon colors, “paint blob” candy dots… So clever.
Susan Silver Brown – Cast Glass Artist – Daily Muse Strikes Again!
I can’t thank Daily Art Muse enough. They educate me on new artists everyday. And here is Susan Silver Brown, who casts glass sculptures. Gorgeous cast glass sculptures. I love this kind of work. Susan is an Arizona based … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Math Facts quilt
Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts just finished this quilt she calls Math Facts. She said she was inspired to make it after watching an episode of Oliver Twist. Go HERE to read more.
Image credit: Crazy Mom Quilts
Inspiration: ‘Shrink it down’ quilt block
We’ve all seen the trend of blowing up quilt patterns to make them sew up faster and/or look more modern, but Me? A mom? is thinking small. She took a Circle of Geese quilt block pattern and shrunk it down … Read More...
Hyperrealistic Food Paintings
These hyperrealistic paintings by Dutch artist Tjalf Sparnaay are just stunning. Aside from clearly accomplishing the ridiculously realistic part, it’s a realism infused with such a unique vibrancy that adds the hyper. These are far better than reality! Find more … Read More...
New fiber art jewelry from Tinytoadstool
We can always expect something new and exciting from ShanShan of Tinytoadstool. And the imminence of spring has inspired her to create a new series of fiber art necklaces. Fabulous! Go to her blog post to see more photos.… Read More...
Grab a cuppa: Be*mused photos
Jan at Be*mused shares photos she took at the 2012 Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival. She talks about her trip on her blog HERE, saying she had been draggin’ (cute play on words) getting all the photos out for all … Read More...
Quilt the trend – chevrons
The chevron is everywhere now and we quilters are stitching the trend. Others are wearing it. This image is from Novella Royale; it’s a section of a pair of cotton black dog shorts. Wouldn’t it be cool to see a … Read More...
Technique: Make Your Own Honeycomb Paper
This AMAZING piece of art from Shelly Hickox (aka The Stamptramp) just blows me away! Even more impressive is that for the balloon she made her very own honey comb paper, seriously, who is that clever!? Luckily we all don’t … Read More...
DIY Felt Owls
Moz of the blog “MiniMoz” lives in Melbourne and has an interesting blog for you to look over. She has this darling tutorial for these Felt Owls and we all love Felt Owls. Moz has step-by-step pictorial instructions for you … Read More...
Transportation Plates
I so want these plates!! For any fan of these, check out this collection of transportation plates designed by Boguslaw Sliwinski. Check them out HERE. Spotted on Incredible Things.
{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Aqua & Purple
Aqua and purple make a bold and colorful statement for a wedding! Get all the details at Prima Donna Bride.
Dresden Plates with Florals quilt
Erin at One Piece at a Time shows us this pretty creation as part of Design Wall Monday. I love her merry combination of applique and piecing. Go HERE to see more.
Image credit: One Piece at a Time
Technique: Improv Chevrons
Anna at Six White Horses shows how to make improvisational pieced chevron blocks on her blog. She said the inspiration came from a pillow she saw at Anthropologie that had a wonky chevron pattern. Go HERE to see more.… Read More...
Let them quilt cakes and clocks
Deb at Cold Feet Quilter is celebrating some quilt-y finishes on her blog today, including this one shown, Sweet Dreams. She explains,
I was thinking Cinnamon swirl streusel cake.
She shows several more photos of this quilt where you … Read More...
SLMQG’s service project | Pillowcases
Cindy at Hyacinth shows off the five pillowcases she made for the One Million Pillowcase Challenge. She explained it’s a service project of the Saint Louis Modern Quilt Guild where she’s a member. Her pillowcases rock! Go HERE to read … Read More...
Seeing things Gina’s way
Gina of Fan My Flame developed an eye infection that required an eye patch. So she took advantage of the situation to express herself in embroidery! Totally awesome. Much more interesting than the usual pirate look. See more at Gina’s … Read More...
Inspiration: Smaranda B
I love this twist on crazy-quilting by Smaranda B of France. Her CQ Journal Project block combines animals prints, unusual crocheted trims, and shisha embroidery into a composition that invokes Africa. Lovely! Go to the blog post for a clickable … Read More...
Boys like to stitch
The hand in that photo belongs to an adorable little boy who is learning to stitch at Mama’s knee. See more photos at Flaming Nora‘s blog post.