Junker Jane‘s Voodoo Man art doll captures perfectly how I feel about Valentine’s Day. Bah, humbug! See more awesomeness at her blog.
Inspiration: Thom Atkins
Robin Atkins of Beadlust gives us a close-up look at some of the incredible beaded quilts created by her brother, Thom Atkins. The quilts are art in every sense of the word and, appropriately, are on exhibit now at … Read More...
Sewing mends the soul
Judy from Scrappy Pieces agrees with this saying on her sewing room wall. She explains,
I find so much peace and calmness in sewing. Whether its cutting, piecing or quilting either by machine or by hand.
Nicely stated. Probably the … Read More...
On sale: Daisy Cottage at Hawthorne
I’m seeing pink and gray everywhere, and that’s a good thing. Just found this 100% cotton print Furniture in Gray from the Daisy Cottage collection on sale here for $7.95 USD. Designed by Bee in My Bonnet for Riley Blake … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Pom’s quilt for birth of Noelle
Pom from Atelier Papillon made this sweet quilt to celebrate the birth of her niece, Noelle. The small appliqued cat is adorable and she shows you a close up on her blog. Visit her POST: Un quilt pour la naissance … Read More...
Washi by Rashida | fabric love
Rashida Coleman Hale – fabric designer and author of I Heart Patchwork – has a new fabric collection out, Washi by Timeless Treasures found at Hawthorne Threads. I love her entire line, but especially this swatch, Petals and Leaves … Read More...
{Wedding Trends} 2012
According to Delightfully Engaged, 2012 is shaping up to be a banner year for beautiful weddings! Lots of glamorous touches, personal details, and more will make for exciting inspiration in the coming months. Read the full post here and … Read More...
Roses for Kitty
Deri has created a new tiny DeriDoll in the likeness of Kathryn Howard, as represented in the Showtime series, The Tudors. Of all the exquisite details of this doll, I can’t stop looking at the minuscule wreath of roses in … Read More...
Inspiration: Bascom Hogue
Bascom Hogue‘s needle art never fails to amaze me. We’ve seen lots of Bascom’s intense hand embroidery. Here is an example of his take on free-motion machine embroidery. Wow. See more at his Corndogs for the Devil blog.
Framed quilt from repurposed paper
Liz at Linda & Harriett made this quilt on her mantel – not from fabric – but from paper. She cleverly used material from their misprint bins (paper they could not sell). Go HERE to read more about it.… Read More...
Dresden made modern | antique blocks
See what Pat Sloan is doing with some antique quilt blocks she dug out of her stash. I like where she’s going with these scrappy Dresden Plate’s. Click HERE to read more.
Image credit: Pat Sloan Blog
Grab a cuppa: Word Play Quilts
Tonya Ricucci at Lazy Gal Quilting is the author of a nifty book Word Play Quilts. She invites anyone who has made a quilt with ‘unruly’ words to share it on her Word Play Quilts Flickr set. Grab a … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Gratitude quilt
I’m grateful Nifty Quilts shared this finish with her readers. Nicely done. Go HERE to read full post.
Hearts art quilt
Love the modern feel of this hearts quilt I found at Jessica’s Quilting Studio – Flickr. Would love to get this out every year for Valentine’s Day!
Mosaic Monday: Textured Effects
1. Textured round polymer clay pendant, 2. textured copper , 3. 140cm, 4. Textures and powders
More fabulous textures by clayers! These are all textures done on a small, jewellery size scale. All of the pieces have some … Read More...
Felt Pinked Valentine Heart – A Tutorial
Rachel of “The Rachel Berry Blog” is a wife and mom to 5. She is a Photographer wanna-be, a crafter of all kinds and she loves to decorate on a budget and make her house a home. Today I want … Read More...
The picNYC Table
So genius. For those that like to eat on grass, that is. Spotted on swissmiss, the picNYC TABLE was designed by Haiko Cornelissen.
Pearl purl as bark
LilyStitch stretched and couched pearl purl–a goldwork material–to create the look of bark on her Tree of Hope. The results are appropos and gorgeous. Go to her blog post to see more photos.
TAST inspires Leena
I love seeing the diversity of projects that emerge from SharonB’s Take a Stitch Tuesday challenge! Last week’s challenge was buttonhole stitch. Leena of Creativeinstincts used it to add an abstract but organic design to a new, upscale silk … Read More...
Amazing Glass Countertops
So I find myself in the position of having to bid on and quite possibly produce a custom glass bathroom vanity countertop…whoo hoo! So as I wander around the interwebs I look at what’s out there. I found Think Glass… Read More...