Heads up! Our beloved Susan Lenz is the subject of a six-page artist profile in the October/November issue of Quilting Arts Magazine. I can’t wait to get my hands on it. See more about this news and lots of … Read More...
Tutorial: Freezer paper stencils using a digital cutter
Freezer paper stencils allow you to create detailed images on fabric. The glossy side of the of the freezer paper temporarily fuses to the fabric when it’s heated with an iron, so there’s no paint seeping under the edges of … Read More...
Tutorial: Toddler Scarflette from women’s knee socks
Susan from Living With Punks shows how to make the cutest little scarflettes for toddlers – out of women’s knee socks! Brilliant!! There are so many fun prints and colors of knee socks available! They’re finished off with fringe or … Read More...
Free pattern: Hooded cape for Halloween costumes
Fleece Fun shares a free pattern for making a hooded cape for Halloween costumes. They use fleece fabric – which is both easy to work with and inexpensive – but you could also use another fabric type if it suited … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s birdcage hair accessory
Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a birdcage hair accessory for little girls. This is sooo fabulous!! She created it as part of her entry into the Repurposed challenge at … Read More...
Technique: Color Over Stamps with Copics
I’ve seen lots of different ideas using Copic markers with stamps but this is a technique I haven’t really seen before and it’s stunning! Darlene at Darlene’s Designs shares how she stamps a solid stamp in a light color and … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple bow hair accessories
These bow hair accessories by Disney from Ruffles and Stuff are sooo cute!! She shares a tutorial showing how to make the simple bows in two variations. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Ruffles and Stuff]
Inspiration: Relaxolotl
Oh, my! Look what Relaxolotl did: A pieced, appliqued anatomical heart on a blue award ribbon. I am so stealing this concept for next Valentine’s Day. Go to her blog post to see more.
Patchwork Glass Vases
I made these for Michael’s Craft Stores via my designer gig with DecoArt. I used the Americana Gloss Enamels which work beautifully. I love the glow of the orange, they’ll look great on our holiday table. Get the tutorial for … Read More...
Tombstone Wafer Paper
Have you seen these? Tombstone wafer paper for easy Halloween cookie decorating. So cool. Find it HERE at Fancy Flours.
Pam’s Flower Power pillow
Pam of Threading My Way shares her rockin entry for the Retro Pillow Challenge. She says,
… Read More...For the first time, I tried several new (to me) sewing techniques: hand appliqué, patchwork, machine embroidery and quilting. At the same time I
Ideas for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Sher from Sher Your Scraps shows a number of ideas for scrapping during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Click here to see her post.
Hosting a Breast cancer awareness event? Check out these Breast cancer lapel pins
and Breast … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | 2nd Birthday
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Brides-to-be and find their dream dress among over 8,000 new, sample and used designer gowns listed for sale. Use the advanced search to browse by specific criteria, or browse … Read More...
Patchwork prints, aka cheater cloth | late 1800s
Barbara Brackman at BB’s Material Culture attended a talk by Deborah E. Kraak who presented AQSG paper Patchwork Prints in America 1878-1900. Barbara explains,
… Read More...We tend to call it cheater cloth or faux [fake] patchwork, both 20th century terms.
Inspiration: Vintage scissors as decor
Elisa at McLaughlin Designs shows off these beautiful vintage scissors she purchased. She believes having objects like these around is inspiring. Agreed. She also uses them to cut. Visit her POST to find out where she found them.
Via … Read More...
Crafting a Life eBook by Scouty Girl
I subscribed to Scouty Girl and, as promised, received a free copy of her digital book Crafting a Life. If you are struggling with your creative life, you might want to see about getting yourself a copy. Go to … Read More...
Volunteers needed for Save our Stories | IQF Houston
Okay quilters and quilt lovers, listen up. The Alliance for American Quilts needs volunteers to interview quiltmakers at the 2011 International Quilt Festival, Houston. From their press release:
… Read More...This year at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas (November 3-6),
Bloody Rat Cupcakes
Eeeeew. With a title like “bloody rat cupcakes,” you’d think these would be just way too creepy to eat. But somehow they manage to balance the awesome, Gothic darkness of Halloween with that enticing lure inherent in cupcakes. Find the … Read More...
Grateful Dance and Fibervision exhibit
Now this is what I’m talking about for Halloween decor. So sophisticated. This macabre beauty is Grateful Dance by Ranell Hansen; she’s a member of Fibervision, an art quilt group in Santa Barbara, California.
Thanks goes to another Fibervision member … Read More...