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Tall Trees (image from Walks In The Woods)
Art quilter Frieda Anderson’s Tall Trees quilt shown here reminds me of a famous chapel designed by architect E. Fay Jones.
Shown below is Thorncrown Chapel. Where does inspiration come from when an artist picks up a…
Rostichery is at it again with the apron cheats. This time she shows how to take a longer skirt and turn it into a full-body apron. Get the how-to.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, refashion, apron, skirt[/tags]
Rostichery is at it again with the apron cheats. This time she shows how to take a longer skirt and turn it into a full-body apron. Get the how-to.
For a no-fuss summer skirt, use a piece of knit fabric for the waistband. Altered Cloth shows how to make a gathered skirt with a knit waistband. Go to the tutorial.
[via Picking Up Threads]
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For a no-fuss summer skirt, use a piece of knit fabric for the waistband. Altered Cloth shows how to make a gathered skirt with a knit waistband. Go to the tutorial.
[via Picking Up Threads]
Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, gathered, skirt, knit, waistband
…Try this citronella soap recipe for a great summer soap. Citronella is a fantastic insect repellent now that warm weather is arriving and crushed pennyroyal leaves smell very minty, creating a fresh soap for hot weather! This soap is not…
Image from Walks in the Woods
Quilt artist and teacher Frieda Anderson of Walks in the Woods blog has a project called Forget-Me-Knots in the Summer issue of Quilts and more magazine. According to Frieda,
It is the perfect beginner fusing project.
Go here to…
Visit The Hostess with the Mostess blog to enter to win a $100 shopping spree at The Celebration Shoppe, a custom invitation (with crazy cute matching table decor) shop. Find details on how to enter on the Hostess blog HERE… Read More...
Visit The Hostess with the Mostess blog to enter to win a $100 shopping spree at The Celebration Shoppe, a custom invitation (with crazy cute matching table decor) shop. Find details on how to enter on the Hostess blog HERE. There…
It is with great regret that we are losing our fantastic Recycled Crafts editor Robyn due to family commitments.
We are now on the hunt for a new Recycled Crafts Editor. You should love recycling , love crafting and be able…
Announcing, Beedle The Bard Paper Piecing Design Challenge! This is for Harry Potter fans who love to quilt. Contest starts May 20 and is being hosted by HP Paper Piecing (HP = Harry Potter).
Challenge description:
Design one new Harry … Read More...
Image from HP Paper Piecing
Announcing, Beedle The Bard Paper Piecing Design Challenge! This is for Harry Potter fans who love to quilt. Contest starts May 20 and is being hosted by HP Paper Piecing (HP = Harry Potter).
Challenge description:
Design one new Harry…
Image from During Quiet Time
Amy of During Quiet Time made this paperless tic tac toe board for her son’s end of year teacher’s gift. Her son saw it and wanted one just like it. Mom obliged. She used nine 4 inch squares in two colors…
It seems the wonders of the Jell-O mold have been forgotten. It also seems the Gowanus Studio Space is doing something about the dearth of such edible craft in our current time. Enter to win the Jell-O mold competition. Find … Read More...
It seems the wonders of the Jell-O mold have been forgotten. It also seems the Gowanus Studio Space is doing something about the dearth of such edible craft in our current time. Enter to win the Jell-O mold competition. Find details…
Faith, Hope, Love, Knitting by Lorna Miser, is a charming book that it’s almost an autobiographical knitting project book. Lorna invites us to join her on her self-discovery trip. When she was a little girl her desire to knit was…
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A knitted village! Not that it’s particularly funny, or even ridiculous, it’s kind of cool. Actually it’s really cool! Complete with people, cars, flowers, all knitted! Even the roads are knitted. The more I look at it, the … Read More...
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A knitted village! Not that it’s particularly funny, or even ridiculous, it’s kind of cool. Actually it’s really cool! Complete with people, cars, flowers, all knitted! Even the roads are knitted. The more I look at it, the more…
Socks are a great portable “take it and go” project, I don’t have to tell you that. However. For me, socks take and E.T.E.R.N.I.T.Y to knit! Forever! I would love to get into knitting socks, but when it takes longer…
Enjoy an excellent article, “The Importance of Seeing Color for the Fiber Artist,” by guest writer Gina DeLorenzi on Rayela’s Fiber Focus. See the post.