Archive for March, 2008

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I have some stuff to trade.

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

I have several different novelty fabrics that I will never use and thought maybe some of you would like to trade.  All these fabrics have themes or are large print which I don’t use anymore.  I would be willing to trabe for small print, brightly colored fabric (1/4 yds or larger), or maybe something else fun.  I don’t want real vintage fabrics because they rot sooner than new fabric.  I have found 3 different fabrics so far, but I know that I have a lot more somewhere.

Click on the images below for a larger view.

Little Girl Print Cloth, 45″ x 2 yds.

Little Girl Cloth  Little Girl Cloth

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Screen Printed Fabric, 45″ x 1yd and 28″

Screen Printed Fabric  Screen Printed Fabric

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I hate to break it to you……

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Queen Quilt is dead!    The Queen quilt is dead. Yes, dead. I started on the embroidery and a little of the applique last night and I got bored. Quilting at night is one of the most soothing things I do all day. It usually excites me and challenges me. The Queen quilt is too much like my paintings. I need my quilts to bring different feelings out of me. So, the Queen is dead.
But, I think this next quilt might make it all the way to the end.

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The Rabbit Queen Strikes again!

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Here is another tasty version of one of my free patterns.  This time it is the Rabbit Queen, stitched to perfection by Sarah Alford Williams, aka Pinkhare, aka Clayfairy.

Rabbit Queen stitched by Pinkhare

You can see more of Sarah’s stuff at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkhare/

And, her Etsy store is at :  www.clayfaery.etsy.com

Posted in Embroidery, Free Patterns, Fun Stuff, General Stuff | 4 Comments »

Next step on the Queen quilt.

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Queen embroidery pattern  I have made the basic pattern which I will use to embroider the queen image.  I made this pattern by scanning in the drawing into Adobe Illustrator and then printing it out in sections on 8.5″ x 11″ paper.  I then taped these paper panels together, cutting away paper on the back so I would have only a single layer of paper.  Now all I would have to do is either draw on the pattern with a iron-on transfer pencil and iron the design on my fabric or tape the pattern onto a window, then tape the fabric over the pattern (letting the sun shine through and reveal the pattern) and using a fabric pen to trace the pattern onto the fabric.  I haven’t decide which method to use yet. 

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Oh happy day! Boy, you can say that again.

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Sweet Needle Felts: 25 Projects to Wear, Give & Hug

For the first time I am recommending a book I don’t have yet.  It will be out real soon and you can preorder it from Amazon at a discount.  But, here’s the deal, Jenn Docherty makes the absolute cutest felted animals ever and any book that helps you to create these little fuzzy creatures is okay by me.   All of her animals, of her creation, have sold out, but at her website, http://www.jenndocherty.com/, you can see all the little critters that have found a home. 

Please, for the sake of all the is cute, visit her site and if you feel so inclined, check out her booK!

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Felting Tutorial!

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Carolineincle’s weblog tutorial  Hey, my friend Caroline has this cool felted slipper tutorial going.  Check it out.  If you do the project let her know, who knows, she might post you on her blog.

http://carolineinckle.wordpress.com/

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A quilt fit for a Queen!

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

I am going to start a new quilt.  I have always like doing images of queens and royalty.   Here is the pencil sketch.

Queen Quilt

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CRAFT: Transforming Traditional Crafts

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

CRAFT: Transforming Traditional CraftsCRAFT: Transforming Traditional Crafts
If you haven’t already heard about Craft Magazine then let me tell you what’s up.  This is the magazine for the modern craft person.  Every issue has great articles regarding craft, craft makers, the arts, sciences, materials, and more. Best of all are the step by step instructions for some very unusual and fantastic new crafts.  Whether your into making monsters or hula hoops that light up this is the mag for you!

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