craftster.org blog – Don’t Neglect Your iPod
Ok, this cracked me up! ON the other hand, it’s also really really cute! Check out the ipod covers at : craftster.org ! What a cute idea! I wonder what it would look like in Crazy quilt!
Ok, this cracked me up! ON the other hand, it’s also really really cute! Check out the ipod covers at : craftster.org ! What a cute idea! I wonder what it would look like in Crazy quilt!
So, over the past week, I’ve brought home a heap of my grandmother’s buttons from my Mom’s house….the amazing thing is that I took a fraction of them…there are probably 3 more button boxes there. For those who don’t do crazy quilting, buttons are an integral part of the design
I ran across these toolbars on someone elses site: Anna Knits :: Dynamic Percent Bar . Basically you can have a toolbar that shows the progress of different projects you’re working on. Kind of cute. NOTE** this has been taken down now, but the one I use is here: http://www.yarntomato.com/percentbarmaker/
Well, I’ve been working a lot on my fairy You can’t see, but in the upper right hand corner is a dragonfly in process. I’m about to put a heap of buttons on the area with the flowers. Those are my first attempts at Silk Ribbon embroidery and let me
Well, my Colorado Crazy quilters online Yahoo group is in the middle of starting a guild. I’m working on some bookmarks and flyers we’re going to put around the state to see if we can build our numbers. I”m excited about the group….should be a lot of fun!
I ran across this Story of a Crazy quilt – a really neat story about an actress, EJ Phillips who stitched a crazy quilt out of scraps from costumes of the many plays she was in. The quilt was finally finished in 1930 by the great granddaughter who is able
Ok, so I’ve been trying to work on a new skill: ruching! It’s interesting, basically putting a running stitch through ribbon, pulling it tight and then appliqueing it down. Here’s my first attempt: Of course, my guru of ruching (and most things CQ) is LouAnne Sassone in California (we’re trying
The Crazy Quilt Web-Ring is a fantastic way to surf around to the best Crazy Quilt sites….I’ve found a lot of my favorites on this ring!
I ran across this site with information on caring for crazy quilts: The Alliance For American Quilts Quilt Query -Treating a Crazy Quilt with Worn Areas and Shattered Silks (under restoration) . If you have a lovely old crazy quilt…this is definitely worth reading first!
Well, I’m working on a heap of different projects today. One is a secret, but kind of fun and involves photo transfers (which I’m wrestling a bit with right now) – one of my more creative feats tho (pictues and description to come later). I’m also working on my fairy