Ernest the Elephant by Future Girl (pattern
from the book Sock and Glove)

Pear by Cherry Tomato

Pirate Kitty by Craftapalooza

… and a Pirate Bunny by Cheeky Beaks

Nan and Gom by Jess Hutch

A Stupid Sock Creature by Momma Pajama

A Wee Wonderfuls Hand Sewing for Fun Bird by I Knew That!

Bat by Soto Softies

And don’t miss the softie ingenuity going on over at the 2007 Holiday Softie Awards!

Natalie from CRAFT has some fun last minute halloween kids costumes - check them out here. (love the leggo block boy).

The evil mad scientist has a how-to for a very cool cardboard crocodile costume. Also check out kinderart for other cardboard costume ideas.

Mormon chic has some great ideas for last minute kids costumes.

the most fantastic diy bacon costume.

And if you missed it last year - catch it now MAKE’s 2006 amazing halloween costumes.

Pam RuBert makes the most delectable quilts with attitude, the quilts are based on a cartoon charactors adventures called Pamdora, and the stories that are woven into the quilt are based on the artists life and everyday experiences. They deal with big issues like worrying about global warming or small everyday dramas like being late for a date. They are fun and dramatic, but real too and make you think and laugh all at the same time. Website and blog.

Caption: The Vintage Purse, 2005, 36″ x 58″, I love cute little vintage purses, but there’s never enough room for everything. This quilt is currently on tour with the FiberArts International 2007 exhibition. Scroll down for detail photos.

The surprise for me was that turning one of my drawings into a quilt is not just a matter of copying symbols and shapes into another medium. Each fabric I use has its own personality and brings something new to the story. The raw scissor-cut edges have a spontaneous energy that would be lost if those edges were hidden or altered by seaming or sewing. The quilted line creates three-dimensional texture and structure and at the same time, communicates two-dimensional information in the form of symbolic or decorative motifs. Quilting is a meditative process, and I like to think of the stitched line as a thread of thought wandering over the surface of the entire quilt. As I sew, my mind holds images to guide my hands and needle—images of grass, wind, water, leaves, kneecaps, noses….

Caption: Yoga 101: The Crab Dip Pose, 2006, 36″ x 50″, This quilt is currently on exhibit at Grounds for Sculpture.

Caption: Whine & Dine at Sushi Zen, 2004, 50″ x 40″, Has watching all those food shows on tv made us all a little more crazy? Who knows, but I love Asian fusion food and watching people at restuarants.

Hannah’s recent exhibition: “An ordinary kind of ornament” which is currently at Westspace gallery in Melbourne, (hurry the exhibition closes 3 November) focuses on Preciousness, the poetry of transformation through ornamentation. Hannah’s work looks at preciousness within transient moments, her work is temporary, making elaborate and ornate ephemeral installations that defy the traditional ideas of what is valuable. Her work is subtle and quietly exquisite. There is a big element of process rather than end result in her work - hours of work can be swept up in moments - that is what makes this work so amazing.

Hannah Bertram An Ordinary Kind of Ornament

12 October – 3 November 2007, opens Thursday 11 October 6-8pm
Free Artist Floor Talk: Thursday 1 November, 12.30-1.30pm

An Ordinary Kind of Ornament is an installation which transforms dust into an ornamental carpet. At the end of the exhibition, visitors can watch the work being swept away. Its fragile and temporary existence, seeks to shift the value of the work from the concrete object, to the transient realm of experience. Hannah Bertram is represented by Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne.