here is a neato tutorial to make an interchangeable zipper necklace – very cool!
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April 2010
Doll quilts are miniature quilts for playing with – here are a selection that feature dolls in the design as well as being used as doll quilts. too cute!
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This strawberry has a bag tucked away inside – how neat and clever - tutorial available [via craft gossip]
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bokja design duo hoda baroudi and maria hibr, covered a classic volkwagen beetle in a patchwork of vintage fabrics. More info at design boom (thanks Ina for the link).
Image: bokja volkswagen beetle in vintage fabrics
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Tula Pink, fabric designer extraordinaire, donated 36 charm packs of her latest fabric collection – Plume to her quilt guild, the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild. She challenged the members to Project Plume. The rules were to use one charm pack and a half yard of fabric to create a quilt top (the rest was open). Here are some of the results.
Tula pinks – triangle mini - check out the very cool feedsack back!
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love the use of these large silk yoyos for decorating packaging and cards – scrapbooking too perhaps?
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This weeks newsletter is huge. In response to a reader pointing out how quilt focused I have been these past few weeks, I went into overdrive to remedy the situation – this past week you will find a lot of paper and fashion related posts – enjoy. Also this week I have been working on a few freelance articles that will appear in a big Aussie weekly mag soon – very excited about that. And writing for my second book is nearing the deadline – so need to read it again and again this weekend – my head is spinning – the words are becoming a jumble on the page. Again my darling husband has done all the hand-drawn illustrations – and I have has some amazing help from talented Aussie women – thank you gals.
Mini quilt month continues in honour of the release of
Whip Up Mini QuiltsWhip Up Mini Quilts
EVENTS: I will be talking about the book, quilting and blogging at the Melbourne Stitches and Craft Fair on 8 May – I will also be signing books on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Can Do book stand 10.30am – come and say hello! and for your chance to win a copy of Whip Up Mini quilts head on over to Meet me at Mikes, where Pip has given the book a lovely review and is giving away a copy.
+ Bizymoms interviewed me … read the interview here + there’s more – SINGER® sewing machines is giving away a copy of Martha Stewarts newest book every day in April – participants must become a “Fan” of Singer Sewing Company on Facebook and/or register to follow Singer Sewing Company on Twitter and they will be automatically entered in the giveaway. Find out more here. ++ there’s even more: Six quilt bloggers launch a quarterly e-zine aimed at modern sewists – Fat Quarterly will officially launch 27 April – can’t wait – find out more here. +++ more – Submissions being sought for book on unconventional embroidery - find out more here.
++++ lots more craftyness …
Happy crafting!
Kathreen
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dogs in sweaters always makes ooh and ahh – here is a simple looking tutorial to refashion a sweater for your doggy.
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