Thank you Amy for this great tutorial on making a laptop sleeve – so handy – I have been meaning to make one of these … It’s a great little tutorial — it actually turns out to be very simple to make, and the instructions are written so that it can be customized to any size computer. I designed it with the quilting on the inside, which makes it sleek and modern — easily turned into something for a guy as well. But it would also be simple to switch it so the quilting is on the outside. I’ve included a number of alternate suggestions for closures.
Calamity Kim shows us how she made this Dresden circular mini quilt.
There is something so heartwarming and modest about solid fabrics in quilts – traditional yet distinctly modern.
1. The Kite Festival, 2. Inspiration from Gee’s Bend, 3. DQS8 , 4. Swap quilt , 5. Zen Mini Quilt, 6. doll quilt swap quilt, 7. Solid quilt from Isaacsmama, 8. triptych, 9. 6-12″ Mini Quilt March Solids sent to Olivethebeach’s, 10. Amish Bear Paw mini quilt, 11. STUD Mini Letter “L”, 12. Gee’s Bend Mini Quilt for jmbmommy, 13. Amish Scrap Miniature Quilt, 14. Gee’s Bend Mini, 15. Gee’s Bend Mini Quilt, 16. Gee’s Bend Mini Quilt, 17. Linen Mini Completed, 18. breadfruit: for mini quilt week, 19. twisted traditional, 20. Doll Quilt: Colorwave
The Meaning of Making – another fantastic event – is a drop-in hands on crafting social, followed by a panel discussion featuring local artists and artisans working in the realm of handmade. This event is free and open to the public. Beer and pizza will be available for a suggested donation.
When and where: Wednesday, April 21 : 4-6:30pm- Drop in Make Something Awesome crafting social (powered by Hello Craft) : 6:30-8pm- panel discussion, The Meaning of Making : At Civilian Art Projects, 1019 7th Street NW DC. Website.
Panelists include: Tom Ashcraft, Artist and Professor of Sculpture at George Mason University; Christine Ernest, founder of Maganda Design; Dana Ayana Greaves, Artist and founder of Artistic Aya clothing and accessories; and Carole Greenwood, chef, artist and musician. Moderator: Betsy Greer, author of Knitting for Good and founder of craftivism.com.
This looks like an amazing event – The Conference of Creative Entrepreneurs (CCE) 3 days of seminars, interactive discussions and hands-on Workshops.
Some highlights include:
- Workshops to learn how to start or expand a creative business (inluding tax info, trade shows and guerrilla marketing).
- Listen to speakers including Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching, Faythe Lavine, director of Handmade Nation, and Marci Rae McDade, editor or FiberArts Magazine.
- Demonstrations and activities – turn wool into felt fabric, digitally photograph your work like a pro and improve your blog.
When and where: Seattle, Washington from 13-15 August – More information and to register visit the website.
lovely bilingual tutorial from the esetsy team to make this super sweet mosaic heart.
