mmm don’t you just love this - chocolate cake tea cosy pattern here.
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August 2010
Do you have a copy of the Whip Up Mini Quilts book? Lets make the quilts from the book together. Post them on the whipup flickr group under the tag “Whip up mini quilts”.
Each Friday for 6 weeks [more or less] – I am going to post one of the quilts from the book that I have made – and give you a few tips and ideas to help you make it. + 6 books to give away in that time – Do you want to join in?
And if you don’t yet have a copy of the book but want to join in straight away – there are 2 free Mini Quilt patterns available for download from the Chronicle website + The pattern and templates for Kellie Wulfsohn’s little girl’s applique wallhanging ‘A little birdie told me’ is available at the Woman’s Day website
To see all the quilts featured so far – here is the mini quilts archives
This week I am showing you Lizette Greco’s T-R-E-G-R map. This imaginative mini-quilt is based upon a real 6 year old pirate’s map. Here is my not-yet finished version – I have yet to add in the text.
This quilt is so easily adapted to your own (or your kid’s) design – let your child help and give suggestions and draw little pirate motifs that you can use to personalise this quilt for your own little pirate adventurer.
Below you can see a detail of Lizette’s original quilt.
Have fun making this one – Don’t forget to post your results in the whipup flickr pool – under the tag “Whip up mini quilts”.
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scooped – icecream cone pattern – by i like lemons …
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Just back from almost 2 weeks on the road – first I was in Melbourne at the Melbourne Art Fair for my day job as a designer for a contemporary art magazine, then straight to Sydney with the family for a photo-shoot for my next book on quilting. We stayed in a small hotel at Manly beach, and worked with an amazing team of photographer, stylists and assistants in a beautiful location. All went well – and the results can be seen later next year. Now I am home, back to normality for a few days at least. Looking forward to a pleasant weekend consisting of working through my lists, organising my paperwork, doing lots of washing and maybe going for a bike ride with the kids. What are your plans for the weekend?
KNIT: And make sure you check out my guide to online patterns when knitting for baby.
SEW:Possibly my favourite project this week is this quilt.
JOIN: Mini quilt-along and make the Blattwerk quilt and why not make the granny’s delight quilt - free pattern at the storque.
READ: Recently reviewed books – in last weeks newsletter. A duo of sewing books from Anna Maria Horner … 4 worthwhile craft books …
MORE: This week at whipup there has been a fun theme of yarny play foods – make some savoury pizza snacks … some yarny fruits … or how about some canned crochet … Make a slow stitched bottle cosy … your own summer sandals … or a wee gnome.
Nicole posted about making a floor cushion and found these downloadable towel labels – cute – also you might like to check out this icrochet project.
CRAFT NEWS:
Hope today brings you a smile.
Kathreen
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Does this Pizza Party by Hannah Kaminsky temp you [see pic] …
or try this Crochet Pork Chop Sandwiches Pattern by NeedleNoodles … you might want to knit some olives with this great tutorial … or some mushrooms perhaps … or how about this giant olive pattern …
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You might like to knit these cherries … [see pic]
Or here is a knitted pear pattern … and a cute crochet apple pattern … knit up some watermelon … or knit this perfect lemon … or how about a crochet lemon and lime … and here is a lovely crochet pear pattern at ravelry.
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Pattern to make this trio of canned food by sky magenta on etsy [image below] – if you just want to try out the tinned sardines there is a free lionbrand pattern [membership required] you might want to try.
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Fruit & Vegetables pattern by Amanda Berry [see pic below] is available at ravelry or try this Coats and clark pattern
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knit these strawberries – cute and yummy – pattern here.
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