love this ruffle bag – has a couple of variations for day and night. Tutorial.
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September 2010
I love discovering new online freebies – here are some new quilt patterns that are available for download.
Unfurnished pattern by film in the fridge – is offered at Robert Kaufman.
Weeks Ringle has a quilt pattern wheezy rider and the Deep Breath quilt pattern - donate to Week’s charity of choice when you download her free quilt pattern.
Crazy mom quilts - fair and square pattern – she asks that you consider making another quilt top for donation.
Indigo star quilt from Alabama Chanin.
Rainbow bunting quilt pattern.
You can download the Yellow Potpourri pattern from Kaffe Fassett’s Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts – from the Melanie Falick sidebar
ps. I love this new fabric line from Urban chiks for moda – wow- like vintage sheets! and am super excited about Moda’s new Chocolate box pre-cuts. mmm and Tufted Tweets is delicious.
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I have been loving all the rain – great opportunity to stay in and bake and craft and listen to music. I have been addicted lately to Tessa Kiros’ cook books – you have heard of her books of course – I own several and use them often. I love Apples for Jam
But somehow I keep coming back to Falling Cloudberries
And a roast chicken dish she has is so easy and so yummy (Lemon and Oregano Chicken):
As for the craftiness – here is some inspiration for you…
Books:
NEWS AND OPPS:
Be good!
Kathreen
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The Art of Knitted Lace: With Complete Lace How-to and Dozens of Patterns
This is a truly stunning book (the cover doesn’t do it justice), filled with knitted lace designs from some incredible designers (see the partial list above). This book is not just another lace knitting book of patterns though – for those ready to go on the lace knitting journey this book will take you there from the first step to the last with explanations on how to read a chart, how to read line-by-line instructions, and different casting on and casting off techniques, along with the basics of knitting, swatching and blocking and then on to designing your own lace shawl + lots of lace tips and tricks to help you along your way.
The chapters have divided the lace designs into different styles: romantic, casual and runway. In the romantic chapter you will find some well loved patterns like Annie Modesitt’s Ninotchka Tank and her Silk Stockings which appeared in her bookRomantic Hand Knits
The runway section is as you might guess all about fashion – knitted lace dresses, hats, skirts and jackets. The Hamptons Dress by Berta Karapetyan has a beautiful shape to it and a really pretty shell like pattern – it was previously published in her book Runway Knits
The last chapter – casual lace, is full of more practical knits, made with more practical, sturdy and slightly rustic yarns. This chapter includes cardigans and turtle-neck sweaters, socks and vests. I particularly liked the Ruby Vest, the Ravensong Sweater and the Harriet Sweater all by Lisa Lloyd, which appeared in her excellent book A Fine Fleece
The patterns in this book are a compilation of some already published patterns by old favourite knitwear designers and some new patterns by upcoming designers, and for me this is perfect, with (if I counted correctly) 36 patterns in one place – great value. [ps. there is a free pattern for the Cats Eye Scarf available.]
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oh how I love this idea – cookie medals – for parties and other events where edible medals are needed.
Not every kid gets to win a trophy for the Grand Final. As the winter sporting season draws to a close, make those kids who miss out feel proud of themselves by baking and personalising your very own awards. Who doesn’t love a cookie?
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Huck and stuff crochets masks – lots of them – for theatre and shows and other interesting events – aren’t they cool? – A bit weird but cool too!
No.1 is Amorphius Black No.2 is the Fox.
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Scott Bedford from the blog What I made wrote in to tell me about some crafty projects he has been making and posting on his blog – I liked them – here is one – cheeky fortune teller! His illustrations are very cool and then I got sucked into a few more posts on his blog – like this twitter factory drawing and his son’s visual alphabet. Go there now!
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these cool friendship necklaces can double as a belt – we like – yes we do!
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My daughter and I loved this fabric flower tutorial.
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Little Birds: 26 Handmade Projects to Sew, Stitch, Quilt & Love (Design Collective)
awwww, having seen this book around the blogs I was intrigued – especially as I hadn’t heard of this publisher before either – turns out Stash is an offshoot of traditional quilt publishers C&T Publishing – who have seen a need in the craft blog world and filled it with fun and folksy and simpler projects suitable for beginners/intermediate crafters who are younger than their usual readers. So about this book – its a collective of designers who have each contributed a bird project – great simple and sweet idea – I thought it might be too much – all those birds – not much variety – but turns out I was wrong – with as many bird designs as materials and techniques – there is lots in this book to love.
How about a peacock or a stork made from recycled sweaters, with hand stitched vintage fabric elements (design by Amy Adams), or a very dapper looking owl (image above) made from tweed and tapestry fabric (design by Eleanor Bruce), I particularly loved Mildred the dove (image above), with her little felt bag full of baguettes, she is made from felt and her adorable face is embroidered (design by Samantha Cotterill). As well as little softies like these three mentioned, there are also a selection of embroidery designs, quilts, pillows and even a clutch purse. All the templates are included in the back of the book (they do require enlarging on a photocopier), so there is much here to enable you to mix and match your designs and create your own little bird.
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