Welcome to 2011. The year of the golden rabbit portends to be a good and productive year. I wish you every success in your endeavours.
My gift to you: a pattern to make my Cosy Cross Couch Throw.
Don’t forget to get your whipup calendar – full of excellent contributors and great crafty images, find out more here (only $5).
Happy New Year
Kathreen
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Just rereading last weeks newsletter and seeing my weather report – how crazy the change in just one week – I feel like its Autumn again with all the soggy muddy rain we are having. And looking at the Northern hemisphere and all that snow – what is it like in your neck of the woods? This past week has been a bit of a whirlwind with kids activities and christmas events, hubby interstate again, and kids home from school feeling a bit sick and exhausted. Needless to say – all good plans must have room for compromise. Today feels like a snuggle up on couch with crochet and cup of tea sort of day – but instead I am tapping away at my computer, getting through all the emails which build up after a couple of days of neglect – but I am making a date with the couch for later in the day – don’t you worry about that!
Next week at whipup I have some lovely book giveaways for you my lovely readers – so keep reading throughout next week to be in the running to win.
So things to do:
Support whipup and buy a calendar here (only $5). Read about all the lovely calendar girls here – Miss November was lucky last.Make a paperbag bagMake some drawstring bagsCrochet the ellipse scarfletteGet cracking on your gift making with whipup’s best tutorial list for gift makingGet baking – put shortbread, bagels, croissants and cookies on your listBooks
the knitgrrl guide to professional knitwear design is a must have book for those wanting to design and sell knitting or crochet patternsIts starting to feel like Christmas
– or whatever it is that you celebrate at this festive time of year. Make some christmas stockings - a christmas wreath – some singing softies – an advent calendar – paper garland decoration. If you celebrate Hanukkah some festive crafts for you too.
Links and crafty news
make a simple festive broochAmy Butler’s long awaited Soul Blossoms fabric collections are now available in your local fabric shop!make some eco packagingcheck out 40 idea blogs for kids crafts – whipup is mentioned on that list somewhereDaWanda’s reycled Xmas competition is now openInterweave Launches Two New eMags in December: SpinKnit and Handcrafted Jewelry StudioGrab some christmas printablesthe current issue (14) of Mixtape zine is last one (sob sob) so quickly grab it while you can – Best wishes to Justine on her next ventureJoin The Green Grocery Bag Challenge – a project to encourage sewists to wrap their holiday gifts in reusable cloth grocery bags, thus reducing the amount of wrapping paper entering the waste stream, while simultaneously getting multi-use bags into the hands of consumers (gift recipients.) Go to the facebook page to find out more.Ok so get making…
Kathreen
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Whip Up Mini Quilts : archives to mini quilt month here where you can learn about the book contributors, get patterns and tutorials and lots of lovely mini quilty things.
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Oh lovely weather, baking, birds chirping, garden overgrown, flowers popping up between the cracks in the pavement. Chooks way too noisy, weeds also popping up everywhere. And lovely surprise this morning when I found cherries on my baby cherry tree – just a few – but I can’t wait to show the kids. Just a couple of weeks left of school for the year, and we are busy practicing for the school concert, planning presents, anxiously looking at deadlines. I have no less than 5 parties to look forward to in the next couple of weeks, husband is away again for work in the midst of all the craziness, kids are upset that he is missing their end of year class graduation ceremonies – and I am a tad stressed – but sort of in a relaxed (can’t do anything about it anyway) way.
So things to do:
Support whipup and buy a calendar here (only $5). Read about the 2011 whipup calendar girls – Miss September is first off the rank.Make a paperbag bagMake some drawstring bagsCrochet the ellipse scarfletteGet cracking on your gift making with whipup’s best tutorial list for gift makingGet baking – put shortbread, bagels, croissants and cookies on your listBooks
2 books you can’t do without as a freelancer/craft business person3 design books you might just likeread about Scandinavian stitchesGet a sneak peak at Modern top down knittingCheck out fanciful feltiesmeet the calendar girls
miss January, miss june, miss february, miss august, and miss september!
Links and crafty news
C&T publishing announces another new venture, PatternSpot, coming in early 2011.the second issue of Nuno magazine is out and it is chock full of lovelinessYou must check out Abes Peanut A Micro-Magazine for kids.I love this autumn yarn and twig wreath at curblyI loved this post at bloesemGreat craft idea – how to make paper lanternslovely 5-min tinsel wreathbeautiful pleated wristwarmers from mayasooz has a great post on things she has learned about making bagslove these yarn pom poofsPascale shows us three ways to use fabric flowersDarren from Problogger starts up a new lifestyle blogcheck out this cute yoyo advent calendarmake a personalised christmas stockinghow about some felted ravioli?some felt ornament tutorials for youBeginning November 30, 2010 and running though December 30, 2010 – BurdaStyle will be announcing a new prize giveaway each day!STC craft has put together 14 free patterns to make for friends these holidaysrefashion a towel into a hooded swim covercheck out the creative advantage – it might be just the kick start you needmake a summer sun top for a baby/toddlerOk so get making…
Kathreen
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Whip Up Mini Quilts : archives to mini quilt month here where you can learn about the book contributors, get patterns and tutorials and lots of lovely mini quilty things.
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Well its been another crafty week here at whipup headquarters, still working on my secret quilt projects for the next book, and busy crocheting socks. Since I crocheted those socks for Rob I have a few orders from the rest of the family for a pair – when really all I want to do is start a new project (a colorful afghan perhaps) … ya know what I mean?
I have also been on blog tour with Whip Up Mini Quilts – here is the schedule so you can follow along:
June 1 - Craftzine – essential quilting tools
June 2 - Crafty Pod – book review & giveaway
June 3 - Chronicle Books – Behind the making of the book
June 4 – Indie Fixx – Designing your own mini-quilts
June 7 – Craft Sanity – Piped binding tutorial
June 8 – Hand Made by Alissa a review and chat about minis
June 9 – My Love for You Background on Mini Quilts
June 10 - Film in the Fridge a review and chat about minis
June 11 - The Haystack Needle Decorating with mini quilts
June 12 – West Coast Crafty
Some crafty news:
curbly have a new redesigned site – very nice too!strut your stuff – make a video – and win some chocolateSpoonful Issue 2 is now for sale – new crafty zine on the scenetry this granny stripes crochet rugHappy making my darlinks!
Kathreen
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Whip Up Mini Quilts : archives to mini quilt month here where you can learn about the book contributors, get patterns and tutorials and lots of lovely mini quilty things.
Did you miss last weeks roundup? get them all here or subscribe to our weekly newsletter via email here
Find out where to buy my new book Whip Up Mini Quilts
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