April 11th, 2008
I’ve finally had a complete day in my studio (what a treat!) but I haven’t actually had a chance to sew anything… Little things like dealing with my emails, catching up on writing and cleaning the fish tanks before the fish move in with the bird, seem to have eaten up my day.
Instead of [...]
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April 9th, 2008
Spoonflower is a new project that is bringing fabric printers and designers together - very exciting! It can be a challenge to market new designs for fabric prints and Spoonflower is making it a lot easier. They’re working to create small runs of custom printed fabric - but it’s just starting out.
You can sign [...]
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April 9th, 2008
Deborah, b5media’s lovely blogger at The List Maven has compiled a list of favorite lists from throughout b5media’s collection of blogs.
Make sure you read to the bottom of the page, there’s an exciting contest to enter too!
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April 8th, 2008
My mother has been writing about her part in creating a group of textiles as a tribute to my grandmother, who passed away last May. I thought I should let you know what I’ve been up to…
We’re making a series of runners for my grandmother’s church, using velvet and hand-woven bands on the edges. [...]
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April 7th, 2008
So my lovely readers, how is the de-stashing going? I’m still being a good little de-stasher and haven’t bought any fabric for myself. I will however need to buy some fabric to complete a commission… I’m not sure how this works into the De-Stash Challenge, but since it’s technically not for myself, will you forgive [...]
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April 5th, 2008
Creative ways to use up your stash - dyeing fabric
Tangled Thread shows how to re-work a piece of fabric that she no longer likes - by dyeing it.
Jennifer Chiviarini’s New Book - The Winding Ways Quilt
For those who enjoy the Elm Creek Quilters’ series, a new novel was just released.
Layers Upon Layers
Have a [...]
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April 4th, 2008
My DH and I have been wanting to buy a new couch for awhile now. Three dogs and a couch that’s older than I am aren’t a pretty combination :-)
We stumbled onto an amazing deal on a couch - almost 75% off, but with one little catch.
It didn’t have a slip cover.
I’ve slip covered chairs [...]
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