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Tangled Thread - Tips, Trick and Tutorials in Sewing & Stitching

October 22nd, 2008

New fabric from Project Runway’s Jay McCarroll

Are you a fan of Jay McCarroll from Project Runway?
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Then I’ve got some good news for you!  Jay McCarroll has recently collaborated with Free Spirit Fabrics to create a line of quilting cottons.  The prints are fresh, modern and very charming.
Here are links to the “Garden Friends” collection and the “Woodland […]

By Chloe -- 2 comments

April 18th, 2008

Tangled Thread “Tags & Tie-Dyes” contest

I thought that it’s been too long since I’ve hosted a contest on Tangled Thread… I’m giving away on of my DH’s copper fiber art tags, this one says “Love” in block letters.  I had so many responses about my hand-dyed quilting cottons that I’ve decided to also include five 4 inch squares of the […]

By Chloe -- 136 comments

November 7th, 2007

tip of the day - using swatch boards

I’m working on a piece of fiber art with a minimum of 25 different colors & prints on it.  I’ve got a very definite idea about what I’m doing, but what happens when I go to my stash and it looks like this:

Or this:

Or… this:

Inspiring, luscious, yummy - oh yes!  But I need to get […]

By Chloe -- 2 comments

September 4th, 2007

Canadian fabric sources

How was your long weekend? Did you have a chance to relax outside, maybe have a bbq? Spend some time with friends or family (or even just curl up with a good book)?
Whatever you did, I hope you had a great one!
Ready to play in your studio again?
I thought it would be fun […]

By Chloe -- 0 comments

August 30th, 2007

this isn’t helping my organizing

I’m trying to get my studio back into some form of order - I’ve been so focused on making things for my wedding that I’ve been very bad about organizing :-)
Of course, sales on yummy quilting cottons don’t help much either!

I’ve got a real problem and/or passion for quilting cotton - I swear it’s an […]

By Chloe -- 3 comments