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Inspiration: Iviva Olenik

July 15, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Every time Iviva Olenik posts new work, I want to drop everything and start stitching. Her needlework is covetable in its own right, and it provokes a headful of ideas for adaptation. Just look at that “pieced together” dress! See more of Iviva’s work on her Were I So Besotted blog.

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  1. scarlettburroughs says

    July 16, 2011 at 4:26 am

    Her work is brilliant. This one with the patchwork really speaks to me.–Scarlett (Craft Gossip Quilting Editor)

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