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Tutorial: Textile Ancestor’s Pot

January 19, 2010 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

This fabulous textile art by Beate Knappe is an Ancestor’s Pot. She says,

Such an Ancestors’s pot usually is made of ceramics and has a lid. I am a textile artist. For that reason my ancestors’ pot will not

Free tatting patterns: Stacked flower pins

January 19, 2010 by Denise Felton 4 Comments

Teri Dusenbury

(TATBit Tats) created this gorgeous brooch by stacking tatted motifs. Patterns for this and another lovely design are available from her blog. She warns that they were created long ago and need to be retested. Why not test … Read More ...

There’s still time to enter the Winter Wonderland exhibition

January 19, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Remember, the submission deadline for the Hand Embroidery Network‘s Winter Wonderland online exhibition is January 29 and 30. You still have time to participate! Get the details from the HEN site.… Read More ...

Ecru felt + neon threads = cheery winter wreath

January 19, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Page’s Felt Flower Winter Wreath is sure to brighten any gray day this season. She says,

I had a great time creating abstract felt versions of some of my favorite flowers and then embellishing them with the neon threads. I

50 pillowcases needed by the end of February!

January 19, 2010 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Debra Montgomery of Debra’s Design Studio is organizing another instalment of Operation Pillowcase. She’s trying to put together enough handmade pillowcases for a unit of 50 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. She says,

From my experience on the first Operation

Great idea: Upcycled pincushion

January 19, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Betty Miller of Altered Expressions blog upcycled used baby shoes into adorable pincushions. She says they make “a lovely gift for a sewing friend.” Cute! See more on her blog post.… Read More ...

Enter AAQ’s “New from Old” contest

January 19, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

The Alliance for American Quilts announces its New from Old quilt contest for 2010. The news release says,

Quiltmakers are encouraged to think broadly and creatively about this opportunity to celebrate the past in the frame of the present. They

Free charts: Alphabet samplers

January 15, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

(left) Abécédaire Coq from Accueil
(center) Une grille où se cache le Bonheur from Le blog de Liselotte
(right) Vivement le printemps! from Les petites croix de Symiote… Read More ...