I caught Bella in her newest jersey dress. This is the Alabama Chanin six-gore favorite, tweaked for Bella's preferred fit (custom bust ...

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Artist Kinuko Craft Japanese-born, American contemporary painter, 1940

Today I have an absolutely, totally delicious day all to myself and have tons of things I should be doing but have already spent about an hour playing with Lorraine's newest CQJP in photoshop...fun fun fun.. Since I will be focusing mainly on the Morris blocks and suffrage blocks, I needed a smaller block for a change of pace and lighter colors.. I went through my WIP basket and found two and I settled on "Lace Cottage." I started this a couple years ago at least...maybe three. I sketched the cottage on silk with black ink and put a light colored wash on with alcohol inks... I had intended it for use on a bag but when I got to this point I could see that it would be entirely too fragile and stopped working on it.... The lace on the cottage wall was a fragment of very, very old lace...damaged but too exquisite to throw away. It would be a good block to tote about because it is mostly french knots and could be done anywhere.....I always need a totable block because I spend so much of my days waiting for something or someone. But I see a few design things to change right off... The door is too small and the walk is weird...it looks like a ramp to the front door (or maybe a long brown tongue)....both fixable. Now I can see it as a wall hanging and doing the border in laces and pearls blocks would be a great CQJP project next year and a real change of pace... I need to be doing non-moving tasks today as yesterday my helper was here and I overdid it. My whole body aches today. This section of our road is the worst in the winter because if we have a south wind AND snow, it drifts against the bushes about 3 to 4 feet deep. So we're putting up fence to support snow fencing and hopefully that will help.... Now that I've played on the computer another hour doing this post I REALLY have to do bills and paint buttons. Tomorrow I will show you what my second choice for a WIP project was.....

19thC; Hollyer F, Edward Burne-Jones & William Morris

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This tutorial is a perfect first loom building and weaving experience for young children, typically around age 6, who are ready to be introduced to handwork or for an older child/adult who is new to weaving.

Waldorf inspired summer solstice ideas and crafts. Sun catchers and weaving activities.

Folding Waldorf window stars is a fun and simple craft. Today Liz from The Mother Witch will walk us through 3 ways to fold Waldorf window stars, varying in difficulty from deceptively simple to more complex.

Coats & Clark is looking good for their age… This year the leader in thread and notions celebrates their 200th anniversary! Way to go! Besides being a long-time fan of Coats & Clark, I’m excited to celebrate this major milestone because of my muse, Mary Brooks Picken. Mary worked with Coats & Clark on a […]

Have you been wondering what is the best sewing machine to buy? I know that I have! I am excited to introduce Ruthanne, who is sharing her sewing machine buying guide and tips on how to buy the best sewing machine for your needs and budget. This time about twelve years ago, I walked into my nearest SEARS department store, randomly picked out one of the most expensive sewing machine they carried, brought it home and promptly felt overwhelmed. To this day, out of the 18 different stitches my sewing machine can do, I've only ever used three of them.

So, you want to assemble a sewing kit for your Italian Peninsula persona? This is a guide to doing so with sources to point you in the right direction for your place and time. Remember, many…

I am excited to say that I am attending a Finnabair class in October this year! The anticipation is killing me, so in the mean time, I am playing up a storm and preparing for my adventure. I say adventure as the class is not being held in my home town and I have to travel to JBay to attend the event. There are 9 of us Capetonians going, 7 of us are in the same group on the Saturday and Sunday class and the other two are doing the Thursday & Friday class... I was inspired by this post on Finn's blog: Industrial Book Cover Here is my journal cover in step out photos, so as usual...make yourself comfy and peruse at your leasure. I started by covering my journal with clear Crackle paste by Viva called Facetten-Lack Transparent. I let this dry overnight. Then I painted it with black acrylic paint as I don't have black gesso. Once this was dry I added Silks in Key Lime and Bolivian Blue and Viva Inka Gold silver. Having now covered everything in paint, I decided I needed more embellishments and added a few. Then I had to paint them black too... Finally, here is the finished product! Here is a close up showing the micro beads together with glass beads which I added with gel medium for extra texture.

I found this draping book at my school library (among others) and have finally gotten around to scanning it as I can't find a copy for sale anywhere. Now that it's two weeks overdue and I'm heading back to classes in a week I figure I should take care of this little tidbit, making sure I have all the information safely saved on my computer. It's a textbook from the Women's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences in Scranton, PA and was published in 1936. The entire book is 54 pages, but I'll share some of the illustrations with you all. I've got another book from 1935 that I also planned on getting scanned this afternoon and will share with you soon. I've also located my camera charger and will share pictures of the plaid outfit progress later.

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This tutorial is a perfect first loom building and weaving experience for young children, typically around age 6, who are ready to be introduced to handwork or for an older child/adult who is new to weaving.

This tutorial is a perfect first loom building and weaving experience for young children, typically around age 6, who are ready to be introduced to handwork or for an older child/adult who is new to weaving.

Folding Waldorf window stars is a fun and simple craft. Today Liz from The Mother Witch will walk us through 3 ways to fold Waldorf window stars, varying in difficulty from deceptively simple to more complex.