Ainur Berkimbayeva is a form-follows-function kind of designer, in wonderful evidence here with her Thistle Yoke Pullover, designed especially for Purl Soho. A stunning ring of thistle-y petals backdropped by garter-ridge stripes, the yoke is a short-row tour-de-force. Knit sideways and flat, this part may look a bit intimidating, but super-easy German Short Rows simplify the knitting gymnastics. Graft the yoke together at center back, then pick up along its bottom edge to continue à la your usual top-down sweater... But in the end, so not usual! With all this action, Ainur kept the yarn naturally understated. One hundred percent undyed Andean highland wool, our Good Wool fits the bill, settling the design into a cozy world of wood grain, pine cones, rays of sunshine, and yes, the beautiful blossom of a thistle! Please view Product Details, below, for more information about materials, gauge, and sizes.
Have you taken a good look outside recently? I mean a good look, in detail. It's such a wonderful time of year when nature gives us a last...
Award winner Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry elevated machine quilting to a recognized art form. and the quilt world has never looked back.
From September 3 through October 10, the quilt that inspires quilters all over the world will be on its yearly display at the Bennington Museum.
Here it is Blue Monday again. It's a sunny crisp blue sky January day here with lots of snow on the ground. Typical winter day... when I love to dream of spring, summer and my garden. So today I'm going to share with you some of the blues from the garden... Not much to say - just hope you enjoy my photos, and may they be a reminder that warmer days are coming.. albeit slowly... I'm spending some studio time this afternoon putting together the lap quilt I mentioned a week ago. Just three more rows to sew together and the top will be done. Hopefully I'll have a photo for you in the next day or two. It's very contemporary and different for me.. and it's NOT blue.... of course purple is a close relative... Actually some of these blooms are a purpley-blue.. my favourite shade... Enjoy! Piece, Linda "Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Here are some pieces of fiber art that I'm inspired by! Grab a cup of something hot, sit back, and enjoy some wonderful websites! India Flint's weaving: Thom Atkin's "August: Thank you Kaffe Fassett": Arline Fisch's crochet Lantern Medusa: Kirsten Chursinoff's Knapweed 3: Happy Creating! Deborah
Quilting is a fun, creative hobby anyone can enjoy, regardless of age or experience. When starting out, choosing a beginner-friendly pattern is key.
You have probably have come across blogposts on the Around the World Blog Hop, right? I have been asked by Dorien of Just-do to participate. If you would also like to join us on this worldwide trip…
I'm thrilled to say that My Small World is finished and hanging on the wall. I started this quilt back in May 2015, but I wasn't happy with my piecing, or some of the fabrics I was using. Scrappy quilts are a lot harder than they look if you're a perfectionist! I made a second attempt in January and was much happier second time round. I finished the quilt top in February and you can read about the piecing process here. Since then I've been hand quilting it. I've been experimenting with Aurifil 28wt and 12wt in preparation for hand quilting my la passacaglia quilt later in the year. The 12wt is lovely and silky, but the 28wt is skinnier and will allow me to take smaller stitches on the la passacaglia. I quilted in straight lines on all the buildings and coloured parts of this quilt. I tried to quilt a few clouds into the sky, but when I realised that they wouldn't show up, I just went free form and left the sky quite natural. It has quilting and texture, but there's no defined pattern in the sky. I have an ideal place to hang this quilt in our hall way. Visitors will see it as soon as I open the front door. I've decided to call it "Wellington 6037" because it does look a bit like where I live. We have tall office buildings in town, but I live on the edge of the city and can see sheep and cows from my house. The 6037 is my postcode and a bit of a throw back to the TV show Beverly Hills 90210, which we all thought was quite funny many years ago. I didn't think I'd get any quilts finished in the first quarter of this year, so I didn't join any finish alongs. But I will link up with Crazy Mom Quilts like usual. Finished size 33" x 52"
It’s been a wild ride over here in my world…I’m glad to back on track… Here is my last weeks block and this weeks!!! If you need last weeks Cat’s Cradle block from Bet…
It's Lisa Bongean's week on the Blockheads... and I think you know what that means... Sixty-four. It will be sixty pieces if you read the instructions... I made twelve matching units before realizing that there were supposed to be large triangles on the sides. But I rebounded nicely! It still works, right? And when it's quilted, who is going to notice? (Me.) (And you.) To get the instructions for Lisa's Star - Click Here for Lisa Bongean's blog. Just so you know, I really enjoyed making both of these blocks.
Boa noite!! Para acompanhar esse sucesso da volta às aulas, estamos aqui para apresentar mais alguns modelos!! Confiram!! Escolha o seu!! Produção de Eliana Concenzo! Para Mais informações: http://www.facebook.com/delicadezasdemamae ou [email protected] Agora com pinterest: https://br.pinterest.com/delicadezasdema/
hello friends! wow that last two weeks have been the most amazing adventure! Ben and I, and two of our kids (preston and allie), just got back from a two weeks teaching trip to Australia (with a stop in fiji...
March 11, 2021 I haven’t blogged since November 16, 2016. WOW! A lot has happened since then – isn’t that’s the understatement of the century! I haven’t quilted in yea…
Projecte de treball de la galeria picasa de Espe 2.2 us la deixe per si alguna vegada els nens us trien el projecte de pegar-li la volta al...
Many of us can remember participating in science fairs back in our school days. Poster boards, live experiments and scientific ‘pitches’ were cobbled together
Inspirações para lindas almofadas em crochê. Algumas com gráficos.
Baskets hold just about anything. Some of these are worth having just based on their beauty. And baskets and baskets of quilts--no wait, quilts with baskets!
I finally got back into my sewing room and did some damage! I needed to get some (or all) of the rest of the blocks for my Swoon quilt...
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Winners of the 2009 Paducah AQS Quilt Contest AMERICAN QUILTER’S SOCIETY BEST OF SHOW RENAISSANCE REVIVAL, Mariya Waters, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia AQS HAND WORKMANSHIP AWARD A ROSE GARDEN IN A BLUE FENCE, Keiko Miyauchi, Nagano, Nagano, Japan BERNINA MACHINE WORKMANSHIP AWARD
Award winner Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry elevated machine quilting to a recognized art form. and the quilt world has never looked back.
"Enjoy the little things in life because one day you will look back and realize they were the BIG things" Na een tijdje van afwezigheid nu eindelijk weer eens een post. Daarom deze keer een langere post met extra veel foto's. Hoewel ik op handwerkgebied niet zo heel veel heb gedaan, heb ik wel wat kleine dingen gemaakt. Zoals onderstaand tasje. Gemaakt met crazy patchwork en rondom versierd met een kralenrand. Als sluiting een mooie parelmoerknoop. Deze lavendel kussentjes heb ik een aantal maanden geleden al gemaakt. De kleuren vind ik helemaal geweldig. De vierkante kussentjes heb ik speciaal gemaakt om onder mijn twee stolpen te leggen. De vorige patchwork kussentjes zijn een beetje verkleurd door de zon. De kussentjes lijken heel mooi onder de stolpen. Samen met de vaasjes en de kralenkettingen die ik al een tijdje (maar nooit melding van gemaakt heb) voor de ramen heb hangen. Hier nog wat foto's ervan. Tot de volgende keer weer en een hele fijne dag.
