Fabrics and the role they have played in the decoration of your home is undeniable. Starting from the curtains on your window and doors to the bed linen we
A scrap of fabric that I was practicing a new transfer technique on. I think it's gonna work.
A Textile Designers guide to the art of Fabric Manipulation to use in simple craft projects
I love the look of Flying Geese Quilts and here are 15 inspiration projects to get you making a flying geese quilt of your own!
From Kelsie Rose to Pi Williams, we've been lucky to interview some of the most vibrant contemporary artists. We list our top 10 most...
Utilizing vintage tennis rackets, T-shirts, and tie-dyed fabrics as canvases, Danielle Clough’s expressive embroideries (previously) sport summery motifs like flamingo pool floats, bright citrus, and bucket hats. The artist continues to expand upon the traditional hoop as the framing device and considers how the medium translates to unexpected surfaces like surfboards or apparel. And she isn’t afraid to experiment: her design for a surfboard—a bird perched on a large flower with a stem that trails into loose threads—didn’t go as planned when the time came to apply the piece to the physical board. More
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Located adjacent to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, AFFOA is a one-stop shop of sorts — a laboratory, brain trust, weaving, knitting, prototype development from fiber to end product are among the 45-person group’s capabilities.
Pierre Fouché is a lacemaker and internationally respected practitioner and teacher of contemporary bobbin lace. Thematically, his work focuses on portraiture and the gaze, photography and representation, appropriation and web-media cultures, as well as some forays into overt queer politics. This portrait by Cape Town-based artist Pierre Fouché was made over a four year period
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Australian artist Meredith Woolnough creates elaborate embroideries that mimic delicate forms of nature like leaves and coral. “I have been collecting skeletonized leaves for as long as I can remember,” says the artist, whose “traceries” capture the beauty and fragility of nature. Woolnough uses a special embroidery technique that involves a domestic sewing machine and a base cloth that dissolves in water after the piece is complete leaving just the skeleton. In a way, her process also mimics the natural process of leaves dying and drying up which, in turn, become the subject of her work. More
Remembering Mom in Celebration of National Craft Month I woke up the other morning out of a dream about my Mom. She was still alive and we were traveling somewhere together – one of those lo…
So you want to make a fabric collage quilt. Great! After choosing an image to work from, the next step in creating a fabric collage quilt is making a simple pattern. This is a critical step, one th…
Learn four simple methods forto created textured fabric for your quilt
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Be inspired to up your embroidery skills with these 10 amazing embroidery designs! Whether you’re an expert or beginner, you can’t deny the craftsmanship in these embroidery designs.
After a two week hiatus due to Hurricane Irene and vacation, it's nice to spend a few hours in the studio actually doing something creative....
Today I’ve shared a simple method you can use to create your own unique hand painted fabrics to use in your slow stitch projects.
Learn how to make a quilt using cheesecloth fabric. Heather Thomas shows you how and gives you tips for finding, preparing and working with this fabric.
3 layers of 75gm Tyvek layered with polyester organza. The Full Works is my basic workshop learning how to use heat tools. We work wit...
One of our favorite ways to finish hand woven fabric is with a hemstitch. It’s…
It’s almost time for me to start my Spring workshop season. It’s a short season this year, but that’s OK with me. To be fair, it’s probably the busiest season I’ve eve…
Из самых мелких остатков красивой ткани можно сшить декоративные листочки в осеннем стиле: На основу из ткани накидать самые крошечные остатки тканей и
My previous post showed how to put together a Poppy Field. Here I want to share with you some ideas for creating a similar background but i...
Learn how Melissa Averinos uses these appliqué techniques and design wall tips in making her quilts.
Here is how I turned a photo into a pattern: Pick a photo of your choice. School photos work very well as the lighting is good and the face is usually without shadows Use any photo editing software of your choice. There are lots of free software available online. I use Picnik. Use the posterize function to get this effect. Play around with the colours until you are happy. I settled on 10 colours. Save the posterized picture and go to the Pencil Sketch function. Without any further editing I got this result. Play around until you are happy with the amount of lines and the clarity of the picture. You can use the picture as is, or further simplify it by hand. I printed the previous picture and traced it against the window (you can use a light table if you are more sophisticated than me!). Here you can make it as simple or as complicated as you wish. I scanned this version into my computer and printed it on to a wash-away stabilizer. And Voila! A perfect embroidery pattern. A friendly request: This is a picture of my son. I used it to demonstrate the process. Please feel free to link to this tutorial, but please do not re-post this whole post with pictures to your blog. If you need one picture to illustrate the post, use one of the sketches. Thank you.
The original Jamesia Pant was filled with the hippie vibes I live for, but sometimes you need a pair of dependable black slacks. Utilizing a lovely twill fabric, the Jamesia Pant becomes the perfect apparel for heading to the office, grabbing brunch with a friend, or taking a trip to the local museum. Although I used a lovely cotton twill, a sateen or wool suiting would also be perfect a classic pair of work trousers.
A fabric collage quilt doesn't need to be scary!
23"x24" BeeSewcial November 2017 When I read the description for November's #BeeSewcial block : Maximalism, fun, happy, all color, no rules, no rulers proposed by Leanne @shecanquilt let's just say I
Sue Stone is a time traveller in stitch. Using images from beloved family photo albums as inspiration, Sue juxtaposes the past and present to create real and
I have one week left in my Photoshop for Quilters online class. I thought I would share another PSE technique with you: The point of this lesson was to take an image and edit it so that you could print out a pattern to create an applique quilt. I chose a favorite image of my niece, Lilly: Original Image Image changed to black and white with levels adjustment Image deepened with Hue and Saturation adjustment Image has been posterized Then we were taught to soften the edges of the posterized version so that this could be printed out and used as a pattern to create a portrait quilt. These softened edges would be easier to cut out of fabric. If you look at the version above this one, you can see how much more detail there is in her hair that I removed. After the quilt top is completed, I could go back in and add that hair detail back in with machine quilting. How cool is that! You can find out more about this online class here: http://www.pixeladies.com CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts May Your Bobbin Always Be Full, LuAnn Kessi
Check out these picture quilt patterns and projects from the Bluprint community to inspire you to plan your first picture quilt.
