Beginner-Friendly Fabric Bird Sewing Tutorial. How to sew a cute Fabric Bird
A while back, I made some stuffed lovebirds for some friends of mine. I searched high and low on the internet for a free template / tutoria...
DIY Quilt Fabric Bird Free Sewing Patterns + Tutorials
Vibrant color with some smokeyness to it. Worlds and continents and centuries overlap in this little collection of textiles. Antique garment fragments from Japan, 18th century silk and velvet and shimmering… Read More
DIY Quilt Fabric Bird Free Sewing Patterns + Tutorials
DIY Fabric Bird Potholder Free Sewing Pattern
The pattern is posted HERE as a down loadable PDF file for you to print out. Instructions are also available to download HERE for you pri...
Wow. Creativity, beauty, and a bit o' function...everything great design is all about. Michael from Spool Sewing offers a free how-to and pattern to
Good Morning Friends & Folk ~ we woke to our power out in the middle of the night, ~ and torrential rains pounding our farmhouse's tin roof… I usually enjoy the sound of rain, but this was driving so hard that it sounded like a train coming through the front yard! although soggy, the clouds are promising to part and hopefully we will see a glimpse of the sun. my Sunday's are usually house cleaning days ~ while a pot roast simmers or a stew bubbles away, I like to putter around dusting and sweeping the previous week from the house… I'll put on my big-band & 1940's music and have at it. The floors need a good washing ...from all of the mud we've had lately, so that is on the list too along with going room-by-room and clearing out any & everything ...that I just don't want/need any longer, or that has fallen out of favor with my ever-evolving-taste for my farmhouse decor. I have been perusing, absorbing and drooling over all of the beautiful photos on Pinterest lately of a cleaner, lighter & whiter farmhouse look. my favorite blogs at the moment for this type of decorating are VIBEKE DESIGN FARMHOUSE 5540 Faded Charm Rustic Farmhouse & princessgreeneye I still love primitives, but I am just not happy with the dark-ness and dark colors in my decor. I live in a farmhouse that needs to be lightened up and change is always a good thing, isn't it? all of the items that I no longer favor from my home will be available at our Spring Open House & Market on Saturday, May 23rd 10 ~ 3:00 you never know what you're going to find as I have extremely eclectic taste in decor!!! My color palette for my needlework and folk art will not change from what it is now ~ the muted, old colors that I still love to work with in my designs will remain, with the addition of a few others I'm sure, so you don't have to worry about that :) I just need to de-clutter & lighten up my home a bit and I think we will be re-doing things one room at a time, so I'll share photos with you…. ...you can read about our bathroom transformation by clicking on the posts below: Quiet Monday ~ Floored ~ & Let the Changes Begin! ~~~~~~ Sorry this post is so long today! my stars!! I have been working away at finished goods for the upcoming PSS Retreat & Merchant Mall this coming-weekend {{{{whaaaaaat?}}}} my trusty Pfaff treadle has been churning away ...and I swear I've lost 10 lbs from peddling away on her !! ha!!! ~ just another benefit of how the old ways are best! I'm working on a few heart-shaped pincushions with old ticking backing and crewel-work fronts, that I'll be embellishing ~ and finally have a flock of 12 tiny birds made from old linens, feed sacks and flax fabric that have been waiting in my basest for me to turn them into 'something'… right-facing birds ~ and left-facing birds ~ all made from obsessively hoarded lovingly-saved scraps of lace, small crocheted snippets and tiny pieces of calico's ~ {{these will be all pins to wear}} Ok, sorry for the long-winded-ness! too much caffeine this morning while waiting for the sunshine! Hoping you all enjoy the weather, ~ whatever it is, ...wherever you are! ~ Blessings from the Farm ~ Lori
The textile menagerie of Bryony Rose Jennings is filled with a variety of ‘beasties’, whose charms are irresistible.
This book was created by me some twelve months ago and was inspired by a delightful calender I was gifted from an old friend f...
I came across one of these beautiful butterflies on Pinterest the other day...but sadly there was no link or credit to the maker! I just happened upon Mister Finch's shop this morning and the mystery was solved! Mister Finch is vintage found object/soft sculpture artist living in Leeds in Yorkshire, England whose bio included this gem: I collect fairytale books, miniature metal chairs and love to hoard things in glass jars. I knew I had found a kindred spirit, indeed! Enjoy and be sure to admire his sold collection of work on Etsy too! xo Moth made from Tablecloth Beetle with Engraved Wing Casing Clear Winged Moth Flying Fish Swallow Moth from Vintage Handkerchief Miniature Sleeping Fox made from Vintage Embroidered Napkin
The bluebirds of happiness are back! How about bringing some of that happiness inside by learning how to make a cute little yarn bird?
Sew your own fabric moth from fabrics you already have! In part 1, choose your fabrics and cut out your pattern pieces.
Origami is the art of paper folding. I made this brooch by folding denim from old jeans instead of paper. I used the origami scheme for folding a dove.
This book was created by me some twelve months ago and was inspired by a delightful calender I was gifted from an old friend f...
Ann chose this technique for the Facebook Postcard Fabric Art’s February Challenge. I saw Margarita Korioth demonstrating this on Quilting Arts TV a year or so ago, and thought this was such a neat technique. I made a couple of cheescloth word skins back then, but was happy to revisit this technique this month. It’s…
Quality 100% Cotton Fabric Collection "Botanicals" by Santee Print Works. The "Hope Chest Florals" collection. Blue/Ivory. Soft and easy to work with. Tight weave and lightweight. Excellent quality and suitable for clothing, light home decor, quilting, and crafting. 100% Cotton. 45" Width. Machine Wash/Tumble Dry Low. Choose your fabric length in the drop-down box and then choose quantity. For example need 3 yards?...choose “full yard” then the quantity of 3 for three yards of a continuous cut of fabric. Need 1-1/2 yards?...choose “half yard” and the quantity of 3. ⭐⭐ The manufacturer has stopped making this collection. We have had lots of restock requests so contacted the company to have more printed. Due to this special printing the slight price increase was necessary and we apologize for this. Thank you so much for shopping small business!!
It has been a while since I have posted here. We have all been living through turbulent times and many of us have lost loved ones or have not been able, and still are unable, to see loved ones. I have been making work a bit but have had a frozen shoulder which is still ongoing and is preventing me from sewing for very long. I have been working with a darker palette, using Victorian velvet and silk patchwork bits. Usually I keep these as samples for workshops but who knows when i can teach again so am now letting them go and it will spur me on to make more. This coincides with me opening a new online shop with big cartel so if you go to my website and click on shop it will take you there rather than the old etsy shop. Here are some recent pieces, all for sale HERE
Artist, stitcher & collector of stories STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS!!! Cloth Stories My first book ‘Cloth Stories – Capturing domestic life in textile art’ was published by Batsford Books on 14th March 2024 and
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