I find it curious to look at my making patterns and see how they fit with the life that’s going on behind the scenes. Even the number of layers and flashes of hot colour give clues as to the state of
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Barcelona-based sculptor Jordi Diez Fernandez works pimarily with welded steel fragments to create monumental human forms. His most recent piece is a tribute to civil engineer Ildefons Cerdà (top) who was largely responsible for designing the 19th-century extension of Barcelona called the Eixample, a memorial now on view in the municipality of Centelles. You can see much more of Fernandez’s work on his website and over on Behance. More
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Reflecting on life from the Soul of a stumbling, fumbling 'Level 5' student. Pip Wilson - A human becoming
Over the summer, I had the pleasure of working on a series of challenge-based layouts for the Story Play workshop at Masterful Scrapbook Design. I shared one of the layouts in a previous post, and her
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After making 3 or 4 wall hangings using the 2" square technique for watercolor, my mind began wondering what else could I do with ...
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Here is our version of the antique quilt. Remember the pattern is free on the blog for the duration of the Olympics or can be purchased as an automatic download or printed pattern here. The free pattern for this quilt was available during the 2016 Summer Olympics. If you would like a copy you can purchase a instant PDF pattern or printable version here
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Looking for activities for children with limited mobility? Whether you’re making music or playing games, here are eight engaging activities to try!
I taught a class for my local guild just before all the health issues began in May. I shared their class progress here in this post . ...
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When I started this quilt I had no idea where it was going. I was in need of a project to do by hand that would occupy my mind, heart and hands nearly one year ago. Unbeknownst to me when I started, but this quilt has taken me on journey. I went from deep sadness and heartache to happiness. I won't say there isn't still that sadness, but not to the degree that was there in the beginning. Losing my brother and my four legged best friend at the same time was devastating. They say it gets easier and it does. We never forget, we always have our moments, but we continue to take one step at a time until things get better. Since this quilt has become more of a celebration quilt, lets just get to it and revel in the joy of it all! I sound like this is a finished quilt! It is not! I have a top, a flimsy...the finish won't happen for a couple months yet! Much like my last quilt, this one kept growing. In fact I think it is too big! Last time I shared my progress I was wondering how I would deal with the edges. As you can see I added more black triangles. As for the top and bottom, well I ended up adding an extra row so that I could trim it to have full black stars. After today there will only be one more post about this monster! You can check out my adventures with diamonds in these posts: August 2017: Star Light, Star Bright October 2017: Diamond Hexie Stars November 2017: Diamond Hexie Stars 2 December 2017: The Real Work Begins April 2018: Hexie Diamond Update I was left with a big pile of templates, yet it doesn't reflect the actual number of triangles and diamonds in this quilt. I would make my hexies stars and take out the center templates so I could reuse them for the next batch of stars. After a while some get pretty messed up. I would print off sheets of them on an as needed basis. The template/triangle/diamond reality is this: 78 - Hexie Blocks 936 - Diamonds 199 - Triangles Now that's a lot!! I've been calling this quilt 'Michaels Garden' after my brother. The gray star represents him...front and center, loud and clear! All the fabric is Kaffe Fasset, the black is Kona Pepper and the gray is Kona Steel. The bright solid diamonds are a combination of everything...whatever was on hand and I could get six diamonds from it was fair game! I cannot believe I actually hand stitched this entire quilt! One thought that crossed my mind, besides me thinking I had lost my mind, was back in the day that was how things were done! Imagine having to cut each piece of fabric, hand stitching the pieces together, and then finishing it off with hand quilting. I think my current productivity would be cut by 90%!! Not every point is lined up perfectly perfect. Then again perfection is in the eye of the beholder. It doesn't bother me, not even in the slightest! I had fun cutting out prints for each star! At first I had to have three exact matching diamond groups, later on when my supply was dwindling, I ended up being much more flexible. The back is a mine field of seams, dog ears and threads! I used glue to hold and fold the fabric around the templates, which meant that some of the fabric was hard to pry loose! There's a lot of fabric threads that ... don't judge ... I don't care about and I'm going to leave as is. Seriously, there are hundreds, thousands or more! Plus, I'm keeping the quilt for myself and picked Kona Pepper for the backing for added camouflage! It was bitter sweet when I finished the last stitch. This quilt became a part of my nightly routine for so many months and frankly, I wasn't ready for it to end! It was time though and I can always start another EPP project! This quilt will end up being about 60" x 90" and weighs a ton! I first thought I'd quilt it myself, but I came to my senses pretty quickly! How could I spend all that time hand stitching every piece and then mess it up with basic quilting?! I could not! A member of our guild will take on the challenge and work her magic! September will be the magic month for a real, total and complete finish! Would you take on the challenge of making an entirely hand stitched quilt? I might again...one day! LINKING: OH SCRAP! ● MAIN CRUSH MONDAY ● MONDAY MAKING ● LINKY TUESDAY LETS BEE SOCIAL MIDWEEK MAKERS ● NEEDLE & THREAD ● TGIFF ● CAN I GET A WHOOP WHOOP
Confetti soap is a fun and crafty technique that allows you to use scraps and bits from previous batches of soap that didn't turn out well!
