Crafty textile artists around the world are making their own appliqué to creatively express themselves.
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.
As a textile artist, Agy has found no shortage of inspiration in the natural world; you just have to slow down, look and observe! Here are 5 tips to get going.
Take a closer look at these rainbow-colored textile sculptures from Serena Garcia Dalla Venezia!
Second blog of a tutorial on stencil printing.
Fat little whale, want to cuddle? All it takes is a small piece of fabric, a bit of filler cotton, the paper pattern I provided, and your handmade DIY
In your journey to becoming a textile artist, the most important thing you can learn is to trust your artistic instinct. Have belief in the inherent quality of your work, and celebrate where you are now. Recognising where you fit in the Four Stages of Textile Art Mastery can help you on your way. When
DIY Fabric Palazzo Wide-leg Pants Free Sewing Patterns
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...
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Diving headfirst into the world of recycled fabric art is like opening a Pandora’s box of creativity. Who knew that your old jeans could morph into a
Kids use washable glue to draw on cotton fabric, using a resist "batik" technique to create separation between colors, inspired by artist Anna Blatman.
Here’s a lovely idea for using up some of your scrap fabric! You can now create these beautiful fabric butterflies and moths. You can make anything from a magical brooch pin, or as ornaments for your cozy home, or just a fun little project for you to create good-looking fabric butterflies and moths. Use this […]
Make a super-simple landscape art quilt with free-motion thread sketched embellishments, regardless of whether you’re a beginner or advanced.
Fabric Collage : Wattle&Loop's sewing kits take your imagination in a different direction by bringing fun and DIY adventure to simple textile upcycling.
Embroidered photos are the next big craft project we can’t get enough of! Inspired by Robert Mahar’s photo embroidery workshop at Craftcation, we’re showing you how to prep your photos […]
Happy New Year! Despite the long pause in postings, I did actually complete a few more sewing projects in 2014. January 2014 - Drawstring book bags for Allie and Cate's birthdays February 2014 - Robert Hughes baby quilt (I really need to consider taking a "how to photograph your quilts" workshop:) quilted with stars and spirals May 2014 - Amy Becker's HS graduation lap quilt Amy picked out fabrics at Fabric Depot during her Portland visit, Christmas 2013. I supplemented with a few fabrics I found at The Stitching Post and at Kapaia Stitchery during a trip to Kauai (always looking for an excuse to fabric shop). The blue batik with butterflies was the first fabric Amy chose. Other colors were built around that. quilted with vining flowers and leaves Now Amy has this nice warm lap quilt - perfect for her college years at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She assures me that it does get cold there, especially when the air conditioner is running. November 2014 - New curtains and duvet set for the Sisters house After 20 years, Stefanie and I decided it was time for a change in the upstairs bedroom in our Sisters house. We found some curtain fabric at IKEA (seen below in the medium-sized pillows). After a futile search for a coordinating duvet cover I decided we just needed to make our own. Not as cheap, but so much more fun! On the bed in Anna's old room at our house (tempted to keep it here, but...) Had to add a border piece as it was just a bit too small. Found a fun coordinating fabric at The Stitching' Post. Shams and throw pillows. The quilting in the shams mimics the print in the curtain fabric. All set up in its new home. On to 2015... January 2015 - Jeanne's lap quilt This quilt was made for my good friend and fellow swimmer, Jeanne. She will be out of the water for a bit, recuperating from surgery, so of course this called for a quilt! My daughter, Anna, suggested the colors - perfect for a swimmer. Another swimmer friend, Jenn, joined me for a shopping trip to Fabric Depot and also helped with part of the sewing. Sandi and Jeanne The design incorporates over 60 small blocks with names of some of Jeanne's friends. Next Up???? cityscape art quilt based on a photo of Roussillon, France art quilt based on our Croatia travels last September flower/plant themed art quilt for the Hardy Plant Society Hortlandia Plant Sale in April hopefully taking Hilde Morin's Bowl Art class
How to Design a Simple Art Quilt. Create an image and make it into an Art Quilt. Fabric scrap and fusible web will make it simple and quick
A Textile Designers guide to the art of Fabric Manipulation to use in simple craft projects
Tracy is a self-employed embroiderer, specialising mainly in traditional embroidery including crewelwork, silk shading, and gold work.
Double Pinwheel & Peeping Cats Quilt Blocks. Free Pattern and Tutorial
I created some cyanotypes(sun prints) onto fabric this past summer and stitched the fabric together this winter to create this unique textile. This piece is made with cyanotype fabric and hand dyed fabric. The binding is hand stitched with linen fabric. The fabric is machined stitched together and then hand quilted with a cotton batting and green linen backing. There are two triangles hand sewn on the back for a dowel so this piece is ready to hang! one of kind Dimensions: 10 1/4" x15"
Kantha quilting is an age-old textile art form originating from Southeast Asia, particularly Bangladesh and Bengal. Rooted in tradition and culture, Kantha quilts serve both functional and aestheti…
Présentée au dernier salon Architect@Work le 8 et 9 octobre 2009 à la Grande Halle de la Villette, cette exposition proposée par l’Innovathèque a offert aux visiteurs un tour d’horizon des matériaux innovants, intelligents et
Susan Brubaker Knapp's raw-edge botanical fabric collage tutorial is sew fun & inspiring. Any quilter, fiber artist, or crafter will love it!
