While in Hawaii, I’ve discovered the work of local designer Sierra Dew. She makes really cool fabric prints using stencils. Her work is tropical in nature, but with an edge. Instead of the same old aloha prints, Sierra’s art is more urban, with a graffiti influence. Sierra recently lent her experience as a fabric artist […]
I’m drooling over the new Anna Maria Horner line of flannel printed fabrics called Folksy Flannels. Anna’s put together a few bundles in precut stacks that are perfect for upcoming holiday projects. From the site: Good Morning & Good Night are the two cozy palettes that make up the 16 piece collection. Printed on your […]
The folks at Spoonflower show how you don’t need Photoshop or other expensive graphic editing programs to create designs for printing on fabric. Their video tutorial walks you through gathering fall leaves and scanning them and editing them with free tools to create a lovely autumn inspired fabric.
My grandmother never threw anything away, and kept all of her possessions in pristine order. As a child, this was a little hard to deal with — don’t sit on the bedspread, no shoes on the couch, fold the towel after you dry your hands — but as an adult I’ve come to appreciate her […]
You know how when you are supposed to be working on a specific project, like say, sewing your costume for a party? And instead all you want to do is make hair accessories? I was caught in that conundrum today. While the task at hand was a last minute outfit, I instead became inspired, and […]
My mother-in-law has a stunning antique Crazy Quilt that hangs on the wall in her home. I was visiting there today, and I caught my self inching closer and closer to the quilt, in an attempt to discover all of it’s amazing details. The tiny flower embroidery is so charming. The discord is the one […]
There have been some great wrap up posts from the Houston Quilt Market floating around the craft blog circuit. One of my favorites, though, is this behind the scenes look at the production of the Michael Miller booth, which took home the Creativity Booth Award. It’s an interesting look into how they went from concept […]
