More Fabric Scraps into Abstract Art
Malissa Long also creates her own fabric abstract art but using silk scraps and thread. Pictured above is a piece called Dawn.
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Fabric Scraps into Abstract Art
Samantha on Maquette had fun turning her fabric scraps into her own work of art by embroidering and collaging them into abstract art. Link.
Acid-Free Tissue Paper
Unbuffered, acid-free tissue paper should be used for storing heirloom garments and fibers, just the same way acid-free photo albums protect your keepsake pictures from color change and decay. From the review on Cool Tools: For years I’ve been relying on inexpensive, unbuffered acid-free tissue paper to ensure some dear family heirlooms will remain in […]
Fabricmatcher.com
Fabricmatcher.com is a really cool site that matches colors, and images to fabric as well the other way around – match fabrics for a quilt pattern or sewing patterns. Join the site for free basic membership. For just $25/year, you can also save your favorite fabrics and projects in your online stash. I love the […]
Japanese Craft good-ness
Belinda writes: Leslie a Canadian married to a Japanese living in Japan. Has just opened an Etsy shop selling fabric, books and trim etc. What I love about Leslie’s shop is that she only stocks what she loves. As a result the fabric she is listing has often never been seen before. She seems to […]
Labor Day Fabric Sale
Modern Craft is having it’s first sale this Labor Day weekend! Modern Craft sells all Japanesee imported fabrics ((Echino, Nani Iro, en plus de) and craft books. All fabric by the yard is 20% off as well as a discount off selected books. Sale starts Saturday at 9am PST and runs to 6pm PST on […]
Quilting – Foundation Piecing Roundup
Foundation piecing is a technique used in quilting to help make your blocks more regular and easier to manage by using a backing template of paper or fabric. My mom uses temporary foundation piecing for her quilts, printing out the block designs on the computer and sewing the fabric to the paper. When the whole […]
