Calamity Kim shares a beautiful quilt that she created on a base of painted fabric, a technique with which I wasn’t familiar, but am very interested to explore now. She used acrylic paints on muslin to create the house painting above on the left, and then after some sanding and added batting, she combined fabrics […]
If there’s one thing a kitchen can never have enough of, it’s potholders. How many times have you been standing in front of a scorching-hot pan, needing to pull it off the heat, with nary a potholder to be found? Maybe it’s just me … but either way, these simple quilted potholders will protect your […]
I’ve been in a quilting mood these past couple of weeks, getting together my Heather Bailey fabric to start up a new quilt. I’m now about to start the fun part of ironing and cutting my patches. I love it when I can start forming the pieces together to see how the various patterns look […]
I love the unique look of this new quilt pattern from fabric designer Anna Maria Horner. I haven’t seen quilts using this kind of zig-zag pattern before, and I am mesmerized by these bright fabrics together like this. The pattern is available for download from her web site here.
I am in awe of the workmanship behind these amazing quilts from artist, Luke Haynes. Luke Haynes reassembles everyday snapshots as refracted fabric visions. His museum quality quilts transcend the medium, offering warmth and comfort for our slumbering imagination. [ via NOTCOT.org ]
Welcome to Mending Month on CRAFT! All month we’ll be bringing you projects you can do to bring new life to things you already own. First up is a continual project I’ve been working on: mending one of my quilts. It’s the first one my mom made for me, and it must have been ten […]
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has a howto up on making a fishbowl quilt for your cat to sit on! In my house this would really free up the people-blanket space!
