[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] The most challenging aspect regarding this article will be to translate it into Croatian for mom, who lovingly and patiently taught me from a very young age, a spoonful at a time, the craft of sewing. Ever inquisitive, I remember having trouble when making a shirt for my sister’s doll, my […]
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Elaine’s Tech Tips™ Over the last 10 years, I have taught hundreds of classes and thousands of students. Every class is filled with a wide variety of people with different personalities, expectations and work habits. This can make for a number of challenges. However, there are a few things that everyone can do to make […]
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This lovely pattern is great for beginners and ideal for using your collection of fat quarters! The alternating placement of two simple blocks creates a deceivingly complex pattern. [columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] This lovely pattern is great for beginners and ideal for using your collection of fat quarters! The alternating placement of two simple blocks […]
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[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] Sometimes what appears complex is the result of a simple concept. As well, what is conceived as simple can be a challenge. Before designer Monika Kinner-Whalen’s quilt project is dismissed as too complex or too simple, a closer look might reveal the opposite is true. “I started making quilt tops before […]
the guilded edge 4th Annual September Stitch Shenanigans Members of the online group, Crazy Quilters International, recently gathered in Estes Park, Colorado, for five days of fun, friendship and stitching at the 4th Annual September Stitch Shenanigans. Stitchers arriving from various parts of the United States, Canada, and even the UK, occupied one of the […]
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the guilded edge What began as a casual conversation with fellow stitchers, led the Brant Broderers on three trips abroad to learn specialized embroidery techniques. The Broderers, a needle arts guild in existence for over 30 years, meet in Brantford, Ontario, and although a small group of just over 15 members, the membership takes its […]
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The Fibre Report with Joe Lewis The 8th Kaunas Biennal Textile held in Kaunas, Lithuania, brought together textile work from around the world. Artists participated through invitation for solo exhibitions, special presentations, national survey shows, a student exhibition with work from schools in the Baltic region, and an international juried exhibition, all under the theme […]