Add as many leaves as you wish to this runner. You can make it look like the ground on a beautiful autumn day, or just the very start of the first leaves that fall. Read more in our Summer 2017 issue. Download the PDF pattern now Designed by Doreen G. Teasdale, Brampton Sew N Serge […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Near the tiny hamlet of Onondaga, in Ontario lives an artist with a difference. No paints and brushes here; this artist works with natural fibre. Nature is her inspiration; having been taught by her parents at an early age to see and appreciate its detail and variety, she is careful to marry her art to […]
