So am I, which is why I was thrilled to come across Barbara Eastwick‘s tutorial on rakscraps.com. Barbara used our 6″ x 6″ Accordion Blank Board Bookand listed step by step instructions on how to go from this:
To this finished project:
Can’t wait to see more, Barbara!
This week we’re giving away a copy of C&T’s new book, Fabulous Fabric Art with Lutradur®, to one lucky blog reader. All you have to do is leave a comment below and tell us of a different, unique, or unusual item you have used in your work. On Monday, February 9, we’ll choose one comment at random and let you know the winner on Tuesday.
This new release was a big hit at last month’s Craft & Hobby Association trade show. Crafters and quilters alike were excited about the possibilities of working with Lutradur, a versatile cross between fabric and paper that is great for use in quilts, papercrafts, and mixed media art.
Author Lesley Riley presents 14 projects and 27 fun techniques for working with this unique product, and as an added bonus, 2 sheets of Lutradur are included in the book to make it easy to get started and try these great ideas in your own creations.
For those of you on flickr, we’ve created an “I Love Lutradur” group for those wanting to share what they’ve created with it.
*Note: Comments will be closed on Monday, February 9, at 9am PST.
When it comes to making something new and fabulous by reusing old materials, our author Wendy Hill has always been way ahead of the curve. She sewed this raincoat from recycled plastic bread bags decades ago, when she was in high school and green was still just a color, not a worldwide movement.
Wendy Hill's Wonderbread raincoat
Wendy’s latest innovation is just as far out in front of the crowd: quilting and making jewelry with recycled zippers. See this article in the Bend, Oregon Bulletin for the story of her new fascination with zippers and how she is transforming zippers donated by generous souls all around the country into new creative projects.
Wendy is an award-winning quilter and the author of two books from C&T: Easy Bias-Covered Curves and Fast, Fun & Easy® Incredible Thread-A-Bowls. She’ll have a new bias-covered curve quilt in the May/June issue of Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting, so watch for her there.
Zip it, baby! Wendy's new zipper quilt
A lovestruck skeleton from Fantastiques Whimsies:
Who says only the living have feelings?
A Ficklestick heart or two from Fast, Fun & Easy Fabulous Fabric Ficklesticks:
A heart-shaped card made from a 6″ x 6″ Heart Ready-to-Go® Blank Board Book:
A lovable little heart necklace. (Click here for free instructions and supply list.)
Ever wonder about the glamorous goings-on at a film shoot? Join Art Quilting Experts Jane Dávila and Elin Waterston for a behind the scenes look at their new DVD Jane Dávila & Elin Waterston Teach You Art Quilting Basics: At Home with the Experts #11.
Elin and the camera man ensuring everything is perfect.
Elin Waterston strikes a pose.
Art Quilting Basics Take 1.
Elin Waterston and Jane Dávila warm up.
Jane Dávila preparing the background shot.
Jane Dávila and Elin Waterston. Authors of the bestseller,
Art Quilt Workbook bringing the book to the big screen.
Don’t be so serious Jane.
You know spring must be around the corner when bunnies start popping up on “It’s Quilted!”, Laura Lee Fritz’s eClub for machine quilters. Club members get Laura’s advice on everything from setting up a functional sewing space to machine-quilting with cotton batting. Members also get Laura’s observations on the quilting life, access to her expertise through the Q&A Forum, and best of all, brand new continuous-line quilting designs each month. I love this month’s assortment of playful rabbits and geometric border designs.
Click here to download a free sample of what club members get in each issue. Click here to join the club.
A creative life is filled with challenges and rewards, puzzles and curiosities. This ongoing series of poems attempts to express the “Aha’s” and “What ifs”, the deep ponderings and casual observations of an inquiring mind trying to make sense of reality. May it serve, for you, as a bit of “Everyday Inspiration” along your own creative path.
Shouldn’t it be
The other way
Around?
