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Free Project made with Artful Fiber…and a Giveaway!

Project from Artful Fiber product

This dreamy project made by Laura Bray using pieces found in our Artful Fiber bag and aptly named Mermaid Dreams  is just the thing to get you out of the cold and into the spirit of Summer! You can download the Mermaid Dream PDF instruction sheet and usher in beach weather today! The Giveaway! To win an [...]

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Using Transfer Artist Paper (TAP) with Encaustics = WOW!

Transfer Artist Paper (TAP) with Encaustic Art

This post has been provided by Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch. Read more about her and her work at the end of the post! In 2009, I happened upon TAP at a trade show. I’d never seen it before, and as I stood outside the demonstrator’s booth, transfixed by the ease of use and beauty of the [...]

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A 3-D Flower Embellishment Tutorial

  Hi, my name is Jackie from Jackie’s Art Quilts. I love adding 3D embellishments to my art quilts. The method I am going to show is one of several ways I incorporate craft foam into my quilts using my original 3D technique. I call this my “Raw Edge” method. This wall hanging is based [...]

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The Ultimate Seam Guide just got ‘Ultimate-er’

fast2sew Ultimate Seam Guide by Annis Clapp for C&T Publishing

Have you had an ‘ah-ha’ moment? The kind that urges you to drop whatever you are doing and check to see if your idea works? That is exactly what happened to Annis Clapp, the designer of the Ultimate Seam Guide not too long ago…. As Annis says, “I was taking a short break to watch [...]

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Visual Texture on Fabric is here…plus, giveaway

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Create art cloths in your kitchen with this book as a field guide: Visual Texture on Fabric: Create Stunning Art Cloth with Water-Based Resists by Lisa Kerpoe. I was happy with the term “water-based” …but upon discovering that several resists were immediately available in my own cupboards, my “happy” shifted, then squealed, straight into joy! Not just for [...]

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