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Crazy Quilting
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Hand Embroidery
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Fabric postcards
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My blog is http://knittingdivine.blogspot.com/
I'm mainly into lace knitting, crazy quilting and art quilts. I also dabble in other textiles and fibreart such as felting and crochet.
I'm now back to blogging regularly. I've recently become serio...
How about a central location with everyone's blog addresses and a short blurb to let everyone else know what kind of things are on the blog.
Absolutely beautiful. The effect is similar to knitted lace. Thanks for sharing :)
What beautiful work!! We love the same colours, it seems :) I don't really have advice regarding selling work as I haven't tried selling any of my pieces yet. However, I do have an idea:
I see from your profile that you're in Wales. I'm in Canada...
How wonderful that you were given this invitation!! I saw the other photos on your blog - what a beautiful place.
I hope you're able to able to create a chapter in Berlin, best of luck! :)
AnnieB - wow, those backs are incredible! I'm not sure my stitching will ever be that precise, LOL.
As Shaidy mentioned, many fibre artists use backs as artistic pieces. One artist I'm familiar with is quilter Inge Huber. Many of her quilts have ...
Design improvement is my top priority right now, especially for art quilts. It seems I can get proficient in technique fairly quickly, but my design skills stink. I can 'see' what I want VERY clearly in my head. But getting that image down on pape...
A group to discuss all facets of design
Please count me in for this swap Leslie.
Thanks!
For all those who love and delight in crazy quilts
For those who love hand embroidery both traditional and contemporary
For all those who are interested in Fabric Postcards
This is a fascinating question. A little of both, for me. I was introduced to crochet and basic embroidery as a child and I enjoyed it, sort of. I knew there were real possibilities, but what were they?? My mom and grandma were 'dabblers', so none...
I don't do needlepoint, but I've been quilting for years and quilters do the exact same thing. Quilting stitches are visible on the front and the back and if the piece is entered into a juried show then the judges expect perfection on both sides.
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- What aspect of textiles are you interested in?
- I've dabbled in various fibrearts for years. Quilting, knitting, crochet, crazy quilting, felting, fabric painting, etc. I just love fabric!
As much as I love my sewing machine, handwork is my passion. Lace knitting is something I never get tired of. I also love crazy quilting. All those lovely seams to embroider!! Hand applique and hand quilting are two things I adore, but they're very time consuming.
These days I'm on a real crazy quilting kick. Embroidery is very relaxing, beautiful and gives immediate results.
I love studying historical aspects of textiles, however my taste definitely leans towards the modern.
- Where did you learn your textle skills?
- I learned to crochet as a kid, but I got tired of making plain cotton doilies. I took a quilting class locally and that started my fabric obsession!! I then worked at a quilting and knitting shop - that was heaven! That's also where I learned to knit.
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- At 9:54am on November 19, 2009,
Robbie said…
- Blogger is no fun at times! Thanks for the friends add!
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