Stitches to Inches calculator
This is for cross stitchers who have ever tried to work out how big a project will be. Enter the number of stitches and your fabric count and Stitches to Inches will calculate the size of the finished piece.
Month: May 2006
Bead Storage a dream come true
For 20 years – yes I worked it out that it’s 20 years since I first started crazy quilting. Ever since storage has been an issue and as the stash has grown so have the storage solutions but I think Jerry has built me what I want. In the beginning …
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May Postcard for 6×4 Lives
This month for the 6 x 4 lives postcard challenge I decided to pull out my sewing machine and so some machine embroidery instead of hand stitching. I don’t often do machine embroidery as I take my main pleasure is quietly sitting with needle, thread and fabric. It is just …
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Scrumbled throw on thing
We don’t know quite what to call this. Is it a shawl or a cardigan? Under the arms are attached by a few stitches but its more like a throw on thing. Jerry jokingly described it as something that was thrown and not quite missed. I am feeling quite satisfied …
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All Dressed Up and Nowhere To Go
All Dressed Up and Nowhere To Go : Novelty Cards of People in Silk and Embroidery by Liselotte Erlanger Glozer is a brief article on silk cards produced in the l9th century. Particularly of interest to those who are creating contemporary fabric postcards is a section half way down the …
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National Crazy Quilting retreat 2006
Drumroll …not just a little Drumroll a big drumroll …. A call out to all Aussie crazy quilters and International if you feel you feel like popping over I will sit down and have a cuppa with you – details of the second National Crazy Quilting retreat have been organized …
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National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature
Very few design and art museums recognise the artistic achievements of illustrators of children’s literature. The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature aims to counter that. A permanent collection is maintained. I am always interested in why someone chose to make art as their career and how they did it …
