This is a return and the final in an ad hock series of posts on crazy quilting. I have been side tracked in the last 2 months but still had in mind to cover embellishing the block using techniques other than stitching. So I have dusted off the draft, cleaned …
Questions about Cigarette silks what they are and why they were produced ae often raised in conversations between crazy quilters because reproduction cigarette silks are still used in contemporary crazy quilts. A well researched article online about these novelty items is Textile Tobacco Inserts and Premiums used in American Quilts, …
I received a rather distressing email from Nancy Eha this morning. As regular readers know she is a well known beader, embellished quilter and instructor who has been asked to participate in the All that Jazz quilt, which is to be auctioned on eBay to provide relief funds to survivors …
Unfortunately in the online craft community copyright infringement of patterns and designs is a widespread problem. Around the globe everyday illegal copying is going on. Copyscape is an interesting search engine for anyone wanting to find out if any of their work has been plagiarized. Enter a URL of a …
As you can see I have finally made my block for the All that Jazz Quilt That ticker is moving along so I decided I had better get a wriggle on even though my bag is not complete yet and that deadline is looming too! So here is the start …
Brenda asked a good question about the All that Jazz Quilts project, which I thought I had covered but obviously not clearly enough. Brenda asked what I am doing with the blocks that are left over. There will be no left over blocks at all as they ALL BEING MADE …
No doubt some people will be wondering who the 19th invitee is for the All that Jazz Katrina the Hurricane Survivor Quilt project. I am pleased to announce that Marie Alton is a well known silk ribbon embroiderer as she is inventor of the Alton loop and designer of the …
