Today I am off to the Craft and Quilt Fair with Annie so I thought I had better post some more work in progress. (That way I can justify a little reward at the fair) I have two more diamond blocks done Here is a detail from the first block. …
This article by R Berdan is aimed at photographers but since its main focus is on Composition and the Elements of Visual Design. Since these topics apply to all areas of the visual arts I am sure readers will find it useful. Berdan clearly discuses line, shape and form then …
Causes of Colour starts out with the question “Why are things coloured?” and proceeds to answer it. Along the way they explore all sorts of aspects of colour and why we perceive it as it is. The complexities of colour are well explored like why some things have iridescent surfaces …
I received an email from Jen who is a a cross stitch pattern publisher. Over on her blog Needle and Thread, Jen is running a contest which runs from August 1st to the 5th. It is a scavenger hunt and word puzzle contest that involves four other blogging cross stitch …
It has been a while since I have done any sort of work in progress report so this morning I decided to right the situation. As many readers know over on Stitchin Fingers in the Hand Embroidery group we have started a stitch-along. This is as far as I have …
CQMag Online is now available so make a cuppa and settle back to browse and read. I am picking the eyes out of this issue but it contains a continuation of Barbara Blankenship’s Ideas and Inspiration Challenge. Don’t miss it as Barbara assembled great inspiration pieces for your crazy quilting. …
Readers who are interested in earning money from their work will be interested to hear about ArtFlock as it is an alternative to Etsy which is free with no listing fees with commission rates are from 3.5% You can also use it as a basic business website as you can …
