As I announced a couple of weeks ago I have joined the staff of CQ MagOnline and it was an interesting experience being involved with this latest issue. I am just going to highlight a few of the articles in the issue as it is well and truly packed with …
This free pattern by Samantha Melnychuk for a Tatted Christmas Wreath is ideal for crazy quilt projects that have a Christmas theme or it could be attached to a hand made Christmas card.
For anyone who is making fabric postcards you may interested in the history of this format. A History of Postcards is found on emotionscards.com. The same site houses over 900 images of vintage cards in their galleries The Smithsonian has published an illustrated article on the Chronology of the Picture …
Another work in progress report is due. Last night I snapped this as I nearly started beading this before I took a photo. I started this postcard the other day for the 6 x 4 lives challenge. As you can see it is a crazy quilt fabric postcard and the …
Often you need photographic reference material for a particular drawing Art Morgue aims to assist artists by hosting thousands of images that can be used as reference material. Images can not be used for other purposes such as digital manipulation in a graphics software package but it looks a very …
It is well and truly time for a work in progress report as the last time I reported on this was on October 12th Now I have started on the beading and adding buttons and the like. This is the front flap of the pouch and I snapped a photo …
For morning inspiration I have been poking about the The New York Public Library Digital Gallery and typed in textile into their search box. Some lovely eye candy came up. So if you are feeling a little stale and need a bit of a visual boost head to the New …
