Susan Sorrel of Creative chick dropped me an email to say that her class Monoprinting with Susan Sorrell is starting soon. In this class online students explore the different techniques in monoprinting on fabric. It looks interesting as it includes techniques like shaving cream prints. I have been meaning to …
Textile nut is a new blog. Carol Tyas lives in the Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia. Currently she is making fiber postcards but it looks as if her textile interests focus on aspects of contemporary quilting. Thanks to Linda of Chloes Place for the heads up on this new blog.
I have just organised a ticker for the All that Jazz Katrina the Hurricane Survivor Quilt project. The countdown date is to when the blocks are due to me which is December 8th. Every body is welcome to join in on this project. I would like to feel that people …
I received a simply wonderful email this morning from Dee Stark as I had invited her to be one of the 19 invitees for the All that Jazz Katrina. Dee Stark is well known as an instructor and lecturer in crazy quilting and is the author of A Spiderweb for …
I have an announcement to make as behind the scenes here there has been a lot of activity – emails have been flying, phone calls made and general bustle as people have been contacted and lists have been crossed off. So settle down with a cuppa as I am going …
The Blackwell Museum houses a fascinating illustrated article on horn books which were a paper saving format made for children to use. Paper was covered with a thin piece of cows horn which was transparent. These books were actually used and the article covers how they were made.
I have just discovered Barb Lawrence of Woof Nanny has also joined in the bags of fun challenge and by the way she has a fantastic blog. It went straight into my sidebar! Barb quilts, sews and crafts. She is also a natural hunter and gatherer and she posts information …
