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Quilting and Patchwork

February 27th, 2007

The Lure of Mixed Media for Quilters

“I started out as a quiltmaker but now I’ve discovered mixed media,” so many quilters tell me.  This has become a trend with so many quilters as they’ve begun to explore the world beyond fabric.
Mixed media consists of adding other materials, such as fiber, wood, metal, mica, beads, buttons and paper to fabric.  These items […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 1 comment

March 10th, 2006

Designing Scrap Dresses

 
In browsing through a magazine recently, I came across pictures of scrap dresses for little girls.  You also could make these as dolls’ dresses.
 
This was suggested as one way to use up your scraps from quilting, fabric arts or dressmaking.  Simply sew the scraps together to make a piece of fabric and cut the pattern.  […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments