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Quilting and Patchwork

December 11th, 2007

Quilters - Chloe Needs Your Help With Her Yo-Yo Christmas Wreath

Chloe Findlay-Harder, over at Tangled Thread, is creating with yo-yo’s again, one of those favorite little decorative pieces that quilters and fabric artists enjoy.  She needs your help in determining whether her yo-yo Christmas wreath is too busy.
She has a poll where you can vote and help her decide what to do?
What fun…to help someone […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

November 19th, 2007

Yo-Yo Ornaments - a Fun Project for Quilters

Yo-yo ornaments are making the rounds again this year as quilters and fabric artists  use them in many ways to create interesting decorative objects.  I used to attach loops and hang them from the tree.  Sometimes I stitched them together to make a chain.
Chloe, at Tangled Thread, has created a unique Christmas tree yo-yo, actually […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

November 13th, 2007

Quilters! You’re Invited to the Carnival!

Many of the b5media blogs offer contests throughout the month.  Some bloggers also provide opportunities for our readers to submit entries to their theme days.  If you’re a blogger involved in arts and crafts, you’re invited to participate in the Arts and Design November Showcase. 
Check out the rules at Tangled Thread’s Call for Entry - November’s […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

November 3rd, 2007

Do You Need a Handy Bobbin Winder?

Chloe at Tangled Thread has discovered another neat idea…a bobbin winder, Sidewinder bobbin winder from Wrights.  This enables you to wind your bobbin without taking the thread from the machine.
Also,  if you order it, using the code Chloe provides, you’ll receive a discount.  What more could you ask for?  Time saving gadget and a discount.
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October 29th, 2007

Altering Patterns for Quilted & Patchwork Clothing

 Although Chloe didn’t make a quilted or patchwork vest for her husband, some of the tips she gives for changing the basic pattern to fit a particular idea, size, or amount of fabric on hand should help if you want to be creative in your sewing.
Check out her post, Altering Vest Patterns, at Tangled Thread.
At […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

October 25th, 2007

The Delights of Painting on Fabric for Quilting & Other Art

My daughter enjoys painting and dyeing fabric, creating original canvas, so to speak, for her quilting and fabric art work.  Chloe, at Tangled Thread, has a very interesting post, printing on fabric - playing with surface design.
For this, she’s using taffeta as the fabric and her own hand-carved stamps.  She gives you a mini tutorial at […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

October 16th, 2007

Tote Bags, Tote Bags & More Patchwork Tote Bags

It seems more and more patchwork tote bags catch my eye as I look at displays, browse blogs, or check out books.  Are they the quilting fad right now?  Or am I simply more aware.
I mentioned Emily’s tote in a previous post, Create a Patchwork Tote Bag.  Today I came across Chloe’s post, Eco-friendly Fabric Totebags, […]

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September 26th, 2007

The Subject of Yo-Yo’s in Quilting & Decorating Again

Yo-yo’s, those shirred little circles, have become favorites in quilts, fabric art, and home decorating.  Chloe, at Tangled Thread, has addressed this topic again, Fall Decorating With Yo-Yo’s.
She’s got some great ideas for fall decorating and links to some previous posts with holiday yo-yo themes.  It’s also not too early to start creating your Christmas […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

September 13th, 2007

Striving for Your Own Quilting Work Space or Studio

Do you have your own quilting and fabric art work space or studio?  Or do you work in a corner of the family room, dining table, or nook in the bedroom. 
Chloe at Tangled Thread lists 20 reasons why having your own work space is great.  As you look this over you may find yourself nodding […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

August 25th, 2007

A Patchwork Bridal Tea for a Quilter…or Any Bride

What a marvelous idea Noreen Crone-Findlay had to begin the festivities for her daughter Chloe…a bridal tea.  Noreen blogs at Hankering for Yarn and Chloe at Tangled Thread.
Since I enjoy tea myself and often write about it in “one of my other lives” as a newspaper columnist of the Country Kitchen column, I thought the […]

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