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Fabric at Your Fingertips
Buying fabric from around the world has never been easier!
fabric • crafts • craft • fabric shop • material

Making Your First Doll
Be inspired rather than intimidated by the creations of experienced doll-makers
doll • dolls • rag doll • fabric • craft

10 steps to choosing a new sewing machine
Thinking of buying a new machine? Where do you start and what make and model do you choose? Here are 10 steps to help you make that decision, based on my recent shopping around.
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Book Review: Easy Pieces by Margaret J Miller
Don't let the title of this book mislead you into thinking that it is for beginners only. The subtitle, Creative Color Play with Two Simple Quilt Blocks, hints at the true wonder of this book.
book review • book reviews • quilting • easy pieces • margaret miller

Book review: Exploring Machine Trapunto by Hari Walner
New designs and ideas with an easy machine trapunto technique. Put simply, tranpunto is a technique used to get a stuffed look in a quilt. Traditionally the effect was achieved once all the quilting was finished; this book teaches you a no-stuff technique that creates the effect before the final quilting is begun and without creating holes in the back of your quilt.
quilting • sewing • fabric craft • machine trapunto • trapunto

Book Review: Finishing the Figure and Designing the Doll
Be encouraged to try new things, to expand your own doll making, and find exciting new options and possibilities opened up to you with these books by doll artist Susanna Oroyan.
doll making • doll artist • fabric crafts • book reviews • susanna oroyan

Book review: Ghost Layers by Katie Pasquini Masopust
A book explaining Katie Pasquini Masopust's latest innovative technique, which she calls ghost layers. If you like the effect, you're only "three steps" from to "spectacular quilts."
fabric crafts • quilting • book reviews • katie pasquini masopust • art quilts

Book Review: Molas by Kate Mathews
An outstanding book with patterns, techniques, and projects for colorful applique.
fabric • crafts • molas • applique • sewing

Book review: Pieced Flowers by Ruth McDowell
A must-have book for all McDowell fans and anyone interested in flowers and quilting.
quilting • book review • ruth mcdowell • c&t publishing • fabric

Book review: Quilting with Carol Armstrong
A review of a book that uses quilting lines, rather than pieced blocks, to define familiar patterns.
quilting • patchwork • fabric • fabric crafts • carol armstrong

Book Review: Riva by Ruth Reynolds
A humourous book on the world of quilt artist Ruth Reynolds and her outspoken cartoon character, Riva.
book • book review • review • ruth reynolds • riva

Christmas in September
If you're thinking of making gifts for Christmas, now's the time to start!
fabric crafts • christmas • quilting • websites • web sites

Floorcloths: Art to Walk On
Floorcloths are easy-to-make and very rewarding. Why not have a go?
floorcloth • craft • art • fabric craft • creativity

From Rags to Rugs
Get weaving or hooking or plaiting to make something warm underfoot...
rag rugs • fabric crafts • weaving • hooking • plaiting

Introduction to Colour Theory
There's a great mystique surrounding colour theory, but the fundamental principles are actually simple.
colour • colour theory • quilting • painting • sewing

It's a bear's world
Bears, bears and more bears: links to get you started as a bear maker.
teddy bear • teddies • fabric craft • kids crafts

Keep It Under Your Hat
Find inspiration and ideas for making your own hats.
hat • hats • hatmaking • fabric • crafts

Latest links
I've been adding a few new fabric-related links in the past weeks. To make it easy for regular visitors to find them, I've listed them all here. Enjoy!
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Molas: the art of colourful applique
Delight in the colourful appliques made by the Kuna Indians of Panama.
fabric crafts • molas • panama • applique • fabric

More Free Embroidery Patterns to Download
It seems that there're a lot of sewers with embroidery machines out there. So here's another collection of embroidery patterns for you to download. Most are in multiple formats.
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Play with Applique
There's nothing like a great pattern to inspire you to get appliquing...
applique • fabric • crafts • quilting • sewing

Printed Daisies
Create spectacular daisies by making a stamp to print the petals and real leaves from a shrub in your garden to print the leaves.
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Pumpkin Hat II
Here is a second pattern for a hat which looks like a pumpkin. However, in this version the face is knitted in the hat, rather than crocheted on the surface.
knit • knitting • halloween • holiday knitting • pattern knitting

Quick 'n easy tree wall-hanging
The weekend before she left, I made a gift for a friend moving across the world.
fabric crafts • quilting • patchwork • sewing • wallhanging

Review: Anatomy of a Doll by Susanna Oroyan
Book review of Anatony of a Doll: The Fabric Sculptor's Handbook by Susanna Oroyan
susanna oroyan • doll • dollmaking • fabric • crafts

Stretched Fabric Craft Project
One of the beauties of being a mixed-media artist is the ability to experiment with nontraditional mediums. Lets see what we can do with fabric.
assemblage art • mixed media painting • collage art • fabric collage • abstract art

Tooth Pocket Pillows
These smiling felt pillows have a pocket that's perfect for holding a newly lost tooth. They're easy to make from felt and glue, and they require no sewing.
tooth pillow crafts • tooth fairy crafts • tooth pocket pillows • kids pillow crafts • kids fabric crafts

Valentine Hearts Fabric Craft
With just a little help a child will soon be enthralled making these little hearts as decorations or unique Valentine's Day gifts.
fabric hearts • rag heart craft project • special valentine hearts • valentine's day craft • artsy fabric and wire hearts

Xmas is a time for giving ... and getting
How to ensure you receive what you <i>really</i> want for Xmas
xmas • christmas • gifts • fabric • fabric crafts

Easy Yo-Yo Craft Ideas – Embellishing Fabric
Yo-yos, also known as Suffolk puffs and rosettes, are not just for quilts! Charming, fun and versatile, yo-yos add vintage flair to clothing, accessories and home decor.
easy fabric crafts • craft ideas • sewing projects • fabric embellishments • vintage decorating

Book review: Block Magic by Nancy Johnson-Srebro
A review of a book of over 50 fun, easy-to-make quilt blocks that use only squares and rectangles.
nancy johnson-srebro • block magic • c&t publishing • quilts • quiltings

Book review: Continuous-Line Quilting Designs
A review of a book by Laura Lee Fritz featuring 250 continuous-line quilting design for hand, machine and long-arm quilters.
quilting • patchwork • fabric • fabric crafts • laura lee fritz

Book Review: The Christmas Stocking Book by Mary D'Alton
50 classical and contemporary stocking designs for different sewing skill levels
fabric • crafts • sewing • applique • christmas

Book review: The Quilted Garden by Jane A Sassaman
A review of a book profiling the work of this award-wining quiltmaker's work and her techniques.
fabric craft • quilting • jane sassaman • book review • quilt

Book review: Tipis & Yurts, Authentic Designs
A great book on how to sew your own circular dwelling.
tipi • yurt • sew • book review • book

How to Make a Cloth Basket
Use fabric scraps, 1 inch cording and your creativity to create a beautiful cloth basket. Perfect for Easter.
how to make a cloth basket • fabric baskets • make your own baskets • easter baskets • fabric crafts

How to Make a Cute, No-Sew Hair Scrunchie
Girls like to wear scrunchies, or fabric hair ties. They can make a no-sew version of the hair accessory and coordinate colors for holidays, outfits.
make own scrunchie • fabric covered hair elastic • hair accessory • fabric craft • no sew scrunchies

Interviews with fabric artists
Find out a little about the personalities behind the works, through this collection of interviews with fabric artists.,
fabric crafts • quilters • quilting • quilt • fabric artists

Make a Fun Pocket Purse
Recycle those old blue jeans by turning them into cool pocket purses. They are so easy to make you will want to make one for every day.
pocket purses • fabric crafts • recycle crafts • how to make a purse • scout crafts

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