Jami Roux and I joined the bus trip out of Wylie’s Blue Ribbon Quilt Shoppe, led by Sally Ashbacher and Debbe Sheridan on November 1st to travel to the Houston Quilt Show. Also on the trip with us was member, Michelle Knoerzer.
And, what a time we had! Interesting people, stunningly beautiful quilts and dolls and lots of shopping!… Read the rest
The Dallas Museum of Art has just announced that beginning January 21, 2013 the museum will do away with general admission fees and become free to the public. They will also launch an innovative new membership model available to public for free.
The new program, DMA Friends & Partners, approaches membership as a program of engagement that is intended to build long-term relationships with visitors and to emphasize participation over the transaction-based membership model that has become common practice among museums.… Read the rest
Carol Hamilton finished this quilt that was the last one her mother made before she passed away. She shared it at Material Girls this month.
Here is what Carol embroidered on the quilt in her mother’s memory.
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his amazing exhibit, by the Dallas Handweavers and Spinners Guild, displays handwoven and handspun works ranging from clothing to scarves to table runners to wall hangings.
Be sure and take a look at the handmade items for sale in the market. There are many great holiday gifts!
The show runs from November 9 to December 8, 2012.… Read the rest
Looking for inspiration for this year’s Holiday Luncheon Gift Exchange?
Check out below links for re-purpose, re-cycle, re-do or re-new inspiration!
Savvysugar.com – 94 Upcycling Ideas That Will Blow Your Mind. Not all of them use fabric, but they’re great for inspiration.
My Recycled Bags.com – Bags, totes and purses crocheted using recycled products, like plastic grocery bags, VHS tape, cassette tape, and re-claimed fabric.… Read the rest
At the Couture Meeting of November 1st we had fun sharing our tools and tips to make sewing easier:
Mary A – covered fabric board (typical 45” fabric board that holds fabric at stores) – uses inside pants when ironing.
Mary Jo – Hemostat
Only 3.5 weeks to go till our annual Holiday Luncheon!
This year the Holiday Luncheon will take place on December 1 from 11:30am -2:00pm.
Lunch will be ‘Pot-Luck’ style and we will have our usual Gift Exchange Game. This year the theme is:
Thrift to Gift – it’s a material thing
Re-purpose, re-cycle, re-do or re-new a gently used textile(s) from your closet, attic or your favorite thrift store.… Read the rest
Check out these free Purlbee projects perfect for Thanksgiving!
From peeling potatoes to pureeing parsnips, these lovely Felted Thanksgiving Oven Mitts add to the pleasure of preparing the big feast!
Materials:
Fall Leaves CoastersThis set of Fall Leaves Coasters will last all year round!… Read the rest
Next Monday, November 12, is Material Girls. Marlene is teaching us how to make fabric beads from drinking straws.
Join us for the fun Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Plano Sewing Center.
Marlene will bring all the materials. Just bring craft scissors and regular scissors.
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Kid ‘N Ewe is Texas’s premier fiber arts festival for spinners, weavers, knitters, crocheters, felters, and anyone else who enjoys the wide variety of fiber arts.
The 24th Annual Festival
November 9-10-11, 2012
Kendall County Fairgrounds
Boerne, Texas
Come shop for tools and supplies in our three vendor halls totaling over 30,000 square feet of nationally-known vendors who provide a wide variety of artisan made goods.… Read the rest
We had a wonderful time at the Annual Luncheon on Saturday. Shirley Cunningham gave a great presentation on how to use the elements of art in our sewing. Elements like canvas, lines, curves and angles, proportion, balance and color.
She showed us some of the amazing garments she has made in recent years.… Read the rest
The documentary Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the 20th century, an enduring icon whose influence changed the face of fashion, beauty, art, publishing and culture forever.
During her fifty year reign as the “Empress of Fashion,” she launched Twiggy, advised Jackie O and coined some of fashion’s most eloquent proverbs such as “the bikini is the biggest thing since the atom bomb.”… Read the rest
