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.
… Continuous Threads exhibition
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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
Thrift to Gift – inspiration
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
Tips & Tools Couture Sewing
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
ASG Holiday Luncheon – Thrift to Gift
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
The best Thanksgiving projects
Check out these free Purlbee projects perfect for Thanksgiving!
Felted Thanksgiving Oven Mitts
From peeling potatoes to pureeing parsnips, these lovely Felted Thanksgiving Oven Mitts add to the pleasure of preparing the big feast!
Materials:
- Each Oven Mitt requires about 190 yards, or 2 skeins. For Oven Mitts like these you’ll need 2 skeins of each of the main colors and 1 skein of each of the contrast colors
- A US #11, 16 inch circular needle
- A set of US #11 double pointed needles
- A stitch holder and stitch markers
- The pattern
Fall Leaves Coasters
This set of Fall Leaves Coasters will last all year round!… Read the rest
Fabric Bead Frenzy
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.… Read the rest
Kid ‘n Ewe & Make it with Wool contest
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
Annual Luncheon pictures
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 Eye Has To Travel
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
‘Adinkra: Transforming Tradition’ Exhibition
The Arts gallery at Collin College’s Spring Creek Campus (SCC) is scheduled to present the “Adinkra: Transforming Tradition” exhibition.
The exhibition will feature textiles created primarily by Gabriel Kwaku Boakye, a member of the internationally acclaimed family of adinkra printers in Ntonso, Ghana, West Africa. Ntonso is one of the historical and contemporary centers of Adinkra cloth, which has long been associated with funerals, kingships and wealth in traditional Ashanti culture.… Read the rest
First ever DFW Yarn Crawl
It’s here! The first ever DFW Yarn Crawl!
From Van Alstyne to Grandview – Farmersville to Fort Worth, fourteen of your favorite yarn (and bead) destinations have circled up to bring you an unequaled yarn adventure – grab your yarn-y buddies and hit the road for fun!
The Crawl runs Friday, October 5 through Friday, October 19, 2012.… Read the rest