It hardly feels I’ve been away for almost a month travelling from Deland, Florida (the Sunshine State of the US) to Brisbane, Queensland (the Sunshine State of Australia) – a huge round trip of almost 20,000 miles! So getting back to work is a bit of a challenge at the moment. I’ll definitely have some […]
From one Sunshine State to Another and Back Again – Whew! Read More »
Fabric yo-yos are one of the most under-rated embellishments there is. They are really quite simple to make, but then they can be dressed up in all sorts of fabulous ways to create embellishments for all your sewing projects. I remember when I was young that my grandmother used to have a beautiful bedspread made
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Printing your own fabric is fun and easy and it can be used in all sorts of different ways in all types of sewing projects. Small to medium printed photos and images can easily be printed out using a standard size inkjet printer. Printed photos can be used to make memory quilts or photo quilts.
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Another of the Fragments cards that I’ve been making recently. You can see the previous one I made here. I have lots more in various stages of progress so I’ll share more soon.
If You Can Dream It Read More »
As I’m planning a trip home to Australia next month to visit my family, I’ve only just now begun to think of gifts to take. I was originally going to buy gifts, but decided instead to make things by hand which is much more personal and holds more sentimental value. So having left gift buying
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I’ve been doing some experimenting with faux eco-natural dyeing using Procion dyes in anticipation of my upcoming hand-dying online class. I love using Procion dyes because they are so easy and versatile to use, but using them in a way that they are not intended to be used and expecting great results, certainly takes quite
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