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Crafty Round-Up

Fall is here and you all are busy making things! Lots to round up today:

Apple Plush from A Beautiful Mess.

Basket Weave Inset from Colette Patterns.

Sidewalk Skulls from Hello Lucky!

Travel Bag from Noodlehead.

Mod Nine Patch (using my Quilt Blocks fabric) from Elizabeth for Moda Bake Shop.

Squirrel Skirt from Craftiness is Not Optional for the I’m Feelin’ Crafty Sew Ready to Play series.

Ruched Sleeve from Tilly and the Buttons.

How to Use Polycrylic Coating on Origami from How about Orange.

Stitched Screen Door from Aesthetic Outburst, featured on Design Sponge.

Paper Strip Tray from Say Yes to Hoboken.

Ten Favorite Placemat Tutorials from Sew, Mama, Sew!

Warhol Soup Can Vases from Under the Sycamore.

 

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Stamped Yardage

I got some exciting mail on Friday — yardage from my new Stamped collection for Kokka! Suppose I’ll be doing lots of sewing from now until Quilt Market.

The Stamped collection for Kokka will be showing at Fall Quilt Market in Houston and will ship to fabric shops in early 2013. Please contact the U.S. distributor, Seven Islands Fabric, for wholesale ordering information.

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Etsy Finds Friday

Mod Green Apple Stacking Mugs, $10 from Vintage Lancaster.

Color Block Pillow, $38 from Jillian Rene Decor.

Brass V Necklace, $25 from Sparklefarm.

Linen Fabric, $15 per yard from Cottonholic.

Needle Felted Pumpkin, $10 from Felt Jar.

Handmade Plush Squirrels, $54 for a pair from Sleepy King.

Felt Coasters, $22 from Fuzzy Logic Felt.

Acorn Fabric, designed by Khristian A. Howell, $7.75 AUD/half meter from Fresh Fabrics in Australia.

Concrete Hexi-Bowl, $95 from Culinarium.

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Improvisational Quilting Class

I’ll be teaching an improvisational quilting class this Sunday at Intown Quilters. We’ll be working with improvised blocks like this one, using line as the main element. You’ll use strip piecing and pintuck pleats to make pieces of fabric that we will then cut up and piece together in an improvisational way. Whether you want to use perfectly straight lines or make a wonky block, you can explore line and improvisational techniques. We’ll talk about choosing fabrics, making color choices and mixing linens and thinner fabrics with traditional quilting cottons.

There are still spots available! It’s Sunday from 2-5 pm. Sign up here. No quilting experience required. I hope to see you there!

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Dog-tired

My friend and photographer Laura Malek was over taking some photos for 1, 2, 3 Quilt today and our dog Peabo insisted on being in the shot. Looking at the photos tonight, I’m thinking that I’m dog-tired. Peabo’s actually not tired too often and I could use a bit of his tiny terrier energy. I’m worn out from months spent working on this book and exhausted from being a parent these days.

Anyway, I’ve got plans to make some things soon, so I hope to get back here and share them with you!