Category Archives: needlework

hand applique revisited

November 27, 2010 – 1:29 am

  “What is modern hand appliqué?” we asked ourselves when we were auditioning designs for Quilts Made Modern. As I wrote when I was describing how we came to design the Small Change quilt, part of our mission in designing the quilts for this book was to break some of the stylistic assumptions quilters have [...]

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my two cents about WhipUp Mini Quilts

August 16, 2010 – 5:28 pm

Disclaimer: I used to contribute to whipup.net, which is the blog founded by Kathreen Ricketson, the author of this book. Kathreen asked me to write a blurb for the back of the book and I did because I liked the book. Her publisher sent me a copy but I’m reviewing it because I think it’s [...]

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what? no knitting in public?

October 27, 2009 – 3:08 pm

I will freely admit that I was raised in a family that felt it was important to be well-mannered. Manners, I was told at a young age, are the grease that turns the wheels of polite society. Miss Manners’ columns in the paper were frequently read aloud so all would know the rulings on various [...]

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nibble tray

July 21, 2009 – 1:59 pm

is that crochet gone wild at the Hakone Open Air Museum? I want a whole collection of these beautiful felted creatures it’s a challenge for me to sometimes thread my needle, but sculptures in the eye of a needle

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nibble tray

February 16, 2009 – 3:31 pm

inspiring prison embroidery making bowls for doll houses transforming the lowly plastic bag to an art form

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