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Creative Things To Do In and Around Houston
If you are visiting, live in or near Houston, you can keep yourself busy for days with all of the creative things to do in and around Houston.
Machine Appliqué a Boxy Sewing Case with Kraft-Tex
I love wool appliqué, and Minki Kim's cute Boxy Sewing Case in her book, Zakka Wool Appliqué got my "what-if" thoughts conjuring. What if I appliquéd by machine and used…
Letters Home: Flow
Flow illustrates small moments that create an amazingly rich life in an environment with many restrictions, a bit like these times in a very different way!
Letters Home: On Our Way
On Our Way is the first of a series of art quilts inspired by letters our parents wrote home. In 1959, our parents took two little girls to Abadan, Iran.
Spotlight: Shannon Conley, Art Quilter
Part art quilt, part sculpture, Shannon Conley's fiber art displays the free-thinking to visualize her idea while designing an engineering strategy that gives form to her vision.
Beginner’s Guide to Sashiko Supplies
Whether a student of historical Japanese Sashiko or a Modern Creative just looking for an easy, enjoyable slow stitching project, Sashiko might be “it”. All you need are simple sashiko…
Spotlight: Annabel Keatley, Painter and Papermaker
With the possibilities she sees before her, it is no surprise that Annabel Keatley creates a cohesive body of work using diverse media. Depending on her inspiration, she realizes her…
Spotlight: Paula Steel, Modern Quilter
Distinct shapes, clean lines and clear colors reflect the modern quilt esthetic in Paula Steel's designs. Now designing and quilting full time, Paula's use of line and form to create…
How To Make A Book Cover With Pen Quiver
like to use different color pens for my to-do list, so it is clear what needs to be done for the segments of my life. Here is how to make…
How to Make a Collage with Wallpaper Paste
I love using my scraps of fabric to make little cards and works of art to give as gifts. Using diluted wall paper paste makes it easy and quick to…
How to Make a Button Band for Face Masks
A button band helps make a face mask with elastic straps more comfortable. The elastic loops around buttons sewn on the band, instead of tugging around your ears. Don't know…
Spotlight: Christine Mayer, Fashion Designer
Fashion upcycling pioneer Christine Mayer takes garments and textiles that have a history of use and transforms them into sought-after clothing designs.
Spotlight: Jennifer Sampou, Fabric Designer
There are fabrics that scream "look at me, but just for a season", and there are fabrics that the fiber artist uses as a palette to create lasting work that…
Spotlight: Betty Busby, Fiber Artist
Always open to the new-and-what-if possibilities, Betty Busby creates fiber art using technological innovations and unconventional materials to create work with inviting texture
Spotlight: Margot Lovinger, Artist
Combining her fine art training with her love of textiles, Margot Lovinger creates figurative fiber art with layers that evoke the subtle translucency of Old Masters' paintings. With careful planning…
Spotlight: Norman Schwarze, Knit Designer
Norman Schwarze has been knitting since the age of 6 and hopes to spread the yarn-joy through his Nimble-Needles blog where he shares tutorials and patterns for knitters at all…
Spotlight: Bianca Spizzirri, Fiber Artist
Bianca Spizzirri designs block-printed fabric providing earth-friendly materials that inspire quilters, crafters and sewists to make their own creations. Using repurposed fabric and her original printing blocks, she transforms trash…
Spotlight: Sue Beevers, Fabric and Quilt Designer
While most people are content with just one or two creative pursuits, a few people seem to create nonstop. Sue Beevers doesn't think it's unusual that she quilts, spins, weaves,…