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“Tutorial: Landscapes in Canes” plus 7 more

“Tutorial: Landscapes in Canes” plus 7 more


Tutorial: Landscapes in Canes

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 09:23 PM PDT

landscape-cane

The canes I get asked about the most often are the big, complex ones. Some of my favourites to do are faces and butterflies but another form is a landscape cane. There’s a great exploration of a landscape cane on Parole de Paté (itself a fabulous resources for all things polymer clay). As with many of the bigger canes I …

Tutorial: Fractured Nine Patch quilt block

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 05:21 PM PDT

Fractured nine patch tutorial

Linda of Linda’s Quiltmania made this block, along with eleven more, and sewed them into a quilted wall hanging. She used the Comma fabric line designed by Zen Chic for Moda. Of her Fractured Nine Patch design, she explained it goes together quickly and is the perfect choice for using up charm squares or layer cakes, and even scraps. Get

Reichenbach Color on Sale over at Olympic Color Rods

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 05:02 PM PDT

colors-imageOlympic Color Rods is having a sale! Reichenbach glass is generally COE 96 glass and quite a bit of it is used for glass blowing, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take advantage of a sale…you can lampwork with it, cast with it and use it for glass blowing. There is some 104 available too so take advantage of 25% …

Free quilt pattern to celebrate Spring

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT

amish tulips

Tulips always make me think of Spring. This cheerful Amish Tulips quilt was designed by Janet Page-Kessler for Simplicity. Get the free pattern.

Image credit: Simplicity

Dichroic Extract – New from Coatings by Sandberg

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 04:10 PM PDT

EXTRACT-CONTAINERS-OPEN-W-BRUSH-4I’m off to Las Vegas on thursday to go to Glass Craft and Bead Expo. This is the opportunity to see the glass folk and also see what’s new. Well, this is something quite new and exciting and I can’t wait to see it all in person. It’s Coatings by Sandberg’s newest new product…dichroic extract. Huh? It’s in a bottle. …

Giveaway: “Shots and Stripes” book

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 03:02 PM PDT

Kaffe Book cover Shots Stripes

I’m giving away my review copy of Shots and Stripes by Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy published by STC Craft just this March. You can read my interview with the authors here and my review of the book here.

Here’s what you need to do to get a chance to win. Leave a comment on this post telling …

Review: “Shots and Stripes” book

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 02:33 PM PDT

Kaffe Book cover Shots Stripes

Kaffe Fassett and coauthor Liza Prior Lucy have a new book out this month, Kaffe Fassett Shots and Stripes. Happily, I received a review copy from the publicist at STC Craft who allowed me to ask the authors a few questions. You can read the interview here. The cover quilt gives a hint that this book is a …

Happy Easter

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 06:03 AM PDT

Happy Easter

Have a wonderful Easter!!

-Heather

(card made by me using Character Constructions stamp  colored with Prisma colored pencils)…

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