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Fashion Flip | Turn A $3 Denim Skirt Into A $50 Skirt
Fashion Flip: Turn a $3 Denim Skirt into a $50 Denim Skirt Here is another great Fashion Flip! This time we are taking this denim skirt that I got for $3 at a thrift store and using some great thread and decorative stitches to make it into a skirt that could easily sell for $50! Denim and embroidery is all the rage this fall too, so cheers to us sewists who can create these awesome pieces at a fraction of the cost AND ours will be like no one else’s clothes. I just love being unique, don’t you? If you have read my blog for any length of time then…
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Trends from Quiltcon 2017
Trends From Quiltcon 2017 Quiltcon is a quilt show like no other as it focuses specifically on the world of Modern Quilting! The quilt above won Best In Show. It is titled bling by Katherine Jones from Tasmania, Australia. The quilt was paper pieced from solid fabrics; the inspiration for this quilt was a princess cut diamond. I got a chance to chat with Katherine at the show. She is a lovely woman with a passion for all things quilty. Modern quilters use quite a lot of thread! Look at the beautiful machine and hand stitching in the quilt, Madonna by Brittany Bowen Burton, that won for Best Machine Quilting.…
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Trends from 2014 Fall Quilt Market
This was my first International Quilt Market. I had heard rumors of how big it was and the over-the-top creative displays, but I didn’t quite grasp the scale. I wish I could accurately describe this amazing show. I was simultaneously amazing and overwhelmed, inspired and in awe of everything around me. Now that I am home and have had a day or two to process the whole thing, this is what I see as the up and coming trends from the 2014 Fall Quilt Market. (NOTE: Forgive some of my pictures! The lighting in the Expo hall made it hard for my camera to focus, but you’ll get the idea!) Grey…
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6 Trends from Spring Quilt Market 2014
One of the great things about Spring Quilt Market is being able to spot the new trends in the sewing and embroidery world. Although the show itself can be overwhelming, these are the trends that we saw and liked this year: Cotton + Steel: Cotton + Steel is a new division of RJR Fabrics that is a collaboration of 5 different designers to come up with one cohesive look. That means that all of the fabrics from all five lines all go together. The fabrics have a retro/modern feel and have a wonderfully soft color palette. I think we will be seeing a lot of great things coming out of…
