tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78971716140660278532024-03-13T08:08:17.211-04:00Some Art TalkSharing my thoughts on sewing, crafting, recycling and life as someone who makes stuff (mostly messy stuff).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462220171983702171noreply@blogger.comBlogger365125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897171614066027853.post-62488544076189291672017-11-14T11:08:00.000-05:002017-11-14T11:08:30.089-05:00Double Gauze, Oh My!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My first introduction to double gauze fabric was many years ago. At that time double gauze was only available through very select manufacturers, like Kokka. Image my delight to see one of my favorite manufacturer, Robert Kaufman, creating a wonderful line of double gauze called <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/someartfabric?_dmd=1&_nkw=double+gauze" target="_blank">Little Prints</a>. They also create a <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/assets/pdf/SimpleSwaddle-LittlePrints.pdf" target="_blank">sweet download on making a baby swaddle</a>. <br>
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Death and dying has been so strongly a part of my life for the past 18 months that every quiet moment my thoughts and feelings about the subject bubble up and I find myself having one sided sermons about the issue.<br>
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I am sorry to say that none of this is reflected in the online store cause I have been sleeping in hotels for 8 of the last 12 weeks. We are at our final show -- <a href="http://www.sewingexpo.com/OverlandParkKS.aspx" target="_blank">Overland Park Kansas</a> -- we build today, so you can visit us tomorrow.<br>
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<span class="Subhead1">Our booth is front and center (311) and we have
added some new items! We now carry a beautiful selection of wool, silk,
alpaca and cashmere blended yarns, knitting needles and crochet hooks.
Last week we got in a huge shipment of some of the newest Alexander
Henry prints and of course our beautiful Kokka fabrics with lots of tone
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This is a resource page for all of my wonderful students. Making rugs using scrap fabric is a fairly time honored frugal activity. I don't want to reinvent the wheel so ... here are some links to help you remember what you learned in class.<br>
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<span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">This is a fabulous shopping opportunity for anyone that loves quilting or knitting! This is our newest show and we are very excited to be in Columbia with all the fabulous quilt guilds there. And we didn't forget the knitters. There will be 35 vendors selling cotton fabrics, hand dyed wool fabrics, books, patterns, notions, threads, kits, yarns, sewing machines, long arm quilting machines, stained glass quilting designs, gifts, buttons, vintage linens, embellishments and more! We hope to see you in Columbia for the first event of the fall quilting season. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sewingexpo.com/PittsburghPA/ClassDetailsPa/tabid/1047/EventID/87/ClassID/5750/Default.aspx" target="_blank">In Pittsburgh, PA </a></span></b></span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sewingexpo.com/GeorgiaQuiltShow/GeorgiaQuiltShowClassDetail/tabid/757/EventID/89/ClassID/5807/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Georgia Quilt Show </a></span></b></span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sewingexpo.com/FredericksburgVA/FredericksburgClassDetail/tabid/1253/EventID/90/ClassID/5945/Default.aspx" target="_blank"><b>In </b><b><b>Fredericksburg </b>,VA </b></a></span></b></span></div>
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Here is a wonderful way to use up fabric you loved (past tense) and
bought lots of. See how to make hundreds of yards of ‘yarn’ from the
fabric sitting in your stash! For class, however, Colleen does all the
work, providing pre-ripped fabric yarn, instructions and a crochet hook.
You do NOT need to know how to crochet to attend and complete your rug
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Here is some information about llama fleece I copied from the site <a href="http://www.joyofhandspinning.com/llama.shtml">Joy of Handspinning</a>
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Use a drumcarder with fine teeth to create large batts for spinning.
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So if you would like me to send you a medium flat rate box stuffed full of llama fleece
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Make a donation to to the <a href="http://www.southeastllamarescue.org/donate.html">Southeast Llama Rescue</a><br />
<a href="http://www.southeastllamarescue.org/donate.html">Donate</a><br />
The donation is between you and the organization, it is tax deductible.
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Pay for the shipping: Use the button below to pay for the flat rate box and a $1.00 fee to pay for the labels and tape to close up the boxes.<br />
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Most of the fleece is a mixture of white & black, if you would prefer I send only white or black please indicate when you pay for the shipping.
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Step Three: I check with the organization to confirm your donation and then I mail out your Priority box stuffed full of fleece.<br />
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I will not start shipping out the fleece until 6/18/2012Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462220171983702171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897171614066027853.post-80426308739396952122012-02-09T07:42:00.002-05:002012-03-10T12:53:06.297-05:00GiGi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Friday, February 3, 2012, an amazing power left this world, my grandmother. Her name, to me, was Grandma Casey. When my children were born she became their GiGi. She was know to most as Bette. Betty Rae, to the readers of Capper Farmer in the 1930s and to those who met her as a runway model. On her marriage license to my grandfather her name was Elizabeth. She lived an amazing life, her stories where my favorites. <br>
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Our last show was at the Villages near Lady Lake, Florida. I think it is billed as the largest retirement community in Florida. It is impressive. About a month ago my mom said she wanted to go to the the show. My mom does travel with me, very occasionally. She liked the comfort of her own bed more than the joy of long car rides, booth building and etc...<br>
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She had an ulterior motive! My mom is very involved with her high school friends. This year is the 50th anniversary class reunion, which fall during the <a href="http://darkecountyfair.com/" target="_blank">Darke County Fair</a> (Largest in Ohio, I am told). My mom has been talking about it since last summer.<br>
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I crochet, I really like to crochet. I took a knitting class, I don't knit, yet. For the holidays I wanted to make something classy for my my mom and my friends and I searched and searched on the free patterns at <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/crochet" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>. Scarves are pretty easy and so are hats, they seem more like guy gifts. I tried slippers, they never ended up the same size, maybe I can't do matching or maybe I can't count. So Cowls...<br>
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<b>Recycled</b><span class="ssens"><b>:</b> to pass again through a series of changes or treatments: as </span> <span class="ssens"> <span class="break"> </span><i class="sn">a</i> <b>:</b> to process (as liquid body waste, glass, or cans) in order to regain material for human use </span> <span class="ssens"> <span class="break"> </span><i class="sn">b</i> <b>:</b> <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recover">recover</a> 6 </span> <span class="break"> </span><i class="sn">c</i> <b>:</b> to reuse or make (a substance) available for reuse <br>
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<b>Reclaimed</b><span class="ssens"> <b>:</b> to rescue from an undesirable state; <i>also</i> <b>:</b> to restore to a previous natural state <span class="vi"><<i>reclaim</i> mining sites></span></span></blockquote>
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Out on a trek to hunt and gather new materials, I came upon this forgotten sweater hanging forlorn in a thrift store. I took the sweater home and gently washed it. Once the sweater was dry, I carefully dismantled it, creating yards and yards of beautiful fluffy yarn that would soon be used by countless creative individuals to make new and amazing things. <br>
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Sanford North Carolina was hopping this week with the annual <a href="http://quiltersgallery.net/the-quilting-and-fiber-art-marketplace-directions-vendors-from-2010-and-hotel-info/" target="_blank">Quilting and Fiber Arts Festival</a>. You guys missed a good time! Got in around 2 am last night, did not mean to drive the whole way but I did. <i>The girls have a Girl Scout Cookie Rally today and I wanted J to be home for it.</i><br>
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We had a Great Show, lots of friend vendors and friend customers. Everyone was excited that a <a href="http://www.sewingexpo.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Sewing Expo will be happening in Raleigh NC</a> this summer, dates were just announced (June 21-23), no additional info yet.<br>
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It has been ages since I have posted and man do I have an excellent excuse. <br />
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<b>2011 will always be "The Year Some Art Fabric Did 25 Shows."</b><br />
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Yep, I was in somewhere USA every other weekend in 2011. That is not really how quilt shows work, I was on the road for entire months, then home for a week or a night, then on the go again. This is a bit stressful for my family and my children. We started to homeschool this year so the girls could travel with me, but my youngest can be such a pouter that she is now only allowed to go on shows if one of her grandmothers can come along as chaperone. My older daughter is a rock star of customer service. This causes conflict, since big sister gets to go to shows and little sister does not. As a plus, I have seen friends and family that I have not seen in years, my girls got to meet my cousins' children in Cincinnati, my BF's children in Chicago, my aunts in Florida, etc.<br />
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We are wrapping up the longest break of the year, our last show was in West Palm Beach in mid November and I have been home and in theory, recovering. The show season starts again this week in Sanford, NC. So I am cutting and folding lots of new fabric. We will be cutting back on shows a bit this year, I think we are at 13 shows right now, with a few pending. <br />
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Here is a calendar so you can see when we will be visiting you!<br />
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I just finished my second <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/I_love_your_DNA_Quilt/">instructable</a> for the great quilt I designed this weekend. <br>
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See the view master disc, I though I was all that. Melody Miller eat your heart out, granted she is the one with a fabric line not me :-)<br>
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Samples are so fun! I just picked up 2 beautiful samples from one of our sewist. Are you surprised? I would love to do all the sewing for the booth but then there would be no booth. The only thing I consistently make in our booth are the quilts and I am on the fourth top for the week, those I will post later, back to cute children in cute clothes.<br>
<a href="http://someartfabrictalk.blogspot.com/2011/04/kyoko-and-beverly-bell.html#more">Read more »</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462220171983702171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897171614066027853.post-73865213679001290622011-04-22T11:57:00.000-04:002011-04-22T11:57:54.891-04:00Lordy Lordy....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The love of my life is FORTY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VWL2IslxbfE/TbGj99H7Q6I/AAAAAAAAB1o/LBFcXJKvYMQ/s1600/casey-Bryan1992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VWL2IslxbfE/TbGj99H7Q6I/AAAAAAAAB1o/LBFcXJKvYMQ/s320/casey-Bryan1992.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first date - kinda maybe - clean up on the barrier Islands off the coast of Georgia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://someartfabrictalk.blogspot.com/2011/04/lordy-lordy.html#more">Read more »</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462220171983702171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897171614066027853.post-42951553392917799112011-04-17T09:30:00.001-04:002011-04-17T09:31:14.037-04:00Decatur -- Illinois<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/someartfabricphoto/5570723829/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Decatur IL Quilt Show by Some Art Stuff, on Flickr"><img alt="Decatur IL Quilt Show" height="400" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5570723829_c99ffd1ae1.jpg" width="298"></a></div><br>
I was a novice traveler, when we started <a href="http://someartfabric.com/">Some Art Fabric</a> 6 years ago I never thought I would travel far and wide to bring cool fabric to the masses. I also never thought I could back a trailer or drive 12 plus hours a day to get to a show or more likely, to get home.<br>
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This is so my life now and I want my children to see both how different and how much alike all people are, so on this first ever 3 weeks of shows with no going home I brought my oldest child. She is amazing! over the top and that is not just because I am her mother. She took to building the booth like a duck to .... , she is a charming sales person with skill. I could not have birthed a better helper if I tried.<br>
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So first big decision before departing for Deactur, IL, ... am I pulling my oldest child out of school for 8 days to ride shotgun? This is HUGE for me, it is my thought that all of this travel should not be wasted on the old (me) and that my children would reap great rewards from being with me. Yes I am talking HOME SCHOOL or really hotel school. So should I start now? Should J come along, learn the ropes. The final decision is YES!<br>
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