Tag Archives: Crafts

The French-Canadian Fur-Trapper Wizard Coat

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Rebecca Fox

This is my first attempt at creating a coat out of felted, reconstructed wool sweaters.  It was also one of my first serger creations.  Who but me would go from scarves directly to the challenge of a giant, sweater coat? … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, Crafts, creativity, Green Living, Recycled fabric, sewing, technique, Uncategorized, Work in Progress | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Sweetheart Sweater

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Rebecca Fox

Remember the post about laundry on the line in winter?  This is the sweater I reconstructed for my sweetheart as a Valentine’s Day gift using recycled wool sweaters.  He’s been gifting me wool sweaters whenever he finds them.  He’d given … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, Recycled fabric, sewing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Natural Building With Straw & Clay

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

This weekend I spent a day helping stuff the walls of a straw/clay home.  Having been constructed with natural materials, a straw/clay home is a canary’s dream home: a true sanctuary.   This is a beautiful, GA Cook Co. (Maple … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary, Green Living, Health | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Blue Balls: Christmas Gift-making Craze Revisited

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

    In December, my sweetheart, hoping that I’d find a good use for it, gave me a favored blue sweater that, sadly, clothes moths had ruined.  What to do, what to do with an old, moth-eaten sweater and a scrap wool … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, creativity, Green Living, sewing, tutorial | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Masquerade Ball

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

As we move into the darker, colder seasons I’m able to focus more on indoor art projects.  NMC Dance Club’s Masquerade Ball gave me the perfect opportunity to reawaken my visual-arts chops.  The base of the mask is papier mache … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, creativity, Dancing, photography, technique | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Bo-Nash rocks my world

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

I bought a new ironing board cover and iron shoe from Bo-Nash at the Wisconsin Quilt Festival. Just so you know, this is not a paid advertisement. I am in no way affiliated with the company. I just want to … Continue reading →

Posted in studio | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Opposites Attract

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

I finished the rest of the blocks for my bed runner last night. There are 56 eight-inch blocks total, using fourteen different prints, plus the solid, which JoAnn sells as a “tea dyed muslin”. I’m interested to see how the … Continue reading →

Posted in sewing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Blocks!

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

I finished sewing half the blocks for my new project, and I hope to finish the other half tonight. I’ve been collecting and scheming with this fabric for a while. It’s so exciting!

Posted in sewing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

PITA

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

I am so glad I was able to finish this block today. My head must have been in the wrong place for working on it, because I ended up doing a fair amount of “un-sewing” while completing it. I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting, sewing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Another block

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Graph paper, my friends, is one of the greatest inventions of all time. It allowed me to design my entire studio while recovering from surgery, it helped me to pass multiple math classes, and it allows me to participate in … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting, sewing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment