Tag Archives: Fiber Arts

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 →

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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 →

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Lipstick? What’s that?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

I saw this lipstick case at a garage sale and bought it to use as a headphone case. Instead, I discovered that it is the perfect size to hold my Voyager 17 longarm bobbins! Funny that it never occurred to … Continue reading →

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Taking the Longarm by the Horns

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

This weekend I had the joy of visiting with a long-time friend. Syma finished her first quilt, and asked if she could come over to quilt it on my frame. Of course, the answer was YES, since that meant that … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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!

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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 →

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Strawberry basket

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Hey, look! It’s another quilt block from the Farmers Wife Quilt! This one is also paper pieced. I really like the more modern fabrics.

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Pretty, pretty points!

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

One of the women at the last club meeting said that it takes as long to choose the fabric as it does to make the block. To her I say, “REALLY?”

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Freehand Feathers

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Block number three. This free-motion machine quilting design was done without marking or guides. I did, however, prepare for it by drawing feathers on about twenty pages of a composition book while waiting for videos to upload. This is why … Continue reading →

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