How to make your own cone thread stand … Angie Padilla
Turn fabric scraps into yardage … The Sewing Loft
Creative ways to re-purpose old stuff … 123 Creative
5 Tips for teaching a child to sew … Dukes and Duchesses
Kyle Thompson self portrait photos are awesome … Viral Nova
Colorized historical photos can make the past seem not so far away … Imgur
Life hacks from 100 years ago … Imgur
Follow the jump for some videos!
As I sit here pondering quilt designs, I cannot help but think about the one question all artisans ponder: Have I reached my Zenith? I’ve blogged about running out of inspiration before, but this is a slightly different topic. Is my best work behind me?
I feel like a lot of artists / artisans go through this phase, where they are scared that their best work is behind them. I feel like with ‘Frozen Star’ I have reached one of the best things I could have ever done. I love that quilt, and a lot of other people do as well. What if in the past 18 months I have already accomplished my best work? What can I do? Do I power on, and keep trying, or do I become content with that and just continue working knowing that my best is past? Continue reading
We are only 1500 hits away from getting to 100,000 hits! Which means a quilt will be given away to a random reader of this blog! I’m really excited! You get to pick the colors, and I’ll make you an Eric The Quilter original lap size quilt! So make sure to tell your friends to come and check out the page!
Here they are! Some post holiday E Cards for everyone to enjoy!
Follow the jump for more!
I was looking for some backing fabric and I stumbled across a stash of flannels from a garage sale where I bought 3 boxes of fabric. I had to use three different colors, but i got my backing made and I feel tired and dizzy at the moment, but possibly later tonight I will pin the quilt. I do hope to pick out a dinding and at least have that cut and pieced together. One can only hope!
So… I’m pretty sure I have the flu. I feel like crap and my sinuses are constantly on fire! However, I did manage to finish this last night. I’m in love with it! I think I might even gather the strength to pin it today, but no guarantees!
Follow the jump for more!
Eric The Quilter 