Showing posts with label ideas and inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ideas and inspiration. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Ideas and Inspiration: Quilts

I have been thinking about tackling a quilting project. I am accumulating fabric to make a queen-sized bed quilt, but I think need to practice some smaller quilts/blocks first. I have found some really cool (and free!) resources on the internet. Here are a few:

I started making these right before exams. (Not a good time to start a project...) I have finished one of the quilt blocks and just need to sew together the last four pieces of the other. I will post them soon!

This Craftsy class is free! I learned from the lovely ladies at the Artisan's Square Sewing Forum that when you first register for Craftsy, you can purchase as many classes as you like for $25 each. That is a huge discount!

This is what made me first get interested in quilting. I always thought of quilts as very old fashioned. These blocks are anything but old fashioned!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Ideas and Inspiration: Ava Dress

Images clockwise from top left are from: Questhaven Fashions, Victory Patterns, Fabric.com images atop image from Victory Patterns, Modcloth
I stumbled upon the Ava pattern from Victory Patterns and fell in love! So I started looking around for the perfect fabric and accessories to compliment the dress. Here are my ideas and inspiration:

Pattern: Ava from Victory Patterns

Main fabric for the dress: Valori Wells Karavan Kashmir Bone from Fabric.com
(This is cotton fabric, so I don't know if the drape is really suitable for this style of dress, but I love the design. I have a hard time buying fabric on-line because I want to feel it first.)

Fabric for the top of the dress: Scalloped Lace Fabric in Ivory from Fabric.com