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From the monthly archives: October 2012

{Reader Tutorial} Tribal Necklace from Lanyards

By Actually Amy On October 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Tutorials

Upcycle your old lanyards (from conferences or exhibitions) into a tribal necklace. Use glue, embroidery thread and wire. You can find the full tutorial here.

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{Reader Tutorial} UN-quilted Pillow

By Actually Amy On October 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Quilting, Tutorials

This is a tutorial to make a personalised pillow. But you can use the same to make any personalised gift! Place mats, quilts… you name it! Shruti would love it if you emailed her the pictures of your creations so that she can show them off! You can find the full tutorial here.

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{ Reader Tutorial} Wool Felt Crayon Roll

By Actually Amy On October 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Inspiration, Kids, Sewing, Tutorials

This is simple and easy to sew project is from Sew Busy Mama. It is a super easy wool felt crayon roll! No need to worry about finishing seams with the wool felt, just a pair of pinking shears to make your edges look pretty. Perfect project for beginner sewists and great to make for [...]

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Quilting a Baby Quilt

By CraftyMummy On October 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Quilting, The Crafty Mummy

I wrote a while ago about how to baste a quilt and I used this little baby quilt made from charm squares to explain. The next step is quilting your quilt. Quilting doesn’t have to difficult and scary. This quilt was pretty quick! You will make your life easier though if you use a walking [...]

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Quilts In The Carbis House {Part 3}

By T'lia On October 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Quilting, Talia

I hope you’ve been enjoying my little series of quilts in our household. I’ve very much enjoyed sharing them, and I hope they have inspired you to create some quilts yourself! The last part of the series is ‘other’ quilts. Things that use the quilting and/or patchwork method, but that aren’t technically QUILTS. The first [...]

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{Quilter Interview} Talia Carbis of Number 19

By Actually Amy On October 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Interviews, Quilting

Today we are chatting to Talia. Talia is one of the fabulous contributors here at And Sew We Craft. Here are her thoughts on quilting. 1. When did you start quilting? I first started quilting in 2009. 2. What made you start in the first place? I started going to my Nana’s craft [...]

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And Sew We Craft Together Linky Party

By Actually Amy On October 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Amy, Inspiration, Linky Party

So, are you ready to link up? Here are the ‘rules’: Link up your projects, crafts or recipes (you can submit up to 2 links) Please link directly to your post and not just to you home page. Visit at least 2 other links that take your fancy and show some comment love. We would [...]

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{Reader Tutorial} Fresh Diamonds Quilt

By Samelia's Mum On October 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Quilting, Samelia's Mum

Fresh Diamonds was one of my early quilts, published in Handmade Magazine (an Australian Publication). It’s made up of half square triangles using charm packs of Bliss by Bonnie & Camille for Moda Fabrics and solid white Kona cotton. Fresh Diamonds is a simple quilt and perfect for a beginner wanting to take [...]

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{Quilter Interview} Amy from Badskirt

By Actually Amy On October 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Interviews, Quilting

Today we are chatting with Amy of Badskirt. When did you start quilting? I started quilting in 2008, shortly after I started sewing in earnest. My first quilt was a commission from friends for their newborn. (http://badskirt.blogspot.com.au/2008/08/my-first-quilt-top.html) I had no idea what I was doing, but did my best to follow the pattern they picked. [...]

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