Whip Up an Oilcloth Pencil Case! Piece a Forgotten Five Mini Quilt! Sew a Set of Needle Pouches! Create an Abstract Fruit Bowl! Make Button Shaped Garden Stepping Stones! Quilt an Easy Table Runner! Fashion a Rotary Cutter Coat! DIY a Backyard Pizza O (2024)

Artists or art that turns me on and feeds my muse! Like it or dislike it, what about this art inspires your own art or creativity? W.J.S by artist Steve Mills painted in 2015. $54,000.

A child asked his mother, “How were people born?”

So his mothersaid, “Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on.”

The child then went to his father, asked himthe same question and he told him, “We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now.”

The child ran back to his motherand said, “You lied to me!” His motherreplied, “No, your dadwas talking about hisside of the family.”

Look around you. Design is everywhere! How can you incorporate the beauty that surrounds you into your art or craft? This is a work in progress, painted by my childhood friend, Gigi Goldenson.

I love an oilcloth tote and a little pencil case is just what I need for my backpack.I’ve given you two different links on howmake them (don’t forget, less than 60-days until school begins!):

http://missmarysews.blogspot.com/2012/05/tutorial-oilcloth-pencil-case.html

http://www.sewcanshe.com/blog/2012/08/oilcloth-pencil-cases-my-version.html

This is called the Princess wallhanging. Get the pattern here:

http://www.fonsandporter.com/content_downloads/Princess_BONUS.pdf

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JULY 16-18, 2015

PROGRAM: The Slow Stitching Movement Lecture

PROGRAM:Creative Inspiration for Your Quilting Life Lecture

CLASS: Throw Me a Curve Mystery Quilt

CLASS: Stars & Stripes Quilts of Valor

If your well of quilting inspiration has dried up, or you haven’t had a good quilting idea in years, fret no more. Mark will guide you through new places to turn for amazing quilting ideas, with practical examples that will give you motivation and inspiration for better quilting and a happier life. This lecture will open your mind to sources of creative inspiration you may have never considered. Bring along a notebook to jot down every last suggestion you hear.

In our busy, multi-tasking world, the words “quick,” “fast,” and “easy” are the ones that capture our attention, but the can be fatal to the enjoyment of creative pursuits. If you’ve hit a creative wall, if you have more fabric and notions than inspiration, if all of your quilts are starting to look alike, or if you’ve been quilting for years and feel you have nothing truly unique to show for it, The Slow Stitching Movement is for you!

Program: Bull in a China Shop or The Unexpected Journey of an Out of Control Quilter Travelling the World and What He Encountered Along the Way: A Trunk Show & Lecture

If you’ve ever wondered why a successful television producer would give up a hefty salary for poverty wages to quilt, this lecture will surprise you. Travel with Mark from his boyhood home in Pittsburgh, to San Francisco, Miami, New York, Chicago and New Jersey to learn how each of these places led him to become the quilt master he is today.

From his first quilts to his most recent work, see how he transformed from a duckling to a swan – and feel better about your own quilting transformation. He’ll bring some of his UFOs and explain why he lost interest in finishing them. Hear what inspires him, and allow his life experience and outlook on the creative process to inspire you.

About Mark Lipinski

• International quilt teacher, fabric designer, and creator/former Executive Editor ofQuilter’s Homemagazine, Mark has been called the “bad boy of quilting” by industry press. His seminars are half quilting, and all stand-up comedy.

https://instagram.com/bernulia/

INGREDIENTS:

SEASONING

• chili powder
• paprika
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• cumin
• cayenne pepper
• sugar
• salt
• corn starch

FAJITAS

• onion
• green bell peppers
• red bell pepper
• chicken breast
• vegetable oil
• lime
• tortillas
• sour cream (optional)
• cilantro (optional)

Step by step guide to embroidering this Pansy. Give it a try. Start here:

http://www.trishburr.co.za/sites/trishburr.co.za/files/Pansy.pdf

Start you KNITTING now. Here’s a pattern for a bulky Seed Stitch Blanket:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/spinrite/pdf/WEB-BERNAT-MEGABULKY-K-SeedStitchBlanket-ENG.pdf

Ingredients:

• Orange Soda Pop
• Whipped Cream Flavored Vodka
• Sweetened Condensed Milk
• Whipped Cream
• Sprinkles

Forthe Full Recipe Click Here: http://www.annsentitledlife.com/wine-and-liquor/orange-creamsicle-co*cktail-recipe/

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With out “BOOSTING” a post, only about 5% of people who clicked LIKE on MARK LIPINSKI’S FAN PAGE are actually seeing anything I post — and it could be random – sometimes you get a post, and sometimes not. Basically, it sucks for all of us. I am finding that we are all better served if I posted my tips, ideas, links, and jokes, etc. to thisblog. You can subscribe to thisblog (only if you want to) toget an email each time I post a grouping of ideas, links, etc. andnever miss a chance at inspiration.

I know this is goofy, but I like this group o’fish. It couldn’t get any easier. Not into fish, take a look at the tutorial then choose a fabric motif more to your taste. Start here (by the way, needlework on these fishes would be divoon):

http://www.craftingfingers.co.uk/archives/diy-hanging-fish-decoration/

CROCHET! CROCHET!

NEVER GO AWAY!

Give this waffle stitch a shot and learn a new stitch before fall crochet season arrives. Here’s where you begin:

http://craftwithclaire.blogspot.com/2012/10/waffle-stitch.html

white sugar
Salted Butter
eggs
Milk
All purpose Flour
Baking Powder
Blueberries

Baker’s Coconut Animal Cut-Up Cakes pattern books.

And now a word from our sponsor . . .

Ingredients:

• sugar
• butter
• egg
• vanilla
• sour cream
• salt
• soda
• flour
• cherry pie filling
• white chocolate, for drizzling on top

FOR THE FULL RECIPE, CLICK HERE:http://www.butterwithasideofbread.com/2014/11/cherry-pie-cookies.htm

Important and Rare 1968 Paco Rabanne Metal Disc Dress, $38,700

There is still a lot of summer left for you to document. Why not make this summer adventure journal to share you innermost personal thoughts in (then burn the damn thing!). Here’s how:

http://blog.freepeople.com/2015/06/create-summer-adventure-journal/

Rodney Rayner Gemstone Rings

this is awfully attractive and I like it in spite of myself. Check out the pattern here:

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2013/11/the-forgotten-five-mini-quilt.html

Here’s a way for me to add yet several thousand more pounds onto my butt. Homemade stone baked pizza for every meal! Here’s how to build a DIY pizza oven in your backyard:

http://www.viralnova.com/diy-pizza-oven/

If you’re like me, finding all your little needle sets can be daunting. Here’s a way to keep them organized. Check out the tutorial:

http://web.archive.org/web/20120102063148/http://kathrynivy.com/patterns/extras/needle-pouches/

Easy to make garden stones that reflect your love of needle and thread. Here’s how you make them:

http://markmontanoblogs.blogspot.ca/2014/06/button-stepping-stones-diy.html

This craft couldn’t get much easier. I like the outcome, too. Need something quick and bright? Here’s your answer — and here’s your tutorial:

http://www.thesweetestoccasion.com/2015/07/diy-abstract-fruit-bowl/

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

FOR THE FULL RECIPE, CLICK HERE:http://www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes/dessert/chess-squares.html

LECTURE: In our busy, multi-tasking world, the words “quick,” “fast,” and “easy” are the ones that capture our attention, but the can be fatal to the enjoyment of creative pursuits. If you’ve hit a creative wall, if you have more fabric and notions than inspiration, if all of your quilts are starting to look alike, or if you’ve been quilting for years and feel you have nothing truly unique to show for it, The Slow Stitching Movement is for you!

FOR INFORMATION: Please eMail Susan Roper at susanroper@msn.com

LECTURE: In our busy, multi-tasking world, the words “quick,” “fast,” and “easy” are the ones that capture our attention, but the can be fatal to the enjoyment of creative pursuits. If you’ve hit a creative wall, if you have more fabric and notions than inspiration, if all of your quilts are starting to look alike, or if you’ve been quilting for years and feel you have nothing truly unique to show for it, The Slow Stitching Movement is for you!

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