Ok, getting ready for Morphe has got me thinking about Christmas even earlier than usual. This weekend before I could make up the crayon costume I had to try out this idea I had for wee ornaments. I was thinking I’d send some along to Morphe and maybe sell some here on the site too. I stamped up some fabric with tasty holiday treats and then made little wee’s (about 3″ tall) out of it. They’re stuffed with polyfil and … More
Author: hillary
“Corduroy” quilt idea
**updated bit at bottom**
This is the project that was a bee in my bonnet. The other night I was reading Corduroy to Oscar and Freeman’s illustration of a quilt on the girl’s bed caught my eye.
I love the "randomly tossed down squares" look of it and I thought that it’d be a cute quilt to make out of outgrown kids clothes. The old dress quilt. I have a disproportionately large selection of pinks in my fabric collection so … More
a patchwork robot
first I tried felt, then wee, now patchwork
I had the idea of making a robot in the same was as my dolls and while I don’t want to play robot favorites, this guy is making me very happy because he’s so squishy and huggable.
The patchwork panels on his chest and the stripes on his arms are from a quilt block Amy sent me a while back. I just love brown and yellow together. These fabrics were very close … More
cute doll shoes
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focus on the importing
I received a fabric swap package from Jen in Tokyo today and it’s eerie how perfect it all is in every aspect. I’ve been brainstorming projects and sketching ideas the past few days and so many of these are just PERFECT for things I have planned. Jen, once again you’ve outdone yourself. You have such a knack for picking out things I’ll love. Thank you so much!
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this same wavelength
I’m feeling the stamp vibe too. I love the look of it so much. So raw and simple. I’ve been wanting to try my hand at carving some stamps for forever but I’ve had no idea what to make. I just had the thought – maybe I could try carving the little icons I drew for the sidebar. (well Tim has just informed me these won’t work. something about good negative and postive space. back to the drawing board)
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Robopolis
I know you’re not a robot geek like I am but I just had to share this great site I found while look for inspiration for my wee robot. It’s a French site, Robopolis. The Collection link has so many great tin repro robots. My favorites are…
skiing guy (Robot Explorer B-17)
and Neutron Bleu
oh, and to keep it crafty… how about these crocheted robots.… More
