Quilt Fest Finds

Metal embossing kit. I will be doing some techniques in the Cloth Paper Scissors Forum community very soon since I am one of the moderators. It is free to join. You can join here: http://clothpaperscissors.com/

This Magic Stamp stuff is pretty funky. All you need to do is heat with a heat gun and then press an image into it and you have an instant stamp. You can even reheat it again to have another image. It works great with found objects. I tried it with the machined end of a spool that I had bought at Quilt Fest. It worked great. All you need to is some paint. You can buy it here:

http://www.interweavestore.com/Quilting/Merchandise/Moldable-Foam-Stamps-Sheet-Stock.html

Kelli Perkins led me to this vendor at the Quilt Show. Love this transparent paint. It is meant for textiles but works great on paper as well. I like to wet it a little with water and it flows great on my paper and fabric. I used it while doing demos during Open Studios. I had screen printed some muslin with my PhotoEZ screens. I used these paints to fill in some areas and to do some doodling. The colors are very vibrant but did not cover up my text areas on my paper. Comes in regular and neon.

http://www.karenpharrstudios.com/index.html

Love, love, love these long silk sari ribbons. I see this guy every year at Quilt Fest. He is also on etsy. I did not unroll because it gets all jumbled once I do it. They are great for books and for edges. I also use the strips for all sorts of other little things. It is a long continuous piece. You can buy it here:

http://leilaniarts.net/

I also got this DVD. You can get it here: http://www.interweavestore.com/Quilting/Video/Screen-Printing-Sampler.html

These are huge-o buttons. I don't know what I will use these for but I might just save them for the perfect project. Until then, they will serve as templates.

Since I got some dye, I bought some embroidery thread to dye.

I got a sampler pack do dyeing 101 in my Yahoo group. Only about $10! What a deal. Will do it in my group as soon as I have some time. I don't dye much so it will be a good thing for me as well. I want to do more with this. I love to experiment! We all have to start somewhere.

Got these spools and vintage buttons. I am not sure what I will do with them but I loved them so much I had to get them.

This was the best MIU workshop last weekend that I didn't get to take. Kelli Perkins taught this. It was poetry spools. I was luck enough to get a kit and a finished spool. So fabulous. The teacher in me loves how creative it is and the artist in me loves the spool and the colors she used. Will have to do it this weekend.

That's all I really got this weekend besides some trades which are still packed away in one of my many bags and my new Janome 3160 QDC sewing machine!!!

I am not sure I will be going to Cincinnati next year. I do want to thank everyone who took my workshops this year and who stopped by to say "hi" while I was doing Open Studios. I loved how people took a chance and stamped their own mah jong tile pendants.

BTW, you can get the tiles and ball chain bracelets from skybluepink.com. I will be posting the stencil ordering information from Coffee Break Design this weekend on my blog. Need to go and get ready for school now.

More Quilt Fest/MIU picts

Picts from my graffiti fabric workshop on Sunday at MIU. It was a blast. I was the only one not wearing gloves. Yes, someone did spray their feet and put it on the drill cloth. It worked, too! Everyone's piece came out fabulous. Most everyone had time to do two sheets. Some did three.

Quilt Fest/MIU Recap

How cool is that? My graffiti totes got to grace the MIU sign. I taught that on Friday. Way, way fun. People did a great job. After they were done, they got to "do-up" a piece of drill cloth graffiti style. They all came out great.

Sample of someone's tote from graffiti tote workshop.

These two really went to town!

My two samples for graffiti fabric workshop for MIU.

My friend, Holly, concentrating on her charm bracelet during my MIU workshop on Saturday. It was great seeing her again. I love her even though she makes me feel really, really, really height challenged.

Here is my sample for the charm bracelet class. The actual charm bracelets were slightly different - they had more charms in them than the sample. The charms had the ones shown here plus some. This class was a big hit.

Make-It-University Schedule at International Quilt Fest in Chicago

This is happening in April - a little less than a month away! I will be teaching 3 mini-workshops. Hope to see you there. Click on the link to see the complete schedule.

http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/content/Events.aspx

MIU Make-It-University in Chicago is a month away!

Come see me in April at MIU. You will also get the chance to see a bunch of awesome artists, lots of great artwork, and get the chance to shop your feet off. Don't forget to bring your ATCs to trade. Here is the information about MIU. I will be teaching on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I will also be an Open Studios artist. Will let you know when that schedule is posted. Stop by and see me.

http://quiltingarts.com/content/Events.aspx

Prom Night at Make-It-University

See me make a fool out of myself at MIU at the Quilt Festival. I am the one wearing the orange sweater. It was the best time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTGZAvTx_dA

As usual, the Quilting Arts crew was the best - very nice and a lot of fun!