With all the mania of the Harry Potter premiere on Tuesday, and the release of the new film, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince impending (15th July in case you're interested) we thought we'd celebrate at Crafty by bringing you this Harry Potter quilt from Jennifer Ofenstein.
Jennifer is a Harry Potter crafting enthusiast who also painted a wonderful Mirror of Erised mural for her daughters Harry Potter themed bedroom.
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Bella Dia featured this pretty notepaper holder today, and I thought it looked like a great place to keep memos together in one place, as you'd never mislay that colourful little book, which also has a pen-holder and space to stash stray notes and papers. The pattern that Bella Dia used can be found here, with some more pictures of how you might want to decorate your note-taker.
I always find it so interesting to see how different crafters interpret a pattern! Follow the jump to see some variations on this one.
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If you're into indie style, you'll love Rikrak, a small label specialising in handmade, upcycled accessories made from carefully selected, vintage fabrics.
For just $12, you can pick your own fabric from a range of eye-popping designs, and have it made into a nice wallet. Other fun items that will help you stand out from the crowd are simple yet stylish quilted felt pendants, iron-on vintage patches and upcycled tote bags.
[Via Indie Fixx]
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Jessica Vitkus, the author of Alternacrafts challenges all of the presidential nominees to win the crafter's vote with politically themed crafting projects. She has created two categories of appropriate craft for each party: DemoCrafts and RepubliCrafts, which include many samples of projects that the nominees could create.
For instance, with the "RepubliCraft No. 1: Department of Homeland Security Blanket", Vitkus writes: "Endorsed by the White House and Fox News, this colorful scrap quilt is a guide to our ever-changing security alert levels. Each level is labeled with embroidery to distinguish a DHS Blanket from a gay-pride flag. (Note: Blanket is not a safety device. In case of a terrorist attack, DHS Blanket will not protect you.)"
To check out all of her political projects, please see her article at Slate.com.
I've always wanted to learn how to quilt, and this tutorial featured on a blog by Allsorts may just inspire me to get my finger out. It describes how to make a 'crazy nine patch' block which can be used to make a rather fabulous quilt. The fabric that Jenny B uses obviously adds to the covet factor, but any mix of bright squares would give the same overall effect. It seems fairly straightforward, even to a novice like me, and the mix of pictures and clear instructions makes it easy to follow. The best bit is seeing the patches used as the quilt progresses. It doesn't appear to be finished yet, but the top is done and looking rather fine. Jenny was also a self confessed quilting virgin when she started this project, so it certainly gives me some hope seeing what she's made so far.
If you find yourself in a quilting supply store (or even the aisle of your local craft store), it is probable that you will come across one of these handy little gadgets. But what is it? And what can it do for you?
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All I know about the fantastically-named Calamity Kim is her eponymous blog, but I like to think of her as being a bit like someone's fairy godmother, living in a gingerbread house. Everything on her beautifully decorated site speaks of nostalgic, homely pleasures, from colour co-ordinated cupcakes to intricately fashioned aprons made with dozens of different quirky fabrics. Quilts are clearly her first love, butembroidery is also second to none, and clearly the result of a very steady hand and a lot of patience!
How she has the time to source and make all these goodies, God alone knows. But the results are definitely inspiring.
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