Posted By: Alyx on January 25th, 2011
Just before I started this website last year I made two Valentine’s inspired ornaments for my YouTube channel. If you haven’t seen them yet here is your chance.
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Posted By: Alyx on November 4th, 2010
YouTube is a great resource for new project ideas and today I would like to share one of my favorites with you.
angiejanca has made this wonderful tutorial video explaining step by step how to make quilted ornaments. There is no sewing involved. All you need is fabric, straight pins and a foam ball.
I
Continue reading >>How To Make Quilted Ornaments
Posted By: Alyx on November 2nd, 2010
About a year before I started this site I started posting videos to YouTube. It occurred to me that maybe some of my new readers haven’t seen my old videos. So, today I’m featuring some videos from 2009.
I moved back to Japan around that time so I used a lot of J-Pop as
Continue reading >>Designs from 2009
Posted By: Alyx on September 8th, 2010
Last week I posted a design I called Easy Intersecting Circles. This week I would like to show you what happens when you take that basic design and tweak it a little bit.
Take Two
My first variation eliminates the small triangles in the design. In step 2 and 3 of the directions, set your
Continue reading >>Easy Intersecting Circles, Take Two and Three
Posted By: Alyx on August 22nd, 2010
Materials Used:
one 80mm smooth foam ball
blue, pink and white Japanese patterned cotton fabric
solid pink cotton fabric
solid blue cotton fabric
blue and silver cord
white and silver cord
light blue ribbon
3/4 inch silver pins
three pink pearl topped corsage pins
three large light blue sequins
Tools Needed:
ball point pen
drafting compass
tape measure
craft knife
tucking tool (I use a straight upholstery needle)
white out
Directions:
Draw lines
Continue reading >>Six Petal Flower Kimekomi Ornament
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