by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 25, 2015 | Design, Woodworking
Today’s post is written by Stephen Parsons. If you have ever developed your own design for an artisan craft project, you have probably started out with a simple pencil/pen and paper concept drawing. You might further develop the design using ruled or graph paper...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 20, 2015 | Design, Quilting
As we have already seen, there is not one colour wheel but a variety for different uses. There is no set number of sections or even foundation colours. What colour wheels – also known as colour circles – have in common is that they are used to show...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 19, 2015 | Design, Quilting, Uncategorized
This spring, my quilt guild (Mariners in Dartmouth) had a challenge to create a quilt top for another member. We were provided with 2 meters of fabric and, in some cases, a request for a specific style and challenged to make a lap quilt. In my box, there were 11...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 16, 2015 | Quilting, Sewing, Uncategorized
Late last year, I finally broke down and bought a new sewing machine. After much research and deliberation, I decided to bite the bullet and invest in a fairly high end machine. After some research and debate, I ended up buying an embroidery machine. I have...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 13, 2015 | Design, Quilting
Welcome to week 2 of my working with colour challenge. This week, I’m challenge you to play with tints, shades and tones of your chosen hues. These are the base colours I’m using for my first challenges. Challenge 2: Tints, Tones, Shades First, a few...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 10, 2015 | Design, Marketing
If you are a textile artist, you might appreciate these tips for getting dynamic images of your work. This is crucial if you want to sell, submit for a show or otherwise share your work with strong visuals. How to photograph textile art – TextileArtist.org....
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 8, 2015 | Woodworking
Stephen spent many hours this spring finishing a commission for a client who wanted to give her partner a replica of his cherished vehicle, a Chevy Suburban. Stephen worked from a pattern by ‘Toys and Joys’. He wasn’t completely happy with the...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 6, 2015 | Design, Quilting
Recently, I have had a number of discussions with different quilters about their difficulties choosing colours for their projects. This seems to be a recurring source of confusion for many. People have a number of ways to avoid the frustration including using the...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 5, 2015 | Design, Quilting
Some months ago, I participated in a quilting retreat. One of the projects was a quilt with 12 star patterns using a variety of patterns with a common plain colour center. When I was laying out the blocks to play with colours, I decided to turn half of the star...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 3, 2015 | Repurposing
I recently finished a restoration project that has been in the queue for a few months. It wasn’t even that big a job but I had put it off to the side several times and decided that it was time to get it off the list and into the finished column. We have a...
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