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Enjoy Portable Stitching Projects

Mary Emma Allen — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:00:30 +0000

I first began taking my stitching with me when I was making clothing for my daughter and myself, or had hemming projects for customers. Something that required hand stitching and was small, I could carry with me in the car. It was a way, also, to maximize my time when we were driving some distance.

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My daughter began quilting when she had to wait in doctors’ offices and hospitals during her husband ’s seige with cancer. She chose projects she could hand stitch while she sat there.

Nowadays, I carry small projects like artists’ trading cards or fabric postcards that can fit into a small plastic bag, are easy to carry in a car, in an airport or on a plane.

Making fabric yo-yos fits well into the portable project category. All you need are your yo-yo circles, needle and thread, and a small pair of scissors. I have an ongoing yo-yo pile with circles of various sizes to use in numerous projects.
Artist Trading Cards, Inchies or Fabric Post Cards are ideal for portable projects. You also can incorporate mixed media into these.
Knitting and Crocheting also fall into this area. I recall having an afghan over my lap in the car as I crocheted. My mother-in-law worked on crocheted squares which she later stitched together for an afghan. I also knitted scarves, as has my daughter when traveling.

What portable projects do you work on?

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Enjoy Portable Stitching Projects

The Arts Bloggers Visit Again with Crocheting, Scrapbooking, Journaling, Junk Art & More

Mary Emma Allen — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:27:38 +0000

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What do the Arts Bloggers have planned for you this week? It’s always a great surprise to see the extent of their creativity.

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The Arts Bloggers Visit Again with Crocheting, Scrapbooking, Journaling, Junk Art & More

Quilting & Knitting Writing Interrelated

Mary Emma Allen — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:54:27 +0000

Developing a quilting business doesn’t differ too much, in general principles, from one involving knitting, crocheting, and other fiber arts. Also, if a quilter wants to design and sell patterns or write books about them, the same basic practices are utilized.

I read an interview of knitter Margaret Radcliffe, author of The Knitting Answer Book, and found it very interesting how she got started in knitting, pattern designing, and writing this book. Even though Margaret is a knitter, you’ll find ideas in the interview that may serve as a springboard for starting your quilting/fabric arts career.

(The interview of Margaret Radcliffe was conducted by Amy Brozio-Andrews in the Absolute Write newsletter.)

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Quilting & Knitting Writing Interrelated