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Quilting & Patchwork Participates in Arts & Crafts Carnival

Mary Emma Allen — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:02:20 +0000

I recently realized that Katelyn Thomas, at Stamping Mad, hosts a monthly Arts and Crafts Blog Carnival. I immediately decided to participate since I enjoy carnivals. Her January 2008 Carnival is up today.

I participated with my Family Legacies Extend to Arts Other Than Quilting. It was fun writing this post and now seeing it in the carnival.

Here’s next month’s submission information in case you want to participate. It’s a great deal of fun. (I’ve already sent something in. Just so I don’t forget and miss the deadline!)

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Quilting & Patchwork Participates in Arts & Crafts Carnival

Quilting Scraps for Patchwork Gift Tags

Mary Emma Allen — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:14:19 +0000

As I was checking out Katelyn’s post, Gift Tags From Scraps, over at Stamping Mad, I was stuck with the idea, “What about using fabric scraps from our quilting? These would make neat patchwork gift tags.”

So often, techniques for one type of art or craft can be utilized in another. Also, you could combine paper scraps with fabric for a mixed media effect collage gift tags.

Katelyn has given directions for making these gift tags at her blog.

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Quilting Scraps for Patchwork Gift Tags

Katelyn’s Paper Quilts

Mary Emma Allen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:42:13 +0000

Recently I wrote a post, Converting Paper Quilts into Mixed Media Ones, inspired by Katelyn’s posting at Stamping Mad. We both said we’d have to try these quilts, Katelyn doing paper ones and I creating some with fabric added.

Katelyn is way ahead of me and has some posted on her blog, Artful Monday – Paper Quilts. They are lovely. I’m impressed!

Click over to Katelyn’s blog and take a look.

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Katelyn’s Paper Quilts

ATCs Popular in the Quilting/Fabric Art World

Mary Emma Allen — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:55:58 +0000

ATCs, or Artist Trading Cards, have become popular in the art world and are invading the quilting and fabric art arena, too. These are the size of playing cards or baseball cards. You can make them using stamping techniques, fabric, fiber, and paper collage.

My daughter has participated in groups that trade the cards the way they do the fabric postcards. Katelyn Thomas, at Stamping Mad, discusses making and trading ATCs. She has a good basic explanation in her post, What is an ATC and why would I want one? Katelyn also refers you to an article explaining how to make them.

Another of Katelyn’s posts, Chinese New Year ATC, provides a picture of one of her ATCs.

You may enjoy making these small artistic items that are easy to work on as you travel and don’t take a great deal of time.

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