My travel project of choice is usually a bag full of yo-yo circles.  I pre-cut the circles and toss them into a bag with needle, thread and scissors.  They’re small, portable and light – my perfect travel craft

There are a few things I look for in travel-friendly crafts.  They should be small, easily carried and not messy.  It should be fun to do – you’re not going to relax and enjoy yourself if you’re wrestling with a difficult pattern, right?  I also enjoy doing something that I don’t do every day as well.

So what’s your favorite summer travel craft?

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Summer Travel Crafts

ARTS BLOGGER SUMMER PROJECTS
Check out Barbara Brabec and Me: Helping Crafters to Be at The Artful Crafter. If you want to craft for profit, you should know about Barbara Brabec and Eileen.

At Hankering for Yarn, you’ll find Crocheted Friendship Finger Puppets . Finger puppets are great gifts, and they are wonderful for summer travels. Crochet up a handful or two of these charming little finger puppets for your young friends!
At Layers Upon Layers, discover the beauty of a small Italian town that took up all of Cyndi’s energy during her travels!

For a Men’s Homemade Birthday Gift Idea , make a collage for your favorite sports fan.  This comes from Stamping Mad.

Learn about Mister Skunk’s Magnificent Creations at Junk Creation.  Skunk creates toy art from used bicycle parts and trash. On exhibit in Boston until July 18.

From One Piece of Paper  discover pop-up inspiration for your visual journal at A Creative Journal.

Sewing shirts? Try this easy way of marking buttons.  Here’s another tip from Chloe, at Tangled Thread, to help you finish off your shirts easily.
“A Blast from the Past” Includes Pioneer & Patriotic Quilt Designs.  Mary Emma Allen at Quilting and Patchwork names a number of patriotic and pioneer quilt designs and quizzes you on them.

ENJOY!

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Arts Bloggers with Summer Projects for Quilters & More

 Time travel is on my mind this week since that’s the theme for One Book Two Book, where I co-blog with Karen  Weideman.  We’re tying our weekly themes in with Camp Weary Parent this summer to bring readers, young and older, books and activities to enjoy.

How about a time travel quilt?

This phrase, time travel quilt, brings to mind so many possibilities….activities for children, ideas for quilts, topics to write about?

*Pretend it’s a Magic Carpet Quilt.  As the children sit on the quilt they can pretend they’re going to many lands and eras.  Possibly some of them will be suggested by patterns in the quilt or fabric from specific eras.

*Look to see where the various fabrics came from in a family quilt.  Then research and tell stories about the people who wore them (if the pieces are from clothing) and the times and area in which they lived.

*If the quilt was made by a relative or ancestor, learn more about that person.  If they’re living, ask them questions.

*Write a story about the quilt and the people who are represented by it and actions that shaped them.

*Make a quilt using reproduction fabrics from a specific era or different eras.  My granddaughter recently made a quilt with a Civil War (US) theme for a school project.  She researched the ladies who made quilts for the soldiers and the fabrics they used.  One of her mom’s quilting friends gave her some reproduction

Let these ideas serve as a springboard to creativity and originality of your own.

Time Travel Posts at One Book Two Book:

Travel Through Time with the Magic Tree House Books

One Book Two Book Ties in With Camp Weary Parent

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(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Experience Time Travel with a Quilt