View entire thread: On hand piecing and crazy quilting...
Posted by teleflora on Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:47 AM Post subject: Re: crazy quilting...
Ok, I really enjoyed looking at your site. Thank you so much for posting. I am jealous of your Morel hunting. It
wasn't a good year for us, too dry last winter. I noticed that your husband carries his haul in a plastic bag. We
always did too until I read that you should use an open weave type sack, an onion sack or the like. The article said
the spores will drop through and make more mushroom fields next year. And girls, you will notice that there are no
distinguishing landmarks as to where Lisa hunts for her beloved Morels. Mushroom hunting is kind of like diamond
hunting. You guard your "Good Spots"! Right, Lisa? Your work is beautiful. I just now came out of my room.
I've been trying to come up with some kind of organized way to keep my new obsession (Crazy Quilting) under control.
I don't want to just lump in my fabric and embellishments with all my other quilting, beading stashes. Maybe I need a
separate room. Hmmmmm. Cindy "Lisa Caryl" <caryl@nospamnetins.net> wrote in message
news:e8krkj$rla$1@news.netins.net... [quote:0f511526e0]On to crazy quilting questions...do you pin pieces on as you go
or just hold it in place to sew? How do you make sure you are getting a 1/4" seam allowance (I should know what it
looks like without measuring, but I don't yet)? Anything else you can tell me from your own list of do's and don'ts
would be appreciated. Hi Dannielle, You'll find good info on crazy quilting here: http://www.caron-
net.com/classes/classmayfiles/clasmay1.html And here: http://www.cqmagonline.com/ This is a free online magazine
devoted to crazy quilting My friend Martha also has a very unique, interesting piecing method that is described along
with photos on another friend's blog: http://www.allisonaller.com/cblog/index.php?/archives/2006/06/06.html and, if you
look at this link, you can see some of Martha's amazing work in our class here:
http://www.allisonaller.com/cblog/index.php?/archives/2006/06/05.html but I warn you, some of Martha's work is risqué
and includes photo transfers of female nudes. I don't find it offensive, but some people might. Seam allowance is not
an issue in cq'ing as far as the piecing goes. Something to keep in mind is that some of the fabrics you may use ravel
badly so you may want a larger seam allowance or, cut the fabric with pinking shears or a rotary pinking blade. For the
outside seam allowance, I leave extra fabric all the way around, sometimes as much as an inch because cq blocks almost
always shrink as you work on them. Machine base around the perimeter of the block, along the edge of what will be the
finished size. You can remove that basting later if your block does shrink. Do not do bead embellishment within
1/2" or so of this line so you dont break beads when sewing blocks together. Press. Just as in sane quilt making,
your block needs to lie flat. A hint for you- lower your iron temperature and consider using a pressing cloth when
dealing with multiple types of fabric......a piece of advice I should have followed myself this evening. Don't even
ask. Use any fabrics you want in your cq pieces, but do shy away from acetates as they do not hold up well. Cottons are
perfectly fine to use, I do all the time. Shop thrift stores and garage sales for silks and other fancies, keep your
eyes peeled for fancy buttons on those same garments. Only buy what you absolutely LOVE. Make plain buttons work as
fancy embellishment by sewing them on with seed beads, either tradtionally, or create loops or dangles with the beads.
Velvet is tricky to use, velveteen a bit easier, but not as flashy. I do quite a bit of crazy quilting, you can see
some of the pics of my work at the link in my siggy line if you want. Hope you have fun in your cq adventure :-) --
Lisa Caryl http://www.picturetrails.com/quiltygurl caryl@"nospam"netins.net remove the obvious to reply
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View entire thread: On hand piecing and crazy quilting...
Posted by Lisa Caryl on Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:33 AM Post subject: Re: crazy quilting...
[quote:f99fa4b715]On to crazy quilting questions...do you pin pieces on as you go or just hold it in place to sew? How
do you make sure you are getting a 1/4" seam allowance (I should know what it looks like without measuring, but I
don't yet)? Anything else you can tell me from your own list of do's and don'ts would be appreciated.
[/quote:f99fa4b715] Hi Dannielle, You'll find good info on crazy quilting here: http://www.caron-
net.com/classes/classmayfiles/clasmay1.html And here: http://www.cqmagonline.com/ This is a free online magazine
devoted to crazy quilting My friend Martha also has a very unique, interesting piecing method that is described along
with photos on another friend's blog: http://www.allisonaller.com/cblog/index.php?/archives/2006/06/06.html and, if you
look at this link, you can see some of Martha's amazing work in our class here:
http://www.allisonaller.com/cblog/index.php?/archives/2006/06/05.html but I warn you, some of Martha's work is risqué
and includes photo transfers of female nudes. I don't find it offensive, but some people might. Seam allowance is not
an issue in cq'ing as far as the piecing goes. Something to keep in mind is that some of the fabrics you may use ravel
badly so you may want a larger seam allowance or, cut the fabric with pinking shears or a rotary pinking blade. For the
outside seam allowance, I leave extra fabric all the way around, sometimes as much as an inch because cq blocks almost
always shrink as you work on them. Machine base around the perimeter of the block, along the edge of what will be the
finished size. You can remove that basting later if your block does shrink. Do not do bead embellishment within
1/2" or so of this line so you dont break beads when sewing blocks together. Press. Just as in sane quilt making,
your block needs to lie flat. A hint for you- lower your iron temperature and consider using a pressing cloth when
dealing with multiple types of fabric......a piece of advice I should have followed myself this evening. Don't even
ask. Use any fabrics you want in your cq pieces, but do shy away from acetates as they do not hold up well. Cottons are
perfectly fine to use, I do all the time. Shop thrift stores and garage sales for silks and other fancies, keep your
eyes peeled for fancy buttons on those same garments. Only buy what you absolutely LOVE. Make plain buttons work as
fancy embellishment by sewing them on with seed beads, either tradtionally, or create loops or dangles with the beads.
Velvet is tricky to use, velveteen a bit easier, but not as flashy. I do quite a bit of crazy quilting, you can see
some of the pics of my work at the link in my siggy line if you want. Hope you have fun in your cq adventure :-) --
Lisa Caryl http://www.picturetrails.com/quiltygurl caryl@"nospam"netins.net remove the obvious to reply
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View entire thread: Amulet bags
Posted by Anonymous on Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:06 PM Post subject: Re: Amulet bags
Hi Windy, About has some great stuff: http://beadwork.about.com/od/amuletbags/ I typed 'free amulet bag patterns' into
my search engine and lots more came up. Hope that helps. Marisa www.galleryvittoria.co.nz windy wrote:
[quote:70822e0e3c]Hi, I make amulet bags and head bands out of delicas and seed beads. Does anyone know of a website
that offers free designs for these? I am just starting to do the amulet bags and would love to have patterns. I also
want to know which magazine would have more on projects out of the smaller bead weaving projects rather than the
jewelery stuff. Thanks, Windy[/quote:70822e0e3c]
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View entire thread: Amulet bags
Posted by windy on Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:09 AM Post subject: Amulet bags
Hi, I make amulet bags and head bands out of delicas and seed beads. Does anyone know of a website that offers free
designs for these? I am just starting to do the amulet bags and would love to have patterns. I also want to know
which magazine would have more on projects out of the smaller bead weaving projects rather than the jewelery stuff.
Thanks, Windy
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View entire thread: "The Flow" - Women in Glass Issue
Posted by Kalera Stratton on Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:52 AM Post subject: Re: "The Flow" - Women in Glass Issue
Patti wrote: [quote:78a49a9d5b]I received my copy of the current issue of "The Flow", a magazine devoted to
lampworking. This issue is their annual Women in Glass roundup and our own Kalera Stratton has an amazing focal bead in
it! Congratulations, Kalera! This issue is awesome. In addition to some beautiful beads, there's quite a bit of larger
sculptural work, most of these glass artists are new to me. The Flow's website is www.theflow.com. Single copies can be
ordered. Patti [/quote:78a49a9d5b] Thank you, Patti! :D :D :D
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View entire thread: "The Flow" - Women in Glass Issue
Posted by Kandice Seeber on Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:14 AM Post subject: Re: "The Flow" - Women in Glass Issue
I have the issue, too - it's just wonderful!! So much good stuff. -- Kandice Seeber www.lampwork.net Vote for my
site! http://tinyurl.com/bbcon "Patti" <DichroArtist@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1158328812.536302.18390@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... [quote:dcedf04763]I received my copy of the current issue
of "The Flow", a magazine devoted to lampworking. This issue is their annual Women in Glass roundup and our
own Kalera Stratton has an amazing focal bead in it! Congratulations, Kalera! This issue is awesome. In addition to
some beautiful beads, there's quite a bit of larger sculptural work, most of these glass artists are new to me. The
Flow's website is www.theflow.com. Single copies can be ordered. Patti [/quote:dcedf04763]
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View entire thread: "The Flow" - Women in Glass Issue
Posted by Patti on Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:00 PM Post subject: "The Flow" - Women in Glass Issue
I received my copy of the current issue of "The Flow", a magazine devoted to lampworking. This issue is their
annual Women in Glass roundup and our own Kalera Stratton has an amazing focal bead in it! Congratulations, Kalera!
This issue is awesome. In addition to some beautiful beads, there's quite a bit of larger sculptural work, most of these
glass artists are new to me. The Flow's website is www.theflow.com. Single copies can be ordered. Patti
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View entire thread: Miyuki Glass Drops
Posted by Anonymous on Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:02 AM Post subject: Re: Miyuki Glass Drops
[quote:4974f850a7]I love miyuki drops! I use them for so much..borders on peyote stitch, in free-form peyote, in bead
embroidery, in spiral rope (they look amazing in spiral rope)...I have so many tubes of them that they take up two and a
half organizers. [/quote:4974f850a7] I can see why you love them so much! It sounds like you have a real mountain of
them. I haven't tried spiral rope or peyote, although I have a Beadstyle Basics magazine which shows how. Thanks for
sharing that idea...I'll have to try it with once I master it with seed beads :-) Best, Christine
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View entire thread: When, and how, did YOU start beading?
Posted by Susan in VA on Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:24 AM Post subject: Re: When, and how, did YOU start beading?
I started out as a cloth doll artist, and then, around '97, I started adding beaded embellishments to my dolls. That got
me "hooked" on beads, but I didn't know what I could do with them.....then I bought a beading magazine at a
bead store, and the whole world of beads opened up! [My website details some of this: www.beadsbysuzy.com] I also
found RCB (I have no idea when), and that has kept me knee deep in beads, for sure!!! :-) But then that Evil One
(Sooz, you know who you are <g>) told me about "altered books", and I went running off in that
direction! LOL! So now I do a bit of everything: fabric art, collage, beads, and wire. I have to call myself a
"Mixed Media Artist" now! <g> Although fabric is my first love in art (and my fall-back medium), I
love experimenting with just about everything! RCB still rocks, and always keeps my imagination stirred up! Love you
guys!!!!!!!!! -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG
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View entire thread: Ebay: The Bone Report
Posted by Fragile Warrior on Thu May 11, 2006 5:31 PM Post subject: Re: The Bone Report
<beckibead@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1147363335.745162.61260@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
[quote:b7d08cf8b2]Kandice -- don't do it. It is just money, and it could come back to haunt you. As in, 10 years from
now when a famous magazine interviews you, puts a bone bead in front of you and says to you, "What were you
thinking of when you made THIS?" LOLOLOLOL Becki [/quote:b7d08cf8b2] She could say she was on a diet and she was
hungry. (As I discovered when I found myself making chocolate candy beads. :)
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View entire thread: Ebay: The Bone Report
Posted by Kandice Seeber on Fri May 12, 2006 12:07 AM Post subject: Re: The Bone Report
How could making art come back to haunt me? It's something I would do for fun - not only for money. Art is so
subjective. -- Kandice Seeber www.lampwork.net Vote for my site! http://tinyurl.com/bbcon <beckibead@yahoo.com>
wrote in message news:1147363335.745162.61260@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [quote:ee5ccc25c2]Kandice -- don't do it.
It is just money, and it could come back to haunt you. As in, 10 years from now when a famous magazine interviews you,
puts a bone bead in front of you and says to you, "What were you thinking of when you made THIS?" LOLOLOLOL
Becki [/quote:ee5ccc25c2]
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View entire thread: Ebay: The Bone Report
Posted by Anonymous on Thu May 11, 2006 5:02 PM Post subject: Re: The Bone Report
Kandice -- don't do it. It is just money, and it could come back to haunt you. As in, 10 years from now when a famous
magazine interviews you, puts a bone bead in front of you and says to you, "What were you thinking of when you made
THIS?" LOLOLOLOL Becki
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View entire thread: Upset to see Austin Hamilton ad in magazine
Posted by Kalera on Tue May 23, 2006 11:13 AM Post subject: Re: Upset to see Austin Hamilton ad in magazine
I honestly don't think AH or Chinese beadmakers are a threat to our artisan industry. There are many reasons that I
feel this way, not least because despite, or because of, the heavy onslaught of new beadmakers over the last few years
(and if Mike'd started three or four years ago you would have seen some *vicious* attacks on teachers and newcomers)
artisan bead sales are thriving in a market that has more educated and critical buyers than ever before. Standards for
artisan beads are high - which I do not bemoan. Look at the amazing work being presented by relatively new beadmakers!
Outstanding! And still the old standby styles continue to sell as long as they are executed well. There are some
beadmakers who are suffering reduced sales and the easy place to point the finger is at AH, China, and all they
represent. It's a difficult thing for me to say, because some of these beadmakers are people I like and respect, but
they really need to turn to their own work and ask if it's still fresh, and if it still surpasses the quality of work
being offered by less experienced beadmakers for less money. It's easy to get into a rut, become complacent. For those
who state uniquivocally that their business has been harmed by the likes of AH I find that in every case I can look at
their work and find designs that have not changed for years. If I make too much of the same thing (and I am as guilty
as anyone of falling into an easy routine) it stops selling well. That's my signal that it's time to move on. A few
years ago you could easily get $6 per bead for simple unencased frit beads. They're still pretty and classic, but now
everyone is making them - they just aren't unique enough to command a high price. The bar is a lot higher and career
beadmakers have to step up to it or lose sales to their newer, fresher peers. Not so much to AH or China. Sometimes
it's not the beads - sometimes it's the marketing. With so many more good beadmakers to compete with, it's no longer
enough to just put up a website and have them beating down your door - you have to promote yourself, and you have to
do it well. Which brings me to why I have a problem with any magazine I advertise in also carrying ads by AH. My
problem lies simply in the fact that with their past and seemingly continuing business practices, they are a blight on
the industry. They may not be taking customers from my business, but they are misleading customers. I don't want my
ads in a publication that carries their ads because as long as the buyer feels misled by them, it will reflect on all
the other ads in the publication, including mine, and advertising is far too expensive to waste the opportunity in a
venue where my credibility is reduced by the presence of a company with a reputation *that* bad among bead buyers. Su
wrote: [quote:732a749c29]Kalera, I agree with you entirely about Minek. I think not only the ISGB but Kalmbach have
been snowed by this guy. There is NO move to get the beads listed as being made in China, even though Sara referred to
him as 'Austin Hamilton INC, of Canada/Beijing, China' there is nothing anywhere on the AH site to show that the beads
are not made in Canada but imported instead. I am disappointed in Kalmbach, they pretty much dismissed me as a
complainer, and of course the money AH pays for ads counts a lot for them, doesn't it? What's the price of cancelling
one ad from the UK against all that tasty money from Beijing? Bead Unique, eh? Fingers crossed they don't get ads from
AH. Time for another round of letters. If something isn't done about this, the SRA beadmakers might be having tea with
the dodos in short order. -Su www.tillermanbeads.co.uk www.britishlampwork.co.uk [/quote:732a749c29] -- -Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com http://www.bridgetownglass.com On eBay: http://www.snurl.com/1sfe
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