International Quilt Festival/Chicago
April 16-18, 2010
Donald E. Stephens Center, Rosemont, IL
Karol and I arrived & were greeted
by a friendly lady
giving away wrist bands
for FREE entry into the Festival
Woot!!!
Among the quilts, lectures, shopping, shopping, shopping ...
were workshops scheduled each day.
Called Make it University!™ Chicago 2010
We tried our hand at
One-of-a Kind Needlecase
taught by
Kristen Rodriguez Fiber on a Whim post from her blog
My kit theme was PLAYFront
Inside our kits were a cloth for texture, bits of scrapbook papers, bits of paper to embellish (ie ticket, map, music, dictionary page), button, and fiber (+needle)
We received instructions for placing our paper pieces
on the needlebook cover
having the paper pieces stick on the fabric using a product called
Misty Fuse
lastly, we embellished with perle cotton
Final touches: sewing on the button, a tie, and the pages inside
Whole Needlecase (outside)
Marjorie took a different class,
Kelli Perkins - cartoon fabric paper collage pins
see her post:
Quilt Show; Oh we had fun!
I've been trying to lace inbetween the posts and the crochet part is baffling to me -- maybe I have the wrong size hook or something, tho, crochet skills -- I don't have ...
I sent an e-mail to Clover and got a quick response, including a name & phone number to call
Isn't that great?
I've been hunting for video on line & hope to get this figured out! or, I'll phone this kind woman and maybe she can talk me thru it
Edited to add:
Yes, this is my tatting bag
purchased from the
String-a-Long Quilt Show boutique
The round motifs are from
Easy Tatting
using size 20 Lizbeth & size 20 DMC Cebelia
I've got to get some different colors
out : ) So pretty when finished
The butterflies are made with
size 10, size 20, size 30, and size 80 fibers.
Did I tell you my Mom took all my
practice motifs? She loved them when
she saw them on Easter & took
all of them home with her.
So, I made some more butterflies.
I found some purple size 80 DMC tatting
thread & will attempt some purple
butterflies next.
And, don't ask me what I'm going to do with them ...
I am giving them all away.
If you want one or two --- let me know!!!!
I've been reading The Aloha Quilt and Noah's Compass .... two entirely different kinds of books!!!
Tatting Day has been celebrated internationally for over 4 years now. April 1st is the International Tatting Day.
Tatting is a needlepoint skill of making delicate, elegant tatted lace. It is enjoyed by thousands of people.
On this day, "tatters" around the world have different activities, mostly educational, to celebrate their hobby, and introduce it to others. Often, they celebrate by eating chocolates and making tatted lace
I made this motif with size 20 LizBeth crochet cotton:(motif out of the book Easy Tatting by Rozella F. Linden)
Pulled out Flora , size 50, and am attempting the same motif with finer cotton. btw, am using my size 14 crochet hook for the joins --- my GF, Beth, calls it the stick with invisible hook!
Look at the difference in sizes ... For me, it is a bit of a challenge.
Can you shop
Lancaster Traditional Quilts booth at the Int Quilt Fest
Flower Purse
Front
Inside our kits were a cloth for texture, bits of scrapbook papers, bits of paper to embellish (ie ticket, map, music, dictionary page), button, and fiber (+needle)
We received instructions for placing our paper pieces
on the needlebook cover
having the paper pieces stick on the fabric using a product called
Misty Fuse
lastly, we embellished with perle cotton
Final touches: sewing on the button, a tie, and the pages inside
Whole Needlecase (outside)
Marjorie took a different class,
Kelli Perkins - cartoon fabric paper collage pins
see her post:
Quilt Show; Oh we had fun!
(motif out of the book Easy Tatting by Rozella F. Linden) 
Pulled out Flora , size 50, and am attempting the same motif with finer cotton. btw, am using my size 14 crochet hook for the joins --- my GF, Beth, calls it the stick with invisible hook! 
Look at the difference in sizes ... For me, it is a bit of a challenge.
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