Starting today I will be launching every second Monday, a new post series "The other world" featuring artists and craft-people from all over the world. I have changed my whole consumer attitude when I started buying handmade things. There are out there some great people making original and unique items for all of us, that just need to be discovered. Today I will...
Some of my favorite finds this week. Source: abbytrysagain.typepad.com via Amy on Pinterest Source: montgomeryrag.com via Aym on Pinterest Source: Uploaded by user via Terry on Pinterest Source: quilltr.blogspot.com via Val on Pinterest Source: flickr.com via Sara on Pinterest Source: flickr.com via Lorajean on Pinterest ...
Vintage quilts have lately been my obsession. Saturday Theme Day continues with a collection of some very interesting quilts, that have definetely given me a lot inspiration. Have a nice weekend. Source: maryruffle.tumblr.com via nole on Pinterest Source: thefirstfew.com via Zarkadia on Pinterest Source: bunteauction.com via Lyndy on Pinterest Source: wwwvintagequiltshopcom.blogspot.com via Rae on Pinterest Source: flickr.com via Lorajean on Pinterest Source: flickr.com...
Continuing my Addiction-Books posts, I give you my favorite book for this spring. "Fresh from the clothesline" by Darlene Zimmerman, is just a must for any quilter beginner or experienced. The patterns seem vintage-retro, and of course she is using her lines of fabrics, which totally match for these quilts. The patterns are very easy to understand and to execute, and all her...
My knowledge of managing web site is fairly good, so when Blogger (thus Google) recently decided to automatically redirect MY blog to the country domain of each reader, I got really ungry. I mean: Instead of having zarkadian.blogspot.com it redirects to zarkadian.blogspot.gr (as you have already figured out I live in Greece). If a reader of my blog lives in Australia, for example, it...
"Pure Elements" has been a revelation for me. It is just the perfect line of fabric for this spring (and summer). Working with them has been really fun and pleasing. Super-quality solid fabrics that will certainly stand out in any quilting project. Naturally I named the quilt "Pure". I did not follow their pattern (just made it up, wasn't that difficult) but the...
