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Ethical yarns
If you’re not already mindful of buying ethical yarn,
here’s a little rundown. Knitter, spinner and weaver
Sarah Jean, from Peace Flag House, is always on the
lookout for local, ethical yarn for her designs. For her,
there are three main strands of consideration: animal
care (the living conditions and diet of the animals);
land care (if sustainable farming practices are used);
and people care (the well-being of all involved in the
production of the yarn). For more information, visit
http://www.peaceflaghouse.com/ethicalyarn.TIME-TRAVELLING QUILTS
Enter a virtual time machine for this challenge: create a quilt that
is an interpretation of the theme ‘20 Years Ago’ for the Bunbury
Patchwork & Quilting Group 2017 International Quilt Challenge.
Quilters worldwide can enter if their quilt or wallhanging fits the
theme and uses a minimum of 75 per cent of the given challenge
fabric. For a challenge kit (containing rules, entry form, challenge
fabric and prize list), email June Hicks at [email protected].
Deadline for entries is March 13, 2017. Entries will be displayed
at the Bunbury Patchwork Group quilt show [WA] in March next
year. Here are a couple of gorgeous entries from this year’s
challenge, where the theme was ‘In the Garden’.Photography (‘In the Garden’ quilts): Robyn DallIn Grandma’s Garden, by Val Giles (SA) The B Factor, by Jill Wagner (NSW)
XMAS 1:
BUTTON TREES
Cori George likes buttons, not branches,
for mantel-sized celebratory accessories.
And she’s happy to share her easy tutorial
with Homespun readers.DIRECTIONS
Start by covering your foam cone with the
green fabric. I actually just pinned it in place
because I knew it would be held together by all
of the straight pins. But you could glue, as well.Now, start adding buttons from the bottom,
securing them with the pearlised pins. The
hardest part of the project is to aim the pins
into the cone so that the pointy end isn’t
sticking out on the other side of the cone
(or into your hand!).Work your way up the cone, and top with a
final button. Easy!CONTACTS: Cori George, from Hey, Let’s
Make Stuff. Web: heyletsmakestuff .com;
Instagram: @heyletsmakestuff.SUPPLIES- Green buttons
- Pearl straight pins
- Scrap of green fabric
- Small foam cones