Log cabin quilt in beige and brown

Several years ago I have seen somewhere log cabin with some metalic fabrics. I decided to try something similar. I did that in beige and brown, I donot use them very often, but for this project it was a good choice.
Dimension of quilt is 200x200 cm. Is was quilted on special sewing machine with big frame.

Sashiko and Susan Briscoe

Some years ago I have heard about sashiko. And found out blog of Susan Briscoe (I think she is number 1 in sashiko in UK). Her book on sashiko is full of beautiful patterns. Sashiko is old, but patterns looks very modern.
On 4. Prague Patchwork Meeting I met with Susan and it was very nice meeting. I have been on her sashiko workshop, because I donot think that book can learn as good as teacher. She is not only expert, she is nice person. I recommend to visit her blog and her website.
On picture we are on evening party on the boat. You can see Susan, Valeria from Ukraina, another great person. Then my niece Karolina, she has ten years and she has some wxperience with knitting, crocheting and patchwork too. And thanks to Susan she knows, what is sashiko.

Pictures from 4. Prague Patchwork Meeting

http://www.flickr.com/photos/imichalova/sets/72157623883208074/

Black and white mandala

Do you love mandalas?

Mandalas are pictures with central symetry, it is used as spiritual symbol, but it could be used for coloring too. Great idea for kids, but I believe, that adults would like coloring mandalas at the same time. You can start with white paper or to find somewhere on internet websites with printable coloring pages.

1) Traditional English Hexagon Patchwork Demonstration

Tutorial, that I found on youtube.

Birthday of Karl Lagerfeld

Do you know, that todayis birthday of famous fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld?
More info about him you can find on wikipedia or on fashion forum.

Do you want sewing machine Brother?

I just have got info from Amazon.com, that ONLY TODAY (25.june) they offer sewing machine Brother in half price.

Origami box

http://www.siskiyous.edu/ncta/origami/starbox/index.htm

Embroidery from Czech republic

I love embroidery from region Haná in my home Czech republic. Haná was rich region and you can see it on tradiotional costumes, they are decorated with a loth of embroidery. See some pictures here: http://www.hanacke.cz/eng/hanacka-vesevka-fotogalerie.html

How to Make a Beautiful Button Pillow - CraftStylish

Great way, how to use a lot of button to decorate pillow: How to Make a Beautiful Button Pillow - CraftStylish

Linkuj.cz!
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Knit stitches - collection of knitting stitch patterns with charts

My website. Recently I added two more stitches, now there is 69 stitches with charts.

Knit stitches - collection of knitting stitch patterns with charts

My set from polyvore

Flowers - by rupr.info on Polyvore.com

video from youtube: Elizabeth Gilbert: A new way to think about creativity

Picasa Web Albums - Karolina

Iwant to invite you to gallery of my niece Karolina, ahere are pictures from local exhibition of patchwork. Karolina is only 9 years old, but she can knit, crochet and sew on sewing machine. And she can take pictures. Enjoy.
Karolina´s gallery

Paper Pleasing Ideas: Easy Paper Roses - Video

Simple way how to make paper rose: Paper Pleasing Ideas: Easy Paper Roses - Video

I am ill and I feel badly. My younger son is making supper today, so I can sit in the armchair and have a rest.

Valentine Clip Art

Where to find valentine grafics:

Valentine Clip Art

Linkuj.cz!
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Learn to Crochet - Free Instructions and Patterns: Easy Crochet Heart

Free instruction from great blog full of instructions for crocheting.
Learn to Crochet - Free Instructions and Patterns: Easy Crochet Heart

Encyclopedia of Needlework, by Th�r�se de Dillmont

Table of Contents - Encyclopedia of Needlework, by Th�r�se de Dillmont

Filet crocheting - Circles and diamonds

Design for filet crocheting.

Filet crocheting - 90. Circles and diamonds

Tutorial for pincushion

CQMagOnline.com - The world's first online magazine for Crazy Quilting - Article

CQ Magazine Online: Volume 8, Issue 1

CQ Magazine Online: Volume 8, Issue 1
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Purse from hexagons

Today we had workshop of our patchwork group ane we made purse from hexagons. You can see it on web of French patchworkmaker Simone Struss.
My purse is sewn in hand (not by machine), so it took some time, but I managed to finish it and show it to you. Probably I have to make another one, in dark colours, and to put it my bag to make a little order there. I have a lot things and great mess in the bag.


Today we had workshop of our patchwork group ane we made purse from hexagons. You can see it on web of French patchworkmaker Simone Struss.
My purse is sewn in hand (not by machine), so it took some time, but I managed to finish it and show it to you. Probably I have to make another one, in dark colours, and to put it my bag to make a little order there. I have a lot things and great mess in the bag.

Super website for knitting, crocheting and cross stitch.

Hardly you can find so great website as this one. There is so much of free charts and patterns. I highly recommend to browse all pages from left menu.
5 patterns for flowers free knitting pattern knit women's clothes with flower designs crafts color charts designer knitwear

CYBER FYBER VIDEOS: CYBER FYBER....The Exhibition

CYBER FYBER VIDEOS: CYBER FYBER....The Exhibition

New groups on facebook

Are you on facebook? I am here and I am almost addicted. My name there is Ivana Michalova. I joined several groups (mostly stitching and textile) and created some. My latest groups is for people have special new year resolution: meka art and crafts for living. If you are interested, you can join, name of group is Art and crafts for money.

Have a nice day and happy and creative new year:-)

Christmas in Czech republic

Christmas rush is over, it is time to do nothing, relax and enjoy that.
How does it look at Christmas in Czech republic?
24th of December we have family christmas dinner. Tradition is to have carp soup, fried capr and potato salad. Several days before Christmas there are tubes and tanks with water and living carps. Especially children love to look at fish in water. People they sell fish (it must be horrible in frozy weather) can kill it to you, but a lot of people (with small children) want alive carp and they let him to swim in bathtub several hours. But at the end fish is dead, cut into flat pieces, then we put those pieces in flower, raw egg and crump and fried in oil. It makes kind of coating.
Potato salad is another tradition. Made from cooked potatoes, some vegetable and dressing from mayonnaise. Each year we have got salad from my mother, but she died this year, so my darling decided to make his own salad. And it was very nice. So he have to make it next year again.
My favourite is fish soup. I cooked in hot water heads and bones from carp. Then meat is separated from bones. I fried some vegetable and flower on mixture of oil and butter. Then I cook it all together with some spices and at the end a little of cream to make in more fine. I love that soup.
After dinner there are plates with christmas cookies. I am not very good in baking. I tried something, it is fine, but when I compare that with sweets made by my sister... She promised to teach me how to bake great cookies.
After dinner there is most favourite time of whole Christmas: presents. They are under the tree. No christmas stockings, no waiting for morning. And no Santa Claus. To small children we say that present are given by small Jesus (even in atheistic families). Santa Claus is imported from abroad in latest years, it was not here, when I was a child.
25th of December is my favourite day. Everything was mad day before, all Christmas rush is over, fridge is full of meal, no need to cook, to clean, we can have a rest and relax, enjoy presents. Laziest day in a whole year.

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Facebook | I want crafty friends

Facebook | I want crafty friends
Facebook group for those people, they want to meet and eventually befriend more crafty friends. You can find me. My name is Ivana Michalova.

3D origami animation diagrams- animated origami diagram to fold a paper flapping bird- the art of paper folding

3D origami animation diagrams- animated origami diagram to fold a paper flapping bird- the art of paper folding

Awesome animation.

Craft Juice / Popular Crafts

Craft Juice / Popular Crafts

Social bookmarking for crafts. Great idea. You can find me there with nick rupr.info.

My StumbleUpon

My Blog

I like to bookmark craft patterns and tutorials, you can see my bookmarks on StumbleUpon or you can subscribe them in RSS reader.

Christmas tree

Link to web with chart.

Simple knit stitch

See knitting chart on my web.

Video: How to make a pot holder in minutes

Snowman for cross stitch

Snowman
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

free-cross-stitch.howto.cz/81-100/89.htm

Knit stitch

Knit stitch
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

www.free-knit-stitch.com/knit-stitch41-60/56.htm

Video from youtube: Crochet Snowflake

Chart for cross stitch

See this chart on my web: here.

Spool knit stitch

Chart for spool knit stitch

Trapezoidal knit pattern

Trapezoidal knit pattern
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

http://www.free-knit-stitch.com/knit-stitch41-60/53.htm


Click here for knitting chart.

Live Earth - Short Film - Don´t Let It All Unravel

Sewing Curves for Patchwork a Quilt

How To Crochet - 4 Catherine Wheel Stitch

Crocheted Layered Flower Tutorial

Diamonds

Diamonds
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

Chart for filet chrocheting or cross stitch: free-filet-crocheting.wz.cz/21-40/22.htm

OCEANIA #3- Fiber Art Artist Designer-Weaver

Cross stitch

Cross stitch
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

http://free-cross-stitch.howto.cz/81-100/86.htm

Knitted pattern

Knitted pattern
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

http://www.free-knit-stitch.com/knit-stitch41-60/52.htm

New knitting stitch added to my web

51.stockinette-fagotting
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

http://www.free-knit-stitch.com/knit-stitch41-60/51.htm

Christmas present for child, that loves Harry Potter

You can sew Harry Potter´s costume. Follow this link.

I am member of mylot.com.

Today I joined mylot.com. My nick is Ivanam, so if you want to join this community, you can find me there.

myLot User Profile

myLot User Profile

ATC - artist trading card

Recently I discovered ATC - artist trading cards. My first cards are on flickr. Enjoy and comments :-)

Link to video that cam just in time

Somebody have sent me video from youtube.
He/she doesnot how hard days I have no. Several days ago my mother died. And today they fired me from my job. Can you imagine what I felt?
I came home, switch on computer and on StumbleUpon somebody sent me link to video of young man who has far bigger troubles than me. He inspired me to look into future and to see light at the end of tunnel.

Patchwork cushion - Roman Stripes

Patchwork cushion - Roman Stripes
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

This is my latest patchwork thing - flat cushion. More info see on my web: http://www.rupr.info/patterns/cushion-roman-stripes/cushion-roman-stripes.htm .

Dancer - Fiber Art Artist Designer Weaver

Video from patchwork exhibition in Fulnek in Czech republic

During browsing internet I found video from patchwork exhibition in Fulnek in Czech republic.

How to make rose from maple leaves

Instructions with pictures

Design for cushion

patchwork-cushion-slipcover7
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

Design for simple cushion made of squares - for my web http://www.free-patchwork-pattern.com/

Patchwork inspiration from youtube.com

Selsey Quilter's Patchwork and Quilt Show

Patchwork inspiration from youtube.com

Selsey Quilter's Patchwork and Quilt Show

Patchwork gallery

Fantastic patchwork gallery on flickr.

Annie´s choice

Annie´s choice
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

http://www.free-patchwork-pattern.com/
This is one block from my new website www.free-patchwork-pattern.com. It will be library of patchwork blocks with empty coloring pages to make your own design.
Feel free to visit it and to take some inspiration.
All blocks are in same dimension, you can print them, colour them and play with them till you get desing you like.

Variations of one block

15.9.08 (54)
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

I started to sew small flat cushion and I decided to try Roman stripes. Roman stripes is square block, it consists of one triangle solid and one striped. Before I sew them together, I played with them and tried how many variations I can make. I gave up when I have about 30.
You can see some of them if you click to picture and go to my gallery on flickr.

2. Prague Patchwork Meeting

2, Prague patchwork meeting was in April 2008 and it was awesome.

Colours for spring 2009

Colours for Spring 2009

Free form crocheting - my future bag

Free form crocheting
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

I crocheted motifs and now they must be joined together. For futher progress follow this blog.

Free form in blue

Free form in blue
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

Scrumbles for my next free form project - bag. Different shades of blue, a little of yellow, because I like contrast between blue and yellow.
I didnot a lot of freeform projects before, but I like it.

My viollet pullover

My viollet pullover
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

Three cushions from three fabrics

Three cushions from three fabrics
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

Top of quilt

Top of quilt
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

This is my quilt. Top of quilt. I still have to add some batting and backing. Looks complicated, but it is made of quilte simple triangle blocks.

WWWKIP day in Prague

Celebration of WWKIP day in Prague (Czech republic) was wonderful. I made some promotion on internet, there are two knitting forums in czech language I regularly visit. I´got response from 4 or 5 people. Finally there were more than 20 people! If I compare that with two knitters in 2007...
After meeting on Wenceslav square we went to yarn paradise, where took place Woolparty. Martina, who owns this shop, organised fashion on the street. Can you imagine how surprised were men they work on the roof of oppozite house?
You can see some pictures from Wenceslav square in my flickr, photos from Yarn paradise are on Martina´s picasa gallery.

Yves Saint Laurent died

Today I found on internet sad information, that Yves Saint Laurent died.
Yves Saint Laurent was great fashion designer. His biography you can find on wikipedia or on infomat.

Sashiko - japonská technika vyšívání/prošívání

Sashiko (čte se sašiko) pochází z Japonska, je to prošívání dvou až tří vrstev látky, které chudí lidé používali k tomu, aby využili každý kousek látky a zároveň vytvořili silnější a teplejší textilii. Při prošívání se samozřejmě snažily (vždyť to byly ženské jako my), aby to bylo nejen účelné, ale i hezké. Používaly obvykle tmavěmodré, indigem barvené látky, prošívaly bílou nití, asi proto, že barvená by byla dražší.
Dostala se mi do ruky knížka o sashiku, kterou napsala Susan Briscoe a do češtiny výborně přeložila Jana Lálová. Kurzy sashiko podle mých informací připravuje Bellus.

Pokud chcete vidět můj první pokus o sashiko, tak zde je. Myslím, že je to hrozné, vybrala jsem si hustou látku, na které se šije opravdu špatně, celé je to zkrabacené a nijak zvlášť pěkné. Ale Edison taky udělal několik tisíc pokusů, než vynalezl žárovku. Takže já to nevzdám, už mám doma kousek modré panamky, s tou budu určitě úspěšnější.

Modular cardigan - detail

Modular cardigan - detail
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

I made already about half of my cardigan.

Swatch for my new cardigan

Swatch for my new cardigan
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

Knitted afgan - sampler

Knitted afgan - sampler
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

There were two reasons to start this project.
1. I wanted to make something with a lot scrap yarns I have.
2. I started new web with knitting stitches, I have to knit a lot of them, but I was sorry to leave them unused.

So I slowly work both on afghan and website :-)

Knitted pullover for me

Knitted pullover for me
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

I came to shop to buy something different but I fall in love with yarn in black a yellow colour. I wanted to have more of yellow colour on shoulders, because it will attract more attention to shoulders than my not so slim hips.
Sleeves are still missing :-(

Camille - Ta douleur (clip)

New community for stitchers

This community was created by SharonB and it is dedicated for people they like textile. Sharon wrote about it on her blog.

Carol Taylor - textile art

Visit her gallery.

Fabrichouse

Fabrichouse
Originally uploaded by solgrim

I found this picture on flickr and I love it. If you click on the picture, you will go to gallery of Norway with a lot of sewing and knitting.

How to make repeat pattern

Awesome tutorial. I recommend to try it.

CQMagOnline

Next issue of CQMagOnline. See and enjoy.

Laura Wasilowski

Wonderful gallery of textile art.

Vernissage

My friend Marcela from our patchwork klub and her friend Ludmila (from another klub) have exhibition. Vernissage was last Thursday and it was great.
Best thing was meeting with new frends.
You can see some pictures in gallery of our club.

Looking back at 2. Prague Patchwork Meeting

Exhibition was wonderful. You can see it on my pictures. I made some short videos too with my digital camera.

Photogallery

Videos

Green carpet for Afghanistan



Pictures from 1. Prague Patchwork Meeting

2. Prague Patchwork Meeting

Short video I made on 2. Prague Patchwork Meeting.

Green carpet for Afghanistan

I have seen this project on 2. Prague Patchwork Meeting and I want to participate. Actually I made already something for this project.
More about it project could be found on this web.
Look at some pictures of green carpet, some other pictures from 2.Prague Patchwork Meeting and some short videos.

Lace pattern

Lace pattern
Originally uploaded by imichalova1

This is pattern I use to knit pullover from beige yarn cotton/wool for my sister. It is plastic and looks very nice.
Chart for knitting available on my web: www.free-knit-stitch.com/knit-stitch41-60/44.htm

More crazy shoes

http://www.joelmackey.com/entertainment/fashion/shoefashions2007.html