by Fibre Ninja | Sep 17, 2020 | Art Quilts, Quilts
I’d been wanting to work with this image for a well over a year. Not really having a reason to get started, it sat on the back burner in my head. When my local quilt shop announced it was going to be part of a national competition, this was the first – and...
by Fibre Ninja | Jun 26, 2019 | Quilts
For anyone that knows me, they’ll tell you that I do a lot of quilt research. In my travels, I’ve acquired a nice personal library of resource and reference books. One of those books happens to be America’s Quilts and Coverlets by Carleton L....
by Fibre Ninja | Jun 20, 2019 | Art Quilts
My husband is an amature astrophotographer. He likes to take photos of astronomical things for enjoyment and research. In January of this year, there was a lunar eclipse called the “Super Blood Wolf Moon”. Some of his photos were down right stunning....
by Fibre Ninja | Jun 20, 2019 | Knitting, Quilts, Sewing
Sometimes, I get so wrapped up in making stuff for others that I forget to make stuff for me. (Like wool socks for winter) Then, there are times when I take the time to finish some projects that I’d started but set aside for whatever reason. I started the gray...
by Fibre Ninja | Jun 20, 2019 | Crochet
I’d found this Krampus Hat pattern online, during a random search for something else. I saved it for later use, because I never know when something is going to come up or I’d be asked if I knew of it (or something like it). I’d posted the same link...
by Fibre Ninja | Nov 4, 2018 | Knitting
If you’ve seen Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, you’ve seen the sweater Murphy McManus (Norman Reedus) wears during the opening scene. (I don’t have permission to post those, so I’m not going to.) I was asked if I could find the sweater...
by Fibre Ninja | Nov 4, 2018 | Knitting
The pattern is available at Ravelry.com (or, this is a direct link). I asked a few people which version to attempt to try, because there were a couple of different things I didn’t know how to do to make these. General votes chose the pointed toe. Ok. Let’s...
by Fibre Ninja | Aug 4, 2017 | Art Quilts, Quilts
Sean Patrick Flanery, actor and author, posted a particular photo on Twitter a while ago. I like the composition he’d created, and asked if he’d allow me to turn it into an art quilt. With his permission given, I began my journey. The actual assembly of...
by Fibre Ninja | May 20, 2017 | Crochet, Knitting, Quilts, Sewing
I haven’t had a lot of time to post up all of the stuff I’ve been working on or making. I can give you some photos to look at of some of the items. In no particular order: As I said, it’s been a bit busy around here. More to...
by Fibre Ninja | Mar 26, 2017 | Art Quilts
The idea for this project started about a couple of years ago, when a friend of mine asked if I’d consider making a “thank you for all you do” sort of thing for Stephen Amell. Mr. Amell, I’d come to understand does a lot of work with an...
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