every day is Halloween
sewscary.com has some great spooky, goth-inspired handmade items for sale!
don't miss the coffin quilt under CUSTOM
gangsta quilts
This series of unusual quilts by Anne Brenneke features dead rap artists, and was exhibited in Berlin last year.
more photos & details HERE
crazy crafts
Artist Patricia Waller makes some of the most outrageous crafts you'll ever see! from conjoined twin teddy bears to dead animals and grisly accidents, these are not for weak stomachs- so look at your own risk!
click HERE if you dare!
death by rotary cutter
I know I'm kind of late to the party as far as quilting goes, but I had NO IDEA there was a whole GENRE of quilt fiction. Including murder mysteries, like this one by Terri Thayer. (love the bloody rotary cutter cover!)
Lots more at AMAZON
needlework that comes to life!
Filmmaker and crafter Holly Klein produced this super cute animated video, Maggie and Mildred. All of the backgrounds and characters were cross stitched by hand, then scanned into a computer and animated.
view it HERE
turn on, tune in, craft out
the book Switch Craft has instructions for 20 hi-tech projects, from a purse that lights up with your message to a tote bag with speakers and a wi-fi detecting laptop bag.
available on AMAZON
EEK! but, WOW!
Despite my distate for all things "Twilight", I have to admit this is a cool concept. I wanna be in a "quilters coven"!
Visit their blog HERE
AAAAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!
from the same genuises who brought you "I can has cheezburger" and FAILblog, it's a new site called MUST HAVE CUTE!!
MUST....HAVE....
QUILT UPRISING
Join the revolution! Great modern quilts with contemporary and adult themes. WARNING: NC17/ NSFW material, due to sexual content.
Click HERE if you dare!
more game quilts
Donkey Kong this time, from etsy seller CarolinaPatchworks. It sold, too!
More details in their etsy shop
Last Meals quilt
Art quilter Jane Burch Cochran made this great quilt depicting death row prisoners' last meal requests. What a great idea!
See this and more HERE
CUTEST. THING. EVER.
The Octonauts is an impossibly cute series of childrens' books by designers Meomi, who also designed the mascots for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, among other things.
Get a cup to catch your teeth when they fall out, then follow the links.
Meomi site
Octonauts site
And now, another kind of needle art
Today I thought I would share a few sewing-related tattoos with you!
from creationssewclever.com
from bluemoonriver, the blog of Susan Brubaker Knapp 
from missouriquiltco.com
fun stuff!!
Light up your quilts!
Cheryl Sleboda made this adorable squid quilt that LIGHTS UP with LED "soft circuitry"!
Article with links to a tutorial & the lighting kit HERE
Yes, we quilt!
Not only are there numerous types of Obama-print fabric on the market, now there's a book cataloguing an exhibition of Obama quilts!
Preview a click-through book HERE
NO. WAY.
Here's a photo of an amazing quilt, right? Well yeah, but it's even more amazing because it's not fabric: it's made of CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD. seriously.
SEE FOR YOURSELF
cross THAT one off my list
The first time I saw the "tumbling blocks" quilt pattern, I immediately thought of the 80s arcade game Q-BERT, and did a quick sketch for a Q-BERT quilt. Turns out the folks at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have beaten me to it, proving once again that everything's already been done. At least that's one less quilt I have to make!
lots more step-by-step photos HERE
mass destruction = pink & cute!
I have posted here before about my ambivalence toward Hello Kitty...but you can't deny how cool it would be to roll up in a PINK HELLO KITTY TANK while firing your PINK HELLO KITTY GUN. I know what I want for next Christmas!
See these and more HERE
quilting horror comic
Again from the "I-can't-make-this-stuff-up" category, here we have a classic Dell comic book with a QUILTING HORROR theme. That's, um....original?
Prepare to laugh HERE
the science of quilting
This physics quilt wil keep you warm while studying 9 scientific concepts, including Astrophysics, Thermodynamics and Relativity.
photos and explanations HERE
How I want to go
"DEATH BY QUILTING" promises "the most extreme quilting games anywhere"!
it appears that all those who sign up recieve a challenge at the same time, then try to "assasinate" the next person on the list by finishing first. 
perpare to die HERE
design & print your own fabric!
at spoonflower.com, you can upload images and design your own fabric! at $18/yard and up it's kind of pricey, but there's no minimum order and you have the option of making your designs public and selling them!
get started HERE
that's what I'm talking about
Mary Kenyon creates gorgeous tatoo-inspired quilts. I LOVE to see this type of non-traditional design being quilted.
check out the complete gallery at coffinquilts.com
"quilted" car
Maryland quilter Jill Bell painted her entire car with a quilt pattern- using only nail polish!
details HERE
Buy cute stuff!
And now, in the shameless self-promotion department:
my etsy store is now open for your shopping pleasure! Handmade kawaii ornaments, felt and plush figures, pillows; stained glass and more. Drop by and have a look!
SHOW ME THE CUTE!
Frank Zappa's panty quilt
Apparently, Frank Zappa commissioned this quilt to be made out of women's undergarments, which he requested the ladies at some of his shows to donate. I wish I could make up stuff like this.
see it HERE
Threadbangers' Ball
rockin' heavy metal-inspired quilts, from Seattle designer Boo Davis:
visit her site at http://www.quiltsryche.com/
Cute enough to eat!
Felt food is all the rage in Japan lately, especially desserts. These make great toys and pincushions! 
See lots more HERE
If you want to make some yourself, I reccommend this book:
available on AMAZON
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