Kijrung shop #67 Sampeng Lane sells all kinds of embellishments including wholesale Swarovski Crystals, buttons, beads and feathers.
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- Kijrung shop #67 Sampeng Lane
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- Swarovski crystals
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Kijrung Shop at Sampeng Lane
Posted by Jill C. on December 29, 2011
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Crazy About Wool at Central World in Bangkok
Posted by Jill C. on December 17, 2011
PINN SHOP has an exhibit Crazy About Wool at Central World, 1st floor of the atrium area. It’s cool!
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- knitted skateboard, barbells and a bicycle!
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- Linda and the crochet man
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- a motorcycle covered in knitting
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- Me in front of a giant knitted shirt
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“Our Home” Quilting in Thailand – Buy raffle tickets! Win a quilt!
Posted by Jill C. on December 7, 2011
Tiew's sister Dang holds up the beautiful quilt
Faye Vawdrey of the Queen Bees quilt group in Melbourne supplied us with the Cotton Reel art style quilt that will fit well with any decor. The Queen Bees group pieced the quilt top. The girls from Our Home hand quilted it. Raffle tickets are available now. One ticket for 100 baht, 6 tickets for 500 baht.
- “Our home” girls can
- make a quilt to your specifications from scratch
- finish a project for you at any stage
- repair and restore antique quilts
- they are experts at hand quilting your quilt top to make it an heirloom piece
Khun Tiew supervises and teaches quilting to young women, some having small children. Our Home takes in young women from different backgrounds that need a helping hand and a fresh start. By taking these young women in, Tiew and her husband have provided a home and an artisitic skill and income for these young women… quilting!
Our Home in Rayong, Thailand is a real help for these young women to get a fresh start in life. Thanks for your donations.
If you would like to help “Our Home”, please donate. Thank you very much!
Thank you Vicki, Teresa, Shirley and Barbara!
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Noriko Endo “Naturescape”
Posted by Jill C. on November 29, 2011
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- This is my photo to work from. We all had to bring 3 and she told us which would be easiest. This scene from the Botanic Gardens at Ballarat is from the book The Magic of Australia. The trees are dark and the flowers have a black background – I made changes in my quilt to make it prettier/more light for contrast.
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- Noriko signed her book for me
Noriko Endo, famous quilt artist from Japan, taught in Bangkok on December 9, 10 and 11, 2011 thanks to Bernina Thailand. We learned to use many tiny pieces of fabric to depict realistic landscapes. It was fun to learn the Confetti technique and make a small oil-painting style quilt. The one-day workshop took place at Central Chidlom in Bangkok.
The day was totally fun and enjoyable. Noriko is a wonderful teacher. From an experience with a previous quilt class, when I got way behind because I didn’t understand the first part, I figured I’d move along quickly this time. So I wasn’t too picky with my naturescape. And in the end I think that was the way to go.
Other hints for confetti are: don’t mix the colors. Notice how each tree is one color. Go right to the edges with the confetti, and don’t layer on too thick. Thinner is easier to quilt. Use prints, silk and any kind of fabric. Use tufts of batting as clouds or water. Background can be batting and let it show through. Or you can lay down a blue strip for sky for example.
Put the first layer of tulle over the background, and use a rough stipple to attach the confetti. Don’t quilt the sky or any place that doesn’t have confetti. Then layer on more confetti for the trees and other details. When you are finished, step back. If the quilt is mostly light fabrics, add dark. Sprinkle pepper! That’s black confetti chopped into dust! Cover with another layer of tulle.
Machine quilt flower shapes, leaves, in metallic thread. It is important to have items in the background, and items in the foreground, with spaces that show through. In my example this perspective part is around the lower tree trunks where it shows through to the background of the forest. Hope you like it!
I highly recommend a class with Noriko. Any picture can be created with the confetti method. I mentioned that I’d do a cat next. She said, use white silk, and embroider and paint the face. Can’t wait to start. Thank you Noriko Endo, we all loved the class in Bangkok.
Get Noriko’s book Confetti Naturescapes
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Quilt Class in December: Noriko Endo from Japan
Posted by Jill C. on October 15, 2011
Noriko Endo, famous quilt artist from Japan, will teach in Bangkok on December 9, 10 and 11 thanks to Bernina Thailand. We will learn to use many tiny pieces of fabric to depict realistic landscapes. It will be fun to learn the Confetti technique and make a small oil-painting style quilt. The one-day workshop takes place at Central Chidlom in Bangkok. Noriko is an English-speaking teacher. Cost is 3,890 baht for non-Bernina, and 3,590 baht for Bernina customers. Sign up at the Bernina booths at Mall Bangkapi, Emporium or Paragon.
Noriko's quilt Autumn Enchantment won Honorable Mention at the 2009 International Quilt Show in Houston
Noriko’s art quilts have been in many quilt shows and exhibits, including
- Quilt Visions museum in San Diego
- Quilt National in Ohio 2007 Winner Best of Show
- She was a guest on the TV show Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson
- Exhibit at The Art Quilt Gallery in New York City
- Paducah in 2001 honorable mention in the handmade category for her quilt ‘the endless world II’
- Festival of Quilts in Birmingham 2010
- She taught a class Confetti Naturescapes Workshop for the Brockhampton Quilters in May 2011
- Her work will be shown in Verona, Italy March 6-11, 2012.
Confetti Naturescapes
Saturday December 10, or Sunday December 11
Use fabric scraps to make an impressionist quilt, use free motion stitching, add paint and texture. The style is free and fun. No drawing skills needed to create a masterpiece. When you finish the class you’ll have a beautiful naturescape wall hanging.
The Art of Collage
Friday December 9
Quilted Bag – make the Prettiest Bag Ever, and Unique. Learn an easy and pretty collage technique, which can be used in many quilting projects such as wall hangings and bags. You will create your own style with scraps of fabric and paint. Bring scraps of fabric that you think you wouldn’t like to use in a quilt, and we will turn them into a beautiful bag. Included: one black backing, batting, sewing accessories, fabric to choose from. Please bring some of your own fabric to make your bag unique.
These are one-day workshops at Central Chidlom from 10:30 to 16:30. Register at any Bernina booth or email info@blue-sport.com
Tel. 02-2700029-30 Fax 02-2790030
sample for class
Noriko Endo with Alex Anderson on Home and Garden TV show Simply Quilts
Cherry Blossoms by Noriko Endo
Noriko Endo's “Impressionist Quilts” at The Art Quilt Gallery, New York City, 2011
Get Noriko’s book Confetti Naturescapes
See the latest Bernina machines and get a special discount on day of class only. Central Chidlom, Floor 3, limit 20 people per class, 10.30 – 16.30 (1 day workshops), 3,890 baht for non-Bernina customers, 3,590 baht for Bernina customers
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