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Original
Designs
On this page you will find original designs by Attic Crafts in kit &
pattern form, items from their book 'Paint & Embroider', blankets,
cushions, quilts, dolls, bears, wall hangings and much more.
All our kits have fully detailed instructions & diagrams as well as
stitch diagrams & instructions. In most cases, everything that you
need to make the project are included, except the frame, machine thread
& filling. Quilt kits do not have backing, binding or wadding either.
Most projects have been classes in our shop & therefore have been
thoroughly tested.
For delivery conditions and payment terms please click on the 'Purchase
Info' link above or contact Attic Crafts by any of the methods listed
in 'Contact Us'.
'A tea-dyed "calico" doll with plaited rag hair. Her dress has a painted garden gate & sign post & is embellished with a vegie garden. Her bodice has appliqued strawberries. She is 32cm (12 1/2 ") tall. She wears a necklace with a spade & fork charm. Does not include toy fill, paint for boots, raffia or fine marker.
'Country patchwork fabrics in beige & caramel are made into a three fold needlepurse which holds full packets of needles. Size (closed) is 14cm square. Bright buttons & perle cotton make up the various flowers. Tea-dyed, hand painted bee hive is a feature patch. Not include press studs, machine thread.
Hand painted basket filled with white silk daisies & silk thread embroidered flowers in purple, blue & pink. A little red ladybird is visiting. Approx. size 15 x 15 cm.
Path & beds are painted onto linen. You need to draw (or embroider) a picket fence & gate. Rows of vegies grow from threads, ribbons & beads. Lots of favourites, including lettuce, carrots, corn, tomatoes & even a rose arbour. Approx. 10 cm square. No filling included.
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Canvas work in antique green, mustard & dusky purple. Features beautiful hand dyed silk thread & has ribbon embroidered violets stitched in the centre. It is trimmed with cord & edged in velveteen in a rich antique green (or plum).Canvas design is approx. 6.5 cm square, overall size is approx. 12 cm square. Does not include filling.
Small heart shaped pin cushion in crazy patchwork. Fabrics are country shades of caramel & beige embellished with perle cottons, naïve flowers & buttons. A companion piece for #67. Does not include filling.
Two cushions with large pieced background & seams covered with braids & ric rac. Embellished with various embroidery, including bullion rose heart, daisy chain, ruffled flowers, yo-yo’s & felt appliqué. A pack of background fabric for the cushion front & seam covering braids is an additional $15- (pink & green OR yellow & blue).
Gold, cream & coffee crazy patchwork heart appliqued onto an antique white background which is then trimmed with gold. Embellished with thread & ribbon embroidery, lace, beads & gold charms. Stitched by hand. Design area is approx.11.5 x 11 cm.
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'Stitched by hand, using traditional methods, this is heavily embroidered with ribbon & thread. It incorporates beads, gold charms lace motifs, metallic gold thread & ribbon patches. Colours are rich Victoriana colours of maroon, old gold, black, olive & deep purple. Our design is framed (approx.15 cm sq.).
'Our smallest piece of crazy patchwork. In rich gold, black & burgundy of various textures, it is embroidered with sewing tools(incl. pins, scissors & thread bobbin) in ribbon & thread. The charms are also in the sewing theme. It has a black cord edging & is backed in black velveteen. Approx. design size is 12cm square. Doesn't incl. filling.
'A small evening bag with a cord shoulder strap & a tassel at the bottom. The front flap is the crazy patchwork & is completely black - the textures & shades create the interest. Hand pieced. The bag is made of heavy black satin, fully lined. Instructions for easy bag construction also included. Approx.size 15 x 17 cm. May need additional buttons, etc
A slightly larger style of the above, using fabric in rich Victoriana colours of old gold, plum & burgundy. More heavily embroidered in ribbon & thread, some based around gold metallic charms. Has a cord shoulder strap & tasse. .Approx. size 20 x 20 cm. Cord strap not included or (optional) extra buttons, etc.
Scissor holder, pin wheel, needle book & thimble pip. Embroidered on a small caramel check, it has simple flowers in perle cotton in dusky tones of mauve, pink, plum, green, blue & gold. Each piece has a little bug embroidered - spider, snail, butterfly or bee. Includes quality pre cut cardboard pieces & instructions for construction. Does not include spray glue.
Two choices of colours, both suitable to be framed or a pot pourri bag. A crescent of silk pansies, violas & buds with a ribbon bow. Choose pastel colours on an ivory silk dupion or rich Victoriana colours on black dupion. Does not include pot pourri. Design size approx.11 x 16 cm. Please specify colour.
Burgundy, dark green & old gold crazy patchwork, embellished with ribbon & thread embroidery (including holly, candy canes & a wreath).Approx. 13cm square, it also is adorned with beads & charms. Made into an ornament, it has a silky tassel & cord. Does not include cardboard ,wadding or glue.
'Similar in style to #65 above. It includes some cotton patchwork fabrics with small Christmas prints, as well as silks. Similar embroidery to above. We have mounted ours onto a round gold satin box ( available at an additional cost)
'Patterns for both the scissor dolls from our book “Ragtime, Ragdolls from our Attic”. Silk thread, ribbon & dupion silk fabric to make the embroidered one. Approx. size 10 cm high x 4.5 cm wide. Does not include filling, sinker or strong thread.
'Two piece chatelaine (scissor holder & pin cushion) in powder blue/grey moire taffeta. Shell pink & softest blue ribbon embroidery with beads & finer threads. Beaded tassel decoration. Glue, filling, cardboard & strong thread required.
'An appliquéd boy & girl playing in a garden of golden sunflowers, purple lavender, white daisies & smaller blue & burgundy flowers. She is holding a bouquet of flowers & he is chasing butterflies.
A mauve/purple version of “Roses are Pink” (#81). The theme this time is violets & there are embroidered violets in thread & ribbon as well as appliquéd ( buttonhole & dimensional) in posies, baskets & heart shaped wreaths, etc. 45 x 56 inches.
Tomato red & avocado green 54 inch square quilt in scrappy log cabin style. Sixteen blocks each embroidered (thread, ribbons & buttons) or appliquéd. Strawberries, a picnic, a daisy & ladybirds, bees & a hive – to mention a few! Two borders, one scrappy & a wider check one appliquéd with daisies & a bow.
53 inch square The partner to “I Love Summer”. 16 blocks, embroidered (ribbon & thread) or appliquéd with images of Spring – baby chicks, flowers, bees in blossom trees, spring bulbs, etc. Pastel & dusty shades of pink, blue, lemon & green.
Two sizes (cot 36 x 45 inches & bassinette 19 x 24 inches) . Scrappy squares & rectangles with appliquéd daisies scattered over & on the border. Embroidered bees buzz the flowers. Alternatively, the flowers can be replaced with letters of the alphabet.
47 x 56 inches Scrappy triangles to highlight cherry print blocks. Appliquéd cherries on the border. Colour theme is red, black & cream.
'The common theme throughout is buttons. Buttons, along with ribbon & thread embroidery, adorn a garden on a shirt, a country style crazy patchwork cushion, two small ragdolls, a needlecase, a cushion with a house & garden & more cushions, wall hangings, framed piece, etc. 13 projects in the country style
'Following on from our first book “The Ribbon & Thread Garden” (now out of print). This has fifteen projects – all with a painted background & embellished with embroidery (ribbon & thread). Included is framed pieces (basket, birth sampler, houses, etc) as well as a lavender cushion, sunflower wall hanging, a bear & a doll. Full instructions make this style of painting easy!
