It's THAT time of the year! For most of the year, my work can be purchased at my Etsy shop and Timeless Textiles , a Gallery and Centre for Fibre Artists. But, at this time of the year, there are pop-up shops, markets and bazaars for local artists and artisans. Every year, I then frantically search for good ideas for small, inexpensive, quick and easy handmade gift ideas for markets. This year, I made quite a few fabric fridge magnets... I will explain the basic steps and perhaps you might like to try some for yourself. 1. Choose a bright and simple print on heavy cotton or linen. For these magnets, I chose a mushroom silk screened fabric from Thea and Sami. Thea and Sami printed fabric 2. Use a backing fabric like heavy calico, linen or ticking in a similar colour to the print fabric. 3. With both fabrics together sew around the print and then trim leaving a small edge. 4. Make a very small slit in the back, cut...
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