When my husband offered to repaint my studio it set quite a few changes in motion. While everything was out of the room, I culled out A LOT of stuff and then organized it all much better when I stored it anew. Then, I got improved lighting as my Christmas present. It now looks and…
Jeepers! I feel like the poster child for trial and error! While working on my latest quilt I had quite a difficult time deciding on what color to make one of the design elements. The issue was the white circles, as seen below. I loved their shape and placement, but I could see that they…
These are the words a delighted customer used after installing her purchase in her home. Take a look. Doesn’t it look like it was made to go there? Her beautiful kitchen has recently been remodeled and I think Vine Ripened looks great in this environment! One of the things that convinced her to make this…
My raw edge collage techniques involves lots of layering. Sometimes perfectly wonderful fabrics get covered by something else later. However, I don’t typically rescue those underneath fabrics. Instead, I tell myself that I bought the fabric to use and if it’s function is to support later fabrics, and to give me flexibility then it has…
I like challenges. As a result, I’m currently working on an abstract self-portrait. It all came about when my art group, Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, came up with (another) self-portrait challenge. This one was to be inspired by another artist. After some online searching and thought I decided on one of my favorite contemporary artists,…
Want to make a great quilt like this class sample? (Floral Improv) Or this one? (Double Reverse Applique) Or this one, made in a shorter class? (Love It and Leaf It) I’ll be teaching each of these classes online, as part of Road@Home, the online version of Road to California. It runs January 20-23, 2021….
This is what I see as I exit my studio. A bow. Right at eye level. It’s to remind me to turn off my mini-iron, which has no auto shut-off. It’s a very useful tool, though, since it can get into tight spots. Recently I’ve been using it to erase lines I’ve drawn with a…
Do you have a bunch of show ribbons on display? I did, but they all had to come down when I recently painted my studio. I probably had about 25 displayed and another 25 in a box waiting to be added to the wall. One corner My husband asked if I intended to put them…
When making Melting Pot, I was also considering whether I might have time to make a smaller quilt for another challenge. As Melting Pot grew, I decided to make it smaller and to use the remaining parts for this smaller quilt. Diversity is the result. It was made for an exhibit called “1 x 4: Imagination.” As you can…
Have you heard about Road@Home? It this year’s virtual version of the Road to California quilt show, and it will be held January 21-24, 2021. I’ll be teaching three classes. On Wednesday, I’ll kick things off with “Love It and Leaf It.”Find all the Love It and Leaf It details here Thursday’s students will cut…