I received an interesting phone call a couple of weeks ago from Francesca De Grandis. She had a question about a Sapphire Blue Paintstik, which just happens to be one of my favorite colors. Once we finished discussing her question, she told me that she was an occasional guest blogger
While I was vacationing in Chapala, Mexico I had the pleasure of meeting Lorraine Taylor, a lovely and talented lady from Chemainus, BC. Chemainus is located on Vancouver Island. It’s an old mill town that is best known today for the murals painted on many of the buildings. Lorraine spends
I was visiting with one of my friends last week and our conversation turned to the Shape Shifter Community Challenge. She is planning to make a handbag and she wanted my opinion on which Paintstik colors would look best on her fabric. I remembered a fantastic idea for testing colors
Years ago, I grabbed Laura Murray during a quiet spell at the Minnesota Quilt Show and dragged her over to my booth. I said, “Laura, you’ve got to see these really cool Paintstiks. I just know you’ll love them!” For any of you who have met Laura at a quilting
Some of our community members use our Shiva Paintstiks to add subtle embellishments to their quilts. Others, like Kathy Rentz, use them on every square inch of a quilt. I think you’ll agree that this quilt is really fabulous – and Kathy made incredibly good use of her Paintstiks. Here
While I was teaching my Build A Better Background Class in Houston, someone asked about adding Paintstik color to a quilt after it has been quilted. Can it be done? Oh yes – and here are some beautiful samples to inspire you. Sue Kelly joined me for the trek to
I’m delighted to introduce Alyssa, creator of the most amazing alphabet full of animals I’ve ever seen! As I mentioned in another post, I had the good fortune to meet Alyssa on an airplane flight. You just never know where you’re going to run into exactly the right person! (I
Gina Milano from Bellevue, Washington, submitted a couple of great ideas for our Show & Tell page. (Thanks, Gina!) Gina enjoys the embroidery capability of her machine, but wanted to do more. Gina said, “Think outside the box; combine techniques! I like to do some machine embroidery. I stitched out
Last week, I announced that Show & Tell is now open for Cedar Canyon Community Members. And I was thrilled to see messages in my e-mail on Monday morning telling me that some of you did, indeed, click over to the Show & Tell page to share your artwork. Woohoo! I haven’t
Sheli Ricci, of Apple Valley, MN, is one of the most fun and energetic people I know. She always has a smile on her face and a song in her heart — when she’s not singing out loud, that is! I had the good fortune of meeting Shelli several years
