If you have been with me for a while, you know that I’m working on a major project. Yes, this baby will be a Show Quilt. It is the first big art quilt that I have tackled in about 10 years. It’s a big undertaking, but I’m loving it! The first big steps in this […]
Archives for October 2014
Create A Thread Tracking System
After last week’s column on Choosing a Thread Palette from a bunch of autumn colored flowers, reader Bret Adams asked a really good question, “How do you keep track of your threads so that you know what you need to buy when you are shopping with vendors?” Bret noted that it is much too easy […]
Pick A Palette From Fall Flowers
When Jack surprised me with a beautiful bunch of fall-colored flowers last week, I knew I wanted to capture the colors for a future stitching project. I took some photos, of course, but those are much too easily “out of sight — out of mind.” As the flowers started looking a little bit droopy, I […]
Preview Your Paints with Swatch It All – And Enter To Win Our GiveAway!
My friends Missy and Dave Azen over at SwatchBuddies.com are introducing a new product this fall and they sent me an “early” version to play with. I am one of their out-of-the-box users (I do not do fabric swatches), so I was excited to see that the new Swatch It All! swatch cards are made […]
Enhance Your Quilts with Simple Stenciled Images
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor Readers Beth Shilling, Gina Milano and Marilyn Turner have used stenciled images to spice up their projects. Marilyn’s quilt actually uses both stencils and rubbings, so we get a “2-fer” with her project. Let’s get right to these beautiful projects that make beautiful use of our favorite Shiva […]
