When I was creating the design for StarFlower 2 in my Silhouette design software, I decided it was time to try painting the negative space around the design elements. I had no idea how this Paint+Stitch+Bead adventure would turn out, but I’m very happy with the results. Ready, Set, Paint As with StarFlower 1, I […]
Clay Prints with Zahava Sherez
As a teacher and a Creative Mentor, I’m always encouraging you to Try Something New. And you know what? It’s good for me to take a dose of my own medicine! So… On a recent “sisters” trip to California, I arranged a private class with Oakland artist Zahava Sherez. I met Zahava during my travels […]
Piping Hot Experiment Comes Full Circle
Don’t you love it when things come full circle? Just before Christmas, I returned home to find a gift bag hanging on my front door. Inside? A lovely little zippy bag made from my Piping Hot Experiment blocks! Thanks Deb – I love it! Check out the latest on Shelly’s Piping Hot Experiment. Click To […]
Suzann Thompson’s Textile Fusion
A visit to the International Quilt Festival is always amazing. Between the competition quilts and the special displays, you’ll find everything from antique and traditional to off-the-wall and cutting-edge contemporary. And just when you think you have seen it all, you run into something so different that it just about knocks your socks off. Suzann […]
Slow Stitching Adds Life To Painted Fabric
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 […]
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 […]
Stitch Your Way Through Detours
Last week was more than a bit of a detour here in South Dakota. My sweetheart Jack had emergency surgery and was stuck in the hospital for four long days. I passed a few hours by working on some stitching. It hasn’t been much of a vacation, but we made it through and I expect […]
Create Personal Prints With Lino Blocks
If you are like me, you like to have some supplies on hand for those inevitable rainy days – or snow days for that matter. Or, for days when you simply want to play. One of my favorite things to do is to make a new texture that I can incorporate into future projects. It […]
Paint Then Stitch To Make Your Fabric Art Glow!
During my vacation on Lake Superior’s North Shore, I had plenty of down-time on my hands. We stayed at Split Rock Cabins near Beaver Bay, Minnesota. It’s one of those lovely old-fashioned places with no phones, no TV, no radios and no internet. To top that off, you have to drive a good 3 miles […]
Confessions of a Color Nut
I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to the Minnesota Quilt Show and Conference with my friends from the DIVAS. The quilts were marvelous, the class I took was delightful, and I had the chance to catch up with tons of people I know. And I did some shopping, of course! Although I have honed my ability […]
Candace Makes Her Shape Shifter Debut
I’m really excited. I finally got into my studio and finished my new Candace Bag, and she’s absolutely beautiful! Before you ask, I used the Candice Bag pattern by my good friend Joan Hawley at Lazy Girl Designs. This is the second bag I’ve made from this pattern and it’s even better than the first. […]
