by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor Are you short of ideas on what to make with your Cedar Canyon Theme Stencils? No problem. We have some great ideas for you. Original Leaves Quilt by Linda McLaughlin When I announced our Stencil Blowout Sale last week, I received a lovely photo from Linda McLaughlin. Linda […]
Taking My Silhouette Cutter Out For A Spin
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor My Silhouette Cutter arrived last week, and of course I dropped everything and took it out for a spin. Who could possibly resist a brand new toy with so many possibilities? Since it arrived, I have done a few experiments. (Yes, I promise to share, but not all […]
Tech Savvy Stenciling
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor I had the good fortune to connect with Terri at Terri Johnson Creates the other day. Terri is a multi-talented sewer and crafter who has focused her attention on all the marvelous possibilities for Silhouette cutting and printing machines. For those of you who are unfamiliar with these […]
Simple Stenciled Lampshade
A few weeks ago, I showed you a photo from my booth at Quilt Market. We featured a number of home dec ideas using the new Forest Friends Rubbing Plates and Oliver Owl & Friends Stencils. Now that the stencils are in the warehouse and ready to ship, I want to share a few of […]
Shelly Recommends: Wreath Quilt Project
If you are like me, you like to take a little bit of time to do something creative before the Christmas holidays. I don’t always have time to make a lot of gifts, but I love to make a little something special to decorate the house. (Not to mention, I like to carve out some […]
Featured Artist: Gina Milano
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 a koi fish, and then […]
Featured Artist: Dinah Tackett (Roswell, New Mexico)
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 seen any videos yet, but […]
How Much Do I Love My Tools? Let Me Count The Ways…
I have to confess that I’m a bit of a tool-aholic. I have more rulers, cutters, paints, brushes and miscellaneous goodies in my work spaces than Heinz has pickles. (My husband has kindly developed a blind eye toward my weakness. I think he figures I could have worse vices…) With such a great collection of […]
Split Leaf Stencils Are Here!
The latest addition to our DesignMagic line has arrived and is ready to ship. You can go directly over to the Online Store to place your order. Like all Design Magic stencils, this is a pair of stencils. One stencil has the positive image and the other has the negative image. When you paint these […]
Spice Up Your Space with Sizzling Sunflowers
The Sunflower Quilt featured in our ads was featured in Fons & Porters Love of Quilting back in 2006. The commission to do that article was the highlight to my very first Quilt Market in the fall of 2005. The years have flown by, and I’ve had a ton of amazing adventures, but this little […]
Fargo Quilter Finds Fame In Design Magic Class!
It was a dark and stormy night… Oops! Wrong story. Let me start over… On a cold and snowy Friday in April, I ventured up to Fargo, North Dakota to teach a Design Magic class to a room full of adventurous quilters. We had a wonderful day! Here are just a few of the the […]
Crossing Borders with DIVAS
I’m fortunate to belong to a small group of adventurous quilters called the DIVAS. (Yes, it actually stands for someting — Designing, Innovative Visual Art Sisterhood!) We took a road trip Saturday morning to meet with a similar group called Crossing Borders. We met at a delightful coffee house called Jitters in a town that’s […]
