For the past 18 months, I have been working on a major art quilt project. Her name is Bailando en la Noche, or Dancing in the Night. I chose her name because the medallions evoke the swirling skirts of Mexican Folk Dancers under an exuberant night sky. Check out “Bailando en la Noche” – a […]
It’s Simple With Stencils — or — Fabulous Miniature Quilts… FAST!
Just when I think I have have seen (and done) it all, someone comes up with a brilliant new way to use my much beloved Paintstiks on fabric. Today, I’m excited to tell you that Michelle Watts of www.jmichellewatts.com has just released a new line of patterns for creating amazingly accurate miniature quilts with incredibly […]
Folklorio Dancer 2: Add Color with Extreme Stenciling
In a previous post, I showed you how I made a stencil from sign maker’s vinyl using an image of a Folkorio dancer. Today, I’ll show you how I added really bright color using Paintstiks, a brush, and my fingers. Yes, you read that correctly. While I do most stenciling with a brush, the technique […]
Folklorio Dancer 1: Cutting and Transferring a Vinyl Stencil
My big goal for my Personal Art Residency in Chapala is to learn to use my Silhouette cutter. I purchased it more than a year ago, but have done precious little with it since. I decided that my first task should be to cut a stencil and paint up a piece of fabric for a […]
Test A Design With A Silhouette Cutter
In a previous post, I talked about testing paint colors before starting work on a big project. Today I want to talk about a different, and perhaps more important, test that can save you from untold hours of unhappiness. With the new high-tech tools available today, we can make a scale-model of a design to [...]
Beauty Equals Mass of Imperfections
Today I want to propose a new Universal Law of Art Physics. Are you ready? The New Law is a nice simple equation, kind of like Einstein’s E=mc2 that describes mass-energy equivalence. But, unlike theoretical physics, I know you can relate to my New Law. Without further ado, here it is: Say what? Let me […]
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 […]
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 […]
Shelly’s Designs Day 25 – 30
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor Tuesday was the final day of our 30 Designs in 30 Days adventure. It felt like a marathon at times, but we made it! I was about 15 days ahead of the group when we started, but I will be honest. Between keeping up with the group and […]
Become A Fabric Designer In 30 Days Or Less?
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor If you can cut shapes from a square of black paper, you can design your own personal fabric prints! Yes, I am talking to you! Don’t believe me? Then you have not tried out the nifty method for designing repeating patterns in Design Magic For Paintstik On Fabric. […]
What Are You Going to Make From That?
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor Video: Just What Are You Going To Make From That? In today’s video, I explore three ways to shut off that nagging little voice that says, “just what are you going to make with that?” whenever I want to play. I hope you find my strategies helpful! “Things […]
30 Days of Design Magic
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor In 2010, I published my second book called Design Magic for Paintstiks on Fabric. I did extensive work with the design method laid out in the book for a couple of years before and after the book was published. Then I set it aside and moved on to […]
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