The folks over at Interweave’s Quilting Daily have asked me to guest blog for them for the next month. I’ve got a series of four tutorial posts planned; this first post illustrates how to dye the clothing and fabric to make a “freshly picked” baby outfit. Click here to see the post. Continue Reading
I “faux snow-dyed” some luscious fabric over the weekend, and a few of the pieces really reminded me of Monet’s garden. So I decided I’d make another Botanical Sketches quilt and stitch some of my favorite flowers from Giverny. I thought I’d snap some pix along the way and show you what I’ve been up… Continue Reading
Oh my GOODNESS! Last week was crazy busy, but Thursday was my last day of teaching until September, yahoooooo! In May, I teach one class that meets every day for four hours called “Mother Earth Chemistry”. We brew beer, make cheese, and do all sorts of dyeing chemistry. A fun time was had by all!… Continue Reading
And the winner is…”mframe” who loves the black orchid snow dye! The lovely ladies over at Sew Mama Sew has put together a huge list of blogs hosting giveaways this week, if you’ve got some time, head on over and enter some more! I have ONE MORE WEEK of teaching…and then I’m out for summer – WAHOO!… Continue Reading
I’ve got to add some new things to this month, some special dye orders came up, and some articles as well. I gotta get it all straight in my mind so I don’t go insane! May Goals Replenish Scarf inventory May 11 100% Replenish Wrap Skirts Inventory May 11 100% 3 convertible totes for Spring… Continue Reading
What awesome weather we had this weekend! It did get a little warm, but luckily (and because I arrived at 5:50 AM) I snagged a spot in the shade, so between that and the EZ-up I was never really hot! Hooray! Because I was there so early, I was able to take a few shots… Continue Reading
Congratulations to newsletter subscriber number… Paula! And comment number… Jackie! I’m celebrating my little business turning 6 years old by sharing some color with a couple of awesome folks, I appreciate so much everybody who subscribes to my newsletter and who reads my blog, I’d be very lonely without you! You ladies can choose either… Continue Reading
My second big show of the season is this weekend. Art in the Park runs through Mother’s Day weekend, May 12 & 13 from 9 am to 5 pm. This is the Redlands Art Association’s semi-annual outdoor sale. About 50 community artists and craftsmen will exhibit and sell their work in a variety of media… Continue Reading