The next step in making this baby quilt for my cousin was to make some pretty Itajime patterned fabric to use on the back of the quilt as well as a basket I wanted to make for her as well. So these fabrics: Came out looking like this: I skimped a bit on the clamps… Continue Reading
After choosing the hues of purple, grey and gold that my cousin and her hubby wanted for their new baby, I dyed up several yards of all three colors in different color intensities (aka tints). I also tried some multicolor fabric with the tints of purple and yellow: But because they’re complementary colors, when they… Continue Reading
My cousin is having a baby in a couple a months and I really want to make her a quilt. She has a nursery Pinterest board which mas made it very easy for me so figure out colors and the general feel for the room. I started by dyeing a bunch of small pieces of… Continue Reading
This year’s Art in the Park was quite cold! It was overcast the whole weekend, and it barely got above 70 the second day, and I don’t know if it even got there the first day; quite bizarre, considering the weather usually this time of year gets up into the 90s at least! I don’t… Continue Reading
Art in the Park Saturday & Sunday, May 23 & 24, 10 am – 5 pm Redlands Art Association’s artists and craftsmen will exhibit and sell their work at this annual outdoor event. A variety of art will be featured – oils, acrylics, sculptures, watercolors, photography, weavings, hand dyed silks, etchings, glassware, ceramics, jewelry, wood… Continue Reading
They’re done! Now I’ve got to tag them, and iron a heckuva lot of scarves by Friday, because I’ve got a show this weekend! Continue Reading
I’ve been stitching away on the sateen clutches I’m making for Art in the Park this weekend. I had all the free motion machine sketched motifs yesterday afternoon, now it’s on to assembly!!! Continue Reading
We’ve been zooming towards the end of the school year, with all the events that bring (plus, both Liam and Logan’s birthdays are this month as well!) Besides committee work at school, I’m pretty much done with the day job and am transitioning right into more Candied Fabrics type work! We also cooked a TON… Continue Reading