Well my goodness, I’m beginning my 10th year of business! My very first art show was Red Dirt Art Festival in April of 2007. There isn’t a Red Dirt this Spring, but I’m doing another Spring show, the Riverside Art Market, next Saturday May 7, from 10-4. So with this show I’m officially beginning year number 10 as… Continue Reading
Tadah! Here’s my new tote bag, made with linen I dyed in my luscious Autumn Splendor and decorated with some of my birdies: It’s got a nice amount of structure from the layer of SF101 fused to both the exterior and interior pieces. The exterior also has a layer of fleece fused and quilted to… Continue Reading
I’ve been wanting do make a large tote in hand dyed linen lately. One of the hardest parts of any bag is the handle, so I’ve been investigating using leather for the handles – more expensive material wise, but it should save time on construction, that the final add to the cost of the bag… Continue Reading
Oh my goodness hubby has been working on a brick pizza oven since…last July! But he’s getting close to the end and I haven’t posted about it in a long while, so here’s an update! On top of the insulated concrete slab he laid a layer of fire brick, and then setup a mold to… Continue Reading
I’m crossing things off my list right and left! In the midst of finishing up grading, and making a bag and pattern to send out I needed to take a few minutes and clear the decks a bit. My desk had become over-run with little piles, but just a few concentrated minutes and it looked… Continue Reading
I’ve not been able to get much done on my Scrappy Swiss Cross Quilt in the past month, but I did get to combine testing out a quilting pattern with making 2 birthday presents! My good friend Adele’s husband has been spending a lot of time in Switzerland this year, he’s working with the UN,… Continue Reading
Oh my goodness, I’m holding a study session on Saturday, then both my finals at the UoR are Monday. After I grade the finals and attend a few important meetings, my friends I shall be DONE teaching at the day job until September! So close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been plotting, planning and scheming on the design of… Continue Reading
Leather + Hand dyed linen = yummmm! Continue Reading