Here’s the finished quilt that I walked you through the process of yesterday: I absolutely love it!!! Although I worked on the design in my head a bit for almost a year, the piecing and quilting of it was pretty effortless! It fits perfectly above my fireplace mantle in the kitchen/family room: Here are some… Continue Reading
Last July, I came up with a new (at least to me), fast way to mount small art quilts on the wall while working on my Mood Indigo show. I’m quickly facing them with the help of fusible hem tape and then mounting them with velcro on a piece of plywood that’s smaller than the… Continue Reading
I’m finally done with all my travels! I did manage to get a lot of silk scarves dyed, washed and ironed, wahoo! The only sewing I’ve done this month is to make 2 protypes for the custom sunglasses cases I’m making for Peggy: December Goals Update Online Shop November 15 80% 3 custom zip pouches for… Continue Reading
The grand finale of my massive amounts of posts about my Scrappy Swiss Cross Quilt is of course pix of the quilt after it was washed and dried! Ah, the crinkly goodness! I took some helpers outside not once but twice, to try to get a whole quilt shot, so you could really see the… Continue Reading
Oh my goodness! My Scrappy Swiss Cross Quilt is done and I LOVE it!!!! Here are some initial pictures I shot, before washing. After washing and drying, where the cotton batting will shrink a bit, the quilt will be less stiff and have that “crinkly goodness” texture that I love. I’ll take more pictures and share… Continue Reading
I was working up until the last minute, I had from 1-4:30 on Saturday to hang everything, and everything wasn’t done and packed until 1:30! My one regret is that I didn’t have time to take individual pictures of all these pieces. When you walk in the door of the RAA there’s a panel that… Continue Reading
Here’s a few more peeks at all the new art I’ve been creating for my upcoming “Mood Indigo” featured artist show at the Redlands Art Association! If you’re in the area on Sunday, I’d love to have you drop by the reception! Here are directions to the gallery. Continue Reading
I got the facings on these small indigo improv quilts done Thursday morning: then I got the pieces for four of my Leather Handled Linen Totes cut out and fused with interfacing: Luckily, I checked in my hardware drawer for the hardware I use for the key leashes: As you can see, there was only… Continue Reading