Well, a lot has been going on here, and I’ve got a big show this weekend! Here’s where my goals are: May Goals Girl Scouts Indigo Dyeing Patio Class May 5 100% FMQ Club May 15 100% Glendora Fiber Guild Lecture May 17 100% Increase scarf stock May 23… Continue Reading
Coming up this week is the Redlands Sewing Center’s Club and Class preview day, where all the instructors talk about their clubs and classes, showing off the projects that you make in them. This year it’s this Wednesday, May 1st, presentations starting at 10 am, 2 pm and 6 pm. The cool thing about this… Continue Reading
I’ve been slowly working on 5 improv pillows for my living room, I’ve got some of them quilted: I can’t wait to get these finished up! Continue Reading
I’ve been working on new pillows for my freshly painted living room, I want a total of 5 (with 3 different size pillow forms) in my Autumn Splendor palette. I started with a vague idea on what I wanted to do with a couple of them and went from there. I wanted one of the… Continue Reading
Although several months of the year it gets so hot here in Redlands, the flip side is that I have lovely weather to dye in late November! I’ve seen snow falling in lots of social media posts in other parts of the US, but it was a beautiful day in the mid 70’s on Sunday,… Continue Reading
I’ve got an idea for framing pieces of fabric, and I had a lot of fun making these two large pieces of fabric for a customer last month, so I dyed some essex in a size that will end up being 8″ x 10″ framed: This is what they looked like after I washed out… Continue Reading
I’m working on 2 18″ x 24″ pieces of indigo dyed fabric with mudcloth inspired designs for a client who wants to frame them and hang them in a room decorated in navy and white. Here’s some pillows I made using the same technique: She really liked the pillow on the right, so I sent… Continue Reading
Woot! I’ve made 8 lampshades with fabric that I indigo dyed! Hubby’s now going to turn them into scones and pendants! Continue Reading