I created many notebook covers for the holiday bazaar earlier in the month. Each one fits a standard size composition notebook. I always enjoy making them. Getting to play with fabric and stitching them together is fun. Several of the notebooks did not find new homes. I listed them on Etsy along with cards and… […]
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Today I’m grateful for 30 minutes of extra sleep, a big cup of coffee, fun co-workers and an episode of Project Runway – a great Monday. She counts her blessings (5.5†x 9â€)
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Two tone trees and a girl and crown… wearing a pink polka dot dress. She enjoys each day (6.5†x 14â€) I hope you are enjoying your day too!
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I don’t plan how the body parts fit with the text prints, so it’s fun watching my little army of inspirational girls come together. For this girl, the words ‘doing,’ ‘story’ and ‘courage’ describe what it takes to be creative. She is creative (5.5†x 9â€)
This was a commission piece that took months to come together. I had the other lighter pink backgrounds, but these fabrics from the Tula Pink Slow and Steady line really make the quilt come alive. On the wall it says “I’m a winner†a perfect sentiment for a quilt that was commissioned as a gift
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When I am asked to create a custom art quilt, I will create multiple backgrounds and sometimes multiple girls (or boys). If I can’t decide which one is perfect for the recipient of the piece, I will take photos after the backgrounds are quilted, but before the girls and other items are fused in place.
There once was a girl floral dress and boots. She adorned a quilt created in 2013. No one ever took her home and she was lonely. So today, I created a new friend for her. Kitties make great friends. Her quilt also got a new sentiment. Vintage Hip Cat Lover (14†x 30â€) Her skirt
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This piece seems a fitting end to the fairy tale themed art quilts – a couple hand in hand heading off to enjoy a long and happy life. The Lived Happily Ever After (11†x 15â€)
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As I mentioned earlier, this tree fabric inspired my fairy tale themed quilts, but when I found a remanent of red silk, my mind was filled with images of Red Riding Hood heading into the woods and we see her red cape flowing behind her. This was the first quilt in the series that I
A bed piled high with mattresses and by order of a doubting queen, a small pea lies beneath them all. If the girl felt the pea, she was indeed a princess and worthy of the prince. Princess & Pea 1 (17†x 20â€) – she hardly closed her eyes all night, heaven know what was
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