Creations

front back Oh these are not so good – the tension is way off on the top and middle pieces – this is when it was time for a new needle, rethreading and a break. Walking away when my machine isn’t behaving is the best way to not have sewing stress.

front back I ran out of black thread in the bobbin and I didn’t want to pause to make a new one so I used the white one I already had. The back of the little flower on the right is not so good but I’d probably not rip it out if I had done

front back This is the piece where my tension started to slip a bit, but the overall look on back is pretty.

front back Doodles are fun! I think I will add all of these to a fabric book.

front back The back of this piece looks pretty good – it means the tension on my machine and the speed of the machine vs. the speed I moved the fabric was correct There’s a bit of puckering around the stem of the curly flower thing – I was sewing on 2 layers of fabric

I have 3 bins of scraps in my studio. That is not allowed – I only have space for 2. So I either have to stitch them into a quilt top or give them away. So for the last 2 days I have been sorting scraps (separating all the grays out for a separate scrap

Since hanging the art show, I have been wondering what if. What if I created fabric prints of my art quilts? With the magic of Spoonflower, I no longer have to wonder. Overall, I am very pleased and I can’t help but smile when I see them on my table.

I have wanted chair cushions for years – I look at them in stores and just can’t commit to buying them. I finally pulled some decorator weight fabrics from my stash and lots of leftover batting and stitched these up. How I made them: Draft a rough pattern for the shape of your chair. Cut

The postcards for my art show have arrived – it seems so real now!