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For the last 5 weeks I have been participating in part B of Lilla Roger’s Make Art That Sells course. This week I’d thought I’d share my completed assignments. This assignment was to design icons for scrapbooking with a vintage camera and typewriter theme. I hand colored my doodles and tried coloring in Photoshop. They […]

For the last 5 weeks I have been participating in part B of Lilla Roger’s Make Art That Sells course. This week I’d thought I’d share my completed assignments. This assignment was to design camping themed patterns/icons for children’s clothing. We were limited to about 10 colors. This class was often challenging and I have

For the last 5 weeks I have been participating in part B of Lilla Roger’s Make Art That Sells course. This week I’d thought I’d share my completed assignments. This assignment was to create a holiday card. I played it safe – creating a fused collage. My attempt at something more – it was a

My 16 year old sewing machine began doing this last week – that’s the backside of the binding stitches – I could not stop the extra loops from occuring. I mentioned it to a friend and she thought I might like a straight stitch only machine. I went to the sewing machine dealer and asked

The final part of our summer vacation started in Anchorage. We visited the Glen Alps Trailhead as the rain and clouds started to clear to see the beautiful view, the city and inlet in one direction and mountains in the other. The next day we ventured north to Eklutna Lake for some light hiking and

She Looks for Rainbows When it Rains (10” x 16”)

Rain Makes Her Heart Go Romantic (10” x 16”) I created 5 new rain girl quilts. This girl makes me swoon. Love her dress and how she is looking away. I will definitely be trying this girl pattern again.

I needed a photo of myself for an upcoming project. These aren’t right for the project, but I love how they show something about me.

I’ve been putting off the transition from Reader, waiting to see what options were available and researching which options would make the move easy. Thanks to newly launched apps for Bloglovin, I’m making the switch. Follow my blog with Bloglovin

I will be having summer vacation in 3 parts this years as family comes to visit in June, July and August. First on the agenda was a sea life cruise – watching for whales, orca, porpoise, puffin, seals, sea lions and glaciers. It was a beautiful day for the boat ride and after the cruise,