Finding Love
I see these two as heading out for their first date. Finding Love (6†x 9â€) The matching blonde hair seems a bit odd, but the colors just work.
I see these two as heading out for their first date. Finding Love (6†x 9â€) The matching blonde hair seems a bit odd, but the colors just work.
Glad is stitched into the background and yes, that is a guy on a mini art quilt. Understanding soul (5.5†x 9â€) I like the hands in the pocket look and all the decorative stitching on his shirt.
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The word ‘happy’ stitched into the background and the pig tails are my favorite parts of this mini wallhanging. Create Happiness (5.5†x 9â€)
Brown hair tucked behind her shoulders and a purple dress embellished with a line of stars A subtle background with 3 stitched words – dare to dream Dream Big (5.5†x 9â€)
Bright and pastel colored batiks make great backgrounds for this mini art quilts. I like adding the tiny detail of decorative stitching or sometimes it’s a tiny bit of ribbon or trim stitched to the dress. I like this French text fabric for skin, it’s a great texture and just the right scale for these
Decorative stitching echoes the message, reminding me to get out of my head crammed full of to-do lists and worry and enjoy creating from my heart. Listen to your heart (5.5†x 9â€)
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My joy is creating art and inspiring others to share their creativity too. What is your joy? Find your joy (5.5†x 9â€) While we are talking joy, I will have articles in the upcoming winter issues of Sew Somerset and Art Quilting Studio are available for pre-order and free shipping if you order before
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Today I am going to share my joy at a short art/craft fair to help raise money for United Way. I received a last minute invite to participate yesterday and couldn’t resist the opportunity to share the creations I enjoy making so much. Share joy (5.5†x 9â€) It’s been a whirlwind getting ready to
I’ve been using this coral color on quilts lately, but I have a hard time photographing it in the fading light as we approach winter. Another quote from Audrey Hepburn stitched on her dress and I like seeing what words you can make out on her skin. Happy girls are the prettiest girls (12†x
It’s fun to add decorative stitches to these mini art quilts. I have 3 different machines that can create decorative stitches and each one has different set of stitches, so I like to rotate which machine I use. Since I don’t keep track of which machine does which stitches, it’s a fun surprise when I
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