After a very rainy day working and running errands, I am enjoying an evening on the couch with fall tv shows, internet eye candy (inspiration) and cuddly kitties. I brought home new fabrics from work – I have some vague ideas for turning them into art quilt backgrounds. We’ll see what fun I can find […]
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Truth: For the last 6 weeks I’ve been an unmotivated, emotional mess. Yes, I managed to make a new website and finish a few quilt projects, but not as many as I wanted to or should have. Life seemed hard. Being creative doesn’t need perfect conditions, but it does need motivation and dedication. Both of […]
Once Upon…Happily Ever – The Quilt
As part of my recent art show, I had prints of the quilts printed on cotton fabric. Each print is 8†x 10†– ready for framing or they can be used a stitched creation. Like a quilt! To commemorate my show, I put all of the prints together with a bit of stashing and […]
Vintage Hip Cat Lover
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 […]
In Progress
This is the start of somethings fun – that is until I paused to clean my sewing machine and dropped a screw inside the machine. After some creative tipping, I was able to retrieve the screw. I was ready to add a few drops of oil when I realized my sewing machine oil was missing. […]
Hope and Dream
I’ve been typing away on my computer in the last few weeks. I’m writing articles for future publications. It’s hard to show a photo of that in progress so instead a bit of inspiration from cards I created for Sew Somerset last year. Hope you are enjoying a fun and creative weekend!
Reader Creativity
I love seeing quilters, artists and crafters creating pieces inspired by my patterns and creations. Cindy has been at it again! She created this beautiful quilt inspired by the photo below of her daughter, Amanda, on a bike ride with her dog, Booker, in his cart, on San Juan Island, WA. Cindy resized the photo […]
Happily Ever After
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€)
Red Riding Hood
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 […]
Digital Collage Fun
I’ve been playing with photos of my tiny thread drawings – changing the color and adding adding digital collage elements. It’s fun to see the progression… …and it’s nice to create without making a mess sometimes. What have you been creating lately?