This was the reality of the tables in my sewing room on Thursday – an explosion of projects in progress, direction changes and laziness. The floor looked even worse. *Sigh* It still looks like that now, despite finishing a few of those projects and being home most of the day. I plowed through some administrative […]
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Fun From Troy
My husband sends pet photos with captions to me and our friends every day. I thought I would share a few of my favorites with you. If Carrie were a cat Ready for pick up I love bubbles
Shop Update
My studio has literally spilling stuff outside of it that needs a new home. When a box of my fabric arrived from Spoonflower, it was time stop sewing, sketching and reading so that I could update my Etsy shop. I have made up additional fabric bundles and listed 17 art quilts for sale. Fat quarters […]
2014 Holiday: Rolduc Abbey
After Amsterdam, we headed to Rolduc Abbey in Kerkrade, a small town in the Netherlands near Germany. My husband had a conference there and the quiet of the Abbey was a welcome change. The grounds were beautiful. Early in the day this lake was surrounded by local fisherman. And if you followed the path behind […]
Cover Art
I am so excited that my art is on the cover of Sew Somerset summer 2014 issue. I saw it on-line a day before my copy of the magazine arrived, I sat there stunned and smiling. The article looks amazing. And a few pages earlier, is my bridal shoppe dress quilts article. Visit your local […]
Inside My Studio Before a Show
Others often marvel at my method of creating multiple pieces at once, so I thought I would share some snippets of what my studio looked like as I made a slew of new art quilts. This doesn’t just happen when I’m prepping for a show; at least once a month, usually twice a month, I […]
Joy Outside
A dotted pink dress with a bit of crochet trim. She’s ready to celebrate spring. She finds joy outside (7†x 14â€) Today’s question: What color is the sky where you are? Me: As I am writing this, it’s a twilight blue
Ready to Dance
I cut 2.5†strips into random widths and paired them with some hand died peach fabric to make this wallpaper background. It seems like something you might see in a hotel ballroom so I added a girl ready to dance. Ready to dance (6†x 11â€) Today’s question: What song always makes you want to […]