Giveaways

Summer in Alaska – Alyeska Resort – It’s a beautiful day in Alaska and a wonderful time to announce winners! I decided to give 11 of the 12 canvases away as I like to keep at least one of such projects to remember what I’ve done. I also couldn’t resist picking two more winners who […]

EDIT: The winner of the Creative Girl Art Quilt Kit is Jessica with comment 136! I love Sew Mama Sew’s Giveaway Days. It’s a great opportunity to discover new blogs and maybe win free stuff. It’s also motivating me to spend more time blogging. My day job has been way too stressful lately and blogging […]

Art Quilts in progress (more on these soon) As read through all of the comments for giveaway day, I marveled at all the accomplishments: births, overcoming illness, new jobs, career changes, learning new skills, finishing projects, letting go and finding peace. I hope that you continue to celebrate your successes no matter how small. Now […]

She forgot her insecurities (8” x 10”) The above quilt is a thread embellished print of a scanned painting that was printed onto cotton fabric. When creating the original painting, the words stuck with me and I spent most of 2011 letting go of insecurities and taking risks. It didn’t always work out well; there […]

I like starting posts with a picture. This is Lorelai wearing a princess dress I made for her last year. Isn’t she adorable? Now for the winners of the Faces and Dress Patterns mini kits: Congratulations Mandi and Shelia. Look for an email from me asking for your address.

I loved reading about your plans for Halloween. No matter where I live, I don’t seem to ever get trick-or-treaters. Last year (our first Halloween in Alaska) was no different. Despite lots of kids on our street and bowl full of candy, no one visited our home. So this year we are going to a […]