I thought I’d try something new – sharing the fabrics that I pick up to fill my stash. The intent isn’t to have you go buy them, but to tell you why I choose the fabrics I do. I love pre-cuts. Most of my art quilts are small so I don’t need large pieces of […]
Buttons!!! A local quilt shop here is going out of business. Of course I shopped the sale. I was most excited to grab bags of buttons for $1 each. I’ve had them on my desk since I brought them home. I keep pouring them out and sorting them. Enjoying the colors, shapes and sizes. This
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I’ve been reading young adult novels lately and of course there’s a love story – an epic 10 book (so far) love story. The books are seriously entertaining – I just can’t put them down – which is problem if I want to sew. I can’t read and sew at the same time. Maybe I
Much of the US is blanketed in snow, while here in Alaska, I can see green grass. It’s weird – I miss the snow, but I also want flowers! This orange, pink and gray floral scrap jumped out of at me. Paired with the subdued gray and bubbly stitching, it is so happy. To me
A stack of mini art quilts created because I wanted to play and practice. Before I share the colorful fronts, I thought you might like to see the backs. Why the backs? I use small quilt sandwiches to practice my free motion stitching. I used dark fabric on the back and white thread so you
Ruffles filled with treasure – lace, charms, fabric, buttons, jewels, stitching A pink background covered swirls of stitching Curly hair pulled up in a side bun Untitled (16†x 20â€) This magpie girl isn’t quite finished yet – she is awaiting a sentiment. What do you think this quilt or girl is saying? Leave me
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My modern quilting group created this wonky house quilt. Several of us made blocks and I created a few tree blocks to fit between the houses. I pieced the blocks together and stitched the quilt. It is backed with a small floral fabric from the giant stash of fabric for comfort quilts my quilt guild
Today I’m sharing an overview of my Magpie Girl Art Quilt Class that is part of STITCHED 2015. After watching I hope you will be inspired to sign up. STITCHED 2015 starts March 1st. There are over 25 online video instructions for only $89. There are classes on free motion stitching, embroidery, surface design and
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I’ve been clearing space in my studio by finishing some lap and throw quilts that have been hanging around awaiting completion. This one I pieced from my scraps using fabrics in cream, brown, green and red. It’s backed with even more scraps in coordinating colors. My friend created this quilt top and brought it to
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The final quilt that I created for a local residential treatment facility began with two proposes sketches. The theme was courage, vulnerability and connection. We selected a design and I laid out the background and assembled the girls. Nothing was attached in this photo – all just carefully arranged on my kitchen counter (the only
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