Be Remarkable Today
A sunny yellow background with lots of stitching and a girl in aqua with rosy cheeks. reminding you to be remarkable today Don’t forget to be remarkable today (16†x 20â€)
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Here Now
Such a wonderful reminder to be present – and it was lots of fun stitching around all those flowers in the background. This quilt is similar to the other Be Here Now, but with a more muted background. This quilt was part of the set created for the local residential treatment facility. Be Here Now
STITCHED 2015 – Magpie Girl Art Quilt Class
I am very excited to be part of STITCHED 2015! My Magpie Girl Art Quilt class is one of the many classes that are available with STITCHED. In my class, there are 8 video (plus a fun overview) that detail step by step the creation of a 16†x 20†Magpie Girl Art Quilt. We
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Dressmaker
Those tiny scissors and tape measure…oh my how I adore them The dresses on hangers and the fun ‘wall’ make me want to do this in my bedroom for real. Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations (12†x 15â€)
Something New – Video Post
Yesterday I shared photos of this “I’m Possible†quilt. Today, I want to try something new – a video post. I’ve been spending time learning about video cameras and using iMovie while recording myself creating art quilts. I recorded the creation and quilting of “I’m Possible†background and sped it up 2000%. I hope you
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I’m Possible
A stitched reminder on an orange dress Little details at the top the dress and math text print face Green flowers stitched on a blue and green background Nothing is impossible the word itself says “I’m possible†(16†x 20â€)
Random Makings
I completed a few doll size quilts for stuffed animals. My quilt guild will pair them with stuffed animals and give them to children. This is my favorite one – happy hippos. I once had a night terror about a small white hippo attacking me – I woke up screaming “hippo attack! hippo attack!†My
Enjoys Being on Skis
We’ve been lacking snow in parts of Alaska, so this weekend’s snow and cold are something to celebrate. At my house we enjoyed the snow with a Bond movie marathon while I cut fabric for lap size quilts and did bookkeeping. He enjoys being on skis (8†x 10â€) I never realized just how many
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Journey of an Art Quilt – You Are Not Alone
A little research on a topic or a search for inspiration leads to a sketch. I make my Initial fabric selections and if creating for a client adjust my selections based feedback. In this quilt we decided on softer colors for the girls’ clothing instead of the bright pink and green fabrics in the bottom
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Flowers Her Happy
The gray days have me longing for color and these flowers are perfect for dreams of spring. Once I outline stitched around everything, I like all the flowers on her head – there’s not too many. I love all the stitching in the background and on her dress. I’m so happy that I have stopped