What do you do when you have 8 art quilters to thank for putting together presentation for a virtual conference? You stitch some cards! Bits of paper, fabric and free motion stitching on fabric scraps were machine stitched to blank cards. Each card was embellished hand stitching. I love adding fun or inspirational words to …
Zipper pouches created with fabric prints of my artwork. The bigger ones are about 6†x 9†and the smallest is 4†x 3â€. Sooo many small journals. Each has a handmade notebook inside along with a commercial notebook that I dress up with a fun sticker. Checkbook covers – they have often been requested …
“Words outlive people, institutions, civilizations. Words spur images, associations, memories, inspirations and synapse pulsations. Words send off physical resonations of thought into the nethersphere. Words hurt, soothe, inspire, demean, demand, incite, pacify, teach, romance, pervert, unite, divide. Words be powerful.†– Inga Muscio These are fabric prints of my iPhone and iPad drawings/doodles. I created …
I volunteered to coordinate the painting of a community mural for the Girdwood Center for Visual Arts (GCVA). That meant planning the design, doing the prep work and organizing the painting day. With the assistance of other GCVA artists and lots of community members, I got see my plan come to life a few weeks …
I’ve been seeking new “skin tones†for my art quilts. I often cannot find the variety I want from commercially available fabrics, so I started designing some new fabrics with my own handwriting or text. I love sharing my obsessions so I won’t be keeping these all to myself – I’ve added them to my …
Ever wonder what to do with art prints on fabric or those fun panels commercially available? Cut batting, backing and fusible web to the size of the print or panel. Apply the fusible webbing to batting and fuse the print to the batting. Layer backing fabric right sides together and stitch around the edges, leaving …
After months of frantic stitching and not enough sleep, it all came together! The tables were full of journals, notebooks, art quilts, cards and prints. It was a fun day and all the work meant I had a well stocked booth and extras to restock local galleries and soon my Etsy shop – after a …
I’ve been locking myself in my studio for the last few weeks amassing giant stacks of done and semi-done projects. I enjoy watching the stacks grow. The riot and colors and patterns that the stacks make is almost as fun as creating. One more week of this and I can relax. The frenzy of stitching …
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. …
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!
