Month: January 2015

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 15”)

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 […]

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 20”)

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 10”) I never realized just how many […]

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 […]

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 […]

This quilt was proposed for the quilts I created for a local residential treatment facility. However, after seeing the quilt half assembled with the others I created, we determined the background fabric wasn’t quite right. I loved how it looked, so I finished it anyway and created another for the commission order. Be Here Now […]

The soccer ball is cute. He loves to play soccer (8” x 10”)

I keep being told to make more boys. I’d thought I’d ease into it by making boys playing sports ball something. These two are enjoying a nice autumn game of football. They love to play (8” x 10”)