Its a sunny day this morning – a great time to share a new happy quilt. ‘Happy’ and ‘joy’ are stitched into the sky and the sun is created with a 3 different yellow fabrics. Her dress is dotted with pink and embellished with scallops. She is ready for fun (7†x 9â€) Hope your […]
Journals
These 3 journals measure 6†x 6†with 5.5†x 5.5†pages. Since we are moving, I decided to cut into my stash of precious decorative papers to include in the journals. I love these giant florals in two different color ways. They made for great inspiration for themes in the journals. I decided to […]
Where You Need to Be
The pages of these fabric books have not been posted here; thought it was time to change that. I love adding wire formed words to fabric books. On the left, a piece of canvas with an image transfer is the foundation for the phrase. A fussy cut bird from a favorite a fabric is next […]
Yellow and Ruffles
Ruffles! While pulling scraps recently I found a huge bag of ruffles and decided to add more ruffles to this yellow quilt. I love the all of the layers. Not just the ruffled layers but the yellow fused background from a variety of scraps, giant dahlia quilting, and the girl. With many of my usual […]
Around Here Lately
Sometimes the kittens stop playing and actually sit still or sleep. They are full of energy and seem to thrive on bringing chaos to our sleep schedules. Fluffy has been enjoying cuddling with them when they slow down and has joined in on the play too. She is even teaching them bad habits – like […]
Together Love
As I was packing for our move, I noticed that I hadn’t posted photos of a few older fabric books. This one was created with muslin and upholstery fabrics with ribbon, photo on fabric, silk, wire, crochet and tatting. I like the simplicity of this book and the subtle colors.
Fabric Friday 5
I am a sucker for the beautiful prints from Anna Maria Horner. Her new Folk Song quilting cotton collection includes prints that had previously been released in voile. I have been stock piling several different Anna Maria Horner collections for a fun patchwork quilt, but every time I start a new batch of art quilts, […]
Reader Creativity
I love seeing quilters and crafters creating pieces inspired by my patterns and creations. Debbie created this art quilt using a believemagic prizes package earlier this year she won. Isn’t the dog a sweet touch? In 2013, Shelly was visiting family in Alaska and wanted to see my art. Since I didn’t have a show […]
Bees & Cats
Before I pack my studio, I’m trying to catch up on bee blocks. It’s fun to work on discrete blocks that will be used by other quilter. And occasionally, I glimpse one of the new kittens cuddling with Fluffy.
Blooming into Her True Self
I like how the decorative stitches transformed this dress and go so well with her hairstyle. I find myself drawn to the idea that we are all constantly blooming into our true selves. Sometimes I feel like I get off track but I eventually find myself back on my path. She’s blooming into her true […]