believemagic

I know baseball season isn’t here quite yet, but I am still trying to love boys on art quilts. Having them play or do something seems the best way. My husband knows this and last weekend we visited a quilt shop and he kept steering me toward boy fabrics – moonscapes for astronauts, bow ties […]

Want to see how the yellow background was created? Of course you do! The video is sped up 2000% again. This yellow background video and the previous blue background video were test videos while I was putting together my class for STITCHED. If you want to learn my process for collaging backgrounds, quilting, and adding […]

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 20”)

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 […]

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”)