YEA Cheryl Gebhart won the first FREE six month subscription to the quilt show. There will be one more to give away later in the week. I spent yesterday running around doing errands and getting Christmas presents. Today though I am working in my studio which I haven’t done for awhile. I will be so happy…
I love working with my multi-colored gradated fabric. I feel like I am working with a watercolors palette. One color blends into the next and gives the appearance of depth and dimension to my work that would otherwise look flat and I think a bit less lively. Let me share with you how I often…
I have just finished a fabulous three day workshop with Jan Myers-Newbury. I have loved her work for a very long time and I meet her while teaching in NC two years ago. I have wanted to take a class with her for a long time and finally was able to schedule it into my…
I have a pieced bed quilt in the new Modern Quilts Unlimited magazine out this month. It is made from 2 step gradations from my book Fabric to DYE for. I made this over the Christmas holidays and it was so fun to work on spring colors in the middle of winter. This is a…
I saw this sign today on Facebook. It really appealed to me. I struggle with sadness. I think many of us do, but we are afraid to talk about it. My sister and I talk about it often on the phone. It helps to have someone to talk to and understand. …
And the winner of the 50% off coupon and 1/4 yard of my luscious hand dyed fabric is…. DEB………… My earliest memory of embroidery was with my grandmother when I was about 5 years old. I can remember the room in her house and exactly where I was sitting. She sat beside me and carefully…
My buddy my pal Laura Wasilowski is now on Craftsy with a class called Hand Stitched collage Quilts. Leave me your comments for a chance to win a coupon worth 50% off of one class, about the first time you can remember doing hand stitching. I will send the winning comment the CRAFTSY coupon, along…
How many of you out there do things for your church? This is a banner that Alice from TX made for her church using a gradation she requested from me in shades of red to purple. It turned out really well don’t you think? She used the fusing techniques we did in class. This is…
Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. Helen Keller Be happy and buy some new fabric. All fabrics on my website for the month of January are $20.13!!! Happy New Year to you.
Think about the colors you use in your art, life, home and clothes. My wish for you in the new year is to try some new COLORS. Happy Quilting
And the winner in my blog hop give away is…. Needled Mom Please send me your snail mail address and I will send out your fabulous prize!! On a side note Connie has been faithfully following the method of making the trees in PEACE, and made some charming small Christmas Tree art. Her original intent…
To finish up our Peace wall hanging. We will put all the trees in a circle and add the letters. Lay out your red background fabric. You should have the circle marked for reference to place your trees. Place the trees around the edge of the circle, let the trees stick out beyond the marked…