I’m working on some new online lessons which will include handmade fabric bead flower centers, free motion quilted poinsettia, and painting the poinsettia. Each of these techniques is accomplished using fabric treated with Terial Magic spray stabilizer. Here is a sneak peek of the poinsettia in progress. I look forward to sharing more about this… Continue reading Poinsettia Painting on Fabric
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Painted Fabric and a Binding Question
Yesterday I started the day by painting fabric, then I did a bit of quilting and worked on another lesson for my up coming Curious.com course and I did do a few of those pesky household chores. Those are some of my favorite things (except the chores), painting and surface design way up on the… Continue reading Painted Fabric and a Binding Question
Fall, Food, and Specialty Fabrics…
Fall seems to bring out the cook in me, even though we haven’t had much Fall yet. A couple of days ago I made soup and yesterday I made calzone because we’ve had a bit of reprieve from the 90 degree weather. We have had heat for far too long now. I shouldn’t complain because… Continue reading Fall, Food, and Specialty Fabrics…
Ornery and a Little Gross
I can be ornery sometimes. I should preface this with a little back story. My husband is a mountain biker and the day before his 60th birthday he (who thinks he is still 29) took a spill (he crashed) on his bike. His injuries looked terrible to me, but he is not one to let… Continue reading Ornery and a Little Gross
Art in the Park
I’m happy to say two of my Photographs on Fiber pieces have been juried into Mission Trails Regional Park Art in the Park event. I may be even happier that two of my son’s photographs were juried in as well! This Art in the Park event is always great fun, from fantastic hors d’oeuvres, wine,… Continue reading Art in the Park
Conditioned Response
While vacationing my husband and I visited the beautiful Red Rock Canyons, a fellow tourist pointed out a roadrunner near some parked cars. It was neat to see a roadrunner but curious that it didn’t appear too concerned that people were nearby. As we watched him, my husband said “He is picking the bugs off… Continue reading Conditioned Response
Wabi Sabi and pulling weeds
I like to think of it as experiencing Wabi Sabi instead of weed pulling work. The ground littered with wonderful decaying plants. The textures, colors, the shadows and light, it is ever changing. I’m happy to recreate it in art… My garden has often been a source of inspiration for me – from the old fence… Continue reading Wabi Sabi and pulling weeds
Paint or Dye
I was enjoying the posts over at The Snarky Quilter’s (SQ) blog where SQ and a friend share their steps and early results following Mickey Lawler’s techniques to create some painted fabric. They made some neat fabric pieces and a little discussion ensued regarding painted fabric. SQ commented that painters working in oil also paint… Continue reading Paint or Dye
Quilt, stamp, or both?
I have this little pillow made from my hand painted fabric that was originally going to have buttons but then I made the Terial Magic, painted and stitched butterflies and had some other thoughts. I made a flower stamp out of Sculpey Bake and Bend clay so I could just stamp on the right side… Continue reading Quilt, stamp, or both?
Quilting Away
If you haven’t free-motion quilted or thread painted but wanted to, I encourage you to just jump in! I have had to get over a lot of hang ups because I came from the “hand quilting, perfect stitches, and needle turn applique” mindset. Working Playing with my Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen machine and thread has… Continue reading Quilting Away