Well, I haven’t posted for a while! I have been spending way too much time in the kitchen which I love except that it keeps me from my non-edible artwork. But now it is sunny and I’m happy to be creating more in the studio. We have had down right hot days here in San… Continue reading New fabric
Tag: surface design
Note card from a quick cut stencil – tutorial
After having fun making fast cut stencils (see my video) I made a quilted card from one of the stenciled flower prints. Using a pinking rotary cutter I cut out the stenciled design to my desired size (I wanted the finished card to fit into an envelope I already had). Next I cut out a… Continue reading Note card from a quick cut stencil – tutorial
Layers and Layers
I have been working on this painted whole cloth for a while now and finding it, with it’s many layers, a challenge. I believe the best paintings have many layers but when I approach a piece of fabric (canvas), I know in the end I’m going to stitch it and that sometimes presents a problem. Many layers… Continue reading Layers and Layers
Fast and Fun Stencil
I figured out this very fast way to make and cut a stencil using my sewing machine. Then using textile or acrylic paints to make a print on fabric. Maybe you have a quilt with solid alternate blocks, this could be a fun way to add a bit more to those blocks and something more… Continue reading Fast and Fun Stencil
Shore Rocks and a new technique
It’s been fun but I’m glad that Shore Rocks is finished. I’m very happy with it. It is a hand painted whole cloth and it is machine quilted. I tried something different with this one and was pleasantly surprised with the results. I wanted tiny bubbles for the sea foam. So after a few tries… Continue reading Shore Rocks and a new technique
Sun prints
I have been spending a little time volunteering at Awesome Camp, a summer day camp near my home. For the past two weeks the kids have learned about fiber art and how it relates to themselves and the world. Today they made sun print bandanas and they rocked it! The more I look at these… Continue reading Sun prints