Note card from a quick cut stencil – tutorial

Fast stenciled & quilted card

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

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