Garments
A Finish!
I’ve been working on a smock type garment that I thought would be useful when I’m teaching. I’ve seen several other teachers use pop-over-your-clothing type of smocks to teach in. Since I regularly misplace my phone, pencil, Square, etc. it seemed like a good idea. I’m not totally happy with it… yet. It may just…
Read MorePioneer Quilters Guild Show – 2024
NOTE: I am not sure whether I will have a blog post or newsletter next week. I will play it by ear. Sign up for my newsletter here; it includes my blog post PLUS a lot of other goodies. The Pioneer Quilters Guild show is one of my favorite local shows; there is always a…
Read MoreAn altered dress finish!
I have a well developed ability to take something simple and make it complex. I got this cute denim dress from Nordie’s Rack online for a very good price. I am redoing my summer wardrobe a bit. My uniform for the last several summers has been easy, sleeveless dresses. Even though I do all kinds…
Read MoreCraft Napa Sheer Paneled Jackets and new work
I love teaching at Craft Napa! For the foreseeable future it will continue to be virtual. Craft Napa students are unique: they tend to have large stashes of all manner of ephemera, paints, dyes, stamps, markers, screens and of course, fabric. This is a great example of why online classes can be fabulous. One…
Read MoreQuilt Coat – A finish!
“Make a quilt coat” they said. “It will be fun, easy and fast”! Um, no. It was fun. Fast and easy, no. It was an adventure. This is a really long post and very garment-centric. Some of you may not be interested in the details, so feel free to scroll through the pretty pictures! Several…
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