Being a marbling spectator and beginning new work

That may be a confusing title – I got a chance to observe two dyeing pros play with marbling and the results were spectacular. Hanging around expert dyers and fabric painters makes me want to try. But it’s not exactly convenient for me to dye or paint. I have a house I love but there…

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A show, a SAQA meeting show ‘n tell, a class and 2 finishes!

  hat fun to have a week with lots of sewing and art! Not necessarily in chronological order: I got to attend the Quilt, Craft, Sewing and Needle-Art Supply Show in nearby Roseville last Thursday and in real life met a Facebook friend  – Kari Kurley, a BERNINA Rep. Among many other things, Kari heads…

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I hit a wall and ended up with a great jacket!

I’ve got two short posts this week. I separated them because they are on two different subjects. You can find the other post here. I had an odd week of in between-ness; I just made that up. I was in between projects, a little lost as to what to do. Both of the following projects…

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Really Big News!!!

  UPDATE: IT’S LIVE! CLICK HERE to go directly to my course! You know that on-demand course I keep writing about? It’s going live this week! Here ya go: My on-demand class, Yes You CAN Free Motion Quilt! should roll out this week! It is a comprehensive beginning free motion quilting class on the Creative…

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A winner and another finished project!

We have a winner from last week’s give-away – Robin Parton! Robin please contact me so that I can send Catherine Redford’s Butterfly Stitches book to you. Congratulations! Robin was the 51st commenter (excluding double comments). I carefully eliminated double comments – I know that sometimes the comment will not show right away so you…

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