Learning from Linda and Sharon
I’ve taken two great classes in the last week and my head is spinning. After each class I was so excited I felt like I was vibrating! x I took a fabric dyeing class from Linda Waddle at The Tin Thimble in Loomis. The shop is located inside an old fruit shed, a funky location […]
Catching Up
I have had a busy few weeks with both my boys here, teaching and lots of guild work. But I was able to finish this Burda jumper which actually fits! It’s Burda #8072 and it’s a pretty easy pattern to sew up. Most remarkably, this jumper needed very little alteration. In fact the only alteration I […]
Welcome To My Unconventional Studio
I’ve wanted a “real studio” for years. I pursue this quilt/art quilt/garment/teach thing pretty seriously and it was getting to the point where I felt like I needed to do something about a studio. But when I looked at the configuration of our house and lot, there was no good solution: couldn’t build up or […]
Fabric Trip! Britex and Stone Mountain
Tayo’s Fabrics of Fair Oaks sponsored a bus trip to the Bay Area to vist two landmark fabric stores: Britex Fabrics in San Francisco and Stone Mountain and Daughter in Berkeley. We were dropped off in Union Square, close to Britex. x Britex is a San Francisco landmark-if you are a sewist of any type […]
Epilogue
One of the unexpected benefits of all this organizing is the discovery of intriguing fabrics long ago lost. Look at this beautiful hand dye that I unearthed-it’s stunning in person and I see all kinds of possibilities with it. It has a kind of ethereal quality. I don’t know who I got it from, but […]
Still Organizing….
I had no idea the monumental task I was undertaking when I decided to organize my stash. DH called me a “whirling dervish” (in the nicest way!). x I decided to take over #1 Son’s room use an existing closet for storage. First thing was to get all the stuff-my car was filled with boxes […]