Organizing my Stash?!
In the midst of working on Fashion Show for Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild and getting a Special Event set up for American Sewing Guild, I hit my limit. I simply could not function without some sort of organizational change in my stash. I’m actually pretty organized but I work in a small space-my stash […]
Good Vibrations 2
Who knew it could take this long to complete an 8″ square wholecloth?? Design is something I am working hard on and the point of this piece, for me, was to take a simple design and play with value more than color, to use value to push some motifs forward, others back. x x x Well, […]
Good Vibrations
Okay, it might seem like I’m skipping around from project to project, but really, I’m not…kinda. I work in a pretty small space and I find it difficult to work on more than one thing at a time. It does keep me focused and I really do finish my projects-I have to before I can move on to […]
Santa Barbara
I recently made a quick, unexpected trip to Santa Barbara for the latest surgery for my Accident-Prone 21 year-old son. The surgery turned out well and was almost a non-event, thank God. Since I’ve been on a garment sewing kick lately, I knew I had to make a trip to one of my favorite fabric shops for […]
Garment or Quilt?
Who’d a thunk it-I actually have a wee bit of time before Christmas to do some sewing! x I am a garment sewer as well as a quilter, so I decided to whip up a jacket in this lovely fabric I purchased from Loes Hinse. x x At Pacific International Quilt Festival this year I had […]
Learning Curve
When I am inbetween projects and everything is in the musing/creative stage, I still need to create something. My solution is to grab a fun pre-printed panel, layer it up and quilt away.There are no piecing or color decisions to be made and I can enjoy the pure, simple pleasure of quilting. xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxx xxx xxxxxxxxx […]