Posts Tagged ‘Quiltskipper’
“Peace for Ukraine” quilt is finished!
NOTE: I will not be writing a blog post or newsletter next week as I will be in Paducah! If you want to follow along, I’ll be posting on Facebook and Instagram. My donation to Pokey Bolton’s Handmade for Ukraine fundraiser is a wrap! I’m pleased with the result: As always, it was not…
Read MoreDyeing, failure, destroying quilts and trademarks
Okay, it was a mishmash kind of week with no clear direction. I’m playing and catching up – it’s wonderful to be able to have the time to do these things. DYEING I have put my hat in the ring to submit a piece for Prism Play, a Regional Studio Art Quilt Associates exhibit. The…
Read MoreBeing 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…
Read MoreSAQA Auction Quilt and a preview video of my on-demand class!
Just today I finished the total mother lode of videos, handouts and more for my on-demand class with Creative Spark. I decided I needed to sit down and watch the whole thing in order, from the site. What interesting discoveries I made, like THREE missing videos! I needed to make 2 of them and just…
Read MoreFinal Finishes for 2020
Yes, I thought I was done with this table topper. It was all quilted and photographed, but….I just needed to swish it in water for about 5 minutes to make sure all the markings were gone. Here’s a refresher in how it looked before I washed it – note that crisp, white binding: Ah, but…
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