The Only Tradition
During the years I lived in Seattle, when cash was tight and it was hard to get time off of work, I developed the habit of going home for Thanksgiving, but not Christmas. To this day, I'm not interested in…
Humpty be Crackin’
In the end, Humpty got his limbs. I should explain why I was making a Humpty doll for my little neighbor friend. It is because of this: link in case embedded video doesn't work: http://youtu.be/r5idILB-vts The little guy loves to…
screen-printed fabric and ceramics
I love hand-printed fabric and purchase it from various etsy sellers on a regular basis. Current favorites are this and this and this. Much as I love hand-printed fabric, I have never screen-printed fabric myself. So, even though I knew that Lynn (firbraartysta) made custom…
wabi sabi
If you've been here long, you'll know I find this concept fascinating and helpful as I think about my quilts. Whole Living has an article on Wabi Sabi this month (thanks to Pat Sloan for pointing this out!) Luckily, the…
Making Bean Bags
Almost everyone who comes into my office asks about my little pile of bean bags. These little beauties are an essential piece of my ability to stay organized. Since my job requires me to tackle several large projects at once,…
First Time on the Long Arm
I was originally scheduled to have my first long arm lesson at the end of August. Because of my dog's illness, I wasn't able to attend on the scheduled day. The folks at Monarch Quilts were very understanding and I…
magazines and radio and jeans
Dudes...there's a link to my blog in the new issue of Stitch! : ) Also, I'm going to be on Pat Sloan's Creative Talk Network tomorrow (Monday, September 20th). The show airs at 4pm EST here: http://toginet.com/shows/creativetalkradio I'm the second guest,…
Modern Quilting Lecture
The video is live! Check it out over here: http://vimeo.com/14680699 Here's what the page looks like: Sexy, no? Here's the description: This lecture on modern quilting describes my journey as well as giving the lay of the modern-quilting land. I…
bizzzayyyy
I have been busy, busy, busy lately. Mostly with good stuff: ...getting ready to teach a couple of new courses in the fall involves a lot of prep work, but I get to lead a seminar on a topic dear…
It seems I am not alone…
It seems I am not alone in disliking the name "scrappy" for quilts with mixed prints/designers/etc. "Scrappy" should be reserved for quilts that actually use scraps (left-overs) and further, I think, a quilt doesn't really look scrappy unless the scraps…