and one thing led to another...and now we have 2000 members. And so I decided to organize a little celebratory giveaway and one thing led to another...and we ended up being able to offer 29 of the best prizes ever.…
Look at what my friend made in just a few short hours yesterday! She started the day knowing how to sew and having used a rotary cutter, but never having done patchwork. She likes the style of Gee's Bend quilts,…
On Saturday, a friend and I drove up to Flint to see the exhibit of Gee’s Bend quilts at their Institute of Art. It was such a pleasure to see these quilts in person. I have seen many images of…
Happy St. Patrick's Day! I love that almost everyone wears green on St. Patrick's Day. I wish there were more days where everyone wore the same color. It's like we're all on the same team and the sport is happiness.…
They are done! If you missed it, the first part of my batik adventure was documented here. I wasn't worried about the dying part of the batik equation since I do that all the time (instructions here.) but I was…
Yep, I finally got down to doing it. I had Tuesday night to myself, so I set most of it up then: 1. Covered the kitchen table in craft paper and then cardboard. 2. Unwrapped the waxes: 3. Took my…
I love a good snowfall. I love how it blankets everything, quieting it down and smoothing it out. It calms me. This little stinker loves snow, too. But for different reasons. Rock on, Buzz! As this snow fell last week,…
I'm slowly making my way through dye 101, where you can learn to dye cotton fabric... Previously: a post about what dye to use and where to find it. Now: preparing a basic dye bath. Soon: preparing your fabric (including…
Today’s blog post includes an interview with Malka Dubrawsky, one of my favorite quilters and dyers. Malka has a book out called Color Your Cloth: A Quilter's Guide to Dyeing and Patterning Fabric in which she explains how to dye…
Liz dropped me a message asking about a piece of fabric she spotted in one of my photos. This little piece of pink was calling her name: I had to laugh when I realized what fabric she was asking about…