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…
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…
my favorite paints
I don't always sketch as part of my planning process. Usually, if I'm drawing, it is more of a "get the thought down before it escapes" or a "show bee members what I'm thinking" sort of thing. So, most of…
Thread tails.
Unless I've changed the thread or a needle, I never hang on to the thread tails when I start sewing. Because I never have thread tails. I chain piece everything. And I sew through scraps at the end of a…