Don’t forget you have until Friday to get in on my giveaway of one of the Quilting Arts issues with my ice dyeing article in it. Just head on over to this post, and comment. I’m excited about teaching a couple classes locally. I usually spend most of my dyeing time with fiber reactive dyes,…
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DVD Review: Art Techniques for Quilt Design
When I saw this DVD, I just had to review it. I thought you might like to know more about it. Here is part of the description from Interweave/F+W: Join innovative artist, designer, and quilter Carrie Bloomston for Art Techniques for Quilt Design, a Quilting Arts Workshop™ video that will help all artists find their…
Read MoreSewing Bags and More
Before I get to the bags, I’ve been doing a lot of gardening. Harvesting blueberries every day is a such a meditative time for me. If I get up early enough, the dogs in the area are still asleep and it’s so quiet. Dave caught me out there harvesting the other day. I wear white…
Read MoreIndigo Dyeing Session at East
This past Wednesday Teresa at East Branch Library held an Indigo dyeing class. Teresa had gone with me to an indigo dyeing class at the Carnegie Center last September and like me, fell in love with Indigo. She scheduled this class and we’ve all been eagerly waiting for the day to come. We’ve had so…
Read MoreSunday Roundup: November 17
First I wanted to thank everyone who entered my 4th year blog anniversary giveaway last week. I appreciate all of your kind words about the blog. I felt so much love! Congrats to Bev, Jaime, Mary and Mary. I’ll be mailing those giveaways this week. Thanks again everyone for helping me celebrate! Just a few…
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Happy Hump Day! This past month I had the privilege of being a beta tester for Nikki in Stitches to test drive her new Craft Academy. In addition to checking out the website, I went through her November lessons of her first monthly class, Crafting with your Silhouette. Even though I work mostly with fabric,…
Read MoreMy Silk Painted Scarves
Wednesday was the last session of the Silk Scarf Painting Class with Evi Slaby. I wanted to show you four of the silk painted scarves that I completed. I learned so much from this class, but the biggest lesson was not to be so afraid of silk. For me, silk has always meant expensive and…
Read MoreDaren’s Indigo Dyeing Class
On Saturday I attended Daren Redman’s Indigo Dyeing Class at Carnegie Center for the Arts & History in New Albany, Indiana. First of all I have to mention that I really love this beautiful place with plenty of room for exhibits and classes. I stopped by there in June to see the Form not Function…
Read MoreEvi’s Silk Painting Class
I’ve been looking for a class that I could take that would push me out of my comfort zone. I found that in Evi’s Silk Painting Class. When I take classes I not only learn new things, but recognize even more things about me. In this class I recognized that I am really into control.…
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