My finished flag

I finished up my flag that I blogged about on the last post. I was wanting to finish another one before I posted this, but I can’t make a decision on that design. The Welcome is a SVG file I purchased on Etsy here. I loved that it included birds, so appropriate for the wildflower…

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Creating a Garden Flag with Polyester Ripstop

Happy Spring everyone! What a great way to celebrate the season by sewing up a garden or yard flag. Two years ago I made a garden flag with waterproof canvas. Here is that post. It was a nice flag but it didn’t take long to fade, and it was heavy. I wanted to make something…

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Inspiration and Mental Process

Since I’ve been a bit under the weather, and not feeling like actual creating anything, I’ve spent quite a bit of time between napping and watching TV, thinking about this new piece. Inspiration, the mental process, and what actually ends up, is really pretty interesting.

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Cheesecloth Skins with Stencils

I made cheesecloth word skins awhile back. You can see that post here.  This time I wanted to see what they would look like with stencils, instead of just writing. I also wanted to try three different paints: Sharpie Markers, Profab fabric paints, and Arteza craft paints. I had used the markers on the previous…

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Dyeing Scraps

Last week I visited my friend Dawn, who is a local artist. Dawn loves to work with scraps. She had told me awhile back that she had some scraps for me to dye for both of us. Of course, I wasn’t expecting it to be three large bags!

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Calling my muse

Well, it’s been pretty quiet around here. My muse might have missed the flight back home from Hawaii in January. She sure hasn’t been in my studio. So I thought maybe I could call her back if I started going through my fabric. I spent a day going through most of my fabric pieces, and…

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Hawaiian Inspiration

When we travel, I’m always taking pictures of things that inspire me. This trip was no different. You know I love to print with leaves, so I’m always on the hunt for new leaves. These,  especially the one in the middle, I absolutely love and wish I could have put them in my suitcase to…

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Easy Sewing Projects

I’ve been having fun just sewing easy stuff. I belong to a group where we get together every month. Well, that was until Covid. We are now meeting again, but for lunch instead of dinner. Since we are all retired it’s so much more enjoyable to meet for lunch. We used to exchange ornaments which…

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Adding More Cards

The last couple days I’ve been adding to my art for the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Holiday Fair. I had taken a bunch of goodies down there a week ago. When I noticed someone else had cards, Andrea told me I could definitely bring more stuff. So I’ve been making a few cards to…

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