We’re going on a vacation soon so I thought it would be nice to have some new shirts to take with me. I could have low immersion dyed them, or printed on them, but I wanted them ice dyed. If you are new to my blog, I created this dye technique back in 2011 and…
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It’s been a crazy busy month with little time or energy for creating art. However, Spring has sprung and I am starting a new fabric book.
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Good Morning! I wanted a sunflower applique I could use to make a small art project. I found some clipart, but I wanted something a bit more whimsical. Why not ask AI to find me one? I went to Chatgpt and asked, Do you have a sunflower pattern that is organic with pieces I can…
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I’ve been wanting to make these for quite awhile – photo quilts. I’ve added photos to other pieces of art, but wanted to make a few that were larger and could be bound like regular quilts or even framed.
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This tutorial is how to make a tote bag using a plain tote bag as the base. Here is my finished tote. Before I start, I need to give credit Stitches by Julia. Here is the video of her project using the tote base.
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Every Spring Dharma Trading sells what they call muck dyes. They are made in limited quantities and can’t be reproduced. They are CHEAP! For these I paid between $4.50 and $6 for 8 oz. Usually these fiber reactive dyes run, depending on color, between $1.95 and $5.75 for 2 oz! The down side is if…
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A friend of mine lost her husband awhile back. Rick loved wearing flannel shirts so I told her I’d be happy to make her family pillows with his shirts. It took her awhile, but recently she gave me his favorite shirt to make her a special pillow. Like other “precious” fabric, his favorite flannel shirt…
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While we’re on vacation we love checking out the local art at art fairs and farmers’ markets. Today I wanted to share a couple of the places we enjoyed on our recent trip to Hawaii.
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As I mentioned earlier, I was given jeans from a friend, Barbara, whose husband was ill and has lost weight. I’ve used these jeans in several project including that fabric book I made last month. Her husband recently died, and she asked me to make a couple totes for her girls with the jeans and…
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