I’m trying to get my muse back using my fabric which is all over my studio. Maybe if I worked on some small stuff, I could get back into the groove. I decided bookmarks were a start. Here are the ones I’ve been working on. I’m experimenting with different ways to make them. All are…
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Happy New Year!! I’ve been wanting to do something with Grandma’s quilts that are tattered – holes everywhere. I’ve seen a lot of neat accessories made with them, but haven’t gotten around to playing with them until right before Christmas when I made my angel ornament for Dave for our Christmas Day ornament tradition. Directions…
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How can it be December? I’m so far behind on everything it seems. However, I did get some things done recently! I dyed four pieces of clothing for my doctor who is expecting in January. The first two are ice dyed. The others are low immersion. If you are new to my blog and/or new…
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I finally completed another fabric book. This one was of our trip to Cumberland Falls June 2024 with our friends Steve and Sharon. I had such a hard time deciding on how I was going to make it, and continued to change my mind throughout the process. I started working on this book last year.…
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I’ve not been creating much art lately. Part of the reason is because I’ve been fighting my chronic cough since last October, which didn’t allow me to sleep well. I also have been enjoying writing on Substack. You can check out my posts here.
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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 stopped by a local thrift shop looking for specific household linens to make bags and a top for me. Here is what I found at the one shop. All these goodies for $12. The bright yellow, red, black, brown and blue is a heavy canvas shower curtain. I fell in love with it immediately.…
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Happy Holidays! Every year instead of exchanging presents Dave and I make each other an ornament. We create it in secret and then reveal it on Christmas morning. Dave gets up earlier than I do, so he’ll put his ornament on the tree, and when I get up we go to the tree. I have…
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