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Now what?

By: Lynda January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

art quilts, dyeing, Fabric Resists, Greeting Cards, ornaments, traditionsChristmas ornaments, CoronArt Quilt, COVID quilt, handmade ornaments, SAD light, SAQA, traditions, violet protest9 Comments

I used to write goals. I used to pick a word for the year. I don’t want to do either this year. But I do want to get some things done. Maybe I need a list. So I’m asking myself, it’s 2021 – now what?

Watercolor effect with textile paints

By: Lynda January 1, 2021January 2, 2021

drawing, Fabric paint, Free Motion, Frixion Pens, Jacquard Textile Paints, Postcard Fabric Art, tutorialsdrawing on fabric, fabric tutorial, free motion stitching, textile paints, tutorial, watercolor effect11 Comments

To start out the new year I’ve written this tutorial for the January challenge in the PFA (Postcard Fabric Art) Facebook Group. Every month a tutorial from a well known artist will be posted. From that tutorial we take the information and made a fabric piece of our own. We don’t have to follow the…

Postcard Fabric Art 2020

By: Lynda December 19, 2020December 19, 2020

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In 2020, I committed myself to a year-long project. I’m often not good about finishing stuff, and even though there were months when I thought about skipping, I made it through the whole year. I’ve posted about some of these before, but I wanted to show them all together.

Christmas Tree Cards and More

By: Lynda December 14, 2020December 19, 2020

Greeting Cards, Sewing, tutorialsChristmas tree cards, fabric bookmarks, Fabric greeting cards, fabric tags, tutorials14 Comments

Since I made those fabric scrap cards, I have really been having fun making other stuff from that process. Today I’ll show you my Christmas tree cards and more.

2020 My Favorite Things

By: Lynda December 11, 2020

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As the year is coming to a close, I wanted to share with you five of my favorite things I’ve been using in the studio. There are links to the products on the product headings. These are not affiliate links. Stash and Store These are not only cute, but so useful. I love having all…

How to: Scrap Greeting Cards

By: Lynda November 27, 2020November 27, 2020

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I have always loved making greeting cards. For years I made my Christmas cards. In the beginning they were hands-on using hand cut stencils, or adding paper embellishments. I graduated to using photos. Now I want to send fabric cards, but I’ve never really been happy with the ones I made. Until now! But I…

Studios Tour 2020

By: Lynda November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

Etsy store, Greeting cards, Greeting Cards, Organization, Sewingart studio, dye studio, organizing, studio redo, studio tour6 Comments

I’ve not given a tour of my studios for awhile, so I thought I’d take you on a tour of my creative spaces today, and a peek at what I’ve been working on for my next tutorial. Let’s start in the dye studio, aka garage, where most of my wet work goes on. This is…

Changing my mind

By: Lynda October 28, 2020

Finishing pieces, Frixion Pens, Postcard Fabric Art, tutorialsart process, fabric postcards, Frixion Pens, postcard fabric art, tutorials2 Comments

I’m continuing to work on the postcards for the monthly Postcard Fabric Art Facebook Group. We’re now in the 70’s, and I’ve spent a lot of time changing my mind on this piece! Here is the finished one.

Around Here October 25

By: Lynda October 25, 2020

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It’s been so busy around here so I’ve not had much time to blog. One of the projects I’ve been working on is sewing this Spencer Ogg Compact Accordion Wallet.