I love seeing what other artists are doing and I also love to support them. When we were in Hawaii a couple months ago (Gosh, I can’t believe that we’ve been back so long!), I bought a couple dyed pieces from artists at outdoor markets. Unfortunately I don’t have names of either of the artists.…
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Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway #4
It’s again time for another Printed Fabric Bee giveaway! The challenge this month was really a challenge for me. Lesley Riley requested a 12 x 12 inch square mosaic in yellow/orange, purple and fuchsia. We also could add additional colors. I didn’t have fuchsia so I added gold. These are colors I don’t use very…
Read MoreMaking Freezer Paper Stencils With My Portrait
As you know, I really love making stencils with my Silhouette Portrait. If you just joined my blog, you can find my post about stencil making here. I’ve been making them with Dura-Lar .005 clear film. That material works pretty good, especially for playing on paper. As long as the design is not real intricate,…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee Giveaway #2
Happy, Happy New Year! If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I’m part of The Printed Fabric Bee, a group of fabric artists. Every month we make a piece of fabric for one of the members, but also make an additional 6 x 6 inch piece to be given away. Here is the…
Read MoreFiber 5K to Fight Cancer
I used to love to run, even completed several half marathons, but my running days are over. However, here is a way to compete in a 5K from the comfort of my chair, with all proceeds going to fight cancer. Just by participating puts you in the “running” for some really great prizes. Mark your…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee: Blue Spirals
For this month on the Printed Fabric Bee, Queen Bee Julie B. Booth requested her fabric piece to include blue spirals. She specified an 8 x 18 piece of material and said that she really liked ethnic fabrics, especially molas. So I got out my book on African fabrics and turned to the page on…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee: Orange Circles and Giveaway
The first challenge of the Printed Fabric Bee  is completed and we’re having a giveaway! More about that in a minute. Our first Queen was Lynn Krawczyk who chose orange circles as her theme. She also likes retro 60’s colors including green, brown, gold, and orange. Those colors sure took me back in time!! Here…
Read MoreThe Printed Fabric Bee
Good Monday Morning! I am so excited to share with you a new project I will be involved with for the next 12 months. Lynn Krawczyk and Lisa Chin created this group and invited me to be part of this project with nine other fabric artists. The Printed Fabric Bee is a printed fabric…
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