Inspiration from books

Have you ever read a book you didn’t want to finish? I’m not talking about ones you hate. I’m talking about a book that is so wonderful you can only devour in small bites, savoring each page. I bought this book after our Art Girl Getaway back in February. My roommate Connie was reading A…

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How to Marble Fabric – A New Obsession

Well, I’m back playing with fabric, but this time it’s marbling. Marbling has never been one of my favorite surface designs until I saw Jo Fitsell demo it on Quilting Arts TV. I taped that show and watched it several times before I purchased her video from Interweave – Marbled Fabric Surface Design Working with…

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Review: Free-Form Fabric Art DVD

Today I am reviewing the Free-Form Fabric Art: Cut, Piece, and Create without Rules DVD with Rayna Gillman. From the publisher: Get past your creative slump and dive into a fun, refreshing, no-stress approach to pieced quilt design! Learn how to screen print fabrics using Thermofax screens. Explore Rayna’s methods for free-form cutting and piecing.…

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Working with Margaret’s thermofax screens

I posted back last December about the thermofax screens I won from Margaret Applin. They were so neat, but I wasn’t real excited about the results. Then I purchased her Quilting Arts video and played a little more with these screens. This video not only shows you her tips for printing, but she also takes…

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How To: Oatmeal Resist

Two weeks ago I played with dyeing again. I wanted to try some different techniques that have been on that “to try” list. One of those was oatmeal resist. Lisa Kerpoe wrote a whole series of kitchen resists for Quilting Arts. Her tutorial on this technique was in the October/November 2010 issue. Since I was…

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Giveaway: Quilting Arts Mag

CONGRATULATIONS TO PAT AND ALI – WINNERS OF THIS GIVEAWAY As I wrote in this post, I was published in the June/July 2012 issue of Quilting Arts. Because I wrote for this issue, I received a couple copies.  I subscribe so I don’t need all of these extras. I’m giving one of them away to…

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Spin Art Technique in QA

I am again so excited to be published in Quilting Arts magazine! For more information and to purchase this issue, check it out HERE. Here are a couple of the pieces I made with my spin art. and My article shows five different techniques I developed using the spin-art machine. That was a fun assignment.…

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Quilting Arts Mag giveaway

Giveaway Closed. Audrey and Denny won! I am so excited to be published in the August/September issue of Quilting Arts magazine. If you look on the cover under Create your own fabric, my ice dyeing is listed. So exciting! Because I wrote for this issue, I was sent several free issues. I subscribe so I…

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Craft Apps

No, I’ve not moved into the 21st century. However, I know that many of you have. I had no idea that there were craft apps available. So for all of my techies friends, I thought I’d see what apps might be out there to help you with your crafting. KNITTING DAILY One that has just…

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