It’s time for another Printed Fabric Bee giveaway! August’s The Printed Fabric Bee challenge topic was Architecture. Deborah Boschert the queen bee, requested that the 12 x 12 piece contain all blues. Before I show you the collection that will be given away, here is my piece and my process. I chose this blue fabric…
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Printed Fabric Bee: Insects
It’s time for another Printed Fabric Bee giveaway! July’s The Printed Fabric Bee challenge topic was Insects. Jane Davila the queen bee, requested that the 12 x 12 piece could be any color but with a touch of black. Before I show you the collection that will be given away, here is my piece and…
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June’s The Printed Fabric Bee challenge topic was Vintage. Lynn Krawczyk, the queen bee, requested that the 8 x 18 piece could be any color except pink. Before I show you the collection that will be given away, here is my piece and my process. I started by researching vintage colors. When I was growing…
Read MoreBack to Basics: Using fabric as stencils
If you’ve been with me for awhile, you know I love stencils. I love all kinds of stencils, but I’ve really been interested lately in “fabric stencils.” Since I’ve had a couple of you email me about these stencils that I’ve used in the past, I thought I’d tell you all about them in another…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee: Geometric Forms
This past month’s The Printed Fabric Bee challenge topic was Geometric Forms. Gerrie Congdon, the Queen Bee, chose this topic, but left the colors up to us. Before I show you the collection that will be given away, here is my piece and my process. I started with this piece I dyed rust with fiber…
Read MorePlaying with indigo pieces
This past week I was drawn to play with some of my indigo pieces. I wasn’t sure where they were going, but I thought I’d follow the muse. And since my word for this year is completion, I was excited to go for the ride. I started by cutting up some pieces for a wall…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee: Molas
This past month’s The Printed Fabric Bee challenge was Molas. Julie Basseches Booth, the Queen Bee, chose this topic requesting colors of red, black or other bright colors. Here is the collection of giveaway fabric. See information on the giveaway below. If you don’t know what molas are, they are the colorful appliqué patterns of…
Read MoreMarch Sun Printing
It’s pretty unheard of around here to sun print in March. However, the sun was out, the wind was calm, and it was 60 degrees so I thought I’d test it. I’ve not had much luck when the temperature is not real warm and the humidity is low. Anyway, I decided it wouldn’t hurt to…
Read MoreThe Best of 2014 Tutorials
With this year coming to a close I am posting links to my favorite tutorials of this year. I hope they were yours, or maybe you missed them and might like to check them out. As most of you know, I absolutely LOVE my Silhouette Portrait and have really put it through it’s paces this…
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