In the current issue of Generation Q Magazine there's an article on the care and feeding of your sewing machine. I have to admit to getting a little excited sharing this information with people. A little care for our machines goes a really long way. So this evening when my machine started misbehaving I… Continue reading Lighting a Candle
Category: color
Value-able
The other night my friend and I had a discussion about value. Color value. She is an artist who takes actual classes, paints, quilts, plays viola, you get the drift. Part of the conversation drifted to the new job and one component that I am struggling with, less and less, but still struggling. There is… Continue reading Value-able
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Get Inked!
Seriously. Get Inked. Get it? Get Inked Lynn Krawczyk's new fabric line with Red Rooster. Hopefully soon to be at quilt shops across the nation, no the world. I'm hoping for world fabric domination. Okay not really but I love this line of fabric. I finally met Lynn at Quilt Market in the fall. She's… Continue reading Get Inked!
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My stash
Melissa Thompson Maher, Editor-in-Chief of Generation Q Magazine asked me: "How will your new stash differ from the one you gave user in kits? What draws you now?" So what went into user kits? Part of this was answered yesterday. A lot of "traditional" type prints these were purchased when I made tote bags; border… Continue reading My stash
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Black and White challenge
Good morning! Happy Thanksgiving! There is a lovely black and white challenge all over facebook. I like photos for a lot of reasons. My dad was an Air Force photographer, his love of photography carried through the rest of his life. I've picked up a touch of his love for photography. One of my sisters… Continue reading Black and White challenge
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Feeding Artists
So I really admire this artist he's a fabric dyer he's A-MAZ-ZING I love his fabrics. Every time he posts something on facebook there is an immediate creative response. Oh I can see quilting on these. Deep browns, blacks, rusts and purples oranges yellows pink - maybe I'll just have to wait and see Oh… Continue reading Feeding Artists
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Spring!!!
Spring and Autumn are my times of the year. I love the color. I love the fragrance. I love feeling the earth come alive with glorious beauty once again the tulips start blooming and daffodils hyacinths and dogwoods the seedum changes color the mocking birds build a nest in our arbor and serenade us And… Continue reading Spring!!!
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Mini-me Round 2!
It's hard not to sometimes, post on facebook that is but I know not everyone who reads my blog follows me on facebook. I'm okay with that so for those of you who follow me on facebook, some of this will be a bit of a repeat. As an opening aside Keith sent the next… Continue reading Mini-me Round 2!
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Color Me
Beautiful. I don't often share stories from "the office" whether that be the quilt shop/BERNINA dealer or stories from the road teaching. Yesterday 18 students gathered to have their "colors" done. I covered the shop floor while my coworkers attended the workshop. However I asked my boss last week, knowing I couldn't attend the class. … Continue reading Color Me
