In July I fused this beautiful hand dyed (by Esterita Austin) silk organza to the gold Radiance. I love the way Mistyfuse fuses. It was easy to handle and leaves the fabrics with a lot of flexibility. There's enough body that marking the diamonds and circles will be easier than if I was just… Continue reading Staten Island Sunset progress finally
Category: Robert Kaufman fabrics
Hand dyes
Last week Ally came into the shop to get fabric for a new project she's working on. Ally took machine quilting classes from me at the quilt cottage several years ago. If memory serves Ally took the beginner machine quilting then moved right into the advanced class as she was going back to work right… Continue reading Hand dyes
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A new view
Until last Friday our house had the original windows installed when the house was built in the late 60's. They were aluminum sliders and each window had 4 panes, 2 for the warmer months and 2 to be added for the cooler months. While they lost heat amazingly well they were great in the summer… Continue reading A new view
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Tuesday Esterita Austin presented her lecture "Classic Rock" at the Village Squares Quilters. She's an amazing artist and presenter. Early on in Esterita's career she was an art teacher so she not only understands the language of art - she can present it in a way that is easily understandable for her students. … Continue reading
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Playing with Silk
I've been purchasing Superiors silk thread on & off for months. As they were going through the process of announcing the thread coming out I was incredibly excited. I've quilted with silk from two other companies and love the effect of the silk, loved how it quilted and quite frankly I love the look of… Continue reading Playing with Silk
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Creative Sewing Class and trip to Maine
When I left Thursday morning my first stop worked out to be to drop off "Twilight in the Bronx" with Janet-Lee Santeusanio of Machine Quilters Expo. She happens to be right on the way to Maine so I asked her if I would be able to drop the quilt off with her. Janet-Lee said yes,… Continue reading Creative Sewing Class and trip to Maine
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A Quilting Consult
I really enjoy helping friends & students figure out how to quilt their quilts. When I teach the last 1/2 hour to 45 minutes is dedicated to having a discussion with the class with whomever brings in their quilts. This is an open discussion - the quilter shares the background and purpose of the… Continue reading A Quilting Consult
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The next idea
Since starting "Twilight in the Bronx" I've known it would be a series. I had no idea where the series would develop, nor did I know the journey these quilts would take. I'm still thrilled that "Twilight in the Bronx" is the artwork for "Gallimaufry". As an aside, one of the vocalists from the Trans-Siberian… Continue reading The next idea
