I don't know how much I've shared about my experience with Stacie Bloomfield of Gingiber and her Leverage Your Art class. I haven't done a post specifically about it, and it is really important to me that I share with you today. It's been challenging putting my thoughts in order, but The Artist Side Hustle … Continue reading The Artist Side Hustle
I simply cannot believe how quickly this week has gone by! The My NYC Blog Hop is all finished, and my goodness, there are some gorgeous projects featuring My NYC! I'm so happy to be able to work with Gotham Quilts and help launch their new fabric line. Read to the end to find out … Continue reading My NYC Blog Hop – Wrap Up & Giveaway
My July shipment of fabric from Blank Quilting Corporation arrived when I was in Florida. I was so excited to see that it was a collection of widebacks! I received ½ yard cuts of the full collection of Oberon wide back fabrics, by Satin Moon Designs. I used it to make this cool Pool Chair … Continue reading Oberon Wide Back Fabrics
Welcome to the MY NYC Blog Hop, celebrating the release of My NYC fabric from Gotham Quilts! I'm so pleased that I am part of the team at Gotham Quilts. It feels good to work with a woman-owned shop in New York City, especially when it is also my favorite quilt shop. Andrea and Ivete … Continue reading The My NYC Blog Hop
AccuQuilt has just released the most adorable mini Christmas stocking die. I was happy to test it out for them, and I decided to collaborate with my in-house sashiko master to make some sashiko mini stockings to use as gift tags. This was a great little project - each tag took about 20 minutes to … Continue reading Sashiko Mini Stockings with AccuQuilt
Good morning! I hope everyone is having a lovely summer. Mine has been rather more stuffed than I am accustomed to, which is fun, but not conducive to regular blogging. I've embarked on a 100 days of stitching project and I wanted to share it with you. I won't be sharing daily updates, as that … Continue reading 100 Days of Stitching
This is my last post in the Designing for a Client series, because I finished it! I'm so over the top thrilled with how this quilt turned out. Huge thanks to Andover Fabrics for reaching out to me with this project. It was just the right combo for me - rainbow and challenging. Honestly, the … Continue reading Designing for a Client – FINISHED
My May Ambassador project for Blank Quilting is done and dusted. I made three different projects using the Feeling Frosty collection by Diane Kater. It is so sweet and adorable! Along with the fabric, I was given a set of 6" Scrap Crazy rulers by Creative Grids. Today I'm going to share the quilt I … Continue reading Feeling Frosty Quilt
It's time for a project update! It's either blog or do homework, so here I am! I've been making great progress on my Andover Century Solids project. Shockingly, cutting 100 pieces of fabric up is taking a long time. It takes me about 3 minutes per half yard. (100 - 1/2 yards of fabric, at … Continue reading Designing for a Client – Part 2
I'm taking a class in graphic design right now, and I just watched a documentary on design briefs. I hadn't realized it, but I work with design briefs whenever I submit a project proposal. Here is how my latest project is going, and it all started with a simple idea. This is how I work … Continue reading Designing for a Client
