It's almost time to turn in my completed chair to the Metuchen Downtown Alliance. I'm getting a little nervous, because it still looks like this. This is mostly just teasing Linda, who is in charge. I'll be done in plenty of time. In fact, this week I quilted up my custom fabric, and it looks … Continue reading Adirondack Chair – Part 3
Have you been introduced to the work of Dale Allen-Rowse yet? He also goes by Quilting Cowboy. Go over to his website and check out his work. You can also find him on Instagram and Facebook. My mom turned me on to Dale, and I'm so glad she did. About a month ago he posted … Continue reading The Quilting Cowboy
Early this year I reached out to Island Batik about running a blog hop for the benefit of Quilts of Valor with the ambassadors. I was hoping they would say yes and invite me to participate. Kim is an excellent manager, and said yes, and then put me in charge. Well played, Kim, well played. … Continue reading Quilts of Valor Blog Hop – coming soon
Okay, so you all saw that I lost my mind and made tiny stuffed mice with Heather Ross, right? It gets worse. My dealer, I mean, local quilt shop got these panels in and I didn't even stop to think how silly the purchase was. I just snapped one up, and I have zero regrets. … Continue reading The Best Friends Doll House
I may have mentioned how much I love my new AccuQuilt Go! Die Cutter once or twice. I received it as part of being an Island Batik Ambassador, and it is a total game changer. I've used it in several projects already, and the more I use it the more I love it. I reached … Continue reading I’m an AccuQuilt Go! Getter
I've been working on the digital end of my project. I'm competent at computers, but there are still things I find incredibly frustrating. Image editing software is at the top of my list. I'm using GIMP, which is a free open source image editing software. After sanding the wood I measured all of the pieces, … Continue reading Adirondack Chair Art Experiment, Part 2
Whew. I just spent the past hour in my garage learning about vintage power tools and pallet wood. I'm glad I waited until it was a blazing inferno in the garage. I don't think I posted here about my latest evil plan. My new hometown, Metuchen, NJ, is very big on supporting local artists. I … Continue reading Adirondack Chair Art Experiment Part 1, or, My Summer of Insanity
The May Challenge for Island Batik Ambassadors is to make a modern quilt. Modern quilts are defined differently, depending on who you ask. I've been researching this lately and I find it to be very interesting. According to The Modern Quilt Guild, Modern Quilts can incorporate Use of bold colorsHigh ContrastGraphic areas of solid colorsImprovisational … Continue reading Make it Modern Challenge
I have indulged in some selfish sewing recently. I started on Mother's Day weekend, and I've sneaked moments here and there over the next two weeks. I caught my first glimpse of this project at Quilt Market in Houston, back in October. I was THRILLED when Ivete and Andrea ordered it for the shop. I … Continue reading Trixie and Thomas
Have you seen the new line of fabrics Lizzie Clark has put out? They are so pretty. I was thrilled when Lizzie reached out to me and invited me to be part of her fabric release blog hop! I worked with Lizzie on a previous collection, too, so I knew her fabrics would be lovely. … Continue reading Alexandria with Lizzie Clark
