I acquired an old quilt with the Missouri Daisy pattern a few years ago. It was in very sad shape but the pattern intrigued me since we had recently moved to Missouri from Iowa. I managed to salvage several blocks for potential repurposing, but no …
I have set aside three days, June 6, 7, 8, 2019 for teaching marbling on fabric with acrylic paint. Time frame will be 1:00 to 4:00 pm each day. Because I have limited space at my home I will take 4 participants each day at …
I can create many a quilted project that looks pretty appealing to many but to put that idea forth as a pattern is truly work for me. For Hannibal’s bicentennial I created a wall hanging to represent the past of Hannibal as well as to …
One of the things I am told most often when I am presenting a trunk show or doing a workshop for a guild is “you have so many creative ideas”. The response is that I constantly take in information from surroundings, from experiences, from quilts …
I have been dyeing scarves in bamboo, silk charmeuse, and rayon. A selection is available for sale at Hickory Stick Quilt Shop. If you don’t live near Hannibal, Missouri email me for details.
In a recent podcast interview with Pat Sloan we talked briefly about creativity and inspiration. Creativity for me happens when I imagine the possibilities as I plan a quilting project. That happens after I have had an inspiring experience—be it discovering a leaf along the …
Last day of 2018 I’m looking back at photos and recalling what I experimented with in the field of dyeing and painting fabric. One of my favorites is the plunge into ice dyeing. There are no “ugly” results and I love to pull out the …
My grandmother, a farmer’s wife, did needlework of some kind every evening. She kept a basket of embroidery by her rocking chair along with a hand-made bag of crochet or tatting thread complete with mail order patterns ready to be worked into doilies or edgings …
Using Linda Ambrosini’s pattern to have some fun with different fabrics and textures as well as quilting designs. Her pattern reminded me of a design I did for a college art class using blue apples. I may have to create or re-create that design in …
