Today’s project
Have avoided designing and accessing designs that included a compass but am finding it’s not so hard!! Taking my time, accuracy counts!!
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Inspiration Starter for November
Vintage Inspiration Repurposing a dresser scarf can make a quick and easy accessory for the guest bedroom. I dyed this scarf in a pastel coral and aqua. Cut the embroidery that was still usable to adorn the fronts of pillows. Of course it would make …
New Workshops/Programs
Check out my programs and workshops page to see two new workshops added for presentation at your guild or group. One is on learning the process of making a mock cathedral window project by making a small table clover or wall hanging in your choice of fabrics, bright and colorful or muted and traditional.
The second program and workshop is on working with wool and has actually been available for several months. The project that is offered after a presentation on working with wool is a simple introduction to using decorative threads on wool applique.
Contact me if this sounds like something your group or guild would like.
Fall Inspiration Starter
Fall Inspiration For a change of pace from deadline sewing I turned back to a scrap stash WIP. I find it very freeing to unwind with this “made fabric” project when concentration on a project becomes too tense and stressful. Heaven knows we quilters have …
Covid19: Wash Your Hands
One could say I have been very productive during this unusual summer.Being an introvert, it has not been a real inconvenience to stay close to home and we are fortunate to live in a rural setting so I have had lots of inspiration to parlay …
August Inspiration
August Inspiration
Well, August is winding down and I realized I hadn’t posted an inspiration for the month. I’ve been thinking a lot about Dresden Plate block and the many beautiful and creative variations that are available. The many doilies I accumulate inspired me to think about the possibilities in combination with fabric that resemble the traditional block. I’m sharing an idea I’m using in just one corner of a work in progress that might inspire you to consider in your next Dresden project, large or small. First I used Dresden wedges of various lengths and even angles to make a curvy corner. The lacy edging that I had dyed at the same time as the background fabric was begging to be included. It had been taken from a tattered round table cloth so already had the curve perfect to fit the curve of the plate. I first sewed it to the quarter circle then stitched (appliqued) in place over the wedges. Voila!! added texture, color and interest in the corner. A second photo shows you the whole work in progress on my design board.
Needle Choice Is Important
I’ve been doing a lot of finishing of WiP’s and UFO’s and other things found on the floor, in totes, but mostly pulling from the piles in my sewing room. Binding has been my evening work and the only step keeping a project from being …
July Inspiration Starter
Inspiration for a HOT July Day!! Whether you’re looking for something to do on hot sunny days, hoping to find a new craft for kids or want to preserve those languishing linens, Cyanotype prints are an easy solution. Recently I wanted to capture some leaves …
Conservatory
It was a productive weekend with three days spent helping my daughter refresh her living room, bedroom and kitchen walls. In turn she helps me with my computer needs from printing on oversize fabric sheets to updating long overdue apps on phone and computer. Our internet connection in northeast Missouri is really lacking I realize even more when in Des Moines. I have explored more sites that I can’t regularly access at home. Such fun!!! I see how addictive it can be.
One of the projects she helped me with was photographing a quilt for entry in a special category at the Houston International Quilt Festival this fall called “Quarantine Quilts: Creativity in the Midst of Chaos”. Don’t know if it will be accepted but it was a fun project, not designed for this event specifically but certainly enhanced by the opportunity to dive into the stash at home and figure out how to use what is on hand. If it doesn’t get accepted for Houston there is a show at Reiman Gardens in Ames, Iowa this fall that will also provide an opportunity for sharing as I will be vending at that show.
June Inspiration Starter
Flower Power Three simple shapes can help you make a fun and easy small table topper. My paisley drops are about 3 inches, the stems are 5” and the center circles are 1 ¼” What a fun way to celebrate the plethora of flowers …