Differing Perspective For months I have wanted to find a unique way to use a particular border fabric from Art Gallery Fabrics. The abstract floral design that stood out was in the center of the fabric with dark background on each selvage. I was fussy …
Well, the Mississippi River has kept us landlocked for two weeks causing the canceling of the workshop in early June. I have rescheduled with the new information posted below followed by photo of a sampling of patterns to be explored. Marbling Workshop I have set …
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 …
The other side of this project is to become more proficient at using software to enhance images. For that I have relied on my daughter’s expertise. Over Easter weekend she made me a cheat sheet which I have used to plug in this photo of work in progress. I must do it repeatedly so I become more proficient and less timid about searching and trying the plethora of options. I have come to the conclusion it is easier to develop a quilt pattern than to develop a proficiency with software but I will keep practicing.
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.
A small project to illustrate the process is this collage that was going to be just a patchwork of shapes of my hand dyed vintage linens cut and sewn in an interesting way with soft pastel colors that reminded me of a particular spring morning. Perhaps I would add some decorative threads hand stitched for accent. I got that part of the project done and it was not as inspiring to look at as I had visualized. So I put it out of sight for a few days, contemplating off and on what I might add to make it more interesting. A spring-like patchwork needed a spring-like flower and some additional linens with different texture, some silk ties of the right color, a touch of rainbow organza leftover from another project, and then some beads and a little more stitching.
