I have quite a collection of old costume jewelry, and over the years I have seen some lovely ideas about displaying it. People will mount these old earrings and brooches in a shadow… Continue reading
This past weekend our little town had a Quilt Walk, and I volunteered to run a table to create a group art quilt. In preparation, I fused very simple face shapes to background… Continue reading
It has been seven years since I bought this scrappy vintage top, and I finally got it hand-quilted. I estimate it took me at least 60 hours, and I did very minimal quilting,… Continue reading
Yesterday I went to a huge rummage sale at a local church, and found these cute vintage dish towels.
Growing up, I was terrible at sports. I didn’t even want to know about sports, I only wanted to read all the books in the world and make art. But when I was… Continue reading
In my last post, I introduced you to the perfect textile study destination, as I imagine it. I hope you join us for Part Two. Good morning! I hope your room was to… Continue reading
Let’s say I had enough money to buy one of those abandoned malls, and even more money to fix it up the way I wanted. What would I do with it? Why, turn… Continue reading
Today is the quarterly reveal day for members of the online art quilt group The Endeavourers. This quarter our theme was “A Walk in the Park,” and I had a lot of ideas. … Continue reading
I am so happy to join this group! I have been wanting to get something finished for the monthly Scrap Happy Day on the 15th, and I finally made it. I bought big… Continue reading
When my sister saw this one on the design wall, she said, “Whew, that’s bright!” Well, I live surrounded by a wall of green on all four sides of our property, and I… Continue reading
