The 3rd Saturday in March is National Quilting Day. On this special day (for quiltmakers that is) when fabric is discounted, classes abound, guilds have special events and challenges, and there are museum shows galore. There is even a Twitter site at #NationalQuiltingDay to share your special creations. The Worldwide Quilting Day Facebook page urges us … Continue reading Happy National Quilting Day!
Stitch-n-B*tch
Do You Want a Website?
Do you want a website of your own? Do you want someone to help you or even do it for you? Well, I can help. But first, a little disclaimer. I have been known to say this: Well, I've been in this business far too long. In the late 1980's I was doing Gopher site … Continue reading Do You Want a Website?
New Landscape (a working title)
I am trying to continue to evolve my impressionistic paint dabbing style of image construction on a new image. Â It is a gorgeous view of Monet's garden in Giverny, France. Â Â The view is from the Japanese bridge onto his pond. Â I'm also working on some pieces just on his water lilies. This first landscape … Continue reading New Landscape (a working title)
Rimpa Works
I have been working on what I call Rimpas, which is the name of a Japanese water color technique which I have appropriated to describe the gold-backed landscapes that have been obsessing me lately. 'Rimpa' is a misnomer, since I do not recreate the particular watercolor effects that the work rimpa describes, but it does denote the … Continue reading Rimpa Works
Fabric Collage Postcard Class
Fabric postcards are great to make, and you can even mail them! Â They are a good first introduction to fusible web applique since the pieces are only 6" x 4". Â Here are some examples of what can be made using this technique.
Quilt-Time
Since January 2015, I lead Quilt-Time at the Mt Airy Art Garage. This monthly, 4-hour free-form session was for quilt makers to get together and work on their own projects, or follow a class being given in the same space.  It cost $15 ($10 for MAAG Members) and students got access to me and other quilt … Continue reading Quilt-Time
My Post-Paper, Mobile Life
We all know what is waiting for us at home. Â There is not only a pile - or piles - at home to go through and spread all over the house, but there is more coming in the daily mail! What does going a mobile life mean to me? Â For one thing, it means I … Continue reading My Post-Paper, Mobile Life
