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fabric art collage40+ mixed media techniquesby Rebekah MeierISBN 978-1571205803

Without a doubt Rebekah's work is beautiful and if you're new to the world of mixed media then you'll find this book an invaluable reference. The author covers a wide range of techniques for adding color,texture,stitching and embellishments to fabric along with ways [...]

resist painting

I've been experimenting with adding text and writing to silk using resists.   This is one of my first attempts:

This was the last piece of silk I had in my stash and I've been waiting impatiently for the bolt I ordered from Dharma to arrive all week so I can play with the [...]

free E-book from Quilting Arts!

Got some great fabric that you love but don't know what to do with? How about a new bag?! 

Quilting Arts is giving away a free e-book that has directions for seven easy and fabulous bags that you're going to love.  The best thing is that none of these bags uses more [...]

Purse ensemble &a class reminder

When I saw the purse ensemble that Terri posted the other day I decided I needed to make myself one too:

From the top left moving clockwise is the checkbook cover,mini wrapfolio,easy eyeglass case and the business card case. I think this makes a great set to give as a gift and [...]

book &product review

I don't usually share personal things on my blog but today I will make an exception. Over the last year or so I've developed severe tendinitis in my elbows from all the cutting that I do with my rotary cutter cutting fabric and paper and my utility knife when I cut book board. And now [...]

Playing with lutradur

In this post I had mentioned that I came across some lutradur in my studio and decided to actually do something with it. Well wouldn't you know that the very next day C&T posted that their May challenge was to work with Lutradur! So here are my entries for the challenge…

First I started with [...]

My first video demo!

Okay so after a day of filming myself paint silk over and over again (note to self,next time when taping,turn the phone ringer off !) and then a lot of time spent figuring out how to use the video editing software I think I have succeeded in producing a pretty good video for [...]

Working with oil sticks &Lutradur

I came across some black silk dupioni in my stash last week and decided to use it with some Shiva Oil Paint Sticks to make a new sample for my fabric painting and dyeing class at the Danforth Museum.  I already have a scarf painted with them so for this sample I decided to do [...]

Linen&Pearls

I love to work with linen…

and when you combine it with pearls…

sighhhh……

Book review!

It's been a while since I posted a book review so…..

Inspired to QuiltCreative Experiments in Art Quilt ImageryBy Melanie TestaISBN:9781596680968

If you want to learn how to translate those pages of sketches and drawings in your journals into stunning art quilts then you must have this book. Learn the authors techniques for [...]