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soap bubbles &creative cuesoap bubbles &creative cue

I couldn’t get the image of circles out of my head when I saw this weeks creative cue …

"bubbles"12"x12"raw edge machine applique &machine quilt

The colors in these circles made me think of those soap bubbles I made with the plastic wands when I was a kid.

detail of [...]

Machine cord

Ever since I made the book in this blog post here using machine cord I have wanted to explore other ways to use it. So this week I pulled out some hand painted silk pieces that had some great colors in them but maybe not so great patterning and tore them into strip and made [...]

sneak peek and a question...sneak peek and a question…

I’ve been working on my communication quilt for the current Fiberactions challenge pretty much non stop the last couple of weeks and I finished it yesterday. As much as I would love to show you the entire thing,I can’t,so you’ll have to be satisfied with this sneak peek until the reveal day gets [...]

Creative cue:TrackCreative cue:Track

I’ve been pretty busy this week working on my communication quilt and getting the kits ready for my class at the Danforth that starts this week:

but I finally got some time to work on the latest creative cue.

I couldn’t get the image out of my head of making tracks when you walk [...]

labyrinth

I actually painted this piece several months ago but never got around to binding it until today:

"labyrinth"12"x12"Hand painted Canvas machine quilted

You can’t see it in the photo but I quilted the piece by stitching over all the black lines with a black rayon thread. It gives the piece some nice [...]

Fabric Painting &Dyeing

My fabric painting and dyeing class at the Danforth Museum of Art starts this weekend. 6 weeks of exploring different techniques for adding color to cloth with paint,oil sticks and more! There’s still time to sign up. Visit the Danforth Museum here to register!

Tote TuesdayTote Tuesday!

Have you heard about Tote Tuesday?

Logo by Jeanelle McCall

Tote Tuesday is a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society being organized by Virginia Spiegel. Each Tuesday beginning February 2nd through March 31,2010 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm you’ll be able to [...]

Technique of the month!The latest free projects!

If you’re signed up for the Three Creative Studios newsletter then you probably already know that the first Technique of the Month is now available:

Painted Quilt Batting Projects

The first technique we have for you in this new monthly series of techniques is all about working with painted quilt batting! You can get [...]

The first reveal!The first reveal!

Well the day is finally here! It’s the first reveal day for the Fiberactions group. The first challenge word was “Initiative”and here’s my interpretation:

"Initiative"16"x20"commercial batiks,fused raw edge applique

Get the story behind this quilt on the Fiberactions blog here.

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Book review - I love PatchworkBook review –I love Patchwork

I Love Patchwork:21 Irresistible [...]