We have some wonderful additions to the ongoing 5 x 7 Artist Challenge! Janine, aka Rainbow Hare Quilts, of East Sussex UK: Fused Fabric Valentine by Janine Janine has a wonderful post on her Rainbow Hare blog called “Do You Ever Get Quilter’s Block?” Not only does she describe making this wonderful fused fabric Valentine, she also links […]
I made it back home from San Francisco late last night and finished up my 5 x7 “Cilantro” piece today. “Cilantro” by Christina Fairley EricksonFreehand machine embroidery, decorative stitching and freemotion quilted Since I already had the machine embroidered cilantro done, all I had to finish up was the background. For this, I started […]
“Forest” by Leslie RichmondMixed fiber fabric, heat reactive base, metal patinas, acrylic paint, dyes “Forest” detail by Leslie Richmond Lesley Richmond of Vancouver B.C. created this fantastic piece of mixed fiber fabric, a heat reactive base, metal patinas, acrylic paint, and dyes. She starts with taking photos of trees, focusing on the branch structure. From there, […]
Dharma’s Retail Store in San Rafael, CA I’ve purchased many supplies at Dharma Trading Co. over the last few years. So, when I found out that Dharma has a retail store in San Rafael (about 45 minutes outside of San Francisco, where I’m visiting), I decided to make a trip. If you haven’t visited their […]
On the advice from my reader from Sophie Junction, today I went and visited StoneMountain and Daughter Fabrics, in Berkeley, CA. After 30 years, this store has a wonderful collection for quilters and seamstresses alike. They have one of the better collections of wool and linen I’ve seen (and I’ve looked for both in the […]
There are times for each of us when we need to just need to assess what’s realistic. It’s been that kind of week. As I mentioned a few days ago, I have a Valentines special trip to visit my girlfriend and her husband for their twenty-fifth anniversary. It turns out that Valentine’s and President’s day […]
Today’s project has been working on a sprig of Cilantro for my Salsa quilt. This has been a little more challenging, as the uneven ruffled edges of the cilantro and the thin, fine stalks are going to make it pretty impossible to turn under the edges to applique. Unless you know a technique that I […]
Today was all about the High Fiber Diet… and I’m not talking about food! Our local Bellevue Arts Museum or ‘BAM’ is currently hosting a Biennial exhibition which is featuring Fiber this year! BAM has considered one of its roles to include recognizing “the enduring and uninterrupted role of craft in shaping the aesthetic landscape […]
My dear friends are celebrating their Silver Wedding anniversary on Valentines day next week. As I was one of the bridesmaids in their wedding, I’m packing the family up and heading to visit them in San Francisco for the party. While I did live in the city for a short time, that was half a […]
I finished my third piece for my ‘Salsa!’ quilt this evening: “Onion” by Christina Fairley Erickson – Machine freehand embroidered, freemotion quilted and decorative stitching Layers of batting for trapunto effect I had a bit tougher time with getting the trapunto done well, so that the depth perception of the onions in back would be […]
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