2016-Eng
Stitch the Sketch
A Picture of Haidhausen Inspired by Clara Nartey’s challenge to stitch the sketch I had been looking for something to stitch for a while. The problem is that I really can’t draw. But I do love to stitch. I had previously made the rainbow fish – I drew the outline and stitched the rest with …
Memories of Berlin
Finally! That’s about all I can say. I was finally able to realize my vision from 14 years ago – to make a quilt that would memorialize our time in Berlin – and all the films we saw then. In those days I worked at Columbia TriStar Film GmbH at the Sony Center on Potsdamer …
A poppy by any other name….
For my How to Sell You Art Online course at The Abundant Artist I was set the task of making a piece of art in one hour and then journaling about it. Here the result. THE HOW The how is easy – a piece of fabric and a piece of stabilizer and lots of thread. …
Vacation Time
On vacation you have time to try new things – and in this case I also had the right weather to try it! I’ve been waiting for a long time (over a year) to try and discharge some t-shirts with bleach. It was really simple and I’m very proud whenever I wear my new t-shirt. …
Rainbow Fish
I’m actually very proud of my first big project with freehand machine embroidery – a fish on a bag that I painted myself. I did the painting after taking a Craftsy class. Then I asked my daughter what I should put on the bag. She replied that it looked like the ocean and therefore a …
July in April?
I’ve heard of Christmas in July – but I never thought about July in April until now. I am using lots of my Aunt’s 4th of July fabrics to create pillows and a fun table runner and maybe a few other things. Now is a good time for me to sew them – no pressure …
Upcycling Jeans into a Bag
Here’s a bag made out of an old pair of jeans. It is lined and decorated with lots of lace and can hold lots of stuff! Have you upcycled a pair of jeans lately? If so, what have you made?
Clover Clips!
Santa was good to me this last Christmas and brought me some new Clover Clips. I had been wanting some for a while – at first I thought they might be useful for my Garden Quilt – but then I was shown a way to baste the hexagons without any clips. But I knew it …
More Garden Quilt
Slowly but surely I’m making progress on my Garden Quilt. I have to admit that I only work on it when I’m at a club meeting – about 3 times a month. But the outside edge is about 3/4 of the way finished and I think that the inside will go much quicker. Here’s what …