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It was fun designing, planning and constructing for the 2017 Cherrywood fabric challenge.  The theme was Van Gogh and the colors were three blues and black.  My design was simple but pleasing to me.  They had record entries this year and mine was not among …

I had the great pleasure of taking a class offered by the International Quilt Study Center in Lincoln, NE with fiber artist, LInda Colsh.  It was one of the most inspiring classes I have ever taken.  I especially like her focus on “hearing the quiet”.  …

It Moost Be A Moostake 2 I knew a series of quilts would come out of a four month long trip through Canada, Alaska and the northwest lower 48. Per request for a “pattern” for the latest “Moostake”, I am sharing the process for the …

I have added a new workshop offering, Every Leaf Speaks Bliss, to the website, .  Check it out. The class would use vintage, hand dyed linens for the background and would only resemble the project pictured in the photo as it was done on hand painted …

A year ago we were in the thick of preparing for a four-month camping trip through the northwest including two months in Alaska. Commemorating the trip through fabric was on my mind. Collecting fabrics or designing quilts that reminded me of the trip or collecting …

This winter I experimented with marbling small pieces of fabric. I loved the varied colors and designs that appeared without manipulating the surface or by manipulating it only slightly in a non-traditional way. I used 100% white PFD cotton. My next experiments are going to …

Recently a brief conversation at sew day about a use for empty spools led to those who collect wooden spools with or without thread and what , if anything , is done with them. I have a few but would not say they are something …

Week 4 of 4 “It’s A Mystery” Quilt Challenge by Sharon Wasteney, Something Stitched Always use a ¼” seam allowance. Press seam allowances toward the solid. Block E requires these pieces: (2) 6 ½” x 21 ½”; (1) 6 ½” x 9 ½”; (1) 6 …

Week 3 of 4 “It’s A Mystery” Quilt Challenge by Sharon Wasteney, Something Stitched Always use a ¼” seam allowance. Press seam allowances toward the solid.   Block C requires these pieces: (1) 3 ½” x 18 ½”; (1) 6 ½” x 9 ½”; (1) …

Today I will be joining a group of fiber arts enthusiasts at the Rockport Center for the Arts to share the rust dyeing technique. Coming from a farm background I am familiar with how equipment rusts if not taken care of. I remember greasing plow …