hi all!i’ve been wanting to play with some of patsy thompson’s stencils for awhile now, and finally the right time came along, so I snatched up a couple when she had a sale last month. the particular stencil below has been on my wish list a long time… isn’t it pretty? i used my favorite chalk “sewline” pen to mark the fabric. …
hi there ~ it’s more feathers! this time a new hand-dyed fabric in my studio, dyed by vicki welsh ~ she calls it the “woodlands” gradient. and i called it ‘mine!’ {at least for the time being!} lol i used this quilting opportunity try a different type of meandering feather, quilting continuous ‘branches’ and hopefully… achieving a kind of ‘flowing out’ …
hi there ~ snow does put me in the mood for christmas, no doubt about it. and i’ve been inundated with family/mom matters so haven’t really had much time to dive in and create much christmas quilting. gosh, november is fading all too fast. this is {again} a feathered table runner, quilted on a commercial red fabric that i happen …
helloooo to everyone out there…here’s a bit more fall inspiration from a photo i took: and… i’m trying a new thread for me ~ this is “twist” by superior threads. here’s some great info they’ve put out about this thread:“It’s a high tenacity (strength), high sheen trilobal filament polyester. The strength allows for ease of stitching and the high-sheen reflects true, gorgeous …
hello! really ~ it’s as simple as this:~ start with a beautiful luminous hand-dyed fabric {by chris daly of dyecandy.etsy.com}~ play with drawing a feather ~ make a plan to add delicious neon thread color {i got mine in the set of twelve, partytime pack!} of magnifico threads from superiorthreads.com ~ go for a little hand painting with acrylic inks~ have …
hello and a super snowy autumn day it is here in montana ~ so i’m calling this runner “autumn’s midnight” which reminds me of those shorter days and nights of autumn into winter… i chose the following threads, as seen below, to begin the quilting on this piece of hand dyed fabric by vicki. and i began with my newest thread-fave, …
oh joyful autumn day~! our montana weather… has been perfect~perfect~perfect! lots of color this season… no wind! no snow! and bright, blue sunny-big skies shining overhead! so ~ here’s version number two, of my orange/blue combos in a feathered table runner, with a similar colorway from the same piece of vicki welsh hand dyed fabric. i used different colors of thread combos, …
hello and good morning ~ autumn ~ truly a golden time isn’t it? a season chock-full of delights, highlights ~ and perhaps even ~ insights. it changes every day. and it’s definitely full of inspiration and blessings for me. it also heightens my tactile sense, as i love to touch leaves, study the colors, the decay, the lines, shape and forms. …
hey there ~ i have always loved the colors in this ornamental cabbage plant. but they really come to life when it cools down in our part of the country. i was able to go our beautiful park, here in great falls and get these pics ~ love. love. love. these color combos! and i took my inspiration from this …
hello out there!oh my. this. runner. it’s my very, very {current} new favorite!i swear ~ i {almost} swoon every time i look at all the tremendous depth of color in this hand-dyed piece of fabric by chris daly. chris. your fabrics make me do a happy waltz! i’m not bragging. i’m just loving it.my. oh. my. oh my! and ~ i have …
hello and happy autumn! we were in glacier park this past weekend, and although the weather was rainy, we had a great time… more on that later ~ i’m celebrating autumn, and my third year anniversary for the blog! so… hope you are ready to celebrate with me, and we’ll start with a ‘superior’ giveaway!! i have been putting my newest thread love, {that …
hi ~ and magnifico friday to you all! i just ordered this new thread from superior thread company. it is just gorgeous! and i love quilting with it!!!this is what superiorthreads.com says about it:“After many years in development, we now have a polyester thread that has the high sheen of trilobal and the strength of filament polyester. It is a high …
hi there sweet readers ~being a western, country-type gal, yes i do love leather! i swear i could collect cowboy boots just becuase of the pretty stitching, styles, designs… and cuz… well, they’re boots! {i love boots}but back to the subject at hand… i really love how easy it is to quilt on! all it requires is a 90/14 leather needle. this …
hello ~ at long last… i have put together what i think you may find helpful when it comes to my experience stiching feathers… so here are some of my best hints and tips! tip #1: use an open-toed free motion quilting foot. this happens to be the bernina foot #24. {learn more about bernina’s feet on their website and …
good morning sweet peas ~ i hope you enjoy my shot of a new sweet pea shoot … they are so pretty! first, a question asked of me in yesterday’s post was why i use polyester and cotton together, in top and bobbin thread. my simple answer: because it makes sense; aesthetically, practically, and economically for the type of quilting i do. …