hi there ~when i first began quilting, i played with quilting on garments, quite a bit. in fact, this is truly the way i learned free motion. it wasn’t by traditional quilting, it was on “ready-to-wear” more or less. this sweatshirt is one i purchased, made specially for my friend lori. and you’ve read in my last couple posts… i recently visited her, and …
Treasure Those You Love
It’s about the basics, and the ‘base’ as well. That is, the paper fabric base. A leftover pattern piece, song lyrics, a scrap of organza. Once I had all the embellishments in place, and once the last layer of white craft tissue was put on top, (while it was still wet with glue/water mixture from the muslin base), it was …
LOVE BINDS Art Quilt
This piece was a bit of an experiment… I wanted to play with my newly dyed fabric, and with my new Zenspirations embroidery designs (love the USB stick to plug n play!) The embroidery design is the the framed box, and the “Big L” only. (check out my post on the “BLOOM” towel a few weeks ago here)After I finished …
FLOWERS from Mac
Ah… the sweet memories of summer in the middle of January!!! Awesome! God is good… really GOOD!It really doesn’t get any better than this when it comes to spending a little vacation time on a hot summer day with the girls by the lake… sitting… chatting… fusing and cutting! A darling boy “Mac” helped me cut these flowers out… and …