In 2007 I started a photo + essay series called Where I Stand Sunday. I took pictures of my feet somewhere and wrote about what I was thinking and posted it every Sunday. The blog series lasted into 2013 and I’ve long wanted to…
Continue ReadingI have a confession – I have a love/hate relationship with the idea of making artwork in a series. Part of me likes the comfort of working with a framework (even if it’s a loose one) and another part of me kicks the wall…
Continue ReadingI’ve been wandering a bit all over lately so I thought I’d do a little this + that kind of post. I’m settling my grow stands in my studio for all my plant friends and it’s caused some chaos in there that I need…
Continue ReadingVivika Hansen DeNegre, the super creative wizard editor of Quilting Arts Magazine, sent me a little creative treat in the mail a couple of weeks ago. She put together mini stitching packs and with the hashtag #makesomethingawesome written on the packaging. Ok! Challenge accepted!…
Continue ReadingA few years back these nifty little spring loaded clamps came out. They are marketed as clips to hold binding on while quilters sew it down. A couple benefits is that they don’t distort the fabric the way pins do and you’re not constantly…
Continue ReadingI’m pretty sure I could be a millionaire if I had a dollar for every time I’ve rearranged my studio and had to organize and dig out the mess and…*sigh*. As much grief as that room gives me, I would not give it up…
Continue ReadingI had a co-worker once that was a sewer and knitter and a fellow creative. But she was consumed by practicality and every time I showed her something I was making, her first response would always be, “What are you going to do with…
Continue ReadingI started crocheting when I was recovering from chemo and to say it’s become an obsession would be the hugest understatement of the year. I adore it. (And I have the huge pattern stash and pile of yarn to prove it. I’m on Ravelry as…
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