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Blurred Boundaries

After moving to Washington I have been totally focused on getting our new home in order.  There is SO much to do; however, this has proven to be quite exciting and a learning experience in many ways.  Also, we are exploring (some) to discover the area and what we have concluded is: this [...]

Painterly Machine Embroidery-Richard Box

Textile artist Richard Box demonstrates his thread painting techniques.  What an excellent brief but detailed demo.  Worth a look.

Gallery Shop Added-Textile Art to Own

News: Gallery Shop is now open.
Textile Art to Own

Textile Art to Own

This is an opportunity for you to purchase pieces of mine that are “intimate”.

Qualities:

Intimate journeys-Pieces that have meaning and unique qualities.  Journeys are explorations with textiles and mixed media.  Intimate defines the size and scale.  Most are under 20 inches square.

You [...]

Sign Up Now-Springtime Course Online

SPRINGTIME…..time for renewal…..perfect time to learn some new things!

Textile Art with Pizzazz! begins Minimum of 5 people
Scheduled for April 1st (will be extended to April 15th to meet the minimum of 5)

Six lessons, $65  Sign up here

Why not join us?  This course is an excellent way to strengthen your skills, learn some new [...]

Join me in a chat session tonight-Guest speaker: Debbie Babin

I have been invited to be the guest speaker in a chat session organized by Quilting Weekly.

Schedule: Monday March 22nd, 2010  8 p.m. CENTRAL TIME ZONE

It is open to the public.  To participate all you have to do is go to Quilting Weekly and sign in as a guest.

Quilting [...]

Hand Stitching with Kimono Silk

I have been busy working on a new project that is made with silk fabric from vintage kimonos.

This image shows is the current status and I am happy to report that it is almost finished.  I only have a bit more stitching to do.

In the beginning this [...]

Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival Images

I am proud to have my piece titled: Fragments included in the traveling SAQA exhibit: Fibrations.  The exhibit was included at the Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival held this weekend.

I was not able to attend the show.  I  was totally delighted today when I received a slide show of photos that a friend had [...]

How to Bury Short Ends of Threads

I prefer to bury the ends of threads when machine quilting.  Sometimes they are too short to handle with a needle alone.

I cam across this video today from Red Barn Studio that clearly demonstrates a clever method to accomplish this.

Many Mini’s

I have quite a few mini art pieces just waiting to be shared.  I am not sure they are complete.  A few hand stitches are likely to be added.  Sizes are under 4×5″.

New Find-Hand Dyed Embroidery Floss

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I found the most fabulous hand dyed embroidery floss on EBAY.  Nancy has a huge selection of colors and gives excellent fast service.  This is my first order and I will definitely order [...]