Those super-prolific gals at Cloud9 Fabrics have just returned from Quilt Market in Porland, OR, where they did a big reveal of their exciting new print collections, so I’m super-thrilled to finally be able to share my latest collection for Cloud9’s Designer Series, called Up, Up & Away! In my 2011 Cut Out & Keep collection, …
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Up, Up & Away!
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I’ve had a blast!
Wow, I really needed that. I’ve been feeling on the verge of burning out lately, with the tyranny of the To Do list looming far too large in my mind. A plan had to be made, so Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week were spent hiding behind an email ‘Away’ message while I mucked …
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US Trip – Camp Squam
So, on with the travelogue: The reason I headed to the USA this time around was to teach a course that I devised called Very Simple Screenprinting at the famous Squam Art Workshop‘s Fall session. Last Wednesday, I took the train north from NYC, and joined a bunch of other teachers and students at an …
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At the Market
I went to Milnerton Market on Sunday, supposedly to buy plants, but it just so happened to be particularly good pickings this weekend, and, having just read David Southwood’s Milnerton Market book, I couldn’t possibly make it a simple in-out operation. So lots of treasure hunting was done, and lots of pics were snapped on …
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There’s pattern everywhere
In this instance, it’s the shadows on the chest of drawers I inherited from my Grandma.
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Potential in a Blackjack
I know full well that Blackjacks are not our friends, and can really ruin a perfectly good pair of tights, but this morning was the first time I’ve seen them on the plant (rather than on my socks), and you have to admit that looking like this, they can almost be forgiven. Gasp! Just had …
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Pinks in action
As promised in yesterday’s post, here are the work-in-process results of my pink-infused Making Friday. I’m making sticker wallpaper for my studio bathroom. And look! I’m even wearing pink. Sheesh… Happy weekend, everyone!
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Get ’em while it’s cold
Oak leaves: available for free from the Company’s Gardens, all winter long. Hurry, get yours now, before I pick them all up to tape on sheets of paper. I did it to make nice shapes from behind. It’s part of my job.
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Pattern hunting
I stopped in at CAFDA yesterday and found an absolute feast of book covers to add to my fast-growing collection. These Penguin poetry book covers are just amazing… And even better from the back: I found lots of others too… …and then went mad with photographing ’em all. Ah, the treasures and simple pleasures a …
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