I am making some crumb patchwork pants and saw when lining up that I was creating lots of tiny scraps. I put them in a bowl as I work...

I had a bunch of narrow strips left over when creating last week and decided to make some woven fabric from them.

This week I worked with all of my autumn scraps and while sorting saw some beautiful rose colored scraps. I always end up working on a...

Now that I have the pattern I want to see the tunic finished! I am doing it very systematically. I chose to begin with the center front...

I have a goal. To complete my mosaic patchwork tunic/coat before this winter finally gets to us. I have a short mosaic vest and want a...

This morning a friend on facebook asked in a post what our obessions are. I was just thinking about that! Standing with a cup of coffee...

Every time I create with small pieces I wonder how I can work so small and then I go even smaller. I have a number of techniques that I...

I have spent the last 2 weeks going through boxes and mounds or rather hills of fabric that I have collected over the years. Why do I...

I am taking part in #SeptTextileLove which is organised by @seam_collective They provide a prompt for each day of September, you can read...

He came by yesterday morning and asked to be allowed to finish his landscape as he wanted to gift it over the holidays. These are the...

Many students can envision a landscape in their mind's eye, others need inspiration either from nature or from a picture. Some can paint...

She had another idea 2 weeks ago. Its my own fault, I introduced her to charity stores and now she can't purchase new clothing anymore....

I always run a class or 2 like this every year.The students never know when its going to happen. Those that have been with me longer, ...

At High Hopes Dyes & Gifts They sell artsy tie dyed clothing and gifts for people who want something truly unique. That definitely is the...

People often ask me what I do with all those fabric scraps that I save and how do I store them. When I sort fabrics I first do so...

When opening the boxes this morning I found some t shirts that I had put aside to use for teaching. I decided many years ago to never buy...

A huge amount of sorting and packing. The packing wasn't really the problem I have a huge amount of used t shirts and t shirt pieces...

My challenge this month is to create using only pieces that I find in the student's scrap box. I am using it as a means to show them that...

One of the things we do for students is check out their sewing machines. Many of them have machines that have skipped a generation and...

Its a problem, all these ideas and techniques floating around in my head. I see colors and strips of fabric, I dream ideas.How many...