A treasured Japanese fabric pouch undergoing a remake to create a more practical item yet still preserve the beauty of the original fabric.

Well I finally sat down and finished stitching the crumb quilted fabric pieces.

Zippered pouches are my go to gift. They are practical and pretty. I created a zippered crumb patchwork pouch to be gifted

I love working with flowers, I don't like wearing them as much, and I don't like appliquing them on bags that I use. I made an exception...

I am working on another bag tutorial. The floral appliqued bag. I have one example in combat colors and wanted to create another with...

Yesterday I felt like those artists that one reads about. They wake up and go straight to the studio, not even taking the time to make a...

Who says pouches that are practical can't be pretty. I have been working in these colors for the past month together with my students. I...

In our zoom meetup this week students worked on zippered pouches. I showed them different zipper techniques and we worked together on...

Whenever my cargo pants, those that have many pockets, can't be worn as pants anymore and need to move on to their next life they become...

My neighbour asked me to come over this week and showed me her stroller bag and asked if there was any way to fix it. I told her there...

I was creating with carnival colors last week. A new fabric technique. This time it can used for art but lends itself to practical items...

When I create something. I keep all of the pieces. The experiments, the offcuts and all of the small remnants. I find something to do...

As I said before, I am on a roll. All those ideas and techniques that I have in my head are being created and then put down on paper or...

I don't know how to receive a gift without reciprocating. My neighbours share produce of the best kind with me. I don't add sugar to...

Holidays are coming up soon and its time to think of gift bags. I use zippered pouches for that. My supply is running low so I decided to...

Yesterday they finished their large quilted patchwork pouch for all of their sewing supplies. The purpose of this lesson is to teach them...

They are making a large quilted patchwork pouch for all of their sewing supplies but it takes a while to complete it. In between I like...

He always comes to class with a set idea of what he wants to create, even down to the colors that he wants to use. I know my students, so...

It is fun to create art. It normally goes on the wall. I love it when art is given that added value factor by being incorporated into a...

Last week a student chose all of the floral fabrics that she could find in the scrap box to create a wave landscape patchwork piece. From...