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Sharon Prigan
Feb 12, 20231 min read
Marine Time
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...
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Sharon Prigan
Feb 5, 20232 min read
Arty Bags and Clutches
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...
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Sharon Prigan
Feb 3, 20231 min read
Oregon Lighthouses Quilt - Joanne Self
I love when people share with us the products they create incorporating our techniques. Joanne Self participated in the Road To...
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Sharon Prigan
Feb 2, 20232 min read
Magenta Beads
The pantone color of the year 2023 is magenta. For me its nothing new, that is my color in all its hues from pink to deep magenta. Magenta...
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Sharon Prigan
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Choosing Fabrics
I gave a class today, they finished their magic square pillows and the next project is the zippered pouch. One of the fun things is...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Making a Poncho
We had a few days of sun and then the temperature plummeted and on came pouring rain. So cold that I wanted to sit wrapped in a blanket....
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 27, 20234 min read
The Sewing Course - Q1
Last week on facebook I wrote a post and asked a question "I am interested to hear why you think its important for children to learn to...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 27, 20231 min read
Vintage Sewing Machines
I have a collection of vintage sewing machines and use them in the classes when I teach sewing. We clean and service them ourselves. And...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 14, 20232 min read
Fluffy Quilts
The children call them fluffy quilts. They name them very aptly. Taught a rag quilt class this week. I always create a sample while...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 7, 20231 min read
Milestones and Decisions
Birthdays - a time for retrospection and looking forward. Whenever a birthday comes around I look back and see what I have accomplished...
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Sharon Prigan
Dec 26, 20222 min read
Elastic Waistband
This morning I decided to do a very simple but necessary mending job. I have this pair of jeans, every time I wear them I complain and...
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Sharon Prigan
Dec 25, 20222 min read
A Sewing Course
Never underestimate the power of those with sewing machines. A sewing machine is a magical tool, the knowledge of how to use it gives...
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Sharon Prigan
Dec 13, 20221 min read
Setting up the studio
What a crazy month! Moving house and studio together is a project. The house part was easy, the studio was another story. I have so many...
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Sharon Prigan
Nov 25, 20221 min read
Must get back into the studio
We have just moved and my studio is still packed away. I have itchy fingers, I want to feel my fabrics and run my fingers through my...
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Sharon Prigan
Oct 7, 20221 min read
Wearables
I have been playing around with this idea for a while. To create wearables using my landscape patchwork techniques. My process takes a...
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Sharon Prigan
Oct 4, 20221 min read
T shirt Tunic
Its October already, skies are beginning to get cloudy and the evenings a bit cooler. Its time to make some t shirt tunics from that pile...
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Sharon Prigan
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Textile Waste - Deconstruction and Reconstruction
There have been many posts lately about textile waste, fast fashion and the dumping of clothing on the third world. “There is no such...
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Sharon Prigan
Sep 20, 20221 min read
My table today
Today I played with pleats and will show you what I did. on my table today
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Sharon Prigan
Aug 24, 20221 min read
Floral Garden
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...
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Sharon Prigan
Aug 21, 20221 min read
One Inch Magic Fabric
Endless fabric scraps in many different sizes. I decided to make a 4 seasons series so I sorted them into one inch pieces according to...
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