My student created a sunset wave landscape mini quilt this week. This time I did hide my fabrics that I had planned to use for a wave...

I have been working in pinks and creating a pink progression of art quilts in the last week. They are each 25 x 30 cm.

I have been sharing their pieces bit by bit. They have been noticed. I was asked last week to create 30 small textile art pieces

A twilight wave landscape patchwork pocket. The studio moved and I am just beginning to get settled again.

I was curious to see whether I could use the technique to create a planned art piece.

I have spent the last year creating using camo colors. I have quite a few boxes with remnants from all the projects that I created during t

More of the creative process - quilting the wave landscape patchwork piece

Now that I am happy with the colors, I found most of what I wanted, I can begin the part of designing and color layout.

I colored the first version of the sketch of my next technique. I wasnt happy with the end result. It didn't tun out as I had "seen" it.

The studio has moved and now I can begin to work on all the ideas that have been floating around in my head for the past 2 months.

A few weeks ago my students asked me to teach them collage art. I don't buy any special tools or materials

The studio has moved! machines, boxes and boxes of fabrics and buttons and zippers and notions. Soon to be sorted and downsized.

Sorting through my fabrics and finding all sorts of pieces that I have created in the past. I found a huge box with pieces created

I am often asked how do I downsize. There are a number of ways in which I could downsize my fabric stock, which is still huge

My next class with the children is next week and they asked that I create a sample piece from the fabric scrap box as well.

In the summer sewing sessions I surprise the students. In addition to the basic sewing skills that are taught to new students in the summer,

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

I am finding myself in a bit of a creative slump. Its summer, its hot, and I am sad all the time.

Sewing is for the soul. I have decided to create art quilts but not to leave them as art quilts.

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