You know that this sewing stuff I make and show to you here is all relatively new for me. It comes from a deep and abiding joy. It is a new project–a new brand. But it isn’t the whole me. I will sometimes share a tiny bit of my other work. It might not appeal to you and that is OK. We are each our own morass of impulses, urges, and complexities. They don’t all overlap. But they define us.
I really can’t share a lot. And you know that it is so hard to keep a secret. And I have been patient since I finished these designs in September. Tap, tap, tap…patiently waiting. So patient. But the wonderful folks at Windham Fabrics said I could show a little, tiny peek…of my new line of fabric. And this is just a peek. And these are just strike-offs. On my bike.
Exciting news! I am thrilled to be included in a new book from Martingale/That Patchwork Place called modern baby: Easy, Fresh, and Fun Quilt Designs. My first ever quilt project in a book. WOot! Who doesn’t want to be in a book, right? Right.
modern baby is a lovely, curated book with fun quilts for babies designed by modern quilters/ bloggerssuch as Shea Henderson (of Empty Bobbin) and Carolyn Friedlanderamong others.
The book is available for pre-order and will ship in April. Pre-order at Amazon, Barnes&Noble, or sign up at ShopMartingale.com to receive an email notification when the book is ready for purchase.
Ooooooh, I just love this season! Our whole tree is filled with homemade ornaments and this year we are making salt dough ornaments. It is so easy and satifying to make this dough (especially if you have a stand mixer). I googled it and found this recipe here.
Can you imagine throwing out your child’s art? I can. I am not a particularly nostalgic person. If you couple that with a virulent anti-hoarding gene and then add the fact that I am a professional artist, well–you know–I chuck stuff. Toss it. Recycle it. All the time. But not everything. Just some of the flotsam that churns out of our every day.
Teacher gifts are always fun to give. Thanksgiving seems like a perfect excuse to make a little craft for giving thanks and expressing gratitude for the wonderful people who help nurture our kids. Today we made lavender sachets for the kids’ teachers. They were super easy and the kids helped out. I often want to help my children to do more to express their gratitude. I was hoping that we’d do some hand sewing for these, but that was a lofty goal. I’d rather them do a little with joy, than a lot with whining 🙂 So my wee one filled the sachets and the big kiddo wrote “Gratitude” and “Luve.”
Hello, friends. I just got back from Fall Quilt Market 2012 and thought I’d share a little bit of what I saw. It was good…and eye-opening…and interesting. I didn’t have a booth this time, but I will at Spring Market in Portland in May where I will debut my first ever collection of fabric for Windham! yay! But anyway, it was interesting because I wandered around the show as a spectator and I saw things differently. Here are a few observations about Market:
Today was the first backyard day in the desert. Fall is finally here. We cleaned all day–removed a zillion spider webs, trimmed everything in sight, and hosed it all down. The inside of our house is now fragrant and full of eucalyptus branches in vases. We even made this impromptu outdoor living room. Isn’t that metal gate awesome? I can’t remember the artist’s name—I think he’s from Utah.