COLLAGE Party day 1 :: Craftyblossom
So, today we are kicking off the COLLAGE party to celebrate my new line of fabric with our first stop: Craftyblossom! (omg)... ……………. *….i just fainted, but I’m back.*
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Woohoo! COLLAGE Party time!
Now is the time, the time is now! Finally, after waiting nine months I can show you my new fabric line, COLLAGE, for Windham Fabrics.
| OK, so I did make one or two novelties like these cups and pomegranates… |
Why Collage? I could have easily painted this collection, as painting is what I do and have always done. I see the world better sometimes with brush in hand. But I couldn’t paint this. I needed to bypass my normal mode to create this first line. Another of my loves, collage, jumped up and I couldn’t ignore it. So I created this line by cutting and pasting.
The Nest Quilt
Welcome the Nest Quilt! It may just be my favorite. In this, my newest pattern, we aren’t putting a bird on it (for once). Nope. This time we are becoming the bird. This pattern really exemplifies my branding and desire to help you Celebrate your inner artist. You will need to be wild and free like a bird as you create this quilt: gathering scraps, quickly placing them, and creating your own nest. There aren’t templates for every step. You are going to have to trust the directions and trust yourself–break some rules. Just let go, be free, and fly, little birdie. 🙂
Hello world…
Time for yet another sneak peek! Here is the cover for the promotional material that I created for Windham Fabrics for my new line COLLAGE! It is a collage I made using the prints….see? Collage! Get it? So, those birds are part of a print and so are the cups. The rest I cut up and collaged. Can’t wait to share more soon….
Peek!
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.
Modern Baby book news!
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.
Art Gallery display wall for kid art
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.
Grateful Sewing :: Thanksgiving gifts for teachers
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.”
Fall Quilt Market 2012
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:
Big fabric news!
I am super excited to share this news with you. As an abstract painter, this is a logical step for me and I am honored that Windham Fabrics will be producing my first-ever line of fabrics. (!!!) I loved making the collection. All I can say for now is that I designed this line of fabrics as a line that I would want to sew with. The folks at Windham are so kind and fun to work with. Their design team is making all the magic happen now and I can’t wait to get the fabrics so I can start sewing up a storm. When I get the go ahead, I’ll give you some sneak peeks. We will all just have to wait and see!
You know, honestly, I am just over-the-moon excited and honored that I will see my work on fabric. It is thrilling, really. I mean, my fabric will zoom all over the place and be in stores and people will sew with it and continue the story I started with my designs. That is amazing to me. I am rather speechless. Thank you, Windham! Here is their press release from today: