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Feb 7, 2012, 11:40 am
It's so exciting, I just got my schedule in the mail for this falls classes at festival, holy cow am I going to be busy! For all you Tsukineko ink enthusiasts I am teaching two classes again this year! So you'll have twice the opportunity to get in. I even got booked for a luncheon lecture, thank go... Comment - Like
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Feb 6, 2012, 8:00 am
As valentines Day is coming up I thought I would repost this simple little Valentine project from last year.
Wanting to share a little Valentine's Day love, I decided to sew up some conversation hearts for the special people in my life.
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Feb 1, 2012, 12:01 pm
Get your heart on for this round of LOVE infused tutorials!
Check out Tracie Lynn Huskamp, Valentines Message Pillows
Jane LaFazio's Sketchbook page to Valentine Card (& envelope too)
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Jan 31, 2012, 10:50 am
I know everyone wanted to win some of Lynn's beautiful Spoonflower fabric, but alas there can only be one winner here and that lucky winner is Deb from WoolenSails! Woo Hoo! Deb looks like you'll be getting some Bluebirds on a Wire!
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Jan 31, 2012, 8:00 am
Get your heart on for this round of LOVE infused tutorials!
Melly's blog is temporarily out of commission so she is guest blogging over at Lyric's blog.
Check out Melanie Testa's, Vintage Inspired Valentine card
Jane LaFazio's Sketchbook p... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2012, 9:00 am
Get your heart on for this round of LOVE infused tutorials!
Check out Kelli Nina Perkins, Heart shaped felted soap
Jane LaFazio's Sketchbook page to Valentine Card (& envelope too)
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Jan 28, 2012, 2:37 pm
The second article in my 2 part series on alternative methods for removing color from fabric is in the February March issue of Quilting Arts magazine. This article focuses on several techniques using DeColourant, a product that removes color but also has the ability to put color b... Comment - Like
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Jan 28, 2012, 8:00 am
Get your heart on for this round of LOVE infused tutorials!
Check out Lyric Kinard's, Lovin' my Thermofax Screens
Jane LaFazio's Sketchbook page to Valentine Card (& envelope too)
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Jan 27, 2012, 10:00 am
Get your heart on for this round of LOVE infused tutorials!
Check out Diana Trout's, Woven Heart Valentines Card
Jane LaFazio's Sketchbook page to Valentine Card (& envelope too)
Traci Bunkers, Printed Heart Ice Cube Trays: Quick Printed Backgrou... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 11:00 am
Get your heart on for this round of LOVE infused tutorials!
Check out Traci Bunkers, Printed Heart Ice Cube Trays: Quick Printed Backgrounds, Part 1
Jane LaFazio's Sketchbook page to Valentine Card (& envelope too)
Diana Trout, Friday, Jan 27, Woven H... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 7:00 am
My friend Lynn Krawczyk has been making fabric and you could be the lucky winner of a fat quarter of it! Just leave a comment over the next 5 days and on Tuesday I'll randomly pick a winner.
Here's what Lynn ha... Comment - Like
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Jan 18, 2012, 10:06 am
The quilting is done!
I chose to do my curvy meandering fill stitching that is reminiscent of leaves and flourish-y shapes in the white background areas to contrast all the linear stitching on the cups and flourishes.
I stitched with Bottomline thread which is generally ... Comment - Like
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Jan 13, 2012, 12:22 pm
I have been really loving spending time stitching! There are some other things I really should be doing, but I am feeling so in the groove right now, I don't want to stop.
I decided to continue using monofilament for stitching the feathery flourishes since... Comment - Like
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Jan 9, 2012, 2:44 pm
Monofilament is clear thread, similar to a light weight fishing line that is a perfect solution when you need to add stitching but don't want the thread to be prominent. I personally love MonoPoly by Superior, it's a strong, matte, polyester thread that comes in clear for light to mediu... Comment - Like
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Jan 2, 2012, 12:52 pm
Indigo and I took in the new year at a tavern in the neighborhood that hosted a wig themed new years party. What fun we had! One thing I'll really miss about living in Chicago is being able to go out for a night of fun and walk home or just hop in a cab.
I w... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 2011, 8:30 am
Isn't it ironic that my free-motion presser foot breaks at strength?! LOL
Well as frustrating as that is I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised, this machine is over 20 years old and it is my favorite so it gets a lot of use. Luckily I found a replacement online pretty quick... Comment - Like
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Dec 27, 2011, 5:00 pm
Earlier this fall, I taped three segments for Quilting Arts TV series 900:
For the first one I demonstrate a variety of techniques for discharging fabric using two less toxic products; Color Remover by RIT and DeCorourant. I show a couple shib... Comment - Like
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Dec 24, 2011, 10:00 am
May your holiday be blessed with good food on the table and loved ones around you. I raise a toast to you good friend, that your life be filled with peace, love and happiness. I am so grateful for all the wonderful friends I have met teaching and online from around the world, my ... Comment - Like
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Dec 22, 2011, 8:30 am
Last September 11th, I met with the editor of the Swedish Quilting magazine Rikstacket for an interview. The streets of downtown Chicago were unusually quiet on that somber 10 year anniversary, but the sun was shining and it was a lovely warm day. We met at the Art Institute for l... Comment - Like
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Dec 20, 2011, 8:30 am
I just received my copy of the Best of Quilting Arts and was thrilled to see my art on the back cover!
This book is really a nice compilation of articles from the first 10 years of Quilting Arts magazine. I am so happy my article about using teabags and other paper ephemera... Comment - Like
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Dec 18, 2011, 2:55 pm
This will be my first time teaching at IQA's newest location. I've never been to Cincinnati and am looking forward to spending a long weekend there this spring. Hopefully I'll still be in Chicago then and can make a road trip out of it instead of fly (so I can bring more stuff, lol).
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Dec 13, 2011, 1:16 pm
STITCHED is a collection of 20 online video workshops by 20 talented fabric artists. Students have access to all 20 workshops and can choose to view and work on the projects any time of the day, any day of the week. Registration opened Dec 1 and the workshops kick off ... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2011, 12:20 pm
On All Hallows Eve, I fly to Houston for a week at International Quilt Festival. With so much luggage I will have to skip the broom this time and travel by more traditional methods on Southwest airlines.
To get into the swing of things Monday n... Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 3:47 pm
The card that turned up the most as an outcome in readings was the 8 of cups. Being a tea drinker, using tea cups felt like the perfect imagery to pull all these disparate symbolic images together.
After painting deeper shades of the various colors around the cups, to... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2011, 9:00 am
On saturday my iphone took a plunge, so in an effort to bring it back to life I put it in a bag of rice for two days to dry out, then plugged it into my computer to see if it would work. It turned on, but then the battery only lasted 15 minutes before dying.
I called AT&T to ask what ... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 10:30 am
This is my initial drawing on fabric as the base for my painting. I started with an anatomical heart from an old medical illustration engraving. I extended the arteries into curving vines to represent new growth and life. Below I have drawn veins from a heart, going upwards, which feel... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2011, 10:55 pm
Thank you so much for all the words of support and encouragement, I appreciate it so much. I am blessed to have so many wonderful friends and kindred creative spirits in my life. I needed to find perspective over the last week and realize that although times are difficult, I am no... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2011, 1:15 pm
... lately, I have been having a very difficult time in my personal life on almost all levels. I have felt overwhelmed and am trying to pull myself out of it. I need to look at the spaces between the weeds in my life and see the light and beauty and try to regain my optimism and hope that eventua... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2011, 9:30 am
To make felted pumpkins you will need:
wool roving in pumpkin colors
left over yarn, wool works best but other fibers will work too
pantyhose
orange and green embroidery floss or pearl cotton
long embroidery needle
scissors.
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Sep 30, 2011, 4:14 pm
The other night I was poking around on my phone and realized I hadn't played with the Brushes app in almost a year.
Brushes is a painting app that you can either just paint an image from memory, make something up or work over an existing photo by randomly choosing different brush s... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2011, 1:26 pm
I still have a few projects that I am working on that are not all that creative and art focussed so I am getting my fill of creating in the evenings with some more knitting.
I started this pair of handwarmers last winter, I had one knit and about an inch and a h... Comment - Like
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Sep 24, 2011, 4:25 pm
I recently wrote an article on the way I prepare my work for quilting for the October/November 2011 issue of Quilting Arts magazine focussing on Stitch. In my article I talk about my thought process for planning the quilting designs, my preference for batting, my tried and true... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2011, 5:24 pm
Last night I prepared one of my favorite meals with friends; Cuban black beans, rice, roast pork and pickled red onions for garnish. My friend Alexa came over and made mojitos and brought a cabbage slaw with avocado and jalepeño and a mango sorbet for dessert. Everything was delicious, so I thought... Comment - Like
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Sep 18, 2011, 9:00 am
A week ago, taping began on the new Rosie show.
Thursday I heard a commotion and looked off the balcony to see a crowd gathered on the corner. Evidently Oprah and Rosie were down there unveiling the new sign.
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Sep 12, 2011, 2:06 pm
When those first few signs of fall are evident, I always want to break out the knitting and start a new project. I really love to knit because it engages a totally different part of my brain than painting and quilting and frankly I have a hard time just relaxing without something ... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2011, 8:00 am
Earlier this year my daughter Indigo came across an interesting example showing how one color can be extremely affected by another color, she created this series of images to illustrate this particular phenomenon.
In the image above, it appears that the eye on the left is blue, matching the b... Comment - Like
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Sep 2, 2011, 6:26 am
Susan Bruebaker Knapp, Elin Waterston, Me, and Candy Glendening,
after a wonderful dinner at Taza Lebanese Grill
These are the artists who were taping on Tuesday and Wednesday in Cleveland. Susan and I emailed before hand and arranged to meet at the airport on Monday and Candy's flight also ha... Comment - Like
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Aug 30, 2011, 6:30 am
Thursday I taught Magical Metal Altars to a full class with 20 students. This is a new class, kind of a larger modified version of the popular Fiesta Ornaments. What fun this was!
I gave the students a wide range of op... Comment - Like
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Aug 28, 2011, 3:23 pm
The Create retreat got off to a wonderful start on Wednesday. My first class had 8 students, it's such a pleasure to have a class that small on occasion, teaching 25 (my usual number for festival) can be challenging, because I always like to give everyone individual attention alon... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2011, 7:56 am
I have been working like crazy the last couple weeks prepping for a trip to Cleveland next monday for Quilting Arts TV.
I've been playing with lots of fun products and techniques, but you'll just have to watch for season 900 to find out what they'll be.
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Aug 23, 2011, 8:00 am
After taking my Heavy Metal Play Day class in St Paul last June Janet Hartje made this wonderful book to hold a variety of papers showcasing mixed media techniques.
Check out Janets blog to read more about the book and see some of the other cool stuff she's been creating!
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Aug 20, 2011, 8:00 am
Congratulations Andrea from Talking Horses Arts!
Please send me your email, so I can enroll you in Color Theory and have Interweave contact you for the DVD download.
Thank you everyone for the amazing feedback!
It was so hard knowing only one person could win when there were so many wonderful... Comment - Like
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Aug 19, 2011, 12:43 pm
Make sure you stop by Melanie Testa's blog today for a chance to win her wonderful book and a download of her DVD.
These are all the other ArtSpark bloggers participating in the giveaway, so stop by and leave a comment if you haven't already.
Carla SonhiemDiana Trout Gloria Hansen Tracie ... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2011, 8:00 am
with a downloadable copy of my DVD Design, Paint & Stitch from Interweave and a free spot in my online Color Theory class!
My DVD is about making painted whole cloth art quilts, it covers: The design stage, how I use photo-editing software to manipulate and size the original design.
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Aug 15, 2011, 9:00 am
Pokey's latest theme for Surviving the Runway, at International Quilt Festival, was inspired by the hats worn for formal occasions in Britain, such as the royal wedding, called a fascinator.
All the participants were given a flocked black fedora to fashion into a fascinating head piece.
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Aug 12, 2011, 10:52 am
It's hard to even think about Christmas and the holidays right now, but you know it will be here before you know it. Get a head start on some projects with this great deal from Interweave. After all you can't get much for under a buck these days.
Download Cloth Paper Scissors Gifts 2010 for 10¢... Comment - Like
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Aug 11, 2011, 9:00 am
My last class in Long Beach was Tea & Ephemera, where everyone works with drawing and painting on tea bags, collaging; printed abaca paper, decorative art papers, napkins and old garment patterns, bits of text from books and foreign newspapers and iron on ink jet transfers made with TAP. Then anothe... Comment - Like
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Aug 10, 2011, 12:03 pm
Heavy Metal Play Day is a day of fun and exploration; embossing and adding color to metal in a variety of ways, working with both aluminum and copper.
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