Tag: painted fabric

  • Painting in Whakatane

    Painting in Whakatane

    On the evening of my last workshop in Tauranga, Phil and I drove an hour east to Whakatane, to the location of my next two day workshop. We arrived at the home of our wonderful hosts, Katrina and Bob, and got to unwind with a glass of wine, and this gorgeous view from high up…

  • Beautiful Tauranga

    Beautiful Tauranga

    On Tuesday, Phil and I drove three hours southeast from Auckland to the city of Tauranga. Because this was Phil’s first day driving on the other side of the road after a 2 year gap, we made sure to take plenty of breaks. We pulled over at the Karangahake gorge and thought it looked like…

  • I’m so impressed!

    I’m so impressed!

    In 5 days time, my 12 fabulous students made finished quilt tops starting with a bolt of white cotton fabric! A week ago I taught a week long Paint and Printapalooza workshop at the Woodland Ridge retreat, which is located in the town of Downsville, Wisconsin. The accommodations there are first class, with big bedrooms and…

  • Unique and beautiful hand painted and printed fabric

    Unique and beautiful hand painted and printed fabric

    What a treat it was to be able to teach a 3-day version of my Paint & Print-a-palooza workshop locally at Meissner’s Sewing in Sacramento. This was my second time teaching the class. The first time was at Craft Napa as a 1-day class. 3 days was great! It gave students enough time to take the…

  • Did you know Colorado means “colored red” in Spanish?

    Did you know Colorado means “colored red” in Spanish?

    The name was applied to the Colorado river (because of the red sandstone soil of the region) and came into use for the entire territory after the discovery of gold in the Pike’s Peak region. In 1861 congress chose Colorado as the name for the Territory. Source State Symbols USA After being home one day from San…

  • Woo hoo, I’m a cover girl!

    Woo hoo, I’m a cover girl!

    This is the image I just received of the next issue of Machine Quilting Unlimited that I wrote an article for. I was told that if you get a new subscription by February 10th, this issue will come with your subscription. To get 10% off your renewal or subscription on print issues, use promo code MQUSPECIAL to…

  • Gone to Carolina

    Gone to Carolina

    The first class I taught in Charlotte was Tsukineko inks. Wonderful students and wonderful work! . After class my host Debbie Langsam (right) and I drove to Moorseville to have dinner with my friend Karen Newman Fridy (left), who I first met about 7 years ago when my ex was working in Winston-Salem. We had…

  • A blast of creativity and fun in my workshops with Unique Stitching

    A blast of creativity and fun in my workshops with Unique Stitching

    The last 3 weeks have been a whirlwind. I taught 2 classes with Unique Stitching, 3 classes at the Creative textiles show in Canberra, flew home from Australia on May 5th then drove to Fresno on May 8th, where I gave a lecture and taught a painting class. I’m just now catching my breath and able to…

  • Inspired by Seed Pods, Gum Leaves and Banksia

    Inspired by Seed Pods, Gum Leaves and Banksia

    This is another sample from one of my acrylic ink workshops in Australia. The pods, leaves and flowers were stamped on top of a colorful textured background, reminiscent of dappled light and leafy trees, using hand carved rubber stamps. I carved the leaf stamp on both sides, so I could get the leaves to hang…

  • Inspired by Gum Leaves

    Inspired by Gum Leaves

    While teaching in Australia I had several opportunities  to teach classes and give demos using acrylic inks that resulted in a series painted fabrics that were inspired by the leaves, flowers and pods I saw.   Gum Leaves finished size 11 1/2″ x 13 1/2″   Gum nuts, leaves and pods finished size 8″ x…

  • It was a day filled with amazing paintings

    It was a day filled with amazing paintings

    Each morning I get a horoscope in my email. I generally take these with a grain of salt and just think of it as a fun way to start the day, but this one was just the thing to read before my painting class. I think ‘I‘ turned out to be the ‘right‘ person, because…

  • Prepping fabric

    I have so much on my plate that I have very little creative time right now, but I did pull out paint and fabric to prepare for my next teaching gig in Springfield MO for the Ozark Quilters show next month. It was a really nice break from paperwork, computer time and purging. You can see the…