Tag Archives: surface design

Inbetween days

So, it looks like I will not finish anything any time soon. So, I’m going to update you on what I’m up to, anyway. First, I put up a new collection up on Spoonflower, though it’s not order-able yet. It’s … Continue reading

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Batik catch up

So, this is embarrassing. I am going to be uploading a ton of pictures, which may have the appearance of making me look super productive, but sadly is months of work that I’m catching up on blogging about. Chronologically, this … Continue reading

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The Leftover Moon

So, last year, about this time, I made a few of these: Which left me with lots of leftovers: So, recently, I took a few of the leftovers and some black and white fabric (which I also have tons of!) … Continue reading

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Spoonflower samples have landed!

Okay, so, making fabric with Spoonflower is something I’ve meant to do for a long time. A number of days ago, I finally did. I made three fabrics, boats, soldiers and soldier with stripes; and ordered up the 8 inch … Continue reading

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Finally! Pirate quilt!

It was finished ages ago! Seemingly. At least… 3 weeks ago? But I have been enjoying my new sewing machine too much to post. (Actually, I have only had the machine for two days, and that is a spurious excuse. … Continue reading

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Batik post mortem

I just washed it on Tuesday morning, to take pictures. Sadly, no good one of the whole piece! But here’s a taste: So, a while back I had an idea for a batik piece based on a Tartar folktale about … Continue reading

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Another month, another quilt

I am somewhat ashamed of my lack of updates, but I feel somewhat like I’ve been running flat out… anyway, enough excuses, and on to the quilt! This is for my younger daughter’s room. She had picked out the sea … Continue reading

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One failed experiment

I dyed a number of shirts around Christmas, sadly too late to go into Christmas shows, but I’ve dug them out tonight because I have a spring show, the only one I am doing this year, in about two weeks … Continue reading

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folktale art quilt, finished!

The only problem I had was one I already had anticipated – with the thickness of the figures. I am working on alternate methods of assembling figures, though in my next quilts… Also, I think there is too much blank … Continue reading

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Bird Quilt!

Alright, the last time we saw the birds, they were done being dyed. I picked out some fabrics and used the birds most complimentary to those colors. I didn’t do a whole lot of planning, and if I did it … Continue reading

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