Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, My Art Projects, tagged applique, birds, embroidery, quilt on June 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A friend commissioned an art quilt from me for her wedding anniversary. She provided me with the basic design, while I fiddled with the composition a bit in the process of designing the quilt. It is hand-appliqued, hand-embroidered and hand-quilted. The two trees are linen while the rest is cotton.
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, My Art Projects, tagged art, embroidery, hand quilting, quilts, sewing on June 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Embroidered lettering on a fancy scarf
Originally uploaded by wholeclothdesigns
I did a little embroidery on this vintage scarf. The letter looks nice, but is lost in the design. I think I should have used thicker thread? I was trying to make something snazzy for my blog banner photo.
I have been focused on drawing for the past [...]
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, Making Crafts!, Motherhood, My Art Projects, Postpartum Info, What I've Been Reading, tagged blogging, crafting, crafting blogs, creativity, Motherhood, mothers, postpartum depression, women on May 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am so touched that Average Jane Crafter included a bit on my Flood quilt in her special mother’s day post. I really appreciate that she shared her complicated feelings on motherhood and I’m excited to check out the book she recommends. There’s so much info out there on taking care of and nurturing your children, [...]
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, Making Art with the Little Lady, Motherhood, tagged birds, Motherhood, parade, Procession of the Species on May 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Red bird takes flight
Originally uploaded by wholeclothdesigns
Every spring our town has a giant parade called the Procession of the Species. Folks dress up in homemade costumes based on the four elements, play drums and dance. Half the town is in it, while the other half watches. This year was the first time for our family to be in [...]
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, My Art Projects, Uncategorized, tagged convention, county, delegates, Obama, sewing on April 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was an Obama delegate at our county democratic convention. It was an incredibly long day, but well organized considering the number of amendments we had to amend. Obama had a clear majority, as expected; although I like to think the cougar gave him a run for his money with a very rousing speech…(like I said, it [...]
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, Motherhood, My Art Projects, tagged applique, art quilt, embroidery, hawaiian quilting, Motherhood, sewing, strawberry on April 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I finished the quilt Fall To Earth last night. My goal is to make one more quilt before my art show in 10 days. My fingers are getting mighty blistery!
I wrote about this quilt here.
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, Making Crafts!, tagged bunnies, crafts, sewing on March 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I made a couple of little bunnies from a pattern generously shared by Wee Wonderfuls on her blog. The green-blue one is for a little friend who recently turned one. It was a quick project to complete and really straightforward. My only change was to stitch the details with perle cotton floss, rather than add googly eyes [...]
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, Making Crafts!, tagged craft, patterns, sewing on March 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I haven’t sewn with a pattern in years, so when I unearthed a vintage McCall’s pattern for a sling handbag I thought it would be a good excuse to get a little practice in pattern sewing. Luckily the previous owner had cut out and saved all the pieces.
I found this Moda “Hoppin’ Halloween” cotton print [...]
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, Making Crafts!, My Art Projects, Ye Olde Etsy Shoppe, tagged applique, embroidery, sewing, tutorial on March 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Freezer paper is a fun tool to have in your sewing room. The following tutorial utilizes freezer paper in the applique process to help your designs lie flatter.
Step one: Buy some freezer paper. Available at my local grocery store in one size–gigantic. I’m sure I’ll have this box around for a few years, at least it was cheap.
Step two: [...]
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, tagged fabric, sewing on March 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sew, Mama, Sew rocks! They have a weekly giveaway and I was selected from last week’s pool to win a yard of fabric from one of their newest collections! It was a difficult decision as I poured over the fabrics like a kid in a candy store. In the end I went with this one from Anna Griffin Sierra [...]
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