Alchemist’s apron
My alchemist’s apron is finished! Well, Maybe never finished, but it’s reached the stage where I’ve done all I intended to do and any further work would be sheer wanton embellishment. This is a...
Category: Making
Sumptuous pillows
I made pillow covers. Pleased with how they turned out. And not too difficult to make. Materials: Velvet was a gift from Suzanne, purchased from a fabric store in Wisconsin Piping from Joanne’s fabric...
crazy quilt
I really don’t know what I’m doing, but I’m moving forward. First, extend the batting layer by adding strips of an old pink blanket. This is in progress. I pinned the strips to the...
long stitch with packing
Long stitch with packing This book uses cover and interior papers from the Tibetan paper store in McLeod Ganj, India. I finished the stitching today. I think I’ll add some kind of closure to...
collective binding
We did long stitch binding as a group yesterday. Fun and a good way to learn. Loosely based on this tutorial by Sea Lemon: DIY Long Stitch Bookbinding Tutorial Black one is mine, yellow...
pieced
Both sides of the landscape quilt are stitched. First photo shows the brown/beige interior layer, which is an old quilt top my mom made from corduroy squares. It is worn out and dull-colored, but...
november drawing practice
When I got back from India in July 2015, I saw an announcement of a drawing course offered by Roz Stendhal. Although I never had a drawing habit before, I was seriously gripped by...