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I’m stuck on these simple, cut paper designs, even though I realize that I should move on to something else. But now I’m cutting freezer paper to make stencils. Lots of time for a stencil that can only be used once, but that’s part of what I like about them. Since I’ll be doing just one collection for Kokka per year, I’m using this time as an opportunity to focus on other projects. Right now that means I’m experimenting without a clear direction, but I will explore and find a path. Above is one that I’m working on right now and below is one that I made a couple of months ago for a book proposal that seems to be going nowhere.
I’ve also been interested in following the MQG copyright discussion provoked by this post and also the controversy surrounding this quilt. These two issues, for different reasons, are good examples of why I haven’t felt fully comfortable in the quilting world. I don’t consider myself a quilter, but I am often disappointed by the attitudes in this field of craft. However, I’m excited to attend QuiltCon for my first time this February. Thought and discussion are the best ways to propel the art of quilting forward.
My Etsy shop is open again this weekend with some new fabric bundles! There are bundles of three 1-yard cotton/linen fabrics and bundles of two 2-yard cuts of double gauze. I was thinking that two yards is the right amount for clothing and one yard for bags or pillows. There are limited quantities since this is a fabric destash! I’m whittling down my supply to a manageable level so that perhaps I’ll have some space in my sewing room to…I don’t know, sew or something?!
I’ll be opening my Etsy shop for a limited time tomorrow (Friday) starting at noon eastern and closing on Monday at noon. Look for a few designs that might be out of print, plus some new stuff. Everything will be $8 per half yard, but I have at least a few yards of most fabrics listed. Check my shop tomorrow at noon! Here are a few fabrics I’ll have listed from my first Kokka collection, Stamped. Grab them quickly!
You can find a more complete selection of my fabric at the shops listed here.
Still clearing out fabric! Subscribe to my newsletter in the sidebar here, then head over to Instagram to enter to win this six-yard bundle of double gauze and cotton/linen fabric from my collections for Kokka. Ladybugs, paper cranes, and pandas! This bundle also has some metallic silver and neon pink!
