In a perhaps futile effort to clean out my sewing room, I’m giving away more fabric! This six yard bundle has three double gauze prints and three cotton/linen prints. Comment over on my Facebook page by Sunday (July 31) at midnight for a chance to win. I’ll ship internationally.
It’s Free Fabric Friday! Leave a comment over on Instagram to win this six-yard bundle of fabric from my new Parallels collection for Kokka. The giveaway includes the six prints below — elephants and pandas in linen, hashtags and lines in double gauze, and cats and mice in flannel.
QuiltCon East will be in Savannah in February! I’m thrilled to be giving a lecture and I hope you’ll get there early to hear it! My talk is Thursday morning (February 23) at 10:30 am. The focus of my talk will be on exploring your creativity through fabric experimentation. Here’s a summary:
Explore your creativity with fabric! I often find that sewing from instructions leaves me feeling overwhelmed and uninspired. In this talk, I’ll discuss ways to experiment with fabric, break through creative blocks, forget about the rules, and listen to your own voice. Our fast-paced, interconnected world can cause us to rush through life, focusing on the day-to-day tasks without stopping to reflect and create. I will offer practical tips for discovering and nurturing your creativity, plus techniques to begin your journey in experimentation. By viewing your sewing practice as play without focusing on the end result, you can develop your own ideas and explore fabric in an innovative way.
In addition to the painted techniques shown below, we’ll explore fabric piecing, pleating, layering, stitching, and dyeing to help you expand your creative thinking. We’ll talk about the ways that artists experiment to find their style and how you can apply the same techniques to your sewing practice. I look forward to seeing you there!
Introducing my new Parallels fabric collection for Kokka! This collection features two prints in brushed cotton (flannel) fabric for super soft sewing projects.
Although I won’t be at International Quilt Market this weekend in Salt Lake City, my fabric will be shown in the Seven Islands booth #2631 and #2731. The full collection includes two prints in brushed cotton, two in double gauze, and two in cotton/linen blend, each in three colorways. This fabric is ideal for kid’s projects, garment sewing, home decor, and bag-making. Shipping to your local fabric shop this summer.
Here are all the fabrics and colorways:
I’ve been thinking a lot about creating texture in quilts. I find that when I experiment with one element, it’s helpful to remove all other visual ideas. So I’ve been working in all white just thinking about lines and texture. After working on this piece, I decided that the back is much more interesting than the front, which is leading me on to new techniques. It’s exciting to experiment with different ideas and I’m pushing myself beyond my comfort zone this year with a few new projects. More on that soon.
