Page 21 – the long thread

March 30, 2016

Quick Pillow Corner Fix

I’ve always been annoyed by those floppy corners in pillow covers where the pillow form doesn’t really get fit into the corner. I’ve tried stuffing the corners, rounding the corners, but neither of these solutions made me happy. As I was sewing this morning, it was obvious to me that a pillow corner isn’t a right angle at all, so I made this little template and it seems to work very well. Thought I’d share if anyone is interested.

These pillows were made with my Rough Cut fabric from Kokka.

Click on the image below to download the template. Print at full scale.

March 3, 2016

Quilt Texture

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.

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016

Experiments in Black + White

Papercut in black and white.

Lately I’ve been experimenting with different media, starting without color. Now I design all of my fabric collections in black and white before adding color, which allows me to focus on line and form, before clouding everything with color. And sometimes it doesn’t need color at all. If you have followed my fabric designs for a while, you may have noticed that I like to keep things simple.

I went years only wanting to make and sew functional objects, but now I just want to explore techniques. At this point, I don’t want to write instructions or draft patterns, but I’m not sure where I’m going with this.

Doodles in black and white.

Line exploration in black and white. Acrylic on paper, paper weaving, digital lines, and acrylic on fabric.

January 17, 2016January 20, 2016

Rough Cut Projects

Bolts of Rough Cut, shipping from Kokka soon! Photos below and more here. To order wholesale in the U.S., contact Seven Islands Fabric.

Quilt Market photos.

Rough Cut original artwork (hand-cut paper.)

Digital sketch for Parallels quilt. Pattern by Empty Bobbin Sewing Studio, sewn by Leslie Piper from Intown Quilters (see finished quilt in photos above.)

January 1, 2016January 1, 2016

Rough Cut Fabric Collection

Happy New Year! Coming to stores soon: Rough Cut fabric collection from Kokka features six designs that were cut into paper, then digitally colored to create fabric designs. More photos here.

Purses from Octopurse.