I did a lot of getting all the titchy, tiny, little pieces ready yesterday and so actually only assembled one butterfly. But the rest are now ready to go and it should be a fairly streamlined process. I also finished up a wee sweater (in this pattern). While I love the result, I have to…
Category: Quilting
A quilt for a wee mankin
Today’s studio project is a pleasant change. I’m working with bright colours making a quilt of butterflies for my nephew-to-be. The fish fabric was the colour inspiration and will be the backing. The flutterby bodies will be of the brown and the sky is the large swath of blue at bottom. The butterflies themselves will…
An update
I’ve been working on the same piece since about 8:15 this morning with only a few short breaks and am about done in. After last night’s post, I flayed myself with details for a bit, then went and had a good night’s sleep. The morning dawned fresh and new and I decided to apply a…
Merde. Pardon my French.
I have heard it said that one of the tricks to creating good art is to know when to force a piece into the shape that your mind’s eye has created and when to let it take on a life of its own. I generally don’t have a problem with this, but then, I generally…
Burn, baby, burn!
Some time ago I promised to try out the effect of pyrotechnics on textiles. My intention was to grab a few samples of my work and set them ablaze. Since then, I’ve wussed out repeatedly on burning up things I’ve made. I couldn’t even come up with a “hit list” of designated ignition targets. It…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 