5 Essentials of Getting Started with Thread Painting
These are the 5 Essentials Download your own PDF copy of these tips. I have been asked many times what the tools are for getting started. I have written up […]
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RSS feed for this sectionLocal Textile Artist Wins Award
Local textile artist Bridget O’Flaherty won top prize for her art quilt at the Machine Quilters Exhibition (MQX) Quilt Festival juried competition held in Manchester, New England, USA earlier this […]
De-Stashing the Inherited Fabric – Part 2
I started with the books. Previously I wrote about my journey with my mother who has Alzheimer’s and inheriting her large fabric stash. I have spent many months working on […]
Alzheimer’s, Loss, and Inherited Fabric: What do you do with it all? – Part 1
Alzheimer’s sucks, that’s the first thing I need to get off of my chest. I miss my mother. My mother was a huge part of my life. We were best […]
What was that judge thinking?
Scoping out how a judge determines the top quilt at a show. When we speak of inspiration, we don’t often think of attending lectures and professional development. It really it […]
Fibre Therapy and Mindfulness
Just a few weeks ago, I had a friend come by my place and ask me to help her make her first quilt. She’s a nurse and has a fairly […]
Cultivating Passion
Have you ever made a life-altering decision? Taking Chances It’s terrifying, but maybe that’s how it works and I’ve finally done it. A few weeks ago I reached a turning […]
Identity Crisis: Branding
Branding in Business, it actually matters! Branding is such a challenge for artists. I have no idea of the number of times I have said ” I know I should […]
Competitions
Are they a good way to kickstart Inspiration? I’m embarking on a mission to get myself going in the quilt world again. I have had several false starts over the […]
Getting Started Again
Cleaning Up Starting over again took a lot of groundwork. I began by cleaning out the years of storage and junk that had moved into my shop since I wasn’t […]
