I’ve been having fun recently experimenting with drawing and painting on fabric. Here is a tutorial if you’d like to give it a try yourself. 1. Start with a drawing from your sketch book. I’ve been drawing some penguins that I’m hoping to make into softies soon. 2. Trace or redraw your drawing onto a…
Archives for February 2006
Fred
My friend Dana her husband Mike and their daughter Abby used to live right nearby. Dana and I met at a new mom’s group when our daughters were only a few months old and we became fast friends. Now we are both pregnant again and due only a few months apart. Last summer, Dana and…
Owls and Cards
I’ve been really liking making owls recently. I developed this pattern for Sidney the Owl and it works really well. I sold Sidney a while ago, but his green nubbly girlfriend was still around and I made two more just like her from different fabrics (actually three, but the third is still in a state…
Baby Bok Choy Valentines
We had stuffed shells, garlic bread and baby bok choy for dinner. When I was slicing the bok choy and saw their pretty cross sections I was reminded that one of Martha’s Good Things this month is “surprising stamps” in which you make rosette stamps from cut vegetables. She suggests radicchio, romaine or halved brussel…