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bird ornaments

September 2, 2011

Now in the shop.

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bird workshop was awesome

July 29, 2011

I spent Wednesday evening at Gather Here in Cambridge sewing birds with 8 lovely women (and one awesome 10 year old).  Gather Here is an incredible place. If you live in or near Boston I highly recommend a visit. I need to get back there for some hardcore shopping. Virginia and Noah have pulled together… 

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bird ornament

July 11, 2011

The workshop I'll be teaching at Gather Here in Cambridge, MA, at the end of the month is fully enrolled and I'm getting excited to sew birds with everyone! We will be making a bird ornament, one of the projects that ended up getting cut from The Artful Bird due to space constraints. Over the… 

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An Artful Bird Class!

June 28, 2011

I'm very excited to tell you that I will be teaching a fabric bird making class at Gather Here, a fantastic new sewing, knitting, crafting and generally amazing shop and stitch lounge in Cambridge, MA. The class will meet on the evening of Wednesday, July 27, and the cost is $65, which includes all the… 

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The Artful Bird workshop recap

May 2, 2011

The Artful Bird workshop at The Button Box here in Wellesley on Saturday was amazing!  Six women came and we sewed birds from 10-4.  We had a great time!  Here is Nancy sewing her bluebird. I brought some of my felt penguins for people to play with. My friend, Terrill, who taught with me when… 

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sample for upcoming Artful Bird workshop

April 19, 2011

Today I finished the sample bird and all the step-outs for my upcoming workshop at The Button Box in Wellesley.  We will be spending the day sewing this wren together.  Select some scrap fabric from your stash and make your own unique bird using the pattern from my book.  The workshop will be on Saturday,… 

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the penguin family is growing

March 31, 2011

Another member was added today.  I like playing with these guys.  You can put them in all different positions in relation to one another and make up little narratives. "Will these eggs ever hatch?" "I'm not so sure I want a sister or brother anyway."

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A family of penguins

March 24, 2011

I am working on a family of felt penguins for a group show I will be part of at bookhou in Toronto in July. The show will be called "Winged Migration" and will include work by Gennine Zlatkis, Abigail Brown, Margie Oomen, and Arounna Khounnoraj.  I'm very excited. I wanted to try making my birds… 

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a new bird in time for spring

March 14, 2011

I made a springtime bird last night. It is now up in my shop. I am most likely going to be teaching a fabric bird-making workshop at The Button Box quilt shop here in Wellesley on Saturday, April 30, from 10am-4pm. These are the birds that we will make.  If you live nearby I hope… 

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The Artful Bird Book Launch: Purl Soho and Handmade Crafternoon

March 8, 2011

I had an awesome trip to New York.  Purl Soho was beautiful, as expected, and Handmade Crafternoon was so amazing it is hard to describe.  When I arrived there was already a line out the door. There were 90+ people there to sew birds. Wow.  A huge thank you to Robert Kaufman for the yards… 

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