I'm really excited to be in a show over the summer at Art Star in Philadelphia. I'll be showing with two other women artists, Kate Durkin and Maggy Hiltner. They both make 2-D artwork that incorporates embroidery and I'm really happy for this opportunity to get to know their work better, and thrilled to be…
work
There have been just a few times since I started this blog five years ago in which my sewing work has taken me out of my home. Most of the time it's just me, sitting upstairs in our bedroom with my headphones on, sewing for hours a day alone. My interactions with people about what…
end of the week
Stella was sick yesterday and had been up crying with an aching ear most of the night before, which meant I was so tired yesterday that I could barely get around. I love sleep and I am no good at all when I don't get enough of it. So we spent the day napping together…
starfish
I made a felt starfish this morning. I have gotten a lot of suggestions to make a fish mobile. My friend, Terrill, had the idea of adding a starfish and maybe a jellyfish. I thought that would be cool so I made a felt starfish this morning. Thank you for all the great input on…
thinking aloud about fish
I have been thinking about ways to sell my patterns on my own. I could, for example, put together a fish kit containing everything you would need to make and sew your own goldfish. Inside you would receive my pattern and step-by-step instructions, plus all the materials to make your own fish except the thread…
weekend activities
Saturday morning I took the kids on a hike through Broadmoor and we found this amazing tree that has been eaten away by a very industrious beaver. Stella was especially excited because she has an imaginary house, the "Swamp House," where all sorts of interesting things happen. The Swamp House is painted green (her favorite…
let’s see
Random assortment of things going on in my life, as usual. First, I was alerted last night that my owl is in this spread from the Spring issue of Small Magazine. I think I mentioned in my last post that I got an iPhone last week. One of the (many) transformative aspects of this new…
goldfish
I made a felt goldfish. I added some little orange seed beads to give him some sparkle, along with an iridescent tail. Certain patterns I've made just really work well and this is one of them. I know it's a good one when I keep coming back to make more. I love the big, bulging…
scenes from school vacation
It is vacation week here, and it snowed today. We've been inside, drawing and painting, watching the Olympics by the fire and baking bread. Outside, we built a five foot snowman James Madison complete with an American flag (Roxanne is still in a presidential state of mind).
projects for March
I committed to making a few things for the spring auction at Roxanne's school next month. With our oldest daughter just starting kindergarten this year we are newbies to the spring auction so I'm not sure what would be best to make. I thought I'd try a few and things and see what happens. I…
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