Sewing, blogging, and creative business.
I’m very excited to have finished this patchwork Progress Pride Flag quilt. The pattern is by Bobbie Gentili from Geeky Bobbin. All of the fabrics are scraps from my stash.
This was a fun project and the finished quilt is really bright and colorful. As part of this process, I also enjoyed learning more about how the design of the Progress Pride flag came to be.
Three white birds flying on the studio ceiling today. One last tall wading bird to make, and then all 16 pieces will be complete. I have at long last located on eBay some great driftwood bases for the tall birds. I think they're going to look awesome mounted on these really rough, weathered wood panels. Read More →
I finally got around to calling the Amish yesterday to get more wool stuffing. While I'm waiting for the boxes to arrive (6 lbs. this time!), I thought I'd work on something that didn't need to be stuffed. I'm nearly done now with birds for the show, although I would like to make more crowsRead More →
The last in the series of three owls for my March show is completed. And I bought plane tickets yesterday! And reserved a hotel room – for one! I am officially going to Atlanta to install this show at Young Blood. I will fly down on Thursday night, March 5, set it all up Friday,Read More →
Today I finished the third and last rooster for my March show. Here they are all together. That's 12 birds done and at least 4 to go. The whole crew together is starting to look very matching, rather like a cohesive set of something. Because I chose all of the fabrics for the whole showRead More →
It is a new year. To welcome in the year, I thought I'd share a recipe for challah. I am thinking, perhaps of sharing recipes and food pictures here throughout the year. I would like to write on my blog more often, but it takes nearly a week to complete each soft sculpture and theRead More →
I finished the red owl. One more owl to make in this series. The first set of eyes I made for this guy were rejected because the background was too white making him look like he'd spent too much time in a tanning bed with goggles on. Much better now. We had a lovely Hanukkah. Read More →
Hi there. We are buried under nearly a foot and a half of snow here in Wellesley. It started on Friday afternoon and pretty much didn't stop until Sunday late at night. Sunday afternoon Roxanne and I built the hugest snowman ever. Really. I could barely lift his head. Speaking of not being able toRead More →
This is the first in a series of three tall birds for the show. Instead of making a mask, which is the way I've done these birds in the past, I decided to make a new type of crest. Ever since I got Anatomy of Doll (I love Susanna Oroyan's books and I"ve learned toRead More →
My sister-in-law, Jacquie Hemmerdinger, took some photos of my birds over Thanksgiving. This is one of my favorites, but you can see them all here. Poor Stella has a terrible stomach bug and was up all night throwing up. So much laundry to do today! She is sleeping now and I really hope sheRead More →
Today I finished a third crow, this one flying with wings down. They are suspended right now from thumbtacks pushed into the drop ceiling in the studio (read our bedroom) so it is a bit hard to photograph them in good light. Here they are together. The standing one is on the ironing board. ItRead More →