A "hot take" is an opinion likely to be unpopular or cause controversy, and I've got a doozy for you today. A quilt's back (with visible stitches showing) is an important part of the complete work of art, and quilt artists should put effort int…
Continue Reading →Two months ago, I was cutting fabric kits for an upcoming workshop and, over four consecutive days, wound up using both my Cricut and Silhouette cutting machines in tandem to get the job done. This gave me an excellent opportunity to compare and contrast …
Continue Reading →Last month, I was preparing for an upcoming workshop and spent four solid days cutting fabric to get ready. I was using my Cricut machine and the Silhouette I purchased two years ago to speed the process up. Using both machines for such a large project ga…
Continue Reading →Back in January, I wrote about three show quilts I wanted to complete this year. But as my year ended up being much busier than I'd anticipated (I started my tenure as a SAQA Board Member, I picked up more teaching and writing gigs, and I traveled to seve…
Continue Reading →Back in October, Alex and I attended Illuxcon for the first time. Illuxcon (IX) is a convention for imaginative realism artists to gather, exhibit, and share appreciation for fantasy/sci-fi art. It was fabulous. IX is held in the GoggleWorks Center for …
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