Silhouette vs Cricut Machines Head-to-Head

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 …

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Silhouette vs Cricut Software Head-to-Head

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…

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2024: Year in Review

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…

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Illuxcon 2024

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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It's the Simple Things - Like Shadows

When designing a realistic scene, adding a shadow under an object makes it feel like it has mass and is actually resting on whatever surface it's on. It's a simple solution for a pretty common situation. But sometimes implementing that solution isn't quit…

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