Sometimes, I use a program called FlowScape to build my imaginary settings. Flowscape is a sandbox-style computer game in which the purpose of "playing" is to build virtual worlds. Users can add foliage, fauna, ground texture, elevation, and hav…
Continue Reading →Several months ago, I was asked, "Kestrel, how do you learn from your failures?" To me, a "failure" would be a project that failed so spectacularly there was no way for it to be saved, so I just threw it in the trash and moved on. I ha…
Continue Reading →Learning to draw what we see — not what we think we see — is a tough lesson for all artists to learn. Even with years of practice under my belt, I still catch myself falling into that trap, and my latest quilt design was no exception. Let's talk about Luc…
Continue Reading →One of my quilts, Super Mario Galaxy, is headed to Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 (aka. AGDQ23), a charity event for the speedrunning video game community. My quilt will be one of the many prizes available to viewers to help raise money for the Prevent Can…
Continue Reading →Sometimes we prefer to frame a quilt instead of attaching a hanging sleeve. When the situation calls for it, I use a method I developed years ago to frame my fabric pictures, but it works just as well for quilts. Here's one example of a quilt framed using…
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