Understanding Rust

I ran into an unexpected roadblock while drawing the design for my latest work-in-progress, Not Today. Here is the digital template: The roadblock I encountered had to do with the iron wheel on the right side of the design. My vision for this picture was…

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Leap of Faith Process

Leap of Faith is one of my favorite quilts I've created to date, and not just because the title is a pun (Faith is the name of my bungee-jumping girl). My goal is for my quilts to share an emotion with viewers. I want people to look at my quilts and feel …

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Kestrel's Cricut Supplies

To finish up my itemization of all the stuff I use in my sewing studio, today's blog post is all about the stuff I use for cutting fabric with my Cricut Explore Air 2. The blog posts in this series will include: Computer and Sewing Machines Sewing Tools …

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Kestrel's Storage and Organizers

Continuing the itemization of all of my stuff in my sewing studio, today's blog post is all about storage — namely what products I use to keep myself organized. And as you're about to see, I do all of my organizational shopping at pretty much one place: T…

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How to Work in a Series

The other day, I was in a Zoom call with a group of fellow quilt artists, and the topic of working in a series came up in conversation — specifically, how does one go about making a series? I admit I didn't contribute much to the discussion, mostly becaus…

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