April LiveStream & Patreon

Yesterday, on Saturday, April 24, I hosted my very first LiveStream event on YouTube. I broadcasted myself cutting fabric for the roadrunner in my newest quilt design using my Cricut Explore Air 2 machine. I was live for almost four hours. During that tim…

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Visual Makeover

My website has a whole new look! In fact, my entire online presence has been upgraded to the new style. And it's about time! This redesign has been a three year work-in-progress. Shortly after I made my first steampunk quilt, Rose, in 2018, I started thin…

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Kestrel's Computer and Sewing Machines

The most-requested blog topic from last year's survey was about my tools: Anything and everything I use in my studio to make my art. There are lots and lots of things I use for every quilt, so I've split this topic into four separate posts. This first pos…

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The True Primary Colors

The 2021 SAQA Seminar — which focused on color — got me thinking about one of my own pet peeves: the Red-Blue-Yellow (RBY) color model. The RBY color model is based Isaac Newton's experimentation with glass prisms and color. He used glass prisms to refrac…

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Picking Fabric

I was asked to create a video in which I share a skill as part of SAQA's new Skill Swap program. In this video, I share how to pick fabric using color swatches and demonstrate using the fabrics from the wave in There's Something in the Water. …

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