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Where to find me at International Quilt Festival Chicago!
I would LOVE to meet all of you at the big quilt show in Chicago! Here’s where to find me! Thursday 10 am to Noon – Open Studios – Fabric Manipulation 2pm to 4pm – Open Studios – Cartooning for...
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Hexie Mania – Blog Hop for HexieLove Magazine!
My friend Julia Wood has the most awesome new magazine and book out about “hexies”…also known as hexagons! If you are a fan of the various ways you can make a hexie quilt, this magazine is for you!...
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Technique of the Week – Week 36 – Batik Wax Resist
Project Hours: 6 hours Design and Materials: 1 hour Execution: 5 hours Ok. I threw in the towel on this one because I am really, really bad at this technique. I did 4 different batik designs, and...
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Technique of the Week #37 – Suminagashi Marbling
Here’s this week’s technique of the week video! Enjoy! Skill Level:Beginner Time Commitment: Afternoon + Cost: Around $16 for the Suminagashi paint set Not only is this technique fun, but it’s also...
View ArticleGetting my Groove On… with some funky patterns….
Get your groove on… Posted by Cheryl Sleboda – Muppin.com on Friday, May 1, 2015
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Giveaway Day – Spring 2015!
I LOVE Giveaway Day! You get to meet so many new bloggers, so WELCOME to mine if you are new! If you don’t know me, I do a series of Technique of the Week art quilt videos you can see HERE, and I’m...
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Starting the #springcleanyourstudio Blog Hop!!
I think this is the second or third year I’ve hosted the “Spring clean your studio” Blog hop! We formed it through FB and Instagram and had a grand old time cleaning, and now we’re ready to show you...
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Technique of the Week – Week 39 – Soy Wax Batiking
Here’s this week’s video! After being so awful at Batiking, I thought that trying my hand at this again was going to be a disaster. Soy wax is MUCH easier to deal with than the Jaquard beeswax batik...
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Blogger’s Quilt Festival!! – Spring Market Edition 2015
I’m super stoked to show you my modern Friendship Star quilt called “Wettersysteme” (weather systems). I called it that because I thought the swirl of the stars looked like those hurricane icons I...
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Spring Cleaning MY Studio… The HORROR
How did it come to this? Well, I could have lots of excuses like “I was teaching at IQF Chicago”. And “I was teaching and speaking at so many guilds”. And ” I was travelling for my day job a lot”....
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I’m Jealous of Your Quilting Success, and Here’s What I Do About It.
I am the Green Eyed Monster. I see you succeed at something, and I want it so desperately for myself I can taste it. My jealousy of your talent is so deep, I have been in a serious funk… more than...
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Technique of the Week – Week 43 – Sharpie Tie Dyeing
This has to be one of my favorite techniques, because it’s SO EASY to do, it’s immediately permanent, and you can use it for just about any kind of quilt! Check out the newest video below! Here’s the...
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Take My Class at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Art!
I’m so excited to be teaching at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Art!! On Saturday Aug 22nd, I’ll be hosting the Experiments In Dimensional Sewing class in which you can learn dozens of...
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Technique of the Week – Week # 46 – Thermochromic Paint
Here’s this week’s video! Thermochromic paint (meaning paint that changes color with heat) has been around for a while. It’s a plastic dye particle that is usually suspended in a dye or paint...
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Die Cutting for Beginners – Blog Hop + GIVEAWAY!
I AM a Self Confessed die cutting NOOB. Yup, I said it. I have dabbled with digital die cutting, where I just placed the cutter over fabric I wanted to cut out, but that was not the same as full on,...
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Congrats to our DVD winner!
Congrats Nancy Hilderbrand for winning the blog giveaway for Ebony’s awesome DVD. Nancy, you’ll be hearing from me shortly!
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Technique of the Week #48 – Bubble Painting
Not every technique is successful, but something may be able to be salvaged out of it! Here’s another Technique of the Week Video! I got this idea from a wonderful kids blog called artful-kids.com....
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Protecting Yourself While Sewing (+ GIVEAWAY)
In May of 2014, while finishing a quilt for a deadline, I pushed past the point of pain in one of my fingers pulling on threads through some rough fabric. I was on a deadline, and I had to get...
View ArticleWinners of the Dritz goodies!
I hope you are all using those tips from the last post! The winner of the goodie bag is Kathy E.! Congrats! The five thimble winners are: -Jane of Jolly and Delilah -Cindylee Monroe -Lori Smanski...
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Technique of the Week #51 – Thread Play with Decorative Threads
Decorative threadplay is an amazing technique, if you know all the right tricks to making it successful. Check out this week’s video: So, first of all, if you can take a class by Ellen Anne Eddy,...
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