Every so often I get a hankering to create a new bag pattern, and the first question is, of course, what kind of design do I want to do? What about a backpack pattern? Being hands free is important when trekking about in town, doing a little flea marketeering, or visiting the local farmer's …
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A Visit to Midland
Recently I had the opportunity to visit the ladies of the Midland Quilters Guild to present my lecture Developing the Designer in You. There’s guaranteed to be something for everyone when I show over 60 quilted pieces including numerous quilts, bags, runners etc. at my hour long presentation. I …
Plan for Winter and Sewing Projects
I started on a major project in the Spring of this year, and after a busy summer and September full of event appearances, presentations, and sewing classes, it feels like winter might be on the way. Changing Seasons, New Activities **Updated: Project news at the bottom of this post** With my …
Woolly, Woolly: A Bag Pattern for Knit and Crochet Hobbyists
The idea for the Woolly, Woolly pattern was inspired by a combination of childhood memories and the needs of a student I had a few years ago. As a young girl, every so often the task fell to me to untangle my Mom’s box of wool and embroidery threads. Mom, being pretty busy with 5 rambunctious …
Urban Computer Satchel Made By Fabric Artist Shelly Stokes
Shelly Stokes from Cedar Canyon Textiles is a talented fabric artist, and she put her talent and skills to good use when she made a stunning bag using the Urban Computer Satchel pattern. Find out more about some changes Shelly made to the pattern, plus the process she used to customize the …
The Skunk Tale Continues
The Rest of the Story I've heard from a lot of you who want to find out what happened to the baby skunks I rescued last month from the window well outside my pattern design studio. Here's the rest of the story. When I wrote the last post, it had been five days since I had moved the baby skunks …