Of course, the very best way to get a great picture of your quilt is to have it professionally photographed. But many of us don’t need really need that. Still, it’s nice to have the best possible snapshot if for nothing more than being able to show it off on your Facebook page or from the screen of your smartphone. (And for submitting your images for the next installment of my “Finish Line” series. Hint, hint.)
One of our plans, as we delved into video, was to re-visit and update some of my more popular, technique-oriented posts with short videos. It would also let me update the post itself with any further information that I may have forgotten to include the first time around, or that was inspired by the comments section for the post.
Time for another round of “The Finish Line.” For those of you who aren’t familiar with this series, no, this isn’t a History Channel program about Scandinavians during WWII. That … Read More
It isn’t always clear to those who haven’t seen my work in person how much netting, tulle and other semi-transparent fabric I use in my quilts. For simplicity’s sake I’m going … Read More
Wow! What a response to last week’s post about my intention to produce an online fabric collage course. I received over 140 comments, by far the most of any of … Read More
Help! On the eve of a new year, one does tend to look to the past and future at the same time. I realized that as far as this blog … Read More
I grew up crafty. When I moved to Maine I was cunning (as in, “ain’t you cunnin’.” Insert forced smile here.) Now I call myself an artist, but also I’m a … Read More
As the year draws toward its close I, like many of you, will be doing a little reflection. In that vein, I have taken some time to burrow through my email … Read More
At the end of a four or five day class, my students will be exhausted (and so will I!). Most of them will have spent the entire time working on the main … Read More
In mid-November, I finished up my 2016 teaching schedule with a trip to Nevada to teach at Art Quilt Tahoe. I flew there directly from Houston where I had been attending the … Read More