Pavers is an easy 45″ x 56″ quilt. Double the yardage for a Twin and triple for a Queen. It is best to use a minimum of five different fabrics for the blocks. But I think ten fabrics would look great. Or even a scrappy one would be fun and us up all those scraps that seem to pile up. But currently I’m into a Blue/Purple phase. The next step is to get some kits put together for my website.
Pavers in Blue & Purple
January 27th, 2010Summer Fun, No Shoes!
January 27th, 2010Summer Fun,
No Shoes!, is a piece by Karen Nickelson. She found the pattern while in Hawaii on vacation. Flip Flops are always out when the sun is out. I hate wearing socks, my toes want to breath. This is the fun kind of Flip Flops that I want to wear, bring on Summer. Oops, it’s only January.
Melon in the Freestyle Design
January 12th, 2010Melon in the Freestyle Design is out new featured fabric. Why Melon? I had this melon colored patina fabric that inspired me. I marbled on it in light minty greens, yellow and white. It came out light, fresh and fun. It may be that we have had some rather gray, wet weather and I have been dreaming of summer. Or because I enjoy all of the melons when they are in season. Either way it is a new color for me. Enjoy!
My Favorite Snow Dyed Yard
January 9th, 2010
This is my favorite piece of snow dyed fabric so far. I have been having a ton of fun trying new things and experimenting. With snow dying you just never know what will happen. Different dye colors attach at different rates, some come out bold and others more subtle. And it all depends on the rate that the snow melts at and how fast the fabric arrives at the setting temperature. The photo at the top is the entire yard piece. The one on the bottom is a close up, that shows the fractures the snow produces. And yes, I now have some of my snow dyed pieces on my web site Marbled Arts for sale. Go to Hand Made fabric and then Snow dyed. Or type snow dyed into the search box.
More Fun with Rusty Bits
January 7th, 2010
Here we are once again. My rust printed fabric is a hit. I started using it in my quilt samples, because it has a very organic feel to it. That lead to selling it in my booth at quilt shows. And now, finally, I have it on my website. Check it out at Marbled Arts. Look in Hand Made Fabric. I am selling it in Fat Quarter, Fat Halves and Yard pieces. I also here that I will be getting some broken transmission parts soon. It seams that they have been in a swamp for a long time and have lots of gunk and oil on them. A little to much for even me. But I cant wait to see what appears on my doorstep.
Just Say NO to Spam!
December 9th, 2009Please note that I will only consider comments written in English. My reasoning is if I do not know what it says I will not approve it. Yes, I do read every comment before approving it. It there is even a hint of the stink of spam it will be deleted.
For those of you that really do read my blog, I do welcome comments. I am sorry for the hoops I am forced to make you jump thru but it does help keep the spammers at bay.
Success with Snow Dying.
November 17th, 2009
This is the final product from one of my first snow dying experiments. I love how it came out, the fabric appears to have texture and depth. You can see where the ice crystals formed as the snow melted. And of course I now have tons of ideas to try out, different colors, a mix of colors, different amounts of snow and dye. The combinations are endless.
Let it Snow!
November 15th, 2009
No, it has not snowed at my house just yet, but my husband is on Ski Patrol. On Friday, he had his first duty day of the year and it snowed.
When went out for my walk on Saturday morning I discovered all of this wonderful snow in the back of the truck. I scooped a bunch into one of our camping coolers and then started gathering all of the stuff I would need to dye fabric using snow. I saw an article in a recent issue of Quilting Arts. I had planned to hunt up a few items to make it easier to dye the fabric, but the snow arrived and I made it up as I went along.
When I mixed the dye into the snow it looked so yummy I wanted to eat it, but dye is not to be ingested. I started this particular adventure with two pieces of fabric and two different colors. Waiting for the snow to melt was the hardest part.
Paintstik Project In the Works.
November 4th, 2009
I am in the middle of getting all the pieces made for a quilted wearable art jacket. This is one of the panels that I made using Shiva Paintstiks. I used two colors of matte green and iridescent copper. I like using the matte and the iridescent colors together. The iridescent give it a bit of sparkle and shine but isn’t overpowering for my tastes. I believe that Wearable Art is far beyond just clothing, that it is Art that is meant to worn. Creation takes time and energy. I’ll let you know when my jacket is in it’s final state.
Little Monsters in the Waved Icarus Design
September 24th, 2009
Normally I have a featured fabric for a while longer, but you purchased the last on so fast I had to come up with a new one. Our current Featured Fabric is Little Monsters in the Waved Icarus Design. Little Monsters has a bit of a saga to go with it. I had this bolt of fabric that was a solid Light Pale Turquoise. It wasn’t working for what I had purchased it for; I couldn’t seam to be able to give it away. So one day I dumped some extra Yellow dye on it see what would happen. This amazing Lime Green appeared. I marbled it and it sold like hot cakes, out the door in no time at all. Then I had to figure out the correct dye combination for the Lime Green. It took a few tries, but now their back. Why Little Monsters you ask? Think of kids’ fabric, if it has monsters, what color are they?