Month: June 2013
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Tutorial: Using a gray scale tool
One thing I’ve learned about myself is that I need things to be organized in logical ways so my brain can process it all more easily. I started college when I was only 17, before I consciously realized this about myself. Even though I really liked my college textile art professor, I could never quite…
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Giveaway: Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits
Today, I’m part of the blog tour for Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits. As part of the blog tour, I had the great honor of being able to interview Martha Sielman, the force behind this beautiful book. I hope you’ll enjoy it! 1) Martha, you are involved with quilting in many different ways. You…
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Nancy Crow workshop: Lines, Curves, Shapes; days 4 & 5
By Wednesday afternoon I wanted to totally leave behind everything I had done so far and I was eager to start the final project. Nancy gave us our final assignment, and once again I just couldn’t wrap my head around all of the variables. I will definitely sleep all day and all night for an…
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Nancy Crow workshop: Lines, Curves, Shapes; days 2 & 3
A funny thing happened on Monday night. We went to bed, all tucked up in our little RV, when we noticed something terribly wrong with our very comfy, very reliable air mattress. It started getting rather flat. Sweet hubby valiantly tried to re-inflate the poor thing at 1 in the morning, but by morning it…
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Nancy Crow workshop: Lines, Curves, Shapes; day 1
Monday morning started a little “late.” Technically, class starts at 9 AM, but during the week the classroom opens at 7 AM for people to work on their own before class starts. On Monday, the first day of class, everyone was there by 8:30, eager and ready to start. So, Nancy gave us our assignment:…
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Nancy Crow workshop: Lines, Curves, Shapes
I’ve just returned from another workshop with Nancy Crow. What a privilege! I feel so blessed that I live so close and have been able to learn from her. We have such an abundance of great instruction in our area, but many of the great teachers are getting close to their retirement years. I want…