Off to Nature Printing Society Workshop

Today's the day I head to California then to Oregon for this year's Nature Printing Society's workshop.  I teach leaf printing on fabric the first day the, take classes myself.  Traveling with my sister, Marlene, is a very special treat! 

The image is a t-shirt I printed that will be traded!  Can't wait for the surprise shirt!

Heart Challenge

Art-A-Week challenge was something with hearts. I carved the ancient Chinese symbol for heart. Then collaged the red hearts and green rectangles using fusible web. Then I stitched. The background was a previous challenge. The book cover is for the teeny composition book! I love hearts!

I posted this on the Art-A-Week blog but my darling sister thought I ought to post it here. I heavily machine quilted a reject stamped piece, then rolled black paint over the whole thing, then rolled some gold paint to finish. I'll be making a book cover, I believe.


I used my own hand carved sea turtle stamp on previously monoprinted fabric. I strip pieced the borders and free motion machine quilted to complete. It's 12 - 15"



Another finished 12 - 15". I used the previously stamped cloth, added strip pieced border and machine quilted it. I apologize for the images. I wanted to get the images up. I'll retake them in better lighting some other time.

Needle felting ATC+

Joining Art-A-Week blog - weekly art challenge. The bottom piece was my first try. The challenge was to was only scraps, nothing new. I started with old jeans, needle felted edges cut off of my valentines then cut out the heart. I edged the heart with yarn that that was leftover from a friend's scarf, then I machine free motion the words. That piece was a tad too big for an ATC so I made another. I enjoyed myself. Never throw away anything!!!!!!!!