Beth Fairchild is a woman to admire. She works with METAvivor, is a tireless advocate for breast cancer patients, she is a mother, an artist and a mermaid. Last summer we met at a rooftop bar in Manhattan to watch the sun set with friends. It was a magical night (and the first time IContinue reading “Silk Hankies, METAvivor, Anaono Intimates and #cancerland”
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(StencilGirl) Stencils used imaginatively, plus a sale!
StencilGirl Products is hosting a Cyber Monday Sale! 25% OFF! So please, be my guest! Head over there, but read my pondering too. 🙂 I have come to love using Frixion Pilot pens for creating and/or transferring embroidered designs and ideas. The ink in these pens is affected by heat and disappears (almost entirely), whenContinue reading “(StencilGirl) Stencils used imaginatively, plus a sale!”
Printing with Intent
I plan to print 40 fat sixteenths in this carved rubber, buta motif, series ( for 2.5 yards). So far, I have printed 25 of the little fatties. So, I need 15 more. When I am finished printing these, I will use up the remaining dye with a single color all over print for anotherContinue reading “Printing with Intent”
Floribunda! RJR and some Multicolor Print Sets
I am happy to announce the debut of Floribunda! by RJR Fabrics. A textile line geared to quilters, sprinkled with blowsy roses, tendriled vines, leaves and rich, deep colors. The line was created using techniques illustrated and explained within the pages of Playful Fabric Printing. The line will ship to stores in late March 2018.Continue reading “Floribunda! RJR and some Multicolor Print Sets”
Learning, taking notes and repetition.
Tracking and following your own efforts in a journal is an essential tool for any artist.
HST: My block of choice. Still.
I have created a quilt top using the Peacock Paisley prints I recently made with the help of my intern, Aishwarya (I miss her so, it was such a great experience). I printed a couple of yards of semisolids to go with them and sat down to consider what block I might use. I evenContinue reading “HST: My block of choice. Still.”
Solids and Semisolids
Having recently created a great portfolio based motifs with an Indian theme, I found myself in need of a single color all over print. These prints help support and draw out the multicolor prints, they allow the eye a resting place within a quilt block. And needless to say, if you want to make aContinue reading “Solids and Semisolids”
Women’s Health
Recently, I participated in an article in Women's Health magazine called How my Body Changed… And How it Changed Me. This is the September issue, whose theme is Strong, Sexy and Naked. For this article, the magazine interviewed three women in total, myself, Sarah Lee Strobel, an amputee and a Lindsay Washburn who has Crohn'sContinue reading “Women’s Health”
Modern Quilts Unlimited, Designer Spotlight and Ziggy Star Dots pattern!
Wow. I am in awe of this entire experience. I have never been featured in a quilt magazine, never had a pattern of my creation featured in a magazine and now, I can say both have occurred in the same magazine. Modern Quilts Unlimited did a fantastic job. I hope you have a subscription to thisContinue reading “Modern Quilts Unlimited, Designer Spotlight and Ziggy Star Dots pattern!”
TOR: Toxic Masculinity Must End
This is my entry into Threads of Resistance. I have named it, Toxic Masculinity Must End. It is printed using Procion MX dye on cotton broadcloth and silk organza. There are additional collaged elements like Meadowlark fabrics and tulle. I used the StencilGirl scroll stencil in its creation in addition to multicolor print sets . Continue reading “TOR: Toxic Masculinity Must End”
Melanie Testa 