I have been wanting to print clothing blanks for a while. Luckily, Dharma Trading carries many styles and options and they have all the kinks ironed out. Their blanks have been tested for acceptance of dye, even the threads used to sew the garments have been considered and addressed. That’s where I found this Cotton/SpandexContinue reading “Unitard and dressing a piece of cardboard”
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The Final Carve?
This has been an interesting repeat to carve. I love floral motifs and roses printed on cloth. Carving a rose by hand is a great challenge. Drawing and depicting roses is not easy, there are so many curved petals! Then, you need to figure out how to carve it in an elegant hand. I likeContinue reading “The Final Carve?”
Bird Buta fabrics printed in hope of making baby quilt.
As you know, I have been piecing, quilting and sewing up a storm. So this weekend, I took out my dyes, mixed a few colors and picked up the Bird Buta multicolor set I had been working on just prior to my sewing jag. I found all of the previously printed pieces, backtracked through myContinue reading “Bird Buta fabrics printed in hope of making baby quilt.”
Deborah Boschert’s Florabunda!
Deborah and I are good friends. Check out her insta, FB and Etsy. In the photograph below, I had just published Inspired to Quilt, which you can see on a banner-ad above Pokey and Deborah’s heads. That was more than 10 years ago! Such good times! [I have since published two more books, Dreaming from theContinue reading “Deborah Boschert’s Florabunda!”
Hankies, steaming, around and back again
This weekend, I completed printing the 48 Blowsy Rose hankie fundraiser to benefit METAvivor. I have sold 47 out of the 48 silk habotai handkerchiefs. I am going to purchase one (I mean donate on behalf), because I need to start collecting -my own- hankies. If the final hankie does not sell today, I willContinue reading “Hankies, steaming, around and back again”
Get your Hankie here! Plus.
As I talked up the creation of the VIP Offering to the AnaOno #cancerland fashion show, many expressed interest in owning their own Melly Made hankies! In gratitude for this opportunity, I have decided to print 48 more hankies and donate a portion of the sale to benefit METAvivor. I have ordered 48 more hankies.Continue reading “Get your Hankie here! Plus.”
Silk Hankies, METAvivor, Anaono Intimates and #cancerland
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”
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”
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.”
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