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It's been several months since Estelle and I got together for a TED (technique exploration day). I had a couple of projects that I needed to do and a few new thermofax screens AND we were both free last Friday... Continue reading

Posted 1 hour ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Searching for gray

I thought I'd check in and give you an update on my search for a dye recipe for gray. I've approached it on 2 fronts. First I'm using Dharma's other blacks and trying to mix other colors with them to... Continue reading

Posted 2 hours ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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A fish tale

For a few months I was quilting a quilt on Willie that I didn't share. That was because it was a quilt for my quilt club and I didn't want to show it until it was finished. This will be... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Design Wall Monday

One more day until Craft Week begins! I spent part of the weekend getting all of my stuff ready but I spent most of the weekend ironing fabric to be mailed today. I also got these 2 quilts loaded. They... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Shop news!

I mentioned a few days ago that Craft Week is coming up. That means that I will be away from the dyeing business for this upcoming week. I'm leaving the Etsy shop open but there will, obviously, be delays in... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Glass Work

Last weekend I cut a lot of glass and this week I've been doing the kiln work. That's the hardest part for me. Eventually I will learn my kiln and figure out the best programs to use but it's all... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Leslie's Hawaiian Waterfall

I couldn't leave today without any pictures and, fortunately, Leslie saved the day for me. She is back today with another beautiful creation using one of my gradients. She made this beautiful and unique table runner with the Key West... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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I picked Feedly

I promis this is my last post on the Google Reader replacement. A couple of weeks ago I told you I had narrowed my choice down to InoReader and Feedly. I've been using both since and have settled on Feedly.... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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A little more on time management

Thank you for being so indulgent with my lengthy time management post last Friday. I wanted to follow up and share some of the feedback that you left in the comments and also share a couple more things that I've... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Thrive Fabric Palettes

I did a little something different with my Electric Quilt play time this week. I am really intrigued by 2 block quilts. I like the secondary patterns that you get when blocks meet and I love it when you get... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Thankful Thursday

It's Thursday again and my favorite day of the week. It's so much fun to see which things I post appeal to you I was surprised to get 21 entries for free soap! The winner is #19, Ellie! As to... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Meet Leslie

Today I want to introduce you to one of my favorite fiber/mixed media artists. I met Leslie McNeil when I was involved in Three Creative Studios. She creates magic layering fabric with paints and stitching. She uses lots of stencils,... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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New in the shop!

There are several new fabrics in the shop this week. First there are 3 new One Yard Cuts: Naples Venice Taranto and 8 new Shibori pieces, including these 4: Kurume Omuta Nogata Chikugo Check out all 188 different fabrics in... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Nest Box Watch

This has been the worst season so far for the nest boxes. Not one Tree Swallow nest has taken. Thank goodness for the Bluebirds! Four babies have hatched. Hopefully they will make it to fledge. It also looks like the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 11, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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A lot of finishes

While Mom was quilting I was binding and used the weekend as an opportunity to get a few quilts finished. 46 x 65 This one was a very old UFO. I had made quilts for Chris and a friend from... Continue reading

Posted Jun 11, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Metal Quilt Winner

The metal quilt drawing turned out to be one of the most popular ones ever! I selected by random number and the winner is #15 - sarah did it! Sarah said: I love the gradient with the 3 blocks! If... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Design Wall Monday

Well, Mom did it. She finished all 7 quilts in 3 days! This is the last one and another one that was done with a bunch of large scale fat quarters that I sent to them from my stash. Now... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Mom's quilting marathon update: 6 of 7 done

Here are the next 2 that Mom finished quilting yesterday. She finished one Thursday night. Yesterday we spent the day sewing with my quilt club and she got right back to quilting when we got home. She got half of... Continue reading

Posted Jun 8, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Time Management

In my newlsetter this week I talked about managing time and making time for the things that I want to do. For me, that almost always involves "making". There's so much that I want to do every day that I... Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Mom's quilting marathon update: 4 of 7 done

Actually she got 3 done yesterday but it was too late to get a photo outside when she finished. Here are the 2 that I was able to photograph. This one defines scrap quilt! Mom had a bin of 2... Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Thrive Fabric Palette Projects

I'm going to be honest with you. Mom has exhausted me! I have my EQ post for today but I just didn't have the time I wanted to play with the colorings. You'll have to accept these 4 simple colorings... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Making soap

While Mom was quilting I decided to make more soap. Soapmaking seems to be going around. My friend, Gene, made some this week too. One batch of soap is about 2 pounds. I like to make 4 batches at a... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Thankful Thursday

What's not to be thankful for this week? The weather has been beautiful the past few days, Mom is here to play with Willie and tomorrow and Saturday we will be sewing with my Country School Quilters friends. I've got... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Mom's quilting marathon update: 2 of 7 done

Here are the first 2 quitls off the frame. She did the Popcorn pantograph on both of these. Both quilts are from kits that we made the last time she visited. We pulled the fabrics from my stash and use... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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Mom's quilting marathon is underway

Mom arrived this morning for her date with Willie. :) I thought she said she had 3 quilts to quilt but she has 7! The first one is on the frame and the purple one is on zippers and ready... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2013 at Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

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