Month: August 2018
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The Creativity Project Week #35: Luke Haynes
Read More: The Creativity Project Week #35: Luke HaynesDesigner and artist, Luke Haynes, began working in quilts after an extensive background in art and architecture. Luke’s larger-than-life quilts often depict impeccably appliquéd human figures, and yes, often Luke himself, in iconic poses from recognizable works of art set on traditionally quilted backdrops. Most recently, Luke completed a series of 50 log cabin quilts…
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The Creativity Project Week #34: Melissa Averinos
Read More: The Creativity Project Week #34: Melissa AverinosMelissa Averinos is an artist and quilter living on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Melissa’s artistic endeavors span all across the gamut, as she paints, designs products, quilts and illustrates. Melissa won Best in Show at QuiltCon 2016 with her quilt My Brother’s Jeans and her quilt Face#1 received a Judge’s Choice Award at QuiltCon 2015. Melissa…
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The Creativity Project Week #33: Tara Faughnan
Read More: The Creativity Project Week #33: Tara FaughnanTara Faughnan is a professional freelance textile designer and quilter living and working in Oakland, CA. Tara began quilting in 2001, and her love of quilting led her to school and on to a career in textile design with clients including Michael Miller Fabrics and Pottery Barn Kids. Tara draws inspiration from the simple bold…
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The Creativity Project Week #32: Gina Adams
Read More: The Creativity Project Week #32: Gina AdamsGina Adams is an artist of Native American descent who uses quilts to tell the story of her heritage and its complicated history with the United States. Her “Broken Treaty” project includes the reuse of antique quilts, to which she appliqués hand-cut letters depicting the language of broken treaties between the United States government and Native…
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The Creativity Project Week #31: Sara Trail of Social Justice Sewing Academy
Read More: The Creativity Project Week #31: Sara Trail of Social Justice Sewing AcademySara Trail is a successful author, sewing teacher, and pattern and fabric designer. She found her calling at a young age, starting with learning to sew at the age of 4. At the age of 13, she wrote Sew with Sara, a book that teaches teens and tweens how to sew clothes and accessories for fun…
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Reconnecting with Creativity: Introducing FeelGood Fibers – A Marketplace for Secondhand Fabrics
Hello, friends! Happy 2020! It’s been a while since I posted here, mostly because of the holidays, life, and, honestly, not spending much time in my sewing space these past few months. Instead, I’ve been channeling my creative energy into a new passion project: building FeelGood Fibers, a marketplace for the exchange of secondhand and pre-loved fabrics.…
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FeelGood Fibers is coming!
Friends, the day is finally here! I have been working tirelessly behind the scenes like an elf preparing for Christmas Day! I am so thrilled to share that FeelGood Fibers will be launching in 2020!
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My Stars Hollow Quilt
This short and sweet post is to share a recent finish! Last month, I decided to make a quilt for a dear friend, and together we decided that a Stars Hollow Quilt would be the perfect design.
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