December 30, 2013

Holiday making and behind on blogging!

 guild exchange blocks

 baby quilt for a friend

 local charity auction donation, quilted by my friend Margaret.

 I designed and carved a stamp to make some ornaments for friends.

 I sewed my printed fabric onto a felt backing, and added some ribbon hangers with decorative buttons.

 I made approximately a bajillion of these felt bacon ornaments.

and finally, a collage for my hubby, made from an Abita beer wrapper, sheet music and various other ephemera with acrylic paint, gel medium and pastels.

October 21, 2013

starting the quilt-stamping with a hand carved stamp and prochem fabric paint.

I used this tool, a flexible drafting curve, to stamp the stems and the leaves.

 A rare photo of me working...my sister is visiting and she took this for me.

today's very special helpers.

October 19, 2013

carving a stamp

testing on paper first

then on fabric, trying out some different colors