Whew! I have been sewing up a storm and have built up a small inventory of runners, placemats and ornaments to share. Check out my Etsy Shop to check them out!
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I am happily working away at some new projects to sell, building off of my overarching ethos: color bombs are da bom, imperfection is beautiful, and a little whimsy makes the world a lovelier place. The runners feature bright color palates along with a signature contrasting color tab bridging the front and back, just to remind us that life is richest when we expect the unexpected. I also have a new stash of ornaments to add a splash of color to the coming spring. Playing with eye candy fabrics and creating beautiful things-- what a great way to kick off the new season!
Interested in picking up your own Quilterrific creation? Check out my Etsy shop for more info on items for purchase! In the spirit of taking on some new sewing projects in the new year, I was inspired by the holidays to try making a colorful, fun ornament to gift to people. So above is a sampling of a series of fun little fabric holiday ornaments (inspired by Crouton Crackerjacks) that I look forward to sharing with friends and family
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and sometimes the beholder has cataracts. This winter, I produced a set of several coordinated monstrosities, made out of my aunt's terribly awesome harlequin, mother-of-the-bride suit which she wore to my unfortunate cousin's wedding in the early 1990s. The whole family (but perhaps myself most vocally...) have been making fun of her for this fashion choice for many years. Now I am not a fashionista by any stretch, but even I could see that the only people impressed with her outfit were all of the closeted harlequins hungry for the day when they could emerge from the shadows and take up their place again in modern culture. Well, my aunt's brazen fashion statement did not precipitate this cultural revolution, and her harlequin brethren remain cloistered in the shadows. But I digress. After suffering many years of ribbing, she decided to unburden herself of this fashion disaster one Christmas, and gifted me the fabled suit. Well, in true harlequin fashion, the joke is on her! This year, I turned the offending suit into a variety of handy reminders of the fashion slip for the whole family: a tie for my uncle, an elegant scarf for my aunt, 3 sets of bunting for her grown children, and a bonus set of coasters for good measure. This project gave me pause however-- was I unleashing a new wave of ugly on the world by perpetuating the life of this fabric? Only time will tell... (December 2015) |
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