A Tour of my Studio

studio
The folks at CreativeLive came over to film my workspace a few weeks ago. They asked me if I would like to film a tour of my studio, and I said yes immediately! Mainly because I don’t think there’s nearly enough basement studio spaces represented out there, and for a lot of us, a basement space offers the most amount of square footage we can dedicate to making creative messes. For me, it keeps my work (and play) away from the rest of the daily living that goes on in the house.
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#100daysofthreaddrawing update

thread art
I am about 1/3 of the way through my #100daysofthreaddrawing on Instagram. I’ve written my thoughts here before about the power of a daily practice. I thought I would update those thoughts now that I’m 30 days in. Let me preface by saying 30 days is not that much when I’m committed to doing 100 days, but it feels like enough to give me a little perspective on my personal process, what I want to get out of it, and what I enjoy/dislike about it.
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Quilting for Beginners: How to Baste Quilt Layers Together

quilting for beginners
I do not like quilt basting- and I am referring to making the “quilt sandwich”. Which is basting the backing, batting, and quilt top layers smoothly together so that they can be quilted together without pleats or puckers on the front or back. Early on when I started quilting, I struggled with this process quite a bit. A pleat(s) would show up on the back of the quilt every single time I machine quilted any of my quilts by machine. This is why I hand quilted several of the early quilts I made. I always have my hand on the back of the work and could catch a pleat as soon as I feel one. I began to think maybe I just didn’t have the patience necessary to baste the layers thoroughly.

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DIY Paper Flowers- my gift to the house

paper flower
We are redoing our living room space. Again. I feel like we’re always tweaking it around, but I think this time we’ve got the right plan, which all started with an eagle lamp. And this painting. It’ll all make sense soon. Hopefully.
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