On Monday, September 10th I’m giving a presentation at the Northwest Quilters Guild on machine embroidery techniques I call Zigzag Pizzazz. When I was studying design and embroidery through London City and Guilds, we spent one six-month session on machine embroidery. Among the numerous samples required, I did one each of satin stitch bars, satin […]
Finishing the Top
To finish the border, I appliquéd the red triangles with red rayon thread. Then I couched the blue triangles with a Kreinik Metallic Braid in size medium in a matching blue. I considered couching around the inner edge of the triangular border with metallic black but decided to use the same Kreinik blue. Here’s the […]
Design Time
One of the things I did for the Stitches in Bloom Show at The Oregon Garden was bring a variety of design boards, embellishments, and stitch samples I had completed during my London City and Guilds study for display. I wasn’t sure how the space in the room would be set up, but I wanted […]
Sandra Little–fiber artist extraordinaire
I learned today Sandra Little, a fellow “Iris” and London City and Guilds candidate, passed away earlier this year. We completed Part I embroidery and design between 1995 and 1998. Sandy went on to study further with Gail Harker at her center, developing a distinctive style. I judged the La Conner Quilt and Fiber Fest […]
Make Cords By Hand and Machine
I”m teaching a one-day workshop at The Oregon Garden’s Stitches in Bloom show on January 21, 2016 in Silverton, Oregon called Accenting With Creative Cords. We’ll be making a variety of cords, spending the morning making them by hand and the afternoon by machine. When I attended London City and Guilds, we spent six months […]
Complex Threads–an E-book
Between 1995 and 1998, I studied with Gail Harker as my tutor for London City and Guilds coursework in design and embroidery. A few years ago, I returned to do a Master Class under her tutelage at the Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts. The outcome of this further study was an exhibition titled “Complex […]
Radical Elements Show at the Gallery of the National Academy of Sciences
The “Radical Elements” exhibition, organized by Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), begins a five month showing at the National Academy of Sciences located at 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Dates are May 20 – October 19, 2015, with hours between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. Admission is free. The exhibition features 40 artists […]
