The Scrap Project: Notebook Loops
One of the things that rekindled my artistic passion several months ago was my strong desire to give new life to beautiful-yet-no-longer-wanted pieces of fabric.… Read More »The Scrap Project: Notebook Loops
These are posts about textile art, whether my own or other artists’. They might include descriptions of projects I am working on, new products I am trying, things I just finished, or beautiful art made by other artists which I admire.
One of the things that rekindled my artistic passion several months ago was my strong desire to give new life to beautiful-yet-no-longer-wanted pieces of fabric.… Read More »The Scrap Project: Notebook Loops
Spring arrived early in California this year. We had summer-like temperatures starting in February. After four years of a severe drought, we finally got some… Read More »Inspiration: Spring
About three weeks ago, inspired by the success of my own tote pair (and the subsequent enthusiasm of family and friends), I started working on… Read More »More Totes! Or How Shopping Totes are Made
Over the last few months I sewed for family, friends and strangers. Recently I realized that I needed a few new bags, too! I was tired… Read More »Hey, me, too! Sewing Market Totes for Myself
After I finally made my son’s i-pad bag, I realized my kids needed totes as well as cross-body bags. The kids all started new after-school classes… Read More »Taking a Break to Sew for My Family: Three Custom-made Totes!
“It’s not fair!” is a common complaint in our household, but in this case the boy was right: each of his sisters had a… Read More »Boys Need Bags, too!
My current creative adventure began with three rescued upholstery fabrics:One was heavy-weaved and cream-colored: The other herringbone-weaved in maroon: And the third a lightly-rippled cream-colored… Read More »How it All Began: Coming Down with the Bag Bug