Birdsong
This is dedicated to all of those who have felt intimidated in this Instagram world we live in. Find joy in the making and celebrate all of your endeavors!
Read MoreOde to Van Gogh's Sunflowers
Golden sunflowers are mother nature’s gift to us as we enter the fall season. They are such a wonderfully cheerful flower always following the bright sunshine. A good life lesson for us all — turn your face to the light.
Read MoreButterfly Summer
I’ve been making so many butterflies in the #100daysofsummerstitching that I think I have butterflies on the brain. The 100 day project is all fabric and not a wool butterfly in the entire mix, so I had to make wooly one.
Read MoreBaltimore Album Inspired Wool Applique
I love old quilts and the history behind them. Some of my favorites are the beautifully appliqued Baltimore Album Quilts. This wool applique version is based on a block from a Baltimore Album quilt from the American Folk Art Museum in New York.
Read MoreSmiling Cat Wool Applique Pillow Tutorial
Fall is almost here! Halloween is just around the corner. The days may not be cooling here in southern California, but It definitely feels like sweater weather when the sun goes down. To celebrate the coming fall weather I decided to finish the Smiling Cat and Jack-o-Lantern design patterns that I began last year. Both of the designs are in the vintage Halloween style that I love.
Read MoreAudubon Inspired Wool Applique Picture
This is my primitive needle and thread interpretation of John James Audubon’s magnificent watercolor birds.
Read MoreSigns of Spring
Here’s another wool applique pattern in the Pennsylvania German Fraktur art style.
Read MoreBlooming Hearts Wool Applique Pillow
Happy Valentine’s Day! My Blooming Hearts design is based on a early 19th century Pennsylvania German Fraktur.
Read MoreYear of the Pig
2019 is the year of the pig! Here’s a quick and easy wool applique mini quilt to celebrate the new year.
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