Wow! I am very honored to have my work on the cover of SEW Somerset. It feels good and overswhelming at the same time. I have been submitting to Stampington for a few years now. And not every one of my submissions gets accepted. That’s OK and to be expected. Here are some tips for… Read More Being published in SEW Somerset
Quilting has always intrigued me. I never wanted to get too involved in it because I thought it required more precision than I wanted to handle. Then I learned that there is a quilting style called rag quilting. With this technique you just lay random pieces and stitch them together. The color or pattern are… Read More Rag quilted purses
On the north side of town there is a Butterfly Wonderland. It’s a butterfly sanctuary. In the first part of the exhibit you can view a 3D movie on the migration and the life of butterflies, followed by an area where you can see hundreds of them in the form of chrysalis, and at the… Read More Butterfly inspired cards
While sorting some trinkets I came across some charms I made with Shrinky dinks, loose and mismatched beads and instead of keep sorting away, I got inspired to put my found items to use. Because I like working small, I think these eventually will be some type of wearable art. They are mini-quilts, with trinkets.… Read More Quilted talismans
I have several jars of buttons. All kinds of pretty buttons. Small, big, shiny, colorful. The problem is when I am looking for something I have to empty the whole jar to look through, and then maybe the next jar, and the next. So it was the case the other day. I am not sure… Read More Mini wearable quilts
A friend asked if I have any new work that may fit a theme ‘The little black dress’. I was honest, I didn’t have anything along those lines, but I never want to disappoint people. Especially if what they ask for gives me a creative challenge. I told her I can come up with something.… Read More Fancy dresses greeting cards
Did I tell you, this came out while I was in Macedonia? The new SEW Somerset. In this issue I contributed my stitched cards.
From two weeks ago at Refugee Focus where I volunteer. About once a month I teach refugee women a fun workshop. This time was making bags out of burlap sacs.
I aged the muslin by dying it in tea (thank you giant box of Lipton). And I made heat transfers from a page of hummingbird stickers. These beautiful, tiny birds flutter around our house from time to time. If I was a better gardener, I could plant shrubs that attract the birds, and see them… Read More Clutch purses with humming birds
I am on vacation this week and taking the time to get ready for Junk in the Trunk. These are going to be cuffs, I need to add buttons. Or you could use them as bookmarks as well.
Vesna Taneva 