Thought it may be good to post a little note about where I live.
Seattle.
Its turning summer here. Finally!
Here is an image of the studio that I am working out of right now:
[took me way longer to make it than it should have.]

Its a garage, which is awesome because I can open one of the walls when the weather is nice.

Continue reading “Oh ya. I live in Seattle” »

Here is another project made from clothes into a quilt top waiting for the image to be appliquéd on top.

Here is my studio assistant wading through the pile of reds that will become the top

cutting the clothes into usable pieces:

cutting the pieces into strips to be sewn into the top:

Assembling the pieces into blocks:

the blocks into the whole:

the finished top: [Maggie for scaler reference]

Detail:

Continue reading “Red tumbling blocks” »

And who did they choose as the first page after the table of contents?
me of course!
the chose some of my favorite projects to showcase.

The mag looks great. I am looking forward to seeing how it grows and expands over its run.

Layout:

Continue reading “Absorb Mag premier Edition” »

Or however that is said grammatically correct.

Perceptions Mag out of Mt. Hood College in Portland Or put out a call to to submissions for their publication.
so I did.
that was in Sept of ’09
Last week I received my contributers copy.
the page showing the quilt they chose looks good.

Continue reading “Got my copy of Perceptions…that I am in…in that I am…” »

My last trial with the Qr codes was with digitized embroidery.
Now I wanted to make something a little more hands on and in a bit larger of a scale.
so I put a code on the back of my sports jacket.

It doesn’t read either from the misalignment in my placement this time or the contrast isn’t enough.

Either way I look pretty BA.
dont you think?

Continue reading “QR code Blazer” »

I have recently come across a new company:
http://www.poly-fil.com/

They contacted me after seeing the article in American Lifestyle mag.
I am going to start working with them on promotion for me and for their product.
a little cross marketing type thing. mutually beneficial.

Continue reading “Poly-fil” »

Piecing this top is taking a while since I am having to sew all the diamonds separately.

Continue reading “Workin the day away.” »

Check out some of the progress images for the up coming show:

My first attempt at using the clothes, took the form of making squares out of shirts.
This yielded a starting point, but was less successful than I wanted.

The next step was using the entire clothing pieces to create a quilt top on which I planned to put the imagery that was going to be used for the show.

Continue reading “Working on my NY show for October.” »

I was on safari and from out of nowhere came this lion!!!!!!!

Continue reading “Haloween 2009” »

Return to the place from a few weeks ago.
Super yummers, those ribs just fell off the bone.

Taste of the south in Seattle WA.

Continue reading “BBQ Thursday October 22 2009” »