This design is my rendition of the Throat Chakra. I added a fuchsia coloured lotus flower at the center with golden thread to represent the wealth of knowledge that is contained in the ether from where one can receive inspiration or answers when in tuned with the higher self. It also has 16 rays of […]
One set of handles–many purses! Embellish the main panel of fabric as you wish–it’s a great opportunity to try out all your decorative stitches, decorative threads, new techniques, and cool sewing machine accessories, Thee Sttupeendouss Sttiittcchiing Clluttcch Purrssee especially cording/couching feet – or even your circular attachment! I used the Stupendous Stitching book by Carol […]
Inspired by the quilt banners in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, I began a long journey into creating my very own quilt. The banners are basically a succession of diamond shaped blocks, but it still took me two years of drawing and testing to finally understand how to construct my quilt. Why? I wanted […]
Colourful Dream was named Gammill Best Wall Quilt at the first Fall Paducah contest. When I saw the new contest offer in Paducah on my desk, I told my husband, I hadn’t participated for a while in a quilt contest. I told him if I had an idea I was going to do it. Within […]
What is it about knitting that feeds your soul? Is it the hypnotic rhythm of the yarn wrapping around the needle, forming each stitch? Is it the process of creating something from thin air or from a completely different form? Is it the simple pleasure that can come from “doodling with yarn?”. I’m an avid […]
The traditional Dresden plate pattern seemed a perfect fit to design a quilt around the word Charka which means wheel or disk. The brilliant colors from Northcott’s Artisan Spirit Shimmer collection make the design pop. The blocks were appliqued by machine to speed up the sewing process. Read more in our Issue 47. Designed by […]
The theme of Finally Finding Yourself is expressed in this wallhanging by using a variety of fabrics, cotton, velvet, sheer etc., cut in different size circles. Shapes are cut out in the circles much like the paper snowflakes you probably made as a child. Just as no one snowflake is the same, every person is […]
I first saw a basket like this in a restaurant in Hawaii. I now have a couple of varied sizes for my jewelry, dinner rolls and of course one for napkins. I made a personalized basket for my granddaughter using my hoop embroidery machine to create the base. Combining foundation paper piecing and new products […]
In recent years, adult colouring books have become the rage offering several mental health benefits in addition to feeding our artistic passion. Just like meditation, colouring also allows us to switch off our brains from other thoughts and focus only on the moment, helping to alleviate free-floating anxiety. Colouring is an effective way for those […]
I have always loved the colours of the rainbow, how they blend from one colour to the next, showing every colour imaginable. I remember reciting the order of the colours as a kid and my disbelief when someone on a televised game show couldn’t do the same. How could they not know that the colour […]