A few years ago I entered a contest for a scarf design. The theme was "Skulls". I'm really not into skulls and any kind of "dark" theme, but I always have loved those Sugar Skulls from the Mexican Dia de los Muertos tradition. I ended up being one of the winners! Yay!...
Where did Summer go? Part 2
This project was for The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design's free Summer school that I participated in last month. This is the second of three projects. You can read about the first project HERE. "Tribal Collage". Fun! I ended up mixing animal prints with a...
Where did Summer go? Part 1
I've been busy. REALLY busy. Did I miss Summer? It's gone! Yikers. I've been working really hard on so many design projects. And having a blast! I took a free summer school last month. And I want to show you what I created. I took a course with the wonderful people...
Who Inspires Me-A Bloghop
Last week Deborah Velazquez asked me if I wanted to join her for a little bloghop. This bloghop was all about people who inspire you. I was really excited that she chose me as one of her “people”. Click HERE to read her wonderful post about her work and who inspires...
Opening Day
I've finally opened my Etsy shop! And it feels like it's taken forever. And...I'm still not finished adding everything. I have a lot more initials to complete! Yesterday I picked up the giant roll of giclee prints at a fabulous local print shop called Concept Link....
The PaperLove Blog Hop-The Art of Quilling
The PaperLove Blog Hop is a celebration of all things paper! Follow the links at the bottom of this post to discover more bloggers who love paper and use it to inspire and delight. And if you want to explore a whole world of paper, and stretch your paper passion...
Believe….
Believe... That's the name of one of my colorways for my Folky-Dokey fabric collection at Modern Yardage. Every time that I create a color group for one of my designs, I do a "dot test" to see how the colors play on one another. It helps me figure out what colors to...
The Olympic patchwork quilt | Sochi 2014
Check out this very cool article about the design of the Sochi patchwork logo!! The Olympic patchwork quilt | Sochi 2014.
Folky-Dokey has arrived!
So excited to let you know that my long awaited fabric collection, Folky-Dokey, is now available at Modern Yardage! YAY! It's been a long time in development, and I think it's worth the wait. I created this collection last year as part of a final project for a class...
Tropical Fusion BlogHop!!
Hi there and welcome to our Tropical Fusion BlogHop!! Our BlogHop is a collaboration of over 40 international designers and spread out over 4 days, giving you plenty of time to discover all of the amazing talent in our fabulous group. This year we've chosen an...