I was out here in the shed till 1.30 this morning working on a new web page…I went inside made coffee and toast and fell asleep on the settee.     SO No work today, just a family birthday lunch party, I watched a good movie with my daughter and granddaughter in the afternoon and the rest…

Many of you have asked where I got the pattern for the Rhino. I've been aware of the illustrations of Konrad Gessner for many years. You can purchase a book of his illustrations from the Dover company. There are 308 permission Free designs. How about this one.?

I've been working on the Rhino….I actually wasn't sure if I liked him, but he's growing on me.When I begin a project like this it quite often just evolves… I didn't really know where it was going to take me.Was it going to be bright fabrics…? was it going to be fanciful…. was I going…

Lily construction. I was reminded by a student that I needed to put up the finished lily…….!!!!here it is…..

I choose to work on a high count, good quality fabric. I don’t pre wash the fabric because I need the sizing to assist with the ink. I’m not too sure how it works, but it seems to prevent the inks from bleeding.In this photo I have traced the image onto the fabric with a…

So I guess I'd better show you how I did it.

This is the beginning of the illustrated quilt. I'm using a .5 black pigment ink pen. I want it to have a sketched effect rather than be completely black. In that case I would have used Indian ink and pen. The thread will match and be a charcoal color rather than pure black. I have…

One of the thing I like about being a teacher is the interaction with students.Class often continues  over the internet well after the event has finished… Some classes organize a class forum and photos are coming in from my last class in Eureka…. The ladies are so talented. Hopefully I can share the photos of…