OK guys, this is a bit embarrassing, But then who am I kidding, - I love it…. This is the link to the Quilt Show and my first video of the year, part 1 of the Houston Quilt Show. The Show I was on a few years ago….. Forget football and journey…
Category: Design
Today I'm working on the new Janome Horizon. Its wonderful, I trialed it in Houston and Its the best machine for the genre I work in. I think the first thing you notice are the huge bank of lights, I can count 5 halogen lights. There is the luxury of space on this machine… Sitting…
progress
I've had lots of visitors today, so the work has been spasmodic. I finished the thread illustration on the flower and you will note that I've taken it out of the background…(the top petal and the stem) it gives a 3 dimensional effect. Now I'm quilting the background following my computer manipulation guides. The watermarks…
Designing fabric on the ipad
Working on some designs…… I need to do my own fabric for portraits and the back ground of my small quilts
Thread painting a quilt.
I'm finally working on the thread painting of the image. I'm using 7 shades of gold and brown, they are not exactly the same as the image, but I can change them a little with ink. Quilting a project like this, I generally start one side and move to the other, changing the threads as…
A piece of my soul
About This Interactive Collection A piece of my soul Quilts by Black Arkansans It's amazing how one thing leads to another. At breakfast this morning I chatted with the owner of the restaurant with all the Arkansan flags proudly on show. (I mentioned them the other day) When I came back to the hotel I…
How to change photos in Microsoft word
Notes for Students. Click on the URL below for the PDF information. How to change photos in Microsoft word You decide to create a portrait… sometimes it's difficult to work out how to break down the color layers…. Some people use a photo program on your computer to do this…but you can use Microsoft word…….
Being Me
BEING ME. For as long as I can remember I've lived in my own private world. I'm never bored and very seldom lonely… When I'm on the road I'm surrounded by the most wonderful people…. however, there is always a time in the day that I sit quietly and work by myself and classical music…
An article in the Janome Newsletter…
Community Comes Together Through Quilting June 24-26, 2010 There are many good people around the world who do great things simply to help the community. When these great things are done with their sewing machines, it is exciting; When Janome is able to be involved in these great deeds, the pride we feel to be…
Folk Art Rose of Sharon
Folk Art Rose of Sharon…. New ideas, relaxing environment and a lot achieved.