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More Sun Printing 2021

By: Lynda July 30, 2021July 30, 2021

Fabric paint, sun printingJacquard Dye-na-Flow, sun printing8 Comments

It continues to be hot and humid, so I got out and did some more sun printing. In this post I wanted to show you that you don’t have to use leaves or other botanicals or even stencils to sun print. If you aren’t familiar with sun printing, check out this previous tutorial. I’m using…

Finishing the garden flag

By: Lynda July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

applique, Finishing pieces, flags, Free Motion, Sewing, waterproof canvasBrother Scan and Cut, flags, waterproof canvas1 Comment

I finally finished the garden flag for Dave’s wildflower garden. For making the base flag, check out this post.

Sun Printing: Dye-Na-Flow vs Setacolors

By: Lynda July 11, 2021

sun printingdye-na-flow, setacolor light, sun printing10 Comments

I’ve been sun printing for years, and my go-to paint has always been Setacolors Lights. I decided last week to experiment again, and do a comparison with it and Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow. You can check out my other sun printing posts here.

SAQA Auction Quilt 2021

By: Lynda July 4, 2021

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This is my second year to donate an art quilt to the SAQA Auction. The 2021 auction will take place online from September 10 through October 3. Here is the link to the auction. You can go to the link now to view pieces that have been received. They will receive mine later this week.

Inspiration in 2021 from Penny

By: Lynda June 25, 2021June 25, 2021

art exhibits, art quilts, road tripsart exhibit, Penny Sisto, road trip1 Comment

Last week several friends took a 2-hour road trip to Mount St. Francis in Southern Indiana to see Penny Sisto’s new exhibit “Spirit of Love.” If you’d like to see her previous work, check out my three previous posts: 2012, 2014, and 2018. The 2012 posts tells a lot about Penny’s story.

Making an outdoor garden flag

By: Lynda June 19, 2021

Sewing, waterproof canvasflags, garden flags, sewing, waterproof canvas2 Comments

Dave was looking through the shed recently, and found an old flag holder. At one time it had a flag, but it has long since bit the dust! He placed it in the wildflower garden, and then asked me to make a flag for it. Here is how it looks right now, before I’ve added…

Feeling Overwhelmed 2021

By: Lynda June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

art quilts, gardeninggardening, gardening kneeling pad, SAQA art quilt, SAQA Collaborative Project, SAQA Indiana14 Comments

It’s kind of weird that I’ve been really feeling overwhelmed. But why?

Two New Tools

By: Lynda May 28, 2021May 29, 2021

Favorite things, Favorite tools, SewingKaren Kay Buckley, Perfect Adjustable Square, sewing tools, Woozoo fan2 Comments

I’m always on the lookout to find tools that make my art easier. This first one really helped me in completing a few of the small quilts I’ve been making for the SAQA Collaborative project.

2021 Iris Parade

By: Lynda May 20, 2021

gardening, irises2021 irises, iris parade, irises, Schreiner's Iris Gardens8 Comments

I love irises, and if you’ve been following me you know I post them every year as they appear. This year I decided to wait until they all had bloomed so I could put them all in one post. So here are the 24 irises that bloomed this year.