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Soy Wax Batik and Fashion Spray

By: Lynda February 10, 2019February 10, 2019

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Today I wanted to show your my results with soy wax and Marabu Fashion Spray. In the past I’ve used Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow and fiber reactive dyes with this technique (and they work great!), but I wanted to see how well these sprays would hold up. If you’d like to see how I used these sprays…

Reading and Stitching

By: Lynda February 3, 2019February 10, 2019

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When we go on vacation I always read several books and take some type of art with me. This year it was hand stitching. As for the books, three were what I call “beach” reads. I take them specifically to read and then leave in the library area at the condo so others can enjoy…

Kombucha

By: Lynda February 1, 2019February 3, 2019

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Oh, do I love Kombucha! We recently returned from Maui where we found the best kombucha. Unfortunately, you can only buy it on Maui where it’s made.

Lacy Leaves

By: Lynda January 29, 2019February 1, 2019

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I’m a bit obsessed with leaves and trying out different techniques, and today it’s making lacy leaves. I found this book recently which encouraged me to try this techniques with leaves. Her work is lovely and pretty amazing. To make these leaves we are stitching on water soluble stabilizer. This is Vilene, a heavier stabilizer…

The House Quilt Project

By: Lynda January 28, 2019January 29, 2019

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I read about The House Quilt Project “Heart of the Home” in the October/November issue of Quilting Arts. Artist Jaime FingaI has partnered with Furnishing Home, an organization that supplies home furnishings for homes of those who were previously homeless. You can read more about this project on The House Quilt Project website. The rules…

How To: Printing fabric using stencils as printing plates

By: Lynda January 4, 2019January 28, 2019

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In my last post I printed on tags using stencils as printing plates. Today we are printing on fabric. I’m again using Joggles 9 x 12 stencils.

How To: Printing tags using stencils as printing plates

By: Lynda January 2, 2019January 4, 2019

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I recently bought some new stencils from Joggles. I like to make my own, but sometimes I see a few I just have to have. The one I used for this tutorial is Tribal Tiles. If your looking for some unusual stencils, check them out.

Happy 2019

By: Lynda January 1, 2019January 2, 2019

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Looking Back 2018

By: Lynda December 27, 2018January 1, 2019

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I always like to write this looking back post to see what actually happened this year. Here is a short recap. January We had a missile warning scare while in Hawaii. We didn’t get the false alarm message until 30 minutes later! February We came home to some ice damage. We had it fixed while…

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