I have not forsaken y’all. I’ve been through a bit of a “dry” time with my writing. Another “discombobulation” . –it happens. In the meantime, I’ve experienced a creative burst with my sewing. I pulled this out of the stash bestowed upon me by my very alive Aunt in Santa Fe. It’s a floor sample […]
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Sep 2011
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Sep 2011
Creative Everyday Challenge Weekly Check-In While T.H. and I were wandering around Salida, Colorado enjoying the cool weather, I discovered another set of vintage quilt blocks . They were a bit more expensive than the $18 I paid in Wichita. They were $40 (started at $55) which was do-able. However, they were slightly yellowed with […]
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Aug 2011
I commissioned the designers of 99Designs to design me a logo. I’ve never done anything like this before. It was a leap of faith. It was scary and fun. I want to know what you all think. I’m developing my blog into a new website and hopefully a platform to write, tell stories, and eventually […]
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Aug 2011
I know I’ve said this before. But this may very well be my favorite project to date. In reality I’m just finishing a project started by someone else. I regularly breeze through my favorite antique mall in Wichita looking for vintage textiles and sewing notions. I spotted this stack of quilt blocks for $18. There […]
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Aug 2011
I am not nearly old enough nor responsible enough to have a grandchild of my own yet. However, every so often someone will give me a “loaner” for a test drive. My resume reads: I raised a girl. I was a girl. I was a Brownie Scout Leader and a substitute teacher. That qualifies me for […]
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Jul 2011
BLUE is the theme for Creative Everyday Challenge 2011 month of July. I took an Artist’s Date to Wichita last Saturday. I found a delicious new (to me) fabric shoppe in the Delano District where I spent two hours and a few hundred dollars re-supplying my stash. The ladies at Material Girls Quilt Shoppe helped me find the backing […]
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Jul 2011
I stated that the leopard print pillow I made last week was my favorite creation to date. That is no longer true. This leopard pillow is my new favorite creation to date on my Cowgirl Red Blog. I used that same skirt for inspiration and the same technique.I’m calling it “Reverse Applique”. I placed the bias strips horizontally […]
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Jul 2011
This may well be my favorite creation to date on my Cowgirl Red Fiber Art Blog. The inspiration was my favorite summer skirt on the right. I don’t know what the technique is called. It is two layers of fabric, appliqued and cut out randomly. The fabric on the left is an extremely cheap (price […]
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Jun 2011
Julia Cameron “Julia” to me. I’m a huge fan(atic) of Julia’s. I feel like I know her well enough to be on a first name basis because I own most of her books, I’ve read them, and I stalked her once. Last fall I bumped into her at Starbuck’s in Santa Fe. I stalked her […]
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Jun 2011
I met my Muse in person yesterday. I do not fancy myself a quilter. I’ve made three quilts from different patterns in order to see what the fuss was all about. It’s way too restrictive for me. Too balanced and predictable. Too similar to my accounting career. I started this project with no plan and […]
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