Last November I spent a week with my Aunt Sandra in Santa Fe. I called it a week long “Artist’s Date”. Aunt Sandra had a successful Interior Design Business in the 1980’s. While I was there she bestowed upon me her “Stash” of designer fabrics. They would qualify now as vintage or retro. I get […]
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Oct 2011
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Sep 2011
I will say it again…. This is my most favorite-est project to date. I see a pattern developing here. My first real “commissioned” piece is for my cousin and dear friend, Karen. She asked me to make two pillows for her mom, (My Aunt Kaye) for her birthday. I think she’s turning 85 next month. I […]
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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 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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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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Jun 2011
I have debated (with myself) about what to do with the front porch this year. I love flowers and pots. However, there are several factors working against me; It has forgotten to rain this year. It has already been 100 degrees. It will continue to be 100 degrees. The wind has not stopped blowing since […]
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