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Stitching
All I did for Christmas 2017 is stitch! Which I plan to do again this year! I sewed presents for little ones early in the year then stitched presents for adults the second half of the year. So many stitches both by hand and machine. Home goods seemed to be the theme for the adults.…
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A Piece of Me
Art is a piece of someone’s heart and soul. A self-expression left behind. What impact will you have on the world? What will you leave behind? An outdoor installation facilitated by Yarn Bombing Los Angeles In conjunction with New Threads: Perspectives In Contemporary Fiber Art Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University January 27-March 17, 2018 Opening…
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Tree #2
A new year a new yarn bomb! Started the new year out right by making art! A Piece of Me is a new art exhibit from Yarn Bombing Los Angeles and Dreameco Crafts (Amy Bauer and Richard Hecht) along with our knitting guru Britta Amundsen and other yblaers opens January 27. And once again I’m…
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Fabric Triangle
The best toy I’ve ever made for a 1-year-old or younger has to be a fabric triangle. The first little boy I made one for is now six. Where did the time go! Anyway he still owns and loves his triangle. His is a monster. My most recent one was for my youngest nephew. He grabbed…
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Hedgehog
I spent a good amount of time making my niece’s hedgehog I thought I might just show you some pictures of the process. Original pattern from Jo Carter design in an issue of Simply Sewing.
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Late Birthday / Early Christmas
This year I was seeing my immediate family on my mother’s birthday and my husband’s aunt’s birthday. Both in early October. I decided to let bring presents not only for them, but also for a young niece and nephew how have birthdays in August and September. Plus Christmas presents for all the nieces and nephews.…
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Little Lion
For my nephew’s birthday I decided to sew him a lion. I followed a pattern in Issue 21 of the UK magazine Simply Sewing by Jo Carter of Two Owls Design. Of course I did a few things my own way. I used fabric I had, made everything the same fabric, added buttons for eyes instead…
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Coffee Cozy
This year for our second wedding anniversary we kept it local and simple. We went to dinner in the neighboring town, walkable. Somewhere we both love that is a bit pricey. I made my husband a cozy for his french press out. Using two interior design fabric samples, some extra trim from another project and…
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California Yarnscape
As a member of Yarn Bombing Los Angeles I, along with my husband and our friend Britta participated in their current exhibition California Yarnscape. Our piece along with 40+ other artists’ work is on exhibition at The Autry Museum in Los Angeles. Once a month their our public workshops for people to contribute to the yarn…
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Frau Fiber & The Sewing Rebellion
For Black Friday 2016 I spent time in Long Beach, CA with the Sewing Rebellion. That is where I got to meet Frau Fiber. Her free community activities that day of anti-shopping where to help with a protest quilt and sewing patches. The quilt included cutting out states. To which I cut out NY and…