Artist Archives

Hand beaded and embroidered in an NSNG workshop on pre-printed fabric. This was my re-entry into slow-stitching techniques and the fact that it was done with others and the open-creativity idea where no-one would have the same ideas – was inspiring.

Carol Naylor machine stitching class/bobbinwork. Inspired by a beautiful piece of land on the California coast. Design Source – Original from photo.

Twenty-plus ties were taken apart, re-inforced with fusible interfacing, layered with batting and machine quilted on fabric patterns. This bag, made mostly of men’s ties, was made for a fabric challenge for the American Sewing Guild. The lining was made from a shower curtain and the leather, also re-purposed, makes for a 100% upcycled bag.

Wet felted and hand beaded/embellished. This vessel was my first attempt at wet-felting a 3-D object. It’s an amazing process, and embellishing the result really brought out the beauty of the wool.

All flowers are hand-stitched, pebbled path is padded and machine quilted onto an upcycled shirt. The shirt illustrates my sewing journey, starting with the very first pajamas I sewed through the classes I now teach – all represented in flowers made with stash fabrics and techniques used along the way.

Dip dying, hand-stitching, fabric paint. This dress, purchased off the internet, featured an electric yellow skirt that was terrible. I dip-dyed the skirt part ONLY and embellished the hem and shoulders with Alabama Chanin techniques inspired from NSNG’s class with our own Bill Keller, using a variety of black and white knits.

Ice dying, sewing, machine embroidery 100% cotton sweatshirt fabric was ice-dyed with fiber reactive dyes. Using a freepattern available at Mood Fabrics website, the fabric was converted to wearable art! Machine embroidered leaves that hide in the swatches of color were added for textural interest.