Painting, Layering, and Embracing Happy Accidents In Ruth Norbury’s workshop, stitching is just the beginning. Once the design is transferred and stitched onto fabric, the real magic happens when paint and dyes are layered over the threads to create depth, colour, and life. This week, I explored this exciting stage of the process, one I…
Last week, I shared a glimpse of the stitching I’ve been doing using vintage fabrics, lace, trim, and lots of hand stitches. I’m still exploring this gentle, satisfying pace of making—and there’s more to come soon. This week, I’m turning my attention back to a workshop I started with Stitch Club, led by textile artist…
There’s something deeply satisfying about finding just the right thread—the perfect hue that disappears into vintage linen, or one that sings softly against layers of fabric and stitch. I’m thrilled to finally share more about my two curated collections with WonderFil Threads, chosen with care and shaped by the stories I stitch every day. These…
I am back from the Pacific International Quilt Festival. My exhibit: “Rhapsody in Red: Textile Stories in Scarlet” seems to have been a hit! It all started on Wednesday morning when I arrived at the show floor to hang the exhibit. I had the help of 2 lovely gentlemen after they finished hanging the exhibit…
After months of dedicated work, the pieces for my latest exhibit are finally complete. As I stand back and look the empty design wall, I can’t help but think back on all the work in progress, thoughts and ideas have been pinned there for the past few months. Today, the wall is bare, stripped of…
SAQA’s annual conference, “Plurality and Heritage,” will be held online from April 12-20, 2024
Sleep doesn’t come. The clock is ticking, you’ve tossed and turned one too many times, and sleep is playing hard to get. Frustrating, right? But wait, here’s the silver lining – your mind is on fire with ideas! I
New Classes have been added. Check the website or click on the links provided in the post.
2021 Opening of the Grand National “Crossroads”, an exhibition of Canadian Quilt and Fibre Art
I’d like to share with you the making of “Low Tide at Rocky Point” which was made in collaboration with Shell Rummel using her new line of fabrics Time and Tide.
Another great course launched! So excited to be offering this 3–hour workshop which is a favourite of mine. Different techniques will be shown to add design to fabric using Paintstiks, which are oil paint in a stick form. During the early part of the course, students will work on preparing rubbing plates to use with…
I am happy to announce the first of many online classes: Rocks, Pebbles & Stones, Oh my! will be a live online class by Zoom on September 17, at 9:00 a.m. MDT. A kit is offered with everything you will need for the class: background fabric and fabric for the rocks, batting, template plastic, thread,…
Have you ever tried experimenting with Paintstiks? Do you know what they are? Shiva (that’s the brand in the US or Markal in the UK) are oil paints in a crayon form. They are made of wax, a small amount of low-acid linseed oil and pigment. When the paints are not in use, they form…
And this is what happens when you are getting ready for an exhibit and sale of work: frames get painted, pieces get mounted, artists’ statements get written and prices get figured out. Art Calgary takes place between November 28th and December 1st (see previous post) and there are lots of moving parts happening behind the…
Good morning, So excited to have been nominated for the 2018 Alberta Craft Council Excellence Award. A huge, huge thank you my friends who nominated me and a very special thank you too to those who wrote beautiful letters of recommendation that made me feel like a star! The Award Ceremony is on October 20th…