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Beautiful Quilts

Posted in daily painter, Sewing, tagged Rag Quilt, sewing on October 10, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Rag Quilt 9th.jpg These ladies had a great time making Rag Quilts yesterday at The Studio. And yes, we all made and entire lap quilt in one afternoon. All that’s left is to wash it several times to let the edges “rag” and soften it it. Nice job!

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Quilt Workshop Today

Posted in Sewing, Workshop/Retreat, tagged Rag Quilt, sewing on October 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »

I’m preparing for the Rag Quilt workshop today at The Studio. Machines are packed…quilt kits are cut and ready to put together. This one is going to be fun. It is sold out but there is one seat left at the one on October 22nd if anyone is interested. (You can register here for it.)

And we are planning other quilt classes this fall and winter. The photo in the bottom right corner is a Yo-Yo quilt and that will be one we do soon as well as a T-Shirt Quilt Workshop. Many people have asked for that one. So keep your eye on The Studio calendar (you can see it here) and join us soon for a workshop.

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Lake Frederick Pet Portraits

Posted in daily painter, Paint Party, Pet Portaits, Travel, tagged Lake Frederick, Pet Portraits on October 8, 2016| Leave a Comment »

I was invited out to Lake Frederick to help these ladies paint their pet’s portraits this week. They did a fabulous job! I loved working with you all and hope we paint together again real soon. And I enjoyed working in the new Art Studio at your clubhouse. It’s beautifully done. Here are some photos. I love the clever use of brushes for cabinet door pulls. Nice!

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You Know I Love This Article!

Posted in Abstract, daily painter, Little Known Facts, Serendipity, tagged Living with Art on October 7, 2016| Leave a Comment »

My desk – where I write my blog every morning surrounded by art

I just ran across this article a few days ago and had to share it. You know I loved this!!!

For years I have been saying that everyone should have ORIGINAL art in their home…not just prints or posters. This article gives you “13 Reasons Why Art in the Home is as Important as a Bed”! Well, yes!!!! And, of course, I think #8 is the BEST reason. 🙂

And here are a couple of past posts where I share how I live with art. Click here and here. I’m sharing a few photos here that I just shot two minutes ago in my house. This is how I live with art. As you can imagine it’s everywhere…both mine…and other artists that I admire. If you love art and want a lovely home then buy original art. It’s not as expensive as you think.

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Raphael Worth Millions Discovered

Posted in daily painter, tagged Art Discovered, Raphael on October 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »

raphael I love stories like this. Dr. Bendor Grosvenor who works with the BBC TV series “Britain’s Lost Masterpieces spotted “Innocenzo Francucci da Imola The Virgin” at a Scottish National Trust home that he was visiting for the series. It had been valued at $26 but now is thought to be worth $26 million!

That’s what I call undervalued art! Take a look at the article here. It’s interesting.

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Preparing for Rag Quilt Workshop

Posted in Sewing, tagged Rag Quilt, sewing on October 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »

I’ve been cutting fabric, preparing for the Rag Quilt Workshop coming up this Sunday, October 9th and Saturday, October 22nd. There is one seat left in each one so if you want to come make a quilt with us just click the date above and it will take you to the link to register. These would make super gifts for the holidays so get busy now and you can have several done by Christmas. Nothing beats a handmade gift!

Of course, to be sure I remembered everything I needed to share with the students I decided to make another one from some cute dog motif fabric that I had on hand. 🙂 Don’t you love it?!

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Time to Start Crocheting

Posted in Crochet, The Studio/Classes, tagged Crochet, crochet tulip stitch, infinity scarf, tulip stitch on October 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Tulip Stitch

Now that the weather is cooling off it’s time to think about picking up some needlework. I love to crochet when it gets cold outside. So I have been working on some ideas for crochet classes for The Studio.

Beginner’s Class Infinity Scarf

We will have a Beginning Crochet Class on October 25th. You can get more information on that here. The great thing about this class is that you will not only learn to crochet but you will actually make a beautiful infinity scarf. Just ask some of the ladies who took this class last year. I created a few “monsters” as they made dozens of scarves that all of their friends are now enjoying.

We will announce a few other crochet classes soon – one that will include how to work more advanced stitches and joining them like this Tulip Stitch afghan. Watch for it.

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Fall Barn Scenes

Posted in Landscape, Paint Party, tagged barn, Fall, Fall Tree on October 2, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Oct Barn.jpg We had some fun painters at The Studio yesterday painting these beautiful fall barn scenes. Great work everyone!

We have some really terrific classes and workshops coming up at The Studio this month -painting, sewing, embroidery, knitting, cupcake decorating and more! Check the calendar here.

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Marie’s Hydrangea

Posted in Flowers, Private Lesson, tagged Hydrangea on October 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Marie loves to paint. She told me that yesterday. She said it was her favorite thing. She’s too young for my regular kid’s class so she is taking private lessons now every few weeks. After the first one she told me that purple was her favorite color so we painted the purple hydrangea at this lesson. Then she told me for the next time she wants to paint her dog. 🙂

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