My latest ArtBug Bags: I've decided to give each style a name! the ClutchBug and the On-the-GoBug; the HoboBug; the ToteBug; and the Beachbug. Every time I finish a bag I want to keep it! Maybe it's the ethnic fabrics, or perhaps the supple lambskin, but they are so fun to make and I like each one more than the one before. I am experimenting with various patterns and styles, the possibilities are endless......

Robbie's quilt - way later than his graduation! This is what you do when a boy says, 'My school colors are black and gold, but I also like red/white/blue'! Found that gorgeous paisley border in my stash and it just fell together from there.

Corlis at her machine and a view of the cutting table. Things are coming together and we are settling in, organizing, and finally working on fun stuff again!

My space when it was tidy! Now that I'm in production mode things have gotten a bit out of hand! Leather/batik bags, pashmina shawls & berets to felt, lots of projects in the works. Gearing up for holiday sales and perhaps an Open House!

I made this one for myself! beautiful Dutch Wax batiks from Curacao and other parts of the world. low contrast, but I like the effect, and my all-time favorite batik for a border! The new studio in progress. Loads of light and more space!!! Hooray :)Wish I could figure out how to get the text around these pics, I feel like I waste space...
It's been a busy summer. Made some bridesmaids dresses, and about 11 quilts for graduation, myself, cousin Kim, a couple baby quilts. Now my 'studio sister' and I are in the midst of renovating a new space. LOTS of work, but the end result will be sublime :)
This is Ayla's quilt, a sweet color scheme for a sweet baby
Abby's
These are from the book Happy Hour

This year's batch of BQ2 quilts (pattern by Maple Island Quilts)

Its May in Fairbanks so that means graduating seniors! Here are a few of the quilts I made this year. This pattern is by BlueUndergroundStudio and is called 'Toe the Lime'. Fun to make and a great way to use some of your stash!

Toe the Lime quilt from Blue Underground. A great way to use your stash!!

a fat-pack of Mary Englebreight fabrics and a background, lovely quilt for Annika. Lots and lots of sewing in July, now we're just painting, packing, and getting ready for our studio move.

When tennis season ended I was able to get back into the studio. Here is my jacket (when it was in progress) " 'That's Amore' ". It is currently on display at Back Porch Fabrics in California at a show with Rachel Kincy Clark and friends based on Ethnic influences. Italy is one of my favorite countries, the people, landscape, colors, the cuisine. Not to mention it is where half of my family originated! Silk diuppioni and free-motion quilting, finished off with a Murano style glass button. The bags are lambskin and decorator weight tapestries. I also have a batch made with Guatemalan handwovens and Bali batiks. As I complete one it becomes my favorite!! Right now I am finishing up a few quilts for friends/family. The BQ2 pattern is a snap to put together and gives one an exceptional place to showcase some of the beautiful fabrics available today. Bali Pops are packets of 2 1/2" cuts of batiks that I randomly sew into strip sets and then cut into squares, I use the 'Garden Delight' method of setting them and turning them on point. Both are great patterns if you're needing a quilt in a hurry!

I am gearing up for a lot of traveling. First off Jr nationals/curling to watch my daughter play. We will be trading the cold of Fairbanks for the winds of Bemidji! After that I get to visit my sister in Portland Oregon before heading up to Vancouver Canada. I will again be an Olympic Curling Statistician. Fun times, wonderful friends, and the best curling the world has to offer. In March I will be coaching the Team Alaska girls at the Arctic Winter Games in Grand Prairie, Alberta. Packing awaits.....