Design Wall Friday–new pattern Holiday Moments

I have several new patterns out just in time for the Holidays.

My latest pattern was inspired by making the tree skirt and fire screen for the Quilting Arts Gift Issue 2011-12.

I thought everyone would want to make really fun, bright and happy holiday wall quilts to go along with the skirt.

So I designed JOY

Peace

and LOVE

This has become my new mantra - Joy, Peace, Love. Each morning when I wake up I chant it to myself to bring these things into my life.  I hope you chant this to yourself each morning and encounter it each day. Pass it along too.

You can order the new patterns on the website. Each one is only 15” and the pattern has all three designs in one package. What a bargain.

Valentine's Day Cards

Every year I hand make Valentine's cards for my family.
I usually make each one very different and it takes me days to make them all. But this year I was a little pressed for time and it dawned on me I could just make variations on a theme. So that is what I did and boy did they go a lot faster.
I used mostly left over fused silk this year. It was very hard to photograph for you.

I start out with a pile of left over fused scraps and card stock that I bought at Target that has matching envelops. I use my decorative rotary blade to give some pizzaz to the edges of the background silk and the card itself. I fused the designs directly to the card stock. It couldn't be any easier. I did pre-print the side of the card before I started with "Happy Valentines" I couldn't fit Day on there so I left it off. I used Adobe Illustrator to position the writing on the card.

I even use the leftover leftovers to create a really random collage. I sent this one to my sister.