April 8, 2009
Slow but...
Today, Arrow and I started the day in the studio together. Working in an open sewing room with Arrow is not easy. He likes to eat thread, so I need to learn to be fastidious and clean up as I go. But he sure is pretty, isn't he? And this an interesting city street, isn't it?
This is the first piece of art made in our new home. It feels good not to have to keep it secret, as I did when I wrote the book. I will embellish this at the Chicago Quilt Show for Open Studios next week.
I have been gathering supplies to teach the Freezer Paper Resist technique at MIU. Thankfully Jacquard Products has given me some Neopaque Paints to use, these are my favorite paints and I am happy to be able to offer them to my students and fellow quilt artists to try out!
Then I contacted Marcus Brothers Fabrics and they kindly donated some fabrics to paint on! Some prints are From Nature Batiks and the Softeak Batik line. Both are perfect and painterly for the technique I will teach.
Now I just have to get a few other easily found items.
Almost ready!