Learning to Quilt
I have been feeling a bit like a fish out of water at Quilt Market … like a fraud waiting to be called out as such. While I started my first quilt many years ago, until this past year I have only made a quilt for each of my children. By no means prolific, I […]
Design Like a Pro
Ever wanted to learn to design repeats for fabric (or any other medium, for that matter) with Adobe Illustrator? My talented fellow Spoonflower designer, MaJo is guiding a Skillshare class in June to teach just that. You will learn all kinds of helpful skills & tricks, and even have access to interviews of other designers […]
The Learning Curve, Part 3
It’s been quiet on the blog front for me this past month. Lots going on, leaving little to no time to focus & write. This weekend finally offers a bit of breathing time. I received the second go-around of Strike Offs on my first collections last week, right when I was already higher than knee […]
The Learning Curve, Part 2
As a follow up to the last post I did about finding my way in the world of partnering with a fabric company, I wanted to share my experience with the second stage, the proofing of first strike-offs. So, having put together a collection that we were all happy with, and then having done all […]
A New Toy … I mean, Tool
Late last year I turned on our 8-yr old Fuji camera to take what I’m sure would have been the most breathtaking of photos, and psychedelic lines showed up in my viewfinder. Our friendly camera store guy confirmed it: not worth resuscitating. He actually said the typical lifetime of a camera is about 8 years. […]
The Learning Curve
A few things about working with a fabric house: thing 1: I can happily say that there seems to be a huge amount of artistic license given to the designer. Fabric companies want something new & fresh. They don’t want formulaic work. They don’t want you to be stuck in a tight style that becomes […]
