Showing posts with label batiks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label batiks. Show all posts

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Freemotion Quilting Butterflies by Edyta Sitar


Happy Blogiversary to Pink Doxies!

Six years of color-filled posts shared with friends and family, laughter, tears, and lots and lots of love! Thank you all for being part of my world, and letting me into yours. I am truly blessed!

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Quilt for a Hard Rocker




2020 Quilts for Family


I get requests for quilts fairly often, and I used to spend a lot of time asking what colors people liked, if they saw something on Pinterest, etc. It's led me down a few roads I'd rather not travel anymore. I've gotten smarter. If someone asks for a quilt, I get to pick it. That's it. My choice. 

Sunday, January 5, 2020

Domestic & Long Arm Collaborative Quilting Process



Inspirational Embroidery

A very good friend of mine showed me this project in its earliest stages. She'd found this center block, a beautiful piece of vintage embroidery, from over the pond. She was working on a way to incorporate it into a quilt using some Blocks of the Month, and her batik stash. 

Friday, January 27, 2017

Coastal Mist Blog Hop & Giveaways



Coastal Mist Blog Hop & Giveaways

Last summer Tammy Silvers at Tamarinis blog asked if I would like to make a project for Island Batik using their new Coastal Mist line. Surely, I did, and set to work to design something to showcase its wide range.

Monday, November 14, 2016

Tiki Beads Quilt


TIKI BEADS

Even though my last post promised more details on the Super Scrap Project, I needed to clear my design wall before proceeding. This is a simple little project, and perfect to pack  for a weekend trip.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Secret Sewing Becomes Secret Quilting


Can You See the Loose Threads?

Obviously, I could not before I took the picture or I would have removed them. They were from the first round of stitching that I did in the morning, and ripped out in the afternoon. I've had a lot of indecisiveness while designing this project.

Can I say up front that I don't do well with this Secret Sewing concept? I'd love to show you more, but the Hop isn't until January. If you're going to the Fall Market, this piece will be there. I've let a few dear friends see what I was involved with, but other than that I've been mum. This is the first quilt I've made entirely out of batiks so let me pass on a few things I've encountered.

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Rule #1: Do What They Say Not to Do



Traditional Wax Batik on Muslin 
with Procion MX Dyes


Here's a peek at my set up. It's in the same building as my studio, but in a corner close to the utility room where I have access to a sink.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Add Batiking to My Love-to-Do List!


True Colors

Honestly, if I had known how fun and easy the process was, I would have been dyeing fabrics years ago. As my wise husband would say, "Sometimes you just have to do it to understand it." Yes, indeed.