Creating Color

What fun I had this winter. A dear friend of mine invited me to spend the day...OK...it turned into THREE days...dying fabrics with her. It's something I'd wanted to do forever but it all seemed so complicated. What a treat to see how very easy it is to create your own colorful assortment of fabrics. One of us was the "messy" girl and one of us was the "clean" girl as we mixed dyes, dipped and dried our fabrics. We talked, we laughed and we shared ideas of what wonderful things these fabrics would create. Find a friend and spend a day together in a wonderful world of COLOR!!!

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Studios magazine Summer 2011

Yesterday I received my issue of

Studios magazine Summer 2011.

Here are some pictures of my studio which you can see in the magazine.

My very creative friend, Julie McCullough is also featured in the same issue. I thought you'd enjoy seeing a sneak preview of my studio. The magazine should appear in book stores somewhere around May 20th. Let me know what you think! I love this room which is a good thing considering the hours I spend here! There was one little error in my two page spread. Under the section "Why my space works for me" somehow someone else's answer landed on my page. No, I do not live in a 120-year-old farmhouse. Rather I live in a contemporary home built and designed by my husband...Which is about as far as you can get from an old farmhouse! We love this house. It's five different levels, very open, sparsely furnished, and a house that begs to host parties. We love it here! But my FAVORITE room in the house is my sewing studio. I absolutely adore this space!

Pennsylvania - Spring 2011

Stop 2 of the Spring Sulky Season brought me to Pennsylvania where Nancy Sapin and I worked at the AQS Show in Amish Country in charming Lancaster PA. The wonderful part about Lancaster is the food where our first stop of the day was the market. Locals set up stands where you can purchase from an array of cheeses, homemade breads, and scrumptious desserts. Following the Lancaster Show I had a few days between shows where I got to know Philadelphia. I saw an absolutely breathtaking collection of couture clothing by Capucci at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The gift shops at the Museum had adorable clothes and I added a few pieces to my wardrobe. I loved the Mosaic Garden in the heart of Philadelphia where even the bathroom was converted into art!

On The Road in Atlanta - Spring 2011

We started out our Spring 2011 travels at the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo in Atlanta. Here's Ellen teaching the Thread Necklace, our "Make & Take" project. It involves yards and yards of thread...and teamwork. Cross your fingers but hopefully at the end of it all, you have a beautiful necklace made of thread. The girl in the middle with the cute skirt is Hannah Skalleberg (MadeByHannahsHands) on Etsy. She makes these adorable skirts and sells them. I don't know about you but at age 15, I wasn't nearly as industrious as this amazing young lady! And then for a little fun. "Work Hard-Play Hard" is my mantra. One evening Ellen & I got tickets to hear Bethenny Frankel ("Housewives of NYC). She shared her wisdom on life, love, looking good, losing weight, and living life. And we had to try her Skinny

Margarita which got our vote of approval!

Sewing Room Photoshoot

I've spent the past week making a few changes and additions to my sewing studio and readying it for a photo shoot in the next week. What a good feeling it is to have my fabrics organized. I added some new, colorful additions to the room. I painted the cartoon on the back of the sewing chair and love this whimsical touch! It's a wonderful feeling to know where everything is again. I can hardly wait to get started on my next project! I'll be submitting the photos to Studios magazine for possible publication.

Oh, The People You'll Meet!

My husband and I were headed to our winter vacation in the Bahamas. In the Miami Airport, I was drawn to the most colorfully dressed gentleman. He had hair to his waist and half of his silver locks were dyed bright blue...the other half was his natural silver color. He wore wild printed harmen pants and a bright yellow shirt with little dogs over it. I knew he didn't look like the guys I know in Nebraska and I debated whether to ignore my curiosity or walk up and find out who this guy was. You can see from the picture, I elected to lose my inhibitions and discovered this was Patch Adams. Remember the Robin Williams movie a few years ago with the clown nosed doctor who treated very sick children? Patch was headed to Ecuador to do some work in a hospital there along with many other volunteers wearing their clown noses. How many times do we miss the opportunity to meet fabulous people because of those silly inhibitions we carry around with us? So the next time you see me in an airport and I come up and introduce myself to you, share your story with me. I'm dying to know about the intriguing person I see in front of me!