🧵🌸LET'S TALK ABOUT QUILTING WITH NO RULES with Diana Fox-Revett - Karen's Quilt Circle
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- In quilting, we are often taught first we do this, then we do this, align this then do that. But what if you quilted with no rules. Diana Fox-Revett has no quilting checklist, no timeline, no rules. You might have seen one of her quilts on the cover of the Encyclopaedia of Inspiration. They are a fun random make-it-up-as-you-go quilting style and she is going to tell us all about it.
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Everytime I am around Diana she inspires me in my quilting. Her energy, and her projects always send my brain off in new directions testing out new techniques and colour combinations. I am so glad to share her journey with you all. Enjoy
I love her free spirit towards her talents! She is a breath of fresh air and has energized me to chill and enjoy the process!! Thank you for this wonderful reminder to relax and enjoy the moment!! I became a hand spinner during Covid and it’s soooo enjoyable to just sit and watch to process bloom!!
I love her creativity and her free spirit. I appreciate people who take time to be with it whatever it is. I’m working on that. I relate to enjoying the process and connecting it to my mental well-being! Thank you.
Honestly - her words were so inspirational. And to hear her speak, gave me license to do what I have been wanting to do for a long time, which is to just simply sew piece work as I wish, to not follow a pattern and to end up wherever I end up. I've never made a quilt before. I've been watching videos and TH-cam for several years. I am currently hand sewing hexies. It is just so relieving to hear someone else has the same thoughts that I have. I have had deep depression, grief and PTSD in my life as well. And learning disabilities. So to hear her speak, gave me encouragement to not have to read a pattern, to not have to follow the rule of everything being symmetric. Because God knows, I am not symmetric - I have scoliosis - I am messed up... but since I've been hand sewing I have much more courage. Someday soon I will take on my Pfaff which I purchased 5 years ago. 💜
I am just beginning my quilting journey...starting my first babys blanket.
During all the crazy happenings this last year or two...I discovered quilting...especially EPP.
If you need someone wholesome & encouraging...."the last homely house" on TH-cam. Kate is so warm & easy to listen to & make magnificent quilts.
She does both EPP & uses sewing machine....but I love listening to her. She's teaching her daughter-in-law to quilt...& they are both fantastic!
Kate has several channels....cooking, gardening & quilting...but her channel feels like a warm summer day...soothing, inspiring....I just love her channel.
I enjoy yours very much, too...but I wanted to share it with your guest.
It sounds like she is hunting for inspiration....so I figured I would suggest Kate.
Big hugs to both of you. I'm sorry for her loss...but...things don't stay dark forever. You will always remember your friend...always miss her.....but the sun will shine again.
Some things take time...
Thank you for sharing your skills with us, your knowledge & your time.
I hope you find your inspiration soon! Big hugs!❤
"I'm attracted to worn out things."
"Trying to figure out where I fit."
"We are all creative beings"
Whoa, what a powerful interview.
Thank you
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I love how your interviews don't just gloss over the hard things. We are all dealing with some form of grieving and depression in this weird time and it is gratifying that you face the issues head on! I think we can all relate to Diana and her struggles. Life is the journey, quilting is the journey - why be done? Keep going. Love this!
Glad that you enjoyed it 🤗
Thank you for having this guest on TH-cam. I was so intrigued and inspired. She was so gently candid and clear...real.
I make scrappy quilts with no patterns whatsoever! I just do what I like! I piece squares and incorporate them into the quilt and also appliqué on top of squares! My kids LOVE the quilts I sew from my own design! It's just fun! And I can't afford to buy matching fabrics, I use what I have from prior projects and thrift store fabrics! I love it!
Karen, I so appreciate your focus on mental health. We all need to talk about grief, depression, the loss of peace of mind. The way you're contributing to normalizing these conversations is healing for me. Many thanks.
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Diana is a breath of fresh air - for fibre art-making and for the planet. Thanks for the interview.
Good morning! God is so good!!! He blessed me this day (waited until I was ready) when this video came up on my feed. I am currently working on my oldest grandson's quilt for his 21st birthday. I machine stitch the pieces (mainly because I worry my hand-stitching will come apart), but I will be hand-quilting once I have everything sandwiched which is where this video is coming at the right time. I think I break almost all the 'quilt rules'. Anyway, my king-size quilt top is larger than the quilt I am using for the backing so after I sew the front to yet another quilt (used for batting) and then turned, I am going to hand quilt from center out and stopping a ways from the edge; I am going to sew a minky fabric border on the back and pull forward to bind the front/middle to the back. As you can probably tell my mind has been bouncing with: should I?, will it work? Oh well, now I have the courage to go for it. Thank you both so much, and I hope you have a blessed Autumn.
This interview was meaningful for me. Creating has always been a key mental health thing for me. I always come back to touching the textiles. And making things that can be used. But, I also have discovered that the process is what brings me joy; and that doesn’t always mean a completed project. People sometimes ask me “how are you planning to use it”. ( a gift, a bed quilt, a wall hanging). I have felt off guard and guilty to not be able answer. I was so good to hear such an accomplished artist echo my thoughts.
Thanks for this interview, Karen.
I have found my spirit animal in Diana Fox-Revett! Her history of and habits with creativity and avoidance of "the rules" is something I've been chided about all my life... Not that I cared. I've always just "made things" as I've felt moved to. I suddenly feel I've got great company in my eclectic crafting/artist/writing/music mindset. Thank you for this wonderful conversation. 💜
I think this was your best interview so far! It is so nice to hear others say we don’t have to follow the rules and there is room for every person to express their own creativity in their own way!
oh my goodness this is the way I create. My fellow creative friends find my creative practice frustrating as I never have a plan, dislike patterns and my husband gets annoyed of my constant collecting of small pieces and vintage textiles. I love to hand stitch, it is so meditative and mindful and grounds me. thanks so much for sharing. love from Australia.
Brilliant interview with 2 wonderfully creative people. Sensitive dealing of mental health issues. I only wish I could see more of your guest's work - they are gorgeous!!
It’s a invitation for you to look them up and see more
When I was a woodcarver … there was a mantra “Woodcarver’s don’t make mistakes… they just redesign”!!! As a 2 year old quilter, I find it handy to stay with that same mantra!!!
I can really relate to her style. I was scared to quilt because of all the rules, now, I do what I enjoy . Karen you got me interested in quilting in 2020 and broke my barriers. Thank you
THANK YOU for bringing Diana to us, I truly enjoyed your interview discussion, it HAS inspired me to play with Fabrics, Threads & composition. Thanks again. Rhonda (Gold Coast, Australia)
What a relief! 💗 I admire the quilting legends who demonstrate tenacious cutting, seaming and point matching precision that I could never even dream of achieving myself, no matter how long I practice or how many quilts I make. This interview hints that there's room for all of us, even the ones who can't or opt not to stay within the seam allowances, and on point before showing up to sew. 🦋✂️
I am so very sorry about your loss. Thank you for sharing and caring.
Diana was so very interesting and easy to listen to. Love the idea of covering up mistakes with an appliqué piece and even if no mistake. Thanks Karen again for a lovely interview 🌷
So lovely to see other people’s creative journey. Being a skilled colourist for so many years comes through as the confident backbone to her work. I’m also a hand quilter; it’s what I do to slow down
I never feel like my studio is good enough for others to see...too chaotic. I feel I always have too much going on. ADHA, PROBABLY! THANK YOU, for your quieting presense. I agree that all the collections, though beautiful, increase anxiety . What rang thru in your interview was the non competition statement. A lot of my friends are rabid finishers...I need to stop feeling defeated when i dont finish. It should be more about loving the process. And i do love it. Hugs. I think you are in my tribe!
This was so inspiring, and Diana's philosphy of adding things here and there, and really following no rules is such a breath of fresh air. I have a wall hanging I want to start quilting on the machine, and I'm just going to go for it and do a lot of impromptu embellishments of some kind. Again, great interview, Karen.
What a wonderful attitude of "enjoying the process". I love it!
I’m so glad there’s still people who love hand quilting and slow process. That’s what I❤ to do too. I’ll piece it by machine but I’ll hand quilt and that’s my favourite part. Thanks so much for your interviews. They’re so interesting.
I like her! Nothing gets me more than when people criticize my quilting if everything is not just absolutely perfect AND when they look at the back of my quilt and question why everything is not perfect! That takes out the fun of quilting and the willingness to just try new things and be creative. I do not do show quilts but I make quilts because I love the colors and it gives me the freedom to do what I want. It's good for my brain and my mental health...... :)
Omg, I love this SO much! I came back to quilting only a couple years ago. I recently realized I don’t want to follow a pattern, I enjoy learning a technique and doing my own thing! She is definitely speaking my language 💕. Epic!
Me too, even when I see a pattern I like I change it
I love the no rules of Diana Fox-Revett. Her no mistakes & "it started with Oops" is a delight. Having made a precise Qeeen size & a King size quilt & I know the freedom of making a crazy quilt cushion helped destress me. Thanks Karen for always have such amazing guests
Thank you for introducing me to this fabulous woman! I cannot tell you how many times I have given up on quilting and sewing because I am a messy crafter. The industry had me convinced I had to quilt THIS way and I just can't. Now I can't wait to get out the fabric and just play. Thank you!!
Absolutely liberating! It is so comforting and encouraging to try and learn instead of giving up without even trying something super new. This interview helps reduce my hesitancy to start so many many things. Thank you very much for this wonderful words of encouragement 💕 I’m sure to revisit this interview from time to time 😊
Love this interview, I can totally relate to making things to keep sane. On my most frustrating days my husband would say, Okay come to bed, and I would say I have to go down to my craft room and make something first. Then he would start suggesting it, come to bed after you have done some stitching... LOL
Good partner
Lately when I can’t sleep is when I work on my #100Days100Blocks2022 quilt. (My sewing machine is in the corner in my bedroom.) Sewing the pieces together even for only 10-15 minutes calms my brain down and allows me to sleep when I am done.
A big LOL! Sometimes I can't sleep so I will get up and open a quilting book or magazine. My partner gets it. I don't sew as I don't want to wake him up; we are in a one bedroom apartment. Maybe I should just close the bedroom door... I have suffered with depression and anxiety for years and now retired for about 6 years. I do keep busy, so thank you all for your incredible input!
@@carollombard1813 oh Carol, my heart is with you. I have found that I cannot go to sleep unless I get a few steps done on a project with a definite plan for the next morning. I have never been “I have got to get finished before I go to bed”. It’s like leaving some steps gives me a reason to get up the next day.😢. God bless you.
Really enjoyed Diana's story.
I’ve always said that there are two types of embroiderers and I guess that rolls over to quilting as well.
I ascribe to the more freeform / chaotic style of quilt making and embroidery myself. This is a breath of fresh air to see someone else whose inherent style matches that.
I have piles (bins/bags) of linens I have been hoarding for my next quilt. I have enough to do a few colorways.
My dream is to build a crafters equivalent of a viking longhouse with a line of tables butted up into a long row down the middle of the room with the 2 long walls holding wire shelves on one side and tall bookcases lined up down the other side.
Great interview with Donna. I love her attitude to cover an "oops" with an applique piece. Quilting or any handicraft work is absolutely amazing therapy. I have different knitting, crotchet or sewing projects handy with something in my hands every night.
Also the the quilt behind you Karen. Just beautiful. Thanks as always. Julie. Sydney Australia ♥️🇦🇺
Great interview with Diana. I've had to let go of expected quilting processes because I become overcome with pressure unable to move forward. Diana is re-affirming for many of us. I love to have fun "creating," enjoying the journey. Thank you, Diana. Thank you, Karen, for sharing Diana with us.
What a wonderful interview with such a beautiful person. My Mother passed away in December and I have been so lost without her. Being able to quilt has helped me so much.
Sending up a prayer for you. Please give yourself grace. I lost my daughter 4 years ago. There is light after the darkness. 😊
🤗🤗🤗 so sorry for your loss
I need this lady in my life! I get caught up in got to finish this in a week, but in all actuality because of my health, I just can’t! Diana you are an inspiration! Thanks Karen for helping us meet another wonderful friend!
I’m just blown away by her inspiration! She was describing my thoughts as if she were in my head,
I need a 'just get STARTED' series.
Oh I love all her statements! Diana Fox is my soul sister. And it is so nice to know that. Sometimes we think we are the only ones who walk different than the rest of the people. And it feels good to meet someone who thinks or works the same as one self. I have no idea what I am doing, but I love color and fabric and getting it done without the mathematic or seriousness of other workers. Will see, if I can find her on facebook.
What a wonderful interview! Thank you!
First, I wish there was a Love button.
It's quite okay to be on our own paths. That's what makes us individuals. Keep on doing you, both you, Diana, and Karen.
I dropped the rules and timelines with my quilting, too, anymore.
I wanted to tackle my scrap mountain, so, I did! Starting with hexies back in March, tired of winter, and of my scraps yelling my name, I decided to try hexies. I now have a basket of finished diamond arrangements of hexies that I still have in the dining room that I'm not in any hurry I to put away. They're colorful! I still have more to do, someday. It's a great craft to take camping, when I just want to relax from hiking, etc. Next to doing things with the family, I like to sit under the canopy, or trees, and stitch hexes together. Even if I don't make a quilt right away, I still get to look at my scraps in a new way, and they're not so intimidating.
I have taken hexes to both Killarney and Algonquin Park in Ontario on our canoe trips.. EPP is perfect for travel.
This so inspires me to just have fun, be more creative, don't worry about mistakes. That's the beauty of hand made-! Thank you!
I enjoyed this interview a lot. I was thinking of why Am I always doing either crocheting or sewing /quilting now. Love small projects and adding to them. Diana helped me just to be myself and to stop questioning whether I am ok.
I had to laugh at her comment about not leaving an art supplies store without something. Made me laugh. I do the same with fabric stores. It is such a good reminder to keep it fun - and that not all projects have to be finished!
Mistakes? Nope, Design Choice!
Hello Diana, to many of us viewing, you definitely have something more to say. As an artist and as a human. Perhaps quilting won't be your medium but I dearly hope you will continue to share your insights and depth of inquiry. You are courageous to be so open in the interview with Karen. Many, many thanks.
I loved this interview! She was spot on about the fabric consumerism & the environmental impact of all the dyes, not to mention the health hazards we are exposed to- a very unpopular subject but she was brave to bring it up. These are things I’ve just discovered recently. It may affect my buying, but I’ll certainly still use my stash of over-dyed fabrics. Her energy & creativity is inspiring!! Thanks for having her on your channel!
I have always been a conscious consumer. Partly financial but mostly a lack of space. I only by a fat quarter of something and plan to run out and swap in another fabric. I like to have a mix of similar but different colour/patterns so I'm not concerned with having enough fabric. I worked for many years in a vinyl wall covering factory with toxic fumes and extraordinary waste. That has definitely affected my purchasing choices.
I loved everything about this interview. Thank you! 💞
My wife has been watching you for a long time and she is a beginner in quilting please help her with your team . Thank you for sharing this with me.
Wow! 👍Karen this is your best ever! Your poignant interview questions allowed Diana to share the many genuine facets of herself and art practice which again revealed how much we creatives deeply share 🙏🎨Diana’s tactile , textile ,colour focused journey resonated strongly with me! I laughed out loud when she described her studio 🤪and how the repetition of stitching keeps you present and calms the mind, promoting mental health👍🤪🤣soooo me! ...And Diana is a unique creative textile artist who doesn’t need to “Fit In” with a quilting group! Long may she stay beyond, outside their bounds and stay authentic to her exciting journey, walking her own path I’m certain others will join her along the way enriching all in creative textile endeavours for pleasure! 🙏🎨💕🎉👍🤞🍀🇨🇦🇦🇺
She is amazing
By far, this is my favorite interview. She breathes freedom. No boundaries, no rules. I love hand sewing. I love unique. Thank you so much.
Just love this, what a wise woman. And an amazing quilter, thank you.
Quilting, cross stitch, beading, sewing, crochet…..all of these things allow me to be productive, clear my mind, and simply create. It’s a natural therapy and I enjoy the hours I spend doing each of these.
This was such a great interview, with a wonderful creator. Thank you both!
Respecting creativity. How absolutely wonderful.
Diana, your work is beautiful and has inspired me. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. We never get over those kind of losses. In time the pain doesn't come as often and it doesn't stay as long but it always hurts just as much. May you find peace in your creativity. As always Karen, you have brought us inspiration, knowledge, and permission to be ourselves.
This was a beautiful interview! I love her philosophy ❤
What a delightful visit with fellow quilters. I, too, hand quilt for the sheer joy and comfort of the process. Most of my quilts are scrappy and I use leftovers gifted to me by ladies I quilt with once a week. I am learning more about color and layout as I compose a quilt. It is so fun and very satisfying. Thank you both.
Just seen this. That quilt behind you, Karen! OMG! It’s miraculous!
My kind of quilter! Thanks for this!!!!
I love hearing the conversations between more experienced quilters than myself. Things I never even think of come up. Great series!
Karen, your channel is the best! I love your interviews with different fabric artists! The Quilting veteran, and others whom we might not find out about on our own. Diana's loose style is so like mine. It would be easier if I followed a pattern, but I usually just follow an idea and see how it comes out.
that sounds very interesting
I discovered after many mystery quilting retreats, that I hate patterns and not seeing what I am sewing in advance. I love planning, color design and randomly scrappy quilting.
Wow, so opposite of everything I thought my quilting was all about BUT all of this resonated deep inside me. Health issues in last few years have caused a depression I cannot shake. My precision quilting sits unfinished but mental health quilting from my heart and creative thoughts instead of patterns are calling me. Thank you so much for this interview. I feel hope again.
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That's wonderful! I am working on hand quilting a very simple quilt I made just to experiment with stitches and relax. It is so lovely! I use big stitches and DMC perle cotton 8 and the texture and imprecision are freeing and comforting.
@@kara1084 will you post pics of your hand quilting. I have been wanting to hand quilt with a thicker thread. I was pondering the aurifil 12 but have not been lucky enough to catch it in stock with the few online companies I deal with. If I could look for something else.
@@jenniferdavis5482 Amazon probably has it. They seem to have everything.
I love how you introduce people and your joie de vivre! How you embrace the different paths of others. Love all your videos!
Thank you U’ve justified my way of thinking by sharing this video I’m now in my mid 70s not in good health but still enjoy working with my hands & 40yr old brain I hope this lasts 4ever
I loved this interview w/Diana. I've never heard of her before, but I find her organic approach inspiring! I'm also always drawn to "things with experience" or historical; even textiles. I will definately follow up on her site.
I love your interview series, & appreciate all your tips, tricks, & methods you share. I can't wait to try some Economy blocks for some toddler quilts I'm working on. Also, I love the Stashbuster series!
The beautifully executed quilt behind Karen is Long Time Gone by Jen Kingwell. Its been driving me crazy since seeing it during this video. Now I can relax and listen to the interview again. :)
One of the best! I will never forget Diana. Amazing!Thank you.
Thanks for a great interview. I am so glad Diana deconstructs clothes seam by seam like I do. I love old textiles and clothes. They inspire me and help me slow down in this busy world.
Thank you for the information about commercial fabrics. I started quilting to use up old fabrics that I had thrifted. Then I got into quilting and carried away with all the beautiful fabrics. I am anti fast fashion and dress by thrifting. I had just raised this very question in my own head. How can I buy new fabric and be anti fast fashion, one in the same monster really. So thank you, I will now try to shop for fabric with intent and reduce my thrifted stash first. It’s the amazing illustrators like Tula that get me! Thank you for a great interview. I loved what Diane said and her whole easy approach to quilting. I quilt on a featherweight and definitely love old things more. That’s what I want reflected in my quilting, reusing and upcycling as they always did in quilting. Quilts are then much more unique.❤
Amazing! Respectful. Heartwarming. Intense. Colourful. Restful. I can’t think in sentences, such a powerful interaction. Thank you.
It started with oops. Love it. Loving the process and cherishing the process -- that's a rare thing.
This was sooo enlightening! Such a powerful message-enjoy the process whether you are following the “rules” or letting it all hang out, it works for me!
Oh my... I have always love textiles and fabrics... its therapeutic to just sew, needle and thread and the colours of fabrics turns out and letting go.. listening to her gives me the inspiration to stay positive and creative in life. Great interview!!
Karen, another wonderful interview! Thank you for sharing her with us all. I'm like her in that it's all about the process. If it ever gets finished that is a plus, but doesn't bother me if it takes a while to be completed. Sometimes things just need to marinate. Loved the quilt behind her, as well as yours behind you too. I too need things less organized as others might see it, but for me it's organized enough that I can find what I need, when I need it. Thanks again.
What a wonderful interview. This is how I always have seen my quilting style, but I also told myself in a negative way that I am a lazy quilter and that I cannot/wont't follow the rules the way I should. Diana has helped me learn that it really is a "style " and its a positive thing. I will try to learn to change what I am telling myself. I absolutely see the mental health effects that quilting gives us and I can relate to some of Diana;s comments on that. Karen,, thankyou again for another lovely interview.
So glad that you enjoyed this 🤗
It is interesting how different the elements of quilting are that bring people joy. Even down to solitude vs community. Precision or wild improve. Finishing vs fiddling. It's a real study in personality!
Most inspiring and honest video thank you
Hand-stitched quilts are such a treasure. I now machine stitch mine but there is an authenticity to hand stitched that long arming or domestic machine quilting just cannot match.
What a stress reliever and an inspiration!
Such an inspiring interview! Thanks to both you and Diana for posting it. May just be my favorite video…her thought process and the results are totally fabulous. ❤
I really enjoyed this video and Diana's perspective, experience, and skills. Thanks so much for interviewing her and sharing this.
"its meant to be fun. not everything needed to be finished" thankyou for speaking what I secretly believed.
What an envious life she has had being immersed in Art and handwork, attending many art schoosl and classes. I hope she appreciates how blessed and lucky she has been in life to follow her creative mind and not be lost in toil that entraps most. .
I know what a blessed life I have. Yes, I have immersed myself in art my entire life. I was fortunate to be brought up in a family that valued my creativity. I did do crummy jobs for low pay, also in the arts sector for experience but was lucky to work very hard in the Wallcoverings industry for many years. As a middle aged woman, I am now able to work part time, teach and have an art practice. I have also raised 3 incredibly talented children.
Wow! Thanks for this gift of an interview
What a beautiful interview. Glad I finally caught it because I needed to see this right now. Thanks for sharing these beautiful necessary creative stories Karen.
You talked about so many different subjects, kind of like the whole quilting process for many of us. I feel better today because of you both.
I’m sitting here knitting for charity as I watch this video. (I came back from my knitting group with scraps of quilt fabric from another member! 🎉🎉🎉)
It was a great interview and I love being exposed/educated on so many aspects of quilting. I find it totally fascinating that some people are so creative that they can work with no rules. I can really appreciate their work but my creativity is not nearly as well developed. I need at least some rules and a pattern to follow in pretty much everything. Plus, I love symmetry although it is not a must. I’m in my 50’s and slowly learning how to cook by experience while only using a recipe as a guideline. I’d love to get to that point in everything but I don’t know if I will live that long 😁
Excellent video! I'm watching under multiple homemade quilts !!!!
Yeah! I love piling on the quilts one on top of another. I love the jumble of colour and pattern. Enjoy!
Diana is a woman after my own heart. My quilting philosophy is , "Finished is better than perfect. By the way, finishing is overrated." I'd love to do a quilting retreat with her. She's so inspiring.
Thank you for sharing I know how she feel. I think I’m having a quilt blockage I’m just not enjoying quilting. I want to make everything I see but I can’t stop buying fabric. I love hand stitching it’s so relaxing I’m working on a Grandmother’s flower garden just finished a Cathedral Window quilt. I pray you’re having a blessed week God bless you and your family.
Diana, you're a woman after my own heart. Thank you, and thank you, Karen.
I absolutely loved this interview! I appreciated Diana's truthfulness and insights into her process and impact on mental health. I think I found my sewl sister! Thank you Karen and Diana!
Love your outlook on quilting….
Thank you, Karen for this interview... I don't feel so weird about picking out shirt threads! Really enjoyed listening to this conversation. I can tell you've studied for the interview.... You really are superb at the craft of the interview. Blessings
What an absolute gift this discussion has been for me. I love having no rules to demand of me. Snd I thought I was the only person who spends hours unpicking fabric for the enjoyment and piece of mind it affords me. I feel so connected in a sense of being normal. I also hope to use this fabric with hand stitching and enjoy the process. Thank you 🙏🏻
Refreshing. Unfrazzled. Dis-stressed. Ahhhh. Thanks for this one, too, Karen!
Great interview, thank you Diana because your openness and freedom of artistry have inspired me with the idea to applique some contrasting circles or features onto the QAYG scrappy vintage Laura Ashley quilt I have slowly been creating to preserve the small pieces of these beautiful fabrics that I had collected - it will enliven and transform it in the most interesting way! Every piece of creating we do is a learning experience, as a novice maker I have been learning so much just from trying things out over the last few years, it feels really good to explore ideas and try to put it into practice :)