Always Tomorrow

In the well-sung words of Clarice the doe, "There's always tomorrow/ For dreams to come true/ Believe in your dreams/ Come what may...Tomorrow is not far away!" Here's to an uplifting, creative 2017! Happy New Year!

Greenery Machinery

My Greenery Machinery design is up for voting in Spoonflower's Limited Colour Palette Sewing challenge, celebrating Pantone's colour of the year! I was inspired by my 1953 Home Ecomonics textbook.

Hallelujah Chorus

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." 

--Isaiah 9: 6

Merry Christmas! Hallelujah!

Vintage Norwegian Mittens

These are my grandma's Norwegian mittens from the 1950s. I love the sweet fair isle!

Tiddleybokken Chalet

Tiddleybokken is chillin' in his Retro Chalet!

Tiddleybokken Bakery

Tiddleybokken is sneakily hoping that his friend Gingie (and the intricacy of Lace in Gingerbread) will distract from the fact that he ate all the Hershey's Kisses. 

Tiddleybokken Toy Shop

Tiddleybokken, the mischievous Christmas elf, being oh so industrious in Santa's workshop. (I suppose he may have been inspired by the Leggy wallcovering to put his toes up for a bit!)

Christmas '48

My great-grandmother wrote this on the back of her desk. Note her teacherly penmanship! I absolutely adore finding little scribbles like this--it's insight into past lives, and past Christmases!

The Sugar Plum Fairy's Adventure

This is my children's book cover illustration in response to a contest prompt from Lilla Rogers Studio. You may have noticed the little Make Art That Sells image on the side of my blog. I'm thrilled to say that I am taking MATS A & B, Assignment Bootcamp, and Creating Collections for Home Décor, which will bring me into fall 2017 with creative goodness! I'll probably be sharing some of my projects here and there along the way, so stay tuned! Here goes a long-awaited artistic adventure!

New Artisan Designs in Shop

These new designs celebrate elegant craftsmanship! They are available in my shop as fabric, wallpaper, gift wrap, cut-and-sew patterns, and homewares! Here's Old Masters

Mother of Pearl

Bobbin Lace

Smooch

My Smooch design is up for voting in Spoonflower's Ditsy Mistletoe challenge!

Quilter's Connection Magazine Feature

If you're interested in learning more about my surface pattern design process and background as well as my With Glowing Hearts collection, I recommend you check out Quilter's Connection Magazine #30!

 See pages 8--12 for details on how I became involved in the exciting world of bolt fabric!

While you're leafing through, take note of the excellent quality of this magazine--Heather, the editor, does a great job ensuring that the layouts, fonts, photos, writing, and stories are captivating!

Frosted Frolic

My Frosted Frolic design is up for voting in Spoonflower's Snow Day challenge! The way hedges and topiaries look in the snow fills my heart with joy, so it was satisfying to capture that in this design.

December Bulletin 2016

Angelic chords, a flutter of creativity, and leaps into a hushed, snowy blanket