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A few years ago I came home from QuiltCon with a fabric bundle I couldn't stop touching. Every print was beautiful. Then I spread them out on my table...
You're standing in front of the thread wall at your local quilt shop, and one spool jumps out at you. Sunset orange melting into hot pink, then violet...
Put two fabrics side by side. One of two things happens. They stand apart, or they melt into each other.
That's contrast. And it decides how your who...
A while ago, I started taking photography classes.
Between assignments, I found myself scrolling through city skylines, landscape shots, and abstract...
I was so inspired by Indiana cornfields when I made Harvest Light, and I love the way it turned out. I also know some of you might not have the same a...
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