Deep in the Heart of Textiles

It is ScrapHappy Day, the 15th of the month, when we spotlight our scrappy projects. Scrap Project This month I finally constructed a proper design wall, of two insulation board panels covered wi...

https://textileranger.com/2024/06/15/a-scrappy-tool-and-an-amazing-resource/

It has been seven years since I bought this scrappy vintage top, and I finally got it hand-quilted.  I estimate it took me at least 60 hours, and I did very minimal quilting,… Continue reading...

https://textileranger.com/2024/05/15/scraphappy-may-2024-a-vintage-top-is-finally-quilted/

Sorting through the books and magazines from my recent auction haul, I have found some wonderful things that I hope will bring a smile to your face.  I love the colors, the poses,… Continue re...

https://textileranger.com/2024/05/09/smiles-from-the-blockbuster-book-haul/

I live near about 4 million other people, and it turns out, a lot of them have recently inherited a house and they want it cleaned out to sell. Rather than hire a… Continue reading →

https://textileranger.com/2024/05/02/blockbuster-of-a-book-haul/

Another quarterly reveal for the online art quilt group, The Endeavourers. This time the theme was “Harmony,” and I had a hard time coming up with a design. I wanted something that said,… C...

https://textileranger.com/2024/05/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-harmony/

So far this year I have read three textile books.  Two of them even have the same title! but they are very different in tone and topic.  Most of the time, my reading… Continue reading →

https://textileranger.com/2024/03/15/thread-stories/

Throughout the many years of my weaving life, I have always loved to create mixed warps from odds and ends of yarn.  I love seeing the interactions of the different colors and textures… Contin...

https://textileranger.com/2024/02/15/scraphappy-february-2024-a-mixed-warp-four-ways/

It is time for the quarterly reveal day for the online art quilt group, The Endeavourers.  This time our theme was “Patterns in Nature.” It took me a while to come up with… Continue readin...

https://textileranger.com/2024/02/01/the-endeavourers-reveal-day-patterns-in-nature/

I first heard of habit tracking in an online art retreat. The idea, as presented by the session leader, was simple — choose a habit you would like to build — for example, working… Continu...

https://textileranger.com/2023/12/27/wrapping-up-2023-and-habit-tracking/

In late October, my sewing student W. asked if she could come back for some more lessons. Her grandmother had gotten a new rug, and she was inspired to make a Christmas tree skirt… Continue r...

https://textileranger.com/2023/12/23/a-sewing-lesson-christmas-project/