Here is a lovely reversible jacket made by Oregon resident Maryjane Rocker out of my Kyoto Garden fabrics. So fun to see what others have made with my prints!
18th Birthday Commemorative Quilt
Last March, the son of some good friends of mine turned 18. We are part of a collection of families that have been sharing weekly meals for over two decades, and Curtis is the eldest child of the whole lot. Since my own son is one of the youngest, it momentarily threw me that Curtis would be leaving home to start a new chapter of his life. I wanted to mark the event in some way that involved all of the adults in our community that have watched him grow up.
Fighting Cancer, Making Art, and Cycling Across America
Last Friday, I attended a heartwarming fundraiser for the Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research located in Seattle, Washington. They have been working on ground-breaking biotechnology aimed at curing childhood cancer without the harmful effects of chemotherapy or radiation.
What’s Your Grief Blog – Memorial Quilt Interview
The wonderful women, Eleanor and Litsa, who host the online grief forum What’s Your Grief.com interviewed me about my memorial quilts. They posed some really thoughtful questions that really got to the heart of why I do this work. Click here to read their blog post.
Spring Skirt in Kyoto Garden Fabric
See what the people at the hip dress shop, Donna and Toots, made with my red Wakame print from Kyoto Garden! Notice the way the outer pockets were lined up to create a seamless flow of the printed pattern. As always, I love to see what other artists and designers make out of my fabrics. Well done, Suzanne!
