Thursday, June 25, 2015

International

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to contribute to an International publication.  Coloriage and Doodling #2  (Spring/Summer) contains a wide variety of coloring and doodling exercises and activities. Available in French speaking regions.....France, Belgium, DOM, Luxembourg, Portugal, French speaking Canada and online here.
I submitted 2 designs.......I am always so delighted to see my work in print.
Below, is a shot of the front Cover and contents page (small versions of my images also appear there on the bottom left of the contents page)

and a peak at "my" pages





Friday, June 19, 2015

Last days of Spring

I had intended to share this applique design this spring,....but I seem to be a little late....well actually, since Summer does not officially arrive until Sunday..... I am not late after all.

This block was designed as part of short article I wrote for CQA in early 2012,
In this article, I talk about auditioning fabrics and how to use interesting prints to your advantage.  The pattern is an applique block that can, of course, be done in whatever method you prefer. Mine is hand appliqued.

Perhaps you are looking for a project to work on while enjoying some lovely days on the deck.
You can view, download and print the file here
If you print the design at actual size, it will work nicely for an 8 inch block......if you would like it to fit a 12" block, you will need to enlarge it roughly 140%

A tutorial of my favourite method for freezer paper applique (including how I do those tiny 1/8" stems) can be found here




Monday, June 8, 2015

Abundant

It seems we have a bumper crop this year....they are everywhere. Guess the squirrels won't go hungry.




Thursday, June 4, 2015

Coming soon

For quite some time, I have been toying with the idea of opening an Etsy shop. I think this is the year I will actually do it. While I have not yet anything to list, ( I am working on it )
So far, I have registered my shop name and created my banner.
Banner size restrictions meant I would need to work in a long narrow format.......I began drawing this mix of floral pattern


played and tweaked until I ended up with this


not sure when I will be ready to "open", but I have finally begun the process.


Copyright Jill Buckley