Men Are From Mars And Quilts Are From Venus!

Time has really gotten away from me as usual to update . I had quilted a quilt for a friend of mine and decided to play with it in a couple of different computer programs. They turned out pretty awesome! The last one reminds me of planets so hence the name I chose... Men are from Mars and Quilts are from Venus!

Runs With Scissors!

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Grandma lets granddaughter run with scissors!

Yep, it's true! There is no type O in this ad! I am actually letting my granddaughter run with scissors and I am here to explain.....

It all started with this grandma looking for a a good pair of embroidery ones and ending up with several due to confiscations by TSA. Obviously I would never use a tenth of what I have and there are SEVERAL good pair! Yes, sure, I could resell myself, but the youngest granddaugther wanted to earn some extra money for horseback riding and other fun things that she would want to do this summer. I figure I got what I wanted from my bargain purchase, so I would let her run with the idea and sell for her profits! It would also teach her how to run a small business at a young age.

So here's the package deal: Purchase a pair and you will also get a scissor and needle caddy kit designed by this grandma. It includes the fabric (specify one or two color choices and Kitana will do her best to choose for you! She will also pick out a nice pair of scissors, add a pattern, package it into a bubble package and mail to you. The cost is $6.00 and includes the postage!!! The scissors alone retail for $7.99. Yes, the scissors have been used, but each are tested to be sure they cut those threads for your projects. If you want more than one kit, we will adjust the postage refund or give a quote post to needlewings@nelsonvilletv.com So now won't you help a 10 year old out with her business adventure? Send a check or money order to

Kitana's Kits

% Wanda Stivison

PO Box 11

Union Furnace, OH 43158

Five Flowers One Garden

I have been enjoying working on my little postcards as it gives me a chance to work with a small piece inbetween other projects and actually look like I have something finished! I initially started with working with "studies" of the same flower but used different techniques and/ or fibers to finish them. The total piece was not the vision I had when I started, but somehow it all came together and had more significance when it was done. The first two flowers on the left side were painted with synthetic dyes and I used synthetic fibers to transfer the dyes onto. The top fabric is crepe backed satin and the lower one is a faux suede of some sort. Both came from the same transfer, but reacted differently with the background. The one in the center is a combination of commercial prints and solids with acrylic paints. The upper right is Crayograph Prang crayons and lumieres on a navy and green batik background. The lower right is a fabric paint with glitter on a commercial background. They were each lovely on their own, but while getting ready for a gallery display , the art gals in my group thought perhaps I should hang the post cards up for sale in one big sleeve. As I thought about it, I started playing and got an inspiration to make it into one piece instead of them becoming individual cards! The cards themselves reminded me of seed packets and I started playing with the stems until they made my garden. It reminded me that we are all from different backgrounds and makeup, yet we share the same ground!

Inspired by spring!

Spring has finally arrived! I welcome it with it's new birth of the first flowers of the season. I discovered three little crocus blooms in my backyard and felt compelled to capture their memory before they would leave as quickly as they came in. I was also inspired to create a piece in their honor. Today I shall proclaim it to be Crocus Day! If I were a faerie, that's what I would do! I would dance around In celebration and create a piece of art! The wee folk would have done them in their life size, so a picture perfect piece it would be in the form of a post card. Soon Bits of fabrics and fibers were blooming in my studio in brilliant purples and greens with a variety of textures. I was soon proud of my little piece that I created in it's abstract form and set off to play with it in my Kaleidoscope Kreator with many blooms later! Just too much fun planning my day.

A Frayed of Something New!

O.K. so I finally did it and have my own blog! I was rather apprehensive, but I am sure that I will find an online journal a wonderful new way to post my works, thoughts and simply to digress! The title "A Frayed of Fibers" came to me that describes not only my beginnings but my works in progress so perhaps a fitting topic at that!

My 1st memories of being attracted to art and fibers were at an early age and were influenced by my Nordic heritage. I would watch my grandmother knit and was mesmerized by the wonderful colors and patterns that she created.

By the time I was in the 2ND grade, I had the opportunity to create my very own colorful mitten patterns on a freshly mimeographed illustration of St. Nick wearing mittens. Perhaps the fumes of the chemicals got to me, as all I could envision were all of these squiggles, dots and lines that would mimic my grandmother's work. I set out to use about every crayon in my box only to find my teacher standing over me and getting a good scolding for not paying attention when she instructed us to color Santa's mittens green! I grew up in the era of stern teaching and she promptly scrunched up my beautiful work and gave me a new one to follow her directions to a "T"! School was for learning while play and creativity was on our own time! Despite this set back, I continued to enjoy and crave doing artful things. For Christmas I would ask for things, such as a spin art machine, weaving loom, paints, markers, clay and eventually a sewing machine. As I got older, I vowed that I would not squash anyone's dreams if they wanted to do something creative. As you can see, I allow Miss Fritzie to create..... CATS WHO QUILT CATS!!!