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The Halloween fabric is fabulous!

This U.S. City Has Been Overlooked for Years—but It’s Home to World-class Museums, Luxury Hotels, and Award-winning Restaurants Oklahoma City is the largest city in Oklahoma and one of the most underrated destinations in the U.S. Here's where to eat, sleep, and do, as well as where to sleep.

♥️♥️ this article about Oklahoma City in Travel and Leisure. I was looking for mention of the Paseo Arts District and was not disappointed. The Other Room and Frida Southwest (bar & restaurant in the Paseo) were also profiled. Come see me most Fridays and Saturdays in my Paseo studio!

I can't read Japanese but the patterns just make sense! And the styles are so comfy.

Cover of "Basic is 7 one-piece by Aoi koda"

Cover of "FU-KO Basics. Clothes that make you happy every time you wear them"

Cover of "Yoshiko Tsukiori’s Clothes You Can Wear No Matter How Old You Are – 33 items that will make an adult woman shine"

Blythe doll Outfit Sewing Book

The exciting Saturday night of a sewist: getting comfy with a stack of Japanese pattern books! I was impressed with how fast the books got to me. I placed my order with the Japanese Creative Bookstore on May 18 and the package arrived today, May 24! #sewing #japanesesewingbook

Reminder to visit Amy during the Paseo Arts Festival on Saturday from 10 to 3 or Sunday 2 to 5.

48th Annual Paseo Arts Festival poster. Dates are May 24th to 26th.

Memorial Day Weekend in Oklahoma City = The Paseo Arts Festival! I'll be there on Saturday and Sunday and would love to see you when you come out to enjoy the festivities.
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#textileartist #fiberartist #sewist #quilter #oklahomacity #paseoartsdistrict #paseoartsfestival

Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online.

I enjoyed this Wired interview with Bluesky CEO Jay Graber. It reminds me I need to spend more time here!
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YouTube video by TEDx Talks The case for making art when the world is on fire | Amie McNee | TEDxManchester

Love this TedX by Amie McNee! The world needs your art!

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I just checked this book out of the library!

And my second Substack post is up! I talk about the fairytale that is the inspiration for my latest art quilt. Read it here: sewbewitching.substack.com/p/moonlit

#substack #quiltsky

Thanks!

White text on pink background: Talisman--Stitching Perseverance and Magic

First Substack post is up!
sewbewitching.substack.com/p/talisman
#substack #art #fairytales #quiltsky

Amy Jo at Sew Bewitching on Substack I'm so glad you're here. If you've followed me from my blog—welcome to our new home! And if you're new, I can't wait to share the magic of fiber art, fairytales, and creativity. Tomorrow, my very fir...

I started a Substack. First post goes out tomorrow if you want to subscribe!
#substack #art #quiltsky

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Studio Artists Spring Showcase in Gallery III at the Paseo Arts and Creativity Center! Migration, Talisman, and Stand with Ukraine are on display through April 26th.
#art #quiltsky

Quilts All of Marilyn’s quilts are made solely with fabric and thread. No paint is used. Her work follows several themes, or series. We are still in the process of uploading them. To browse each gal…

If it's a Marilyn Belford quilt, it's fused applique, meaning each piece of fabric is fused to a background fabric. She's well known in the quilt world. She teaches her technique and has written books about it. More here: marilynbelford.com/quilts/

Stitching on a quilt top that says this is not normal

Stitching on a quilt top that says “immigrant lives matter”

More messages on my protest quilt. #quilting #embroidery

From the quilting community on Reddit: Lady Liberty in Distress Explore this post and more from the quilting community

Art has always been part of resistance

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It's all fabric! She uses a fused applique technique on her quilts.

Quilts are art 🤩

Thank you! It's hard to capture the process. For me, filming while trying to make something interferes with the work and slows it down. Snapping a few photos was the next best thing for this piece.

A quick video about how a fabric scrap gave me an idea for an art quilt.
#quiltsky

My morning sewing student couldn't make it, so I made quilted bunny faces 🐰🐰🐰.
#sewsky #quiltsky

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Love my Go! cutter ✂️

Pictorial textile artwork featuring a lush green meadow with small blue flowers and a small wooden shed or barn in the background right, under a blue sky

Monika Kinner-Whalen, contemporary Canadian textile artist known for her thread paintings #WomensArt

Thank you!

Machine embroidered logo for Sew Bewitching

Hatch Embroidery digitizing software on computer screen showing Sew Bewitching logo

I don't know why it took me so long to digitize my logo, but I finally got it done this morning.

This quilt is spectacular 😍

Quilting is a $5 billion global market. I think the practice of ladies sitting & quilting together by hand is not as common, but quilt guilds still exist! The Modern Quilt Guild's annual event, Quiltcon, draws 20,000+ visitors each year. Don't count us quilters out, yet!

I love this 🤩

Abstract cubism depicting random cats causing mischief. Based upon a Picasso stolen from a museum.

#makersmARTch #ink
Picatso: The Art Thief. Inspired by one of Picasso's lost works, stolen from a Paris Museum in 2010. Inked, painted, raw edge appliqued and free motion quilted.

#artshare #artsky #artyear #picasso #cubism #paint #textileart #catsky #cats #catsinart #abstract