Being uncreative

This last week I was very much out of it, I did not do any sewing at all. I went through all my bins of fabric a dozen times, trying to decide what to do next. You see, I have about 10 bins of fabric and I assure you that I know what is in each one. I made a determination to myself that I would not buy anymore fabric until I sewed up what I have in these bins. But I tell you, I had to go out to the fabric store the other day and buy some fabric because I just could not make anything happen with the fabric I had. I guess I will eventually get all this fabric done. I have some beautiful pieces too.
Any encouraging words on how to stay creative with fabric?

The Black Denim Trench Coat

When I was in 6Th grade, my mother bought me a plaid,black and white trench coat. I wore it all the time with a black or white turtleneck sweater and a black skirt. You could not touch me with a 10 foot pole. I loved seeing actresses with their trench coats and turtleneck sweaters. Now you see the same trench coats (but I don't think they have ever gone out of style) they are made in unusual fabrics now. I saw on Oprah that she had on a trench made out of gold organza, it was beautiful. So I don't think they will go out of style. I thought I would make a few. Here is my first one. They are also being worn like dresses now too. So they are made out of light weight dress fabrics, like silk, or satin. I put black lace on the lapels, and embellished it with rhinestone studds. Visit my online store at:

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Enjoying My Sewing Space

This is my space, I love creating here. I have made it so cozy that my husband likes it here too.
I am kind of a junky person, so that is why you see all the junk, junk in bins, junk on shelves. But it is usable junk. If I did not have all this junk I would not be able to create all these wonderful things that I create. I love colorful stuff, shiny stuff, like rhinestones, and beads. Metallic is a favorite too. This room looks junky now, I think I will clean it up and take another picture when I get it kind of cleaned up. It is always good to start a new project with a clean room.

CZ's Garden

My friend CZ has a beautiful garden. Everywhere she lives. When she asked me to create a jacket for her, I had to think about her beautiful garden and this is the jacket that emerged. Can't you see the beautiful echinaeca flower and oh the daisies. She does have a colorful garden.
I loved creating this jacket because I tried to use every color I could think of.
By the way, if you would like purchase some of
my art or have a piece created just for you, just
visit my shop
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there is a lot to see there, also you can contact me
send your measurements, and I can create one of
these for you.

Black and White/ Carole's Jacket

This is a jacket I made for Carole. She sent me a box of black and white fabrics she had been collecting and asked me to create a jacket for her. When I started the jacket I thought that it was going to be easy because I thought that using just black and white would be so easy, but the prints on the fabric were so busy and energetic that I found that it was just like using color. I was grateful that Carole had already picked the fabrics she liked because I did not have to worry about putting too much energy into the one piece. If you ever get a chance to meet Carole, you will see that she and this jacket belongs together.