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Summer is a great time to dye, and I'll be doing a lot of it! Click through to see what's happening in Candied Fabrics land!!!
Candied Fabrics

Dear <<First Name>>,

I hope the end of your summer has been full of fun and good produce! Ours has been very busy, read on to see what's been happening this month!
 

Newest Quilt

I did it! I got this really long quilt made for Liam to take to college!



I haven't even processed the rest of the pictures, they'll be on the blog in a day or two! Most importantly, Liam loves it! And speaking of Liam...


Our Nashville Adventure

The whole family flew to Nashville last Thursday to move Liam into Vanderbilt University! We had a great time finding lots of great restaurants, everyone in Nashville is so NICE! The freshman experience at Vandy is top notch, move-in day was super easy! They do lots of activities that I think are awesome, although Liam has less patience for things like this:



Yep, there are all of his classmates, all 1599 of them! That many students is a bit overwhelming, but not to worry, because his peer group is much smaller and under excellent guidance by his awesome trombone teacher Jeremy Wilson and all the faculty at the Blair School of Music within Vanderbilt University. Jeremy hosted a cookout the day before classes began, here is the whole trombone studio:

Photo by Kristi Wilson

Jeremy's wife Kristi is an awesome photographer, she takes these pictures to add to the studio's website and facebook pages, here's her portrait of Liam:

Photo by Kristi Wilson

And yes, I dyed the tie (Black and Gold, Vandy's colors) and the pocket square! Actually, Liam went off to school with 4 more brightly colored ties I dyed him, although he's never wanted to wear tee shirts that I dye, he loves his bright ties! You can read more about our adventures here.

 

Online Class Launch

I launched my latest online class Dyeing 104: Multicolor Silk 2 weeks ago and I'm having fun registering fellow color lovers and showing them all the secrets to dyeing silk with the same supplies as cotton!

 



Marketing for Artists Class at the RAA

MONDAY: August 31, 6:30 – 9 p.m.

Being a successful artist is so much more than perfecting your technique and focussing in on subject material that speaks to you; today’s artist has to be their own advocate and marketer as well. Opportunities abound with the tools that the internet brings to your marketing toolkit, but it can also be overwhelming: Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, Instagram, where does it end?

In this one evening class I will explain many of the marketing tools available to artists, pointing out the pros and cons of each one.Bring items you are using for marketing (like business cards, photos of your booth, a laptop computer so we can look at your website, etc…) and I will point out what’s working, what’s missing, and help you design a strategy for YOU to be more comfortable marketing YOUR art!  more info here.

 

Upcoming Shows

I'm scheduled to do three shows this Fall:
  • October 16-18: Art for Heaven's Sake
  • November 7: Red Dirt
  • December 12 & 13: Holiday Studio Tour 
You can find more info about those here.


Desktop Calendar

For September, I think of back to school, so a box of crayons comes to mind, and these fabrics look like a box of crayons, don't they



Click on the picture above or this link to be taken to Flickr, where you can download the size that you need!
 
Ok, I hope you're enjoying your August!!! I'm planning on making the most of it!

Yours in color,
Candy

 

All my upcoming classes at the Redlands Sewing Center:

For more information on any of these classes or to register, call the Redlands Sewing Center: 909.792.3994

Really Free, Free Motion Quilting

Wednesday evenings in September: 2, 16 & 23 (skipping 9/9) from 6:30 – 9:30 pm

Thursday afternoons in March: 10, 17 & 31 (skipping 3/24) from 4 – 7 pm

Learn how to free motion quilt and free your creativity! I will teach you many different free motion quilt motifs, discuss strategies on how to handle quilting large quilts, and we will assemble a book of these motifs for you to refer to back home in your studio. 

Note: If the class is full, ask to be placed on the waiting list...every class I've had someone not be able to come because life got in the way! For more information on any of these classes or to register, call the Redlands Sewing Center: 909.792.3994

Advanced Free Motion Quilting

Monday evenings in November: 16, 23 & 30 from from 6:30 – 9:30 pm

Take your free motion quilting to the next level! This class is designed for folks who’ve already taken a free motion class with me.

We’ll work on making our stitches more even, developing smoother curves and pointier points, and expanding our motif knowledge. I’ll show you new quilting motifs we didn’t cover in the first class, and more importantly, work on varying the motifs you already know to fit particular design issues and ultimately develop quilting patterns that are all your own!

I’ll show you how to bind your quilt completely on your sewing machine. We’ll also make a sampler quilt that allows us to feature our favorite motifs and learn my fun and easy method of Quilt As You Go!

For more information or to register, call the Redlands Sewing Center: 909.792.3994

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