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Red Red Wine
After moving our studio I am now unpacking and coming across all sorts of treasures that I had organized and made over the years. I found...

Sharon Prigan
Jul 18, 20201 min read


Vintage sewing machines
One of the things we do for students is check out their sewing machines.
Many of them have vintage sewing machines that have skipped a generation and been handed down to grandchildren. Parents want to provide the children with a working machine and especially enjoy using the ones that their parents used.
There is a large amount of sentimental value attached to grandmother's or grandfather's sewing machine. I should know, I have one.

Sharon Prigan
Jul 7, 20201 min read


Sherbet in the summer
Now that we have moved the studio I can begin the process of unpacking my fabric, button and bead boxes. I am finding a whole lot of...

Sharon Prigan
Jul 6, 20201 min read


The Pink of Dawn
“And in the pink of dawn, she saw the could be's and would be's of the coming day and she knew that it would all be good.” G. Bella

Sharon Prigan
Jun 6, 20201 min read


Dark Blue Waters
Blues from that magic box of remnants that never ends This time the pieces in the blue packet were all strips from mens button down...

Sharon Prigan
Jun 2, 20202 min read


Berries and boughs
I have this box of fabric remants. Its kind of like a magic lamp it never empties out and always gives. It doesn't matter how many pieces...

Sharon Prigan
May 29, 20201 min read


Sorting in the studio
Today is a studio organizing day. I sort and organize on a regular basis but sometimes when I am creating I have less time and then stuff...

Sharon Prigan
May 29, 20202 min read


Flower bouquets
What do flowers symbolize? Flower symbolism originated in Asia and the Middle East, where certain flowers, such as the lotus, were...

Sharon Prigan
May 28, 20202 min read


Twilight
Twilights are the time intervals happening between night and day, before sunrise and after sunset. The sun is below the horizon, but its...

Sharon Prigan
May 25, 20201 min read


Red Flowers
I have that box with packets of remnants. It doesn't matter how many times I have taken strips out to make wave or fragment art pieces...

Sharon Prigan
May 13, 20201 min read


Grey shaded crumbs
I think every season has all the colors of the rainbow in different depths and shades. Winter has red which becomes an aubergine purple,...

Sharon Prigan
May 10, 20201 min read


Purple Statement
I have created that dress shirt/jacket tutorial and I decided to use it for revamping some of my own shirts. I have had this too large,...

Sharon Prigan
May 9, 20202 min read


Pastel Wedding Quilt
A while back I was commisioned to create a wedding quilt as a gift for a couple using whatever technique I liked, as long as the colors...

Sharon Prigan
May 6, 20202 min read


Paper Piecing
Every time I work on something new my students want to be part of it. I made this paper pieced mini quilt a while back. This pattern is...

Sharon Prigan
May 5, 20201 min read


Scarves this week
Working on my next tutorial. Scarves. Mori girl, boho scarves from scraps. I worked with this color palette this week and made a number...

Sharon Prigan
May 4, 20201 min read


Seagrass
My fabric supply is neverending. I opened one of the boxes yesterday looking for a particular piece of fabric and I found this selection...

Sharon Prigan
Apr 30, 20202 min read


Autumn Leaves
A while back I sorted through my autumn box of fabrics and this was the color mix that I chose. "The word autumn /ˈɔːtəm/ is derived from...

Sharon Prigan
Apr 28, 20201 min read


Deeper Shades of Grey
There's something about greys that draw me to create with them. They contain all the colors, like life. Blue grey, green grey, pink grey...

Sharon Prigan
Apr 26, 20201 min read


A Floral Garden
I worked with my new fragments quilting technique today. The first thing I do when planning a new project is to choose a color family...

Sharon Prigan
Apr 24, 20201 min read


That Sheet
I found a purple/plum sheet in my stash and managed to make a number of items from it. The first was a tunic that I drafted using a...

Sharon Prigan
Apr 23, 20201 min read
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