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Creating art from jeans
Sorting through my fabrics and finding all sorts of pieces that I have created in the past. I found a huge box with pieces created

Sharon Prigan
Jul 29, 20242 min read


Simple is Beautiful
Sometimes the simplest things that we do give us the greatest pleasure.
A student decided to create a set of pyjamas to gift her sister

Sharon Prigan
Jul 26, 20242 min read


How do I Downsize
I am often asked how do I downsize. There are a number of ways in which I could downsize my fabric stock, which is still huge

Sharon Prigan
Jul 18, 20242 min read


My Summer Wave Art Sample
My next class with the children is next week and they asked that I create a sample piece from the fabric scrap box as well.

Sharon Prigan
Jul 11, 20242 min read


Summer Sewing
In the summer sewing sessions I surprise the students. In addition to the basic sewing skills that are taught to new students in the summer,

Sharon Prigan
Jul 7, 20244 min read


Crumb Quilted Pouches
Well I finally sat down and finished stitching the crumb quilted fabric pieces.

Sharon Prigan
Jun 30, 20241 min read


Another Tunic
When working on my combat series I found a number of fatigue skirts and pants which I had purchased many years ago at a second hand store

Sharon Prigan
Jun 27, 20241 min read


Gathered Roses
Next flower in the slow stitching series is a version of a gathered fabric rose.

Sharon Prigan
Jun 22, 20242 min read


A Wave Sunset
I am finding myself in a bit of a creative slump. Its summer, its hot, and I am sad all the time.

Sharon Prigan
Jun 22, 20242 min read


Tie Dyed Fabrics
I spent the last 2 weeks sorting fabrics to create art pieces for tutorials that I am working on.

Sharon Prigan
Jun 20, 20241 min read


Creating with Scraps
Sewing is for the soul. I have decided to create art quilts but not to leave them as art quilts.

Sharon Prigan
Jun 12, 20242 min read


Crumb Patchwork Pouch
Zippered pouches are my go to gift. They are practical and pretty. I created a zippered crumb patchwork pouch to be gifted

Sharon Prigan
Jun 4, 20241 min read


Crumb Patchwork Quilt
I began sewing the quilt a few days ago and had to finish it this week, as Friday was the day for it to be gifted.

Sharon Prigan
May 31, 20241 min read


Is Crumb Patchwork Art?
My technique of choice for gifted blankets is my crumb quilting technique. It creates a random art style with different colors and patterns

Sharon Prigan
May 28, 20242 min read


Wave Landscape Patchwork
Yesterday I had a one on one teaching session. My favorite type of class. She wants to learn ALL of my art quilt techniques.

Sharon Prigan
May 20, 20242 min read


Tunic from Fun to Fancy
I finally finished writing the tutorial for the technique. All you need are sheets, or cotton and polycotton fabric scraps to create an...

Sharon Prigan
May 19, 20241 min read


A quick upcycle
One doesn't have to redesign or sew something complicated to upgrade a tshirt, a quick upcycle will do the trick.

Sharon Prigan
May 10, 20241 min read


Sewing and Upcycling
Sewing and upcycling - I haven't had in person classes for a while and last week my talented innovative student came over .

Sharon Prigan
May 8, 20242 min read


Care for Quilts
All the quilts that I create have to be practical. That doesn't detract from the artistic quality of the pieces.
When I say practical I mean easy to care for, easy to handle, and easy to store when they are not being displayed.
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Sharon Prigan
May 2, 20241 min read


Wave Floral Garden of Tulips
I spent all day yesterday quilting the patchwork piece and I am very pleased with the way that it turned out.

Sharon Prigan
May 2, 20241 min read
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