Mindful Reuse
A treasured Japanese fabric pouch undergoing a remake to create a more practical item yet still preserve the beauty of the original fabric.
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Sharon Prigan
- Jul 29
- 2 min
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
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Sharon Prigan
- Jul 26
- 2 min
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
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Sharon Prigan
- Jul 18
- 2 min
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
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Sharon Prigan
- Jul 7
- 4 min
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,
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Sharon Prigan
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Crumb Quilted Pouches
Well I finally sat down and finished stitching the crumb quilted fabric pieces.
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Sharon Prigan
- Jun 27
- 1 min
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
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Sharon Prigan
- Jun 12
- 2 min
Creating with Scraps
Sewing is for the soul. I have decided to create art quilts but not to leave them as art quilts.
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Sharon Prigan
- May 31
- 1 min
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.
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Sharon Prigan
- May 19
- 1 min
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...
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Sharon Prigan
- May 10
- 1 min
A quick upcycle
One doesn't have to redesign or sew something complicated to upgrade a tshirt.
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Sharon Prigan
- May 8
- 2 min
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 .
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Sharon Prigan
- Apr 4
- 1 min
My Nova Star Wave Landscape Patchwork Tutorial
I created a smaller piece and took many pictures and videos so that I can write a pdf tutorial and create a video tutorial. One HAS to be...
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Sharon Prigan
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Super Nova Star - Wave Landscape Patchwork Technique
I did it I started working on this piece about 2 weeks ago. Everything flowed smoothly. From creating my sketch of what I had seen, to...
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Sharon Prigan
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Wave Landscape Patchwork Pillows
It is fun to create art. It normally goes on the wall. I love it when art is used in a practical fashion. I shared bags that people...
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Sharon Prigan
- Mar 24
- 2 min
Star Progress - Nova Star Wave Landscape Patchwork Technique
Well this time I thought that I had gone overboard with the technique.I almost decided not to complete it. BUT I do not give up, so I...
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Sharon Prigan
- Mar 19
- 2 min
The Colors for my Wave Landscape Patchwork Nova Star Quilt
Now I have my fabrics in all the colors that I chose. I have put down on paper what I saw in my head. That accomplishes a number of...
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Sharon Prigan
- Jun 27, 2023
- 2 min
Sharing
I don't know how to receive a gift without reciprocating. My neighbours share produce of the best kind with me. I don't add sugar to...
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Sharon Prigan
- Dec 23, 2021
- 3 min
Do What Feels Right
I have been thinking about writing this post for a while now. I can look at a product and after a few minutes I manage to analyze how it was
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