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imagonna stitch the crap outta it!
today was all kinds of fun! drove up to handmade galleries in sherman oaks cuz the crafty chica has written a new book and she was havin a book signing slash crafty demo, and it was just really cool getting to sit with some of my fave crafty peeps chattin and sewing and laughing and we just had a blasty!
this was my first time meeting the crafty chica (aka kathy cano-murillo), and she was just SUPER nice! her demo was puffy appliques, where you cut a picture from one piece of fabric and applique it to a contrasty piece of fabric – stitch around the edge, add some polyfill inside, and pow! adorableness!
i wish i had thought to get my camera out and snap some pics of the cool stuff people were doing; i was just so into doin my little embroidery thing i lost track of the photodocumenting! it’s always kinda fun to just go with the flow without having any sort of plan – i sat there for 3 hours just adding more and more to my piece and here’s how it turned out:
and i also picked up a copy of her new book AND 2 little bottles of glitter because i heart glitter like no ones business!
and also, jenny ryan of felt club fame had a book signing on friday at reform school which i also went to and it was ALSO faboo! stay tuned, in the future i’m gonna do a book report on her book, too!
book reports for everyone!
and now i’m kickin back and watchin the oscars!
Freelance illustrator Steph Calvert is an award-winning artist with 24 years of experience working as a creative professional. She is based in McDonough, Georgia, just south of Atlanta.
Steph Calvert has expertise as a children’s book illustrator. She is an expert surface pattern designer for art licensing and creates line drawings for publishing and product design. Steph has years of additional expertise as a mural artist, creating original art, and logo design for small businesses. She is currently querying literary agents with her first author/illustrator book projects.
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Educational Highlights
National SCBWI Conference, 2023
Illustration Summer Camp – The Highlights Foundation, 2021
Make Art That Sells, 2017
BFA in Computer Art – SCAD, 1999
10 responses to “imagonna stitch the crap outta it!”
WOW! That must have been so awesome!
Sounds like a great time! I will so have to get that book, thanks for the post!
it was SO fun!!! i haven’t had the chance to sew any of the projects in either book yet, but both kathy’s and jenny’s books have SUPERCUTE projects in em!
I completely forgot they were doing that there today. I sell my jewelry there so I should remember these events. Glad it was fun!
oh cool! i’m not quite at the point where i can afford monthly booth rental yet, but i totally heart that store!
How exciting!!
I keep meaning to get to that shop!! My husband’s co-workers’ wife has her paintings there.
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Oh how fun! Sounds like an exciting day!!!
you should totally go; it’s totally overwhelming how much awesomeness is availble there – like being on etsy in real life!
Thanks for all the Handmade love! Sorry we didn’t get to chat more.
no worries, you were a busy social rear enderfly! thanks for havin this event in your store it was so much fun!