Category Archives: Stitching

Transformative Thursday: Indigenous Ways of Knowing

We can rise up from the charred cinders of our brokenness by transforming our hands to be creative.

Wampum Wednesday: Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Indigenous textiles as a vehicle to jump start creativity to facilitate self-healing.

Tech Tuesday: Indigenous Ways of Knowing

The 411 on accessing Marks of Resistance: Indigenous Embroidery as an online class.

Cyber Monday: Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Overview of Marks of Resistance online class and the Seed 2 Runway Project.

Preparing For My 3rd Indigenous Fashion Week

My creative process to prepare to teach indigenous embellishment workshop at Otahpiaaki Fashion Week 2019.

Teaching Modern Quilting: Quilts As Art

Last night, I met with seven precious ladies in my first Modern Quilting Class at Wilson Community College. I’m humbled and blessed to be their guide to the world of stitching. Six are beginners and one is a quilter ready to make her quilts into works of art. So, I’m back to journaling my journeyContinue reading “Teaching Modern Quilting: Quilts As Art”

Walking Out Transformation

  Moments in life are full of unexpected changes. The older I get the less I understand about people and circumstances. I do know a few truths, one of which requires me to stay in the moment in order to walk out my purpose. Mat Randolph described four traps set for all of us inContinue reading “Walking Out Transformation”

Freewriting + Geometric Quilt Patterns + Memoir

Freewriting About Designing Geometric Quilt Patterns That Relate To Memoir How can historical geometric quilt patterns tell a story about me and my life? Where do I begin? What’s the connection? I’ll begin with what I remember about quilting with Mama, Yat and Mama Mary. I remember them cutting squares and triangles from old clothesContinue reading “Freewriting + Geometric Quilt Patterns + Memoir”