Monday, November 25, 2013

live...love...create....STITCH!

Welcome to my brand new blog "Artful Quilt and Stitch" where i will share my obsession and passion for making art with fabric, fibers, threads, dyes, paints and a rockin' sewing machine!  Let's talk "art sewing" and expanding our creative horizons together.   


I am beyond excited, and words just can't express how ecstatic and honored I am to announce 
that i just have been chosen to be an 
 If you have traveled with me on this creative journey in the past few years, you know that the acqusition of my BERNINA 350QE sewing machine changed my life.  This little powerhouse with thread and a foot pedal has taken me down an additional creative path adding a new dimension to my mixed media artwork through art quilting and stitching.  All my artistic ideas have collided into the "art sewing" universe where i am creating and teaching fabric arts, making whimsical art quilts and celebrating every day the absolute joy of working on a BERNINA sewing machine.
As an "Artisan Ambassador" i will regularly be sharing ideas, tutorials, projects, online classes and traveling to teach workshops as a passionate BERNINA girl!  My artful heart is on fire with ideas and possibilities as i work with the BERNINA 7 SERIES machine, the 750QE exploring the magic of this incredible machine.  This baby is a tank,  purrs like a kitten and does everything but cook your dinner!  (Drats, that would be nice, LOL!)  I'm so thrilled to have this opportunity to share my BERNINA love.  It's crazy!
I'll be adding a gallery of my art quilts and fabric pieces along my workshop schedule for 2014 in the next few weeks.  Looking forward to sharing my needle and thread and paint passions and hope to meet you along the way.  

So grateful, so blessed.

Happy Thanksgiving!


14 comments:

  1. Big Congrats Joanne! Looking forward to your future posts!!!

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  2. congrats joanne, they couldnt have picked anyone better. xoxo

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  3. This is a fabulous marriage of your talents & a great machine. Can't wait ti see what you create!

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  4. Yay you! Can't wait to see all you are working on! :)

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  5. I'm VERY excited to see what you create! I have one of the smaller machines and I LOVE it!

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  6. Congratulations! I will look forward to your upcoming posts.

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  7. Fantastic! Blend of paint with stitch...love it, and look forward to learning from you and taking any class that you offer here.

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  8. Oh my!!!! That is so exciting :) Looking forward to grand new adventures with you and your machine ♥

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  9. Pretty Freakin' Awesome! Congrats! :)

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  10. Congratulations Joanne!!! I've taken some of your lettering classes-- my mom is a quilter and so was my grandmother-- I can't wait till you get some online classes up on this site that we can take together!

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  11. Congratulations, way to go! Love all the bright colors and can't wait to see what you create.

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  12. Love your colorful journals, love that you've added it to quilting and can't wait to take a class in the quilting too! Congratulations on becoming an ambassador to Bernina!

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  13. Congratulations Joanne, I've taken some of your lettering classes my mom is a quilter and so was my grandmother I can't wait till you get some online classes up on this site that we can take together see

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