Scout & Indiana

For this month’s Aurifil Artisan challenge, the prompt was Slow Stitch Summer which meant putting the machine aside for a bit and spending some time with hand stitching.

I knew almost immediately that I wanted to combine the challenge with something else I had been dying to try: cyanotype printing on fabric.

Sometimes the smallest scraps—the ones most people would sweep into the trash—are simply waiting for someone to imagine a different future for them.

When I found out I had been selected as a 2026 Aurifil Artisan, I was equal parts excited and honored. Aurifil  has assembled an incredibly talented community of makers, quilters, artists, and sewists, and being welcomed into that group felt validating in a way that’s hard to put into words. Much of what I do has been learned through experimentation, trial and error, and a willingness to ask, “What happens if I try this?” Being invited to join this year’s Artisan team felt like encouragement to keep asking those questions.

Our first blog of the new year (that started over 3 weeks ago – yikes!) is a Rad Dad Project that was inspired by one of the fastest growing trends of 2017 – standing desks! J wanted to build a standing desk for himself (that blog will come later this year), but like the sweet man that he is, he was more inspired to build the girls a fun and kid friendly standing desk first. The ultimate goal was to create a good learning and creative workspace with storage for supplies and materials as well as different modes/areas for learning and art. In one of his most creative designs yet, J incorporated a mutli-functional tabletop, a magnetic backboard, AND a whiteboard. He built it as a double desk top because, you know…twins ;) And he also designed it so it can be easily disassembled and moved since we frequently move (because, you know…ARMY).

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