Author Archives: Barbara Triscari

Indiana Heritage Quilt Show: Bloomington

I had a lot of fun at Bloomington’s IHQS!  I always love looking at quilts!  Quilters are not only VERY creative, they are fun, and so friendly.  I chatted away the day as I went.  I saw lots of Indy … Continue reading

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Quilt Inspirations and Book Fair

I just got word that a new book with one of my quilts has arrived at the publisher’s warehouse, which, coincidentally is about 10 minutes away from me.  Sadly I have to wait for it to ship, but should only … Continue reading

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Antique Murano Beads

I finally used a few of my favorite Murano beads in a necklace.  I kept looking at some other vintage beads and contemplating making a necklace but not quite feeling like it would be special enough.  I finally thought of … Continue reading

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A Christmas Jumpstart

While visiting my parents in Oregon for my dad’s 70th birthday, I found some snap jewelry findings and some bone skulls to make jewelry for my nieces and daughter for Christmas.  One of my nieces likes skulls, as you can … Continue reading

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Upcycled Leather Laptop Case

  I have to take my laptop out of the house next week and wanted to have a cushioned bag to put it in.  I have been mulling ideas for a year since I got the laptop and just couldn’t … Continue reading

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Snow Dyeing

I was so busy in December that I didn’t have time to do any snow dyeing.  I was not going to let that happen again in January!  So I scooped up the little bit of snow we had one day … Continue reading

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Mary Ann Van Soest’s Studio Tour

I had a lovely day at Mary Ann Van Soest’s Quilt Studio.  She has a large space in the home she and her husband built on their large, beautiful property in northern rural Indiana.  She was such a gracious host!  … Continue reading

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Photo Labels Printed on Fabric

The Quilters Guild of Indianapolis asked me to do a demo of my photo quilt labels a few months back and as it turned out, I was awaiting the next issue of Quilting Arts Magazine with a label published in … Continue reading

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Iron Powder

I use iron powder to control rusting where I want it.  I use it with thermofax printing, masking, stenciling, resist printing, etc.  The Quilting Arts article did not have the specific iron that I use, so I wanted to give … Continue reading

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Villa Pisani

I hope you will indulge me in a little memory lane.  My personal and professional blogs were wiped out a couple of years ago and almost all of the content was lost.  I just found that I had copied the … Continue reading

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