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An Unplanned Quilt Story and Kaffe Fassett Fabric Giveaway

by jennifer September 30, 2016

by jennifer September 30, 2016

By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Deadlines inspire me. So does the feeling of gratitude that washes over me like a gentle wave every time something…
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My Improv Quilt Story: How making a quilt helped me cope with the loss of my newspaper column

by jennifer February 22, 2015

by jennifer February 22, 2015

After nearly 17 years as a reporter and columnist for The Grand Rapids Press and MLive.com, my weekly art and craft column has…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 147: An audio tour of Dinderbeck, Grand Rapids’ first community printshop

by jennifer November 17, 2014

by jennifer November 17, 2014

It just got a whole lot easier to be a printmaker in West Michigan thanks to three Grand Rapids artists. Anthony Mead, 27,…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 145: Sally England talks about her career as a macrame artist

by jennifer October 19, 2014

by jennifer October 19, 2014

For the last couple weeks I’ve been walking around with cotton twine in my pocket and Sally England is partly to blame. I…
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Got Wool? This Braided Mug Rug Project Will Help Use Up Your Stash

by jennifer August 10, 2008

by jennifer August 10, 2008

I recently took a little road trip to Kalamazoo, Mich. where I visited Letty Klein at Pine Lane Farm. We sat out on…

5 days ago by craftsanity Morning stitches. I’ve settled into a pattern where I embroider in the parking lot of my gym after I drop my daughter off at school. I usually have about 20 minutes to burn before my group fitness class starts. That’s enough time to chip away at stitching the samplers and prints that I carry everywhere I go. Embroidery is my mental yoga. I just love it! #craftsanitysamplers #stitch #stitching #embroidery #fiberart #handprinted #art #craftsanity #printmaker #embroider #frenchknots #stitchedprints #thread #slowstitches #cool #embroiderysampler #moreofthisplease #travelcraft )
3 days ago by craftsanity “Stable Genius” postcard edition. I’ve decided to carve this block again in postcard size for an upcoming print exchange. I think I’m finally ready to send this silly two-block design out into our crazytown world. #stablegenius #lino #printmaking #printer #printmakersofinstagram #printmaker #postcard #printexchange #reliefconspiracy @scottminzy
3 days ago by craftsanity Postcard test prints forthcoming after I sleep. #stablegenius #lino #printmaking #printer #printmakersofinstagram #printmaker #postcard #printexchange #art #thatswhathesaid #whatthe #ohokay #sucharelief #notworried #everythingisawesome #positiveselftalk #wow #reliefconspiracy @scottminzy
3 days ago by craftsanity I’m learning a lot from this print run. I’m most comfortable printing on fabric, so printing on paper remains a bugger for me. I have a whole pile of misprints in the front and 16 usable prints in the background. (Each one goes through the press twice.) I have to cut more paper and try to squeak out 9 more solid prints. I think I’m going to color in the clothes and hair with watercolors or marker. I used colored pencil on the misprint sample in the front, but I’m thinking that I can do better. This is a great
1 day ago by craftsanity All my Trump (post)cards are colored. I just have to edition and address them to send to 22 printmakers in the U.S. and beyond. #independentstudy #stablegenius #lino #printmaking #printer #printmakersofinstagram #printmaker #postcard #printexchange #art #thatswhathesaid #whatthe #ohokay #sucharelief #notworried #everythingisawesome #positiveselftalk #wow #reliefconspiracy @scottminzy