This new Christian Collage focuses on John 15:1.

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.”

Collage is made from a photo image of hydrangeas printed onto cotton, with scripture SewQuote(TM), velvet ribbon, yarn, purple cotton, and other ribbon attached to canvas board. Collage comes with display easel.

Please visit my etsy store. It will be posted for sale this weekend on http://pafiberartist.etsy.com very soon.

Here’s another short video starring Little Miss Fiona – my Scottie-Poo.

She’s very funny, smart, and cute.

If you are a quilter, collage artist, scrapbook artist, card maker, or fiber artist, now you can sew on quotes. The latest themes are about children and nature.

Each SewQuote(TM) sheet is made from 100% cotton. Just cut out quote, peel off backing, and sew or glue to your next art project. Visit my etsy store for more information – see sidebar for link to http://pafiberartist.etsy.com

Don’t be stressed; be blessed!

It’s back to work tomorrow. Don’t worry about the week ahead; pray to be on a fast from worry and anxiety and to open your spirit to His Spirit. God will anoint you.

Here is another SewHisWord Christian collage.

Don’t be stressed; be blessed!

The latest art medium is Christian Collage. It’s a way for Christian collage artists to express their Christian views through sewing, quilting, altered art and the latest paper creations.

Sew His Word – Sew Quotes(TM) is now available. Now Christian quilters and fiber artists can sew scripture to their pieces. Sew His Word – Sew Quotes(TM) are printed onto 100% cotton. Each 8 1/5 x 11″ sheet comes with eight scriptures ready to cut out and sew or glue to your art quilt, greeting cards, scrap book page, journal cover, or collage.

Sew His Word launches new product:

Now you can sew inspirational quotes onto your quilted pieces, collage work, fiber art, art quilts, journal covers, baseball hats, denim jackets, greeting cards, scrapbook pages, and more.Quotes are printed onto a 100% cotton, 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet. It’s very easy to do – just cut out verse, remove backing, and sew either by machine or hand-stitch, or use fabric glue to affix to your next art project.

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Here are the latest SewHisWord small fiber art desk collages. They are perfect to bring a little bit of inspiration to your office.

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Christmas passed by so quickly and many of us got caught up in shopping and going to the mall. Decorating finally was completed and my heart was renewed because of God’s Greatest Gift to us all – the Gift of His Son.

Now that the new year is upon us, what will be the theme for 2008? Will it be “Don’t be late in 2008″? We should all take note that the age of information is upon us and it’s easy to forget that we can become distracted by the daily race at work and at home and take our eyes off of our Higher Calling from God.

There is still time, however, to reflect on His Gift of Favor and to be thankful everyday that we live in a free country. Who knows what will happen in 2008? We need to remain thankful for the blessings.

Here is the latest “Sew His Word” fiber art piece (5×7 print of original on 100% cotton, canvas backing, sold with easel on Etsy.com) www.pafiberartist.etsy.com

This is the latest SewHisWord scripture art collage, handmade in the USA. Scripture is printed onto cotton (Matthew Chapter 2, verse 11) depicting the 3 wisemen giving gifts to the baby Jesus. The size is 11×14 inches and can be displayed on an easel, hung on the wall or standing. It is for sale at http://www.pafiberartist.etsy.com

As soon as they are finished, more Christmas art collages will be displayed.

Have a blessed day!

Knitting goes hand-in-hand with Celtic music; it’s a perfect match.

It was a cold winter evening in Vermont. As a new member of the “Twist-o-Wool” Guild, I watched and listened as the members knit a shawl in the round to the beat of Celtic music. All of them, moving their needles along, click-click-click, to the beat of a fiddle.

We all connected, just like the wool and needles. But the connection was heartfelt; knit together. It was then that Celtic music got my attention.

In the past, I often wondered why I would stop dead in my tracks every time I heard the bagpipes or fiddle. Was it my Celtic roots? As a knitter, too, I wondered what made me so attracted to yarns, fleece, and tweed.

What grabs my heart when I hear the music from Scotland or Brittany? Is it the knitting patterns or the music patterns that repeat themselves, yet haunt me to knit? Maybe it’s the pace of knit and pearl, which is like the ocean waves moving in and out.

Listen to my playlist and you’ll probably finish knitting your sweater or socks in faster time, while reflecting on your own Celtic roots. You know, we’re all probably Celtic in some form or fashion. I think everyone was blown away the first time they watched and listened to Riverdance. It was addicting. Just like Afro-Cuban music, Celtic music also has it’s roots knit all through the world.

Keep knitting, eat a scone, and drink a cup of tea!

Here’s the latest beadwork in my collection. Visit my Etsy store at http://www.pafiberartist.etsy.com

Yes, you can quit and knit! HELLO!

In 1984, I smoked a pack a day, but I also moved to Vermont to be a ski bum for a ski season. I met a new friend — Sally from NYC — and she told me that she quit smoking when she moved to Vermont. She told me to pick a date to quit and it would help me to quit too. I gave this some thought…

One day, a few weeks later, I asked God to give me a new habit to relace my stupid habit of smoking and left it at that, fully knowing that God would work a miracle if it was His Will. Since it was so cold in Vermont, I decided to visit the local yarn shop in Stowe to buy some wool to crochet a blanket. For some reason, I asked the store owner if she gave knitting lessons, but she discouraged me and said my crochet habit would keep me from learning how to knit. Unfortunately, I believed her…

A few months later, I just happened to be shopping and stopped in a Norwegian store and noticed that the shop owner (who was from Norway and who had been a knitter for over 40 years) was giving knitting lessons. She asked me if I wanted to take her class and I told her about my crochet problem. She told me that what that woman in Stowe told me was nonsense, and that I definitely could learn how to knit. The rest is history. I took her class and have been knitting every since.

Oh, by the way, I quite smoking at the same time. When you knit on circular needles like the Norwegians do, you tend to light your cigarette only to find that by the time you finish one row of your Norwegian sweater (about 225-stitches around), the dumb cigarette is just about burned out.

God answered my prayer and it was a “win-win.” I not only quit the nasty habit over 22 years ago, cold turkey without any withdrawals, but I also made many hats, mittens and sweaters for myself and family members. I kept knitting and never looked back.

Only God could think of Quit and Knit!