Last month I participated (kinda) in Me-Made-May, an online challenge created by Zoe of SoZo blog. Here's a bit from Zoe's blog about the ins and outs: Me-Made-May is a challenge designed to encourage people who make their own clothes to develop a better relationship with their handmade wardrobe. You set the specifics of your...
(For your listening pleasure - All the Greens of June) A few years ago I gave myself a monthly challenge to create a limited edition 8x10 screen print for the year. I highlighted each print on the SPT blog and now I'm housing them here in the Maisilene shop. This...
Our print assistant, studio helper, precision sewist, meal planning guru, budding horticulturalist and style maven Lizzie has completed a new quilt and I wanted to share it here for safe keeping. Lizzie assembled this quilt improv style, inspired by the works and teachings of Sherri Lynn Wood and her freeing book, The Improv...
Overprints are what we call the serendipitous print that happens during production when two designs overlap. Sometimes we plan for these in the print studio, but other times they happen just because we’re working on multiple orders and trying to eliminate fabric waste. Up until recently, we’ve been saving these...
I’m really excited these kits have been a hit in the shop. (Though of course they are because Karen Stevens is a master at her craft!) They’re really, really fun for me to put together. This next batch of kits I made in grey and purple color stories. The purple color...
June 8, 2020 Dear friends,I’ve had a hard time trying to figure out how to address what the heck is going on in the world. It’s unfathomable, horrible, and sad... and been going on way too long. What is comforting is knowing that so many of us are rallied together...
