Links and Resources

This is the sharing page!   Use the Quick Links immediately below to jump down the page to reach the section you seek. The title for each item (in blue) is the hotlink.  Click on that to access the PDF, link to a blogpost, video or tutorial.

Note:  this page is recently updated.  I have checked every link (I think), but if something doesn't work properly, please let me know via the Contact Me page so I can fix it.  Thanks!

Quick links

• Sarah's Annotated Bibliography
• Tutorials
• Videos
• Class Supply Lists
• Resources
• Fascinating Finds
• Favorite Sites

• Sarah's Annotated Bibliography

• From Sarah's Bookshelf: a Bibliography
  Click on the header to download From Sarah's Bookshelf, my Annotated Bibliography. Can you tell I LOVE books?

• Tutorials

• Adding Texture When Dyeing Fabric
  Samples of cloth using the same colors of dyes but different ways to apply and add visual texture to the cloth.
• Applique Vest
  The blue applique vest blogpost shows how I used random shaped small machine applique blocks to make a vest.
• Background Quilting
  What a difference background quilting makes! Learn how difference in line and scale increases the visual impact of your motifs.
• Binding with Sheer Fabrics and Ribbons
  Learn how to finish your art quilts with sheers.
• Facings as an Edge Finish
  Learn to use facings to finish your quilt edges.
• Foolproof Miters on any Width Binding
  No more measuring! Learn how to get perfect miters, every time!
• Fused and Collaged Art Quilt
  This blogpost shows students in my Birch Pond Seasons class (pattern available in my online Store) creating their versions of the quilt.
• Leaf and Vine Blogpost
  The leaf and vine blogpost is about seeing negative space, what I call "the spaces between." Learn about negative space in this post, then use my PDF download for the motif for your quilt or quilting!
• Leaf and Vine Motif PDF
  The pattern sheet for the leaf and vine motif.
• Mountain Seasons Blogpost
  If you'd like to see more about making the Mountain Seasons project in ThreadWork Unraveled, please visit this link.
• Mountain Seasons PDF
  If you have my book Threadwork Unraveled and want to make the Mountain Seasons project, please use this PDF as your pattern.
• Printing with Leaves
  Printing with leaves is fun! Learn how in this blogpost. I used this technique to create my First Frost project (in ThreadWork Unraveled).
• Refining a t-shirt
  Learn how to re-shape a plain old boxy t-shirt into something a little more flattering!
• Windows and Sketches Blogpost
  Sketching and doodling are a great way to brainstorm ideas for quilts and quilting motifs. Check out this blogpost and download the related pdf to give it a try.
• Windows and Sketches PDF
  Download the PDF worksheet to play with designs for quilts and quilting.

• Videos

• Interview with Sarah
  A student at nearby Maine Media Workshops called me up to interview as part of her class project. The results are a fun video you can see here.

• Class Supply Lists

• 1-Class PDF Information
  For class information, please click on "Classes" in the menu bar above to read full class descriptions. Please click on the class title below to download the PDF Supply list for that class. If you are taking a class at a show that requires a sewing machine, check with the show to see if machines are provided. If they are, simply don't bring a sewing machine and presser feet. Please note, these supply lists are protected by copyright and are offered here for the use of my students. Please don't copy!
• Balinese Garden
• Birch Pond Seasons
• Decorative Stitch Applique
• Fine Finishes
• Hawaiian Applique by Machine
• Intro to Machine Quilting
• Machine Applique 3 1/2 Ways
• Quilting Design
• Tame Fussy Fiddly Threads

• Resources

• Alewives Fabrics
  In Damariscotta Mills, about 1 1/2 miles inland from coastal Route 1, this store is absolutely worth the brief and scenic drive along the Great Salt Bay.
• Dick Blick
  A great place (both online and brick and mortar stores) for art supplies (lots of art supplies!) at a good price. I am not responsible for Visa Accidents!
• eQuilter
  Another fabulous on-line source for not just fabrics but books, patterns (including mine!), and cool "stuff" with which to embellish quilts.
• Maine-ly Sewing
  This is my "home" store in Nobleboro, Maine. The owner, Marjorie Hallowell, is the one who convinced me to start teaching--THANK YOU! She has opened another shop in Wiscasset. Both are on Route 1, the main north-south road up coastal Maine. Stop in and visit if you are in the area.
• Paula Burch
  Paula Burch has created a wonderful comparison chart for Procion MX dyes available from different companies. I have found this site most helpful in learning how to mix dyes and understanding how, for example, a red from one company compares to the red from another company.
• Pro Chemical & Dye
  ProChem is one of the major dye-houses in the US, and they have just about everything you could possibly need (besides the ideas, of course!). They have their own testing lab which results in top quality dye. Best of all, their on-line tutorials / directions are fabulous. Look towards the bottom of each page for an underscored link - you can even print them out as I have done for ready-reference. I keep my pages in plastic page protectors which I can set out on my table while working.
• Superior Threads
  Not only do they have wonderful thread, their website has a helpful "Education" section that will help you better understand thread, sewing machine needles, and how to use some of their innovative products.

• Fascinating Finds

• Australia's Art Quilters
  A website with links to many Australian quilters.
• Bleu-de-lectoure
  Learn about using woad to dye things blue--think of the ancient blue men of Scotland...
• Ducktrap Bay Trading Co.
  Ducktrap Bay Trading Company is an eclectic art gallery on Main Street in downtown Camden, Maine. They specialize in maritime and wildlife art in various media.
• The Woad Page
  What is it about this ancient dyeing method that intrigues me?

• Favorite Sites

• Adoption Day Cards
  My friend and fellow "Frayed Edge" Kate Cutko and her college friend have started this company to meet the needs of adoptive families looking for special cards. They are great for the rest of us, too!
• Arlene Blackburn
  Arlene Blackburn, of Delta Fiberart, offers art quilts, art cloth, and classes.
• Betty Rogers
  A fellow New Englander, Betty's landscapes reflect her New Hampshire home
• Carol Soderlund
  Carol is an award winning quilt artist who paints and dyes incredible fabrics. She also teaches workshops in dyeing and quilting arts.
• Chris Gilman
  Outsider art quilts with a dash of humor
• Claire Fenton
  Claire is a mixed media artist who works in art quilts, sculpture, and mixed media works. Her fences series is one of my favorites. I love the connection between the fences quilts and her sculpture.
• Deborah's Studio
  Fellow Frayed Edge Deborah Boschert has a great blog and a great website. Click on this link to visit both!
• Dyed and Gone to Heaven
  My friend Lisa Walton of Sydney, Australia, dyes wonderful fabrics and makes even more wonderful quilts.
• Frances Caple
  Frances Caple uses the woolens from the Outer Hebrides to make her fiber art....my favorites are her windows pieces.
• Fulvia Luciano
  A fantastic textile and mixed media artist with handspun yarns and handdyed wool rovings.
• GloDerWorks
  All the good things about this website are due to Gloria Hansen's marvelous ability with the computer, which is equaled by her marvelous ability as an art quilter, and Derry Thompson--who has probably forgotten more about computers than I could learn in a lifetime. I can highly recommend working with the entire GloDerWorks team (which keeps growing!). They are professional, responsive and creative.
• Janome
  In late 2003, I fell in love with the Janome 6500P sewing machine. I approached Janome, and greatly appreciate their confidence in me. The 6500 is my dream sewing machine, and I was most pleased to be able to create a pattern for their International Janome Digest (Summer 2004 issue). See Pattern page for details.
• Jenny Bowker
  Jenny's work took my breath away the first time I saw it, and each piece gets better.
• Katherine Nicholson
  An art quilter and a collector of art quilts; I'm honored that one of my small pieces is in her collection. Thank you!
• Keepsake Quilting
  The Keepsake Quilting catalog was my "doorway" into the world of quilting, and they are still a wonderful resource.
• Margaret Hunt
  Maggie is a wonderful textile artist from South Carolina who loves threadwork as much as I do.
• Martha Ginn
  Be sure to click on the gallery pages to see Martha's varied and interesting works!
• Pacific Rim Quilt Company
  Specializing in Hawaiian quilts, books and materials, this company is owned by sisters Nancy Lee Chong and Janice Lee Baehr. If you ever have a chance to take a class with Nancy, DO!
• Princess Mirah Designs for Bali Fabrics, Inc.
  I have been fortunate to work with Princess Mirah Designs for Bali Fabrics Inc. Several of my quilts and garments are made exclusively with their fabrics, which are some of the most dynamic batiks on the market today.
• Quiltart
  A wonderful community of art quilters, with galleries displaying on-line quilt challenges, links to many other artists' websites and more.
• Quilters Blogs
  This blog snags feeds from many blogs, traditional to art quilter
• Robert Genn--The Painter's Keys
  Robert Genn of British Columbia, Canada, inspires others not only with his art, but also with his words in a bi-weekly newsletter.
• Susan Brubaker Knapp
  Blue Moon River is the home to Susan's art and patterns. Like me, Susan loves color and thread!
• The Dyer's List
  The Dyer's List, an e-list sponsored by the University of Michigan, is a wonderful resource. The list stays very "on-topic", and covers dyeing not only cotton, but just about any fiber that can be dyed. To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://list.emich.edu/mailman/listinfo/dyerslist or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to dyerslist-request@list.emich.edu
• The Professional Quilter
  The magazine to read if you are involved, or want to be involved, in just about any aspect of the quilting business--artist, designer, teacher, shopowner.
• Victoriana Quilt Designs
  Applique, sample, scrap and other patterns.

Resources