The Clothesline

photo.jpg Originally uploaded by ddhabicht It arrived, my free gift I won from a drawing I signed up for! I never win anything and then ...

Every time we pulled in the driveway after any length of time my mom always said those words! There is no place like home f...

My quilt hanging in Red Roosters Booth Originally uploaded by ddhabicht

LOL, aren't these cute! Their muzzles hold the pins and they look like whiskers, this is my free gift to all of the shops that attend my...

Getting ready for these shows is tough as the fabric arrives late and there is always so much to do. I think this is going to be the pattern...

This is the first in a series of Lil Miss Cutie Patooties adventures. This line is Lil Miss Cutie Patootie and Friends. All of her pet frie...

I just love it when all my fabric arrives, its like a dream. After months of drawing and painting and planning it finally appears in beauti...

I have been busy, busy trying to get things done as my fabric arrived the other day. I will be posting the full line soon. I also have been...

We get caught up in all the excitment of a new baby, the showers, the gifts, the babys room. The anticipation waiting for the call seems to...

I planted delphinium this year, it is one of my favorite flowers but I haven't always had great success with it. I don't know why I ...

photo.jpg Originally uploaded by ddhabicht While we were at therapy today I went to visit with the outdoor adventure group but sadly they...

I am often asked "How do I come up with my ideas?" or "How do you put it together?" when people see my artquilts. I know...

I meant to post my final sketch from Sunday. We enjoyed getting to meet some online friends in person, so they are no longer just virtual fr...

I am working on a new quilt for the quilters group I belong to. We have two retreats per year and we do a signature quilt, that everyone sig...

Well we survived the first day of the garden tour. It turned out being so much more fun than I could have imagined. I at first thought of hi...

Beautiful April Fools Day at the beach Originally uploaded by ddhabicht I took two pastel paintings into Manhattan Beach ye...

I have always had a vegetable garden. I love growing my own food, organically. Being able to go out and pick things right from the yard and ...

I decided to finally paint in the big Moleskine sketchbook I bought some time ago. I had been saving it for something special but I wasnt s...

In my painting group online called Painting Friends we do a weekly challenge called "Friday Foto". We have to paint or draw the ph...

This is my SAQA auction quilt this year, its very springy. I love to save the used paper towels from my students when they take one of my pa...

Every year the Humane society has a walk to raise money for the shelter, even after all these years we are still involved. Jennifer was the...

Quilted card Originally uploaded by ddhabicht I often experiment with new and different techniques on small pieces of fabric. I end up wit...

I know that I only posted a small cropped image of this quilt since we were all sworn to silence prior to the judging. I am sharing all of i...

I am always drawn to flowers, it doesn't matter if its in a yard, or on a hillside they captivate me and draw me in. I love them so muc...

Playing with textures and colored pencils on fabric here are some pears. I also used watercolors in the background before applying the color...

This is a piece I am working on, trying to finish for a deadline fastly approaching. With all the interuptions this week I am praying I will...

Peek at my new project Originally uploaded by ddhabicht Playing with some watercolor techniques, in inbetween sewing my latest art quilt. S...

In the middle of headline disasters, busy schedules, family deaths comes a breathe of fresh air, a new life. It brings with it so much more ...

Nothing warms my heart like having family around. We had two of our grandchildren this weekend and I had lots of things planned. The clouds ...