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"IT"

“IT”

A few years back I started a quilt that I now call “IT”.  “IT” represents my depression and this quilt was me working through “IT” with sewing and embroidery.

This was therapeutic for me. There was no measuring, or stitch perfection.  I threw some of my own textile designs in this quilt- and the whole combination of fabrics together is not very attractive, and it is meant to make you feel a…

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Thanks and Giving to YOU!

Thanks and Giving to YOU!

On this Thanksgiving I have something I will be giving to you!

A free download for a 2020 Pug Calendar.  12 months of PUG artwork, done by me for you to enjoy.

This pug art is inspired by our pugs Peekaboo and Penelope.  When you head on over to my Portfolio Website Traceywirth.comgo to the menu item NEWSLETTER and sign up for my quarterly newsletter.  When you sign up you will be rewarded with…

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Stars and Sparkle!

These are words that make me happy and if you put these 2 words together into a quote by none other than Marilyn Monroe…. well…. you have some pretty nifty! These are words to remind yourself how awesome you really are!

I am making these available to you to download to use for your phone, iPad/or your computer.  I hope you enjoy Marilyn’s quote.

 I really do think it’s a good one!

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My First Blueprint

  This is my very BELATED BLUEPRINT POST…

  Last month (May 2019) I exhibited in New York at The Blueprint Show. Many have asked me how my experience was at Blueprint.  Honestly- I have very mixed feelings about this.  I have vacillated back and forth, whether I should write a post, but in the end, here I am posting on my experience- and mine only.  You may ask other artists how the show was for…

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A is For August!

A is For August!

This is my newsletter for August.  I did I cut and paste, so please excuse the quality!

  Hope to see you back here soon!

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100 Days- Goes Fast!

100 Days- Goes Fast!

I started my #the100dayproject on January 21st.  The last day for me was May 1st.  100 days went by very, very fast.  I am really surprised by the speed of this particular project.   My previous 100 day project from last year seemed to drag on for me.  Maybe it was because I didn’t know what to expect, maybe it was because part was done in California and the other part took place in Massachusetts…

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Baby Quilt for a Dapper Chap!

Baby Quilt for a Dapper Chap!

SO! This is a terribly overdue post.  Casey is older now and doing much more than crawling… Read on and you will see I do love a quilt made of triangles. My love for The Triangle started when Jennifer Mathis from Ellison Lane and Sew South shared her gorgeous “kitchen sink” quilt at a  Sew South retreat. All colors from the rainbow were included and every single kind of design of fabric married…

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Tracey Wirth Designs on MassDrop

Tracey Wirth Designs on MassDrop

I am super elated to announce today that my fabric collection Floral Flurries in both colorways is now for sale on MassDrop!  It will be available from today, September 29th through October 7th in a Fat Quarter Bundle. In this industry I am always searching for a hero.  Someone who is going to give me a chance,  let me get my foot in the door, so to speak- and Sandy from MassDrop is one of those…

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Just Because

When Jim and I were first married he would surprise me with a “just because” gift.  Usually it would be jewelry, which I completely loved receiving.  He does pick out the best kind! Well, I am a gem (yeah, right) and he picked me, right?  So I rest my case on that subject.

Getting back to my story though, the story that prompted this post “Just Because”.

We have noticed a huge turnover in our…

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Some Things I am Working On!

Some Things I am Working On!

I’ve taken on a challenge.  This challenge is to create some sort of art for 100 days and post it to instagram with the hashtag #the100dayproject.  I chose to do watercolors each day, knowing this would be challenging for me since I haven’t really worked with watercolors since high school.   Below you will see a video of day 39.  A pair of Hunter Boots.  Finding subjects to paint for me has…

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Going into April with a SPLASH!

Going into April with a SPLASH!

My Mothly Newsletter on Surface Design

Puddle Jumping!

Each month I like to show some of my new artwork.  This month will not be an exception, but like most of my work it is inspired by something from my childhood.

Growing up in Michigan I realize that it’s the small things that really matter. Sometimes the simpler the better too!  The memories of “puddle jumping” came…

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Another Christmas!

It is hard to believe that another Christmas has come and gone and it is even harder to believe that 2016 is coming to an end!  Our boys are becoming young men and the hubs and I are noticing our own signs of aging.  It sneaks up on you.  It really does.  Those things that you thought that “SOMEDAY” you would be or do…. those things that haven’t  happened yet?  Well, the time is now.

I am…

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Just When you Need It!

Just When you Need It!

Sometimes something happens right when you REALLY need it!  I often talk about how being in the business of surface design is like a rollercoaster ride.  Many times this rollercoaster ride seems to have more nosedives than blastoffs!  Those nosedives?  They are usually provoked by that “evil little inner voice” that likes to compare my work to others and tell me “you’ll never amount to anything”.…

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Mama's Got a New Bag!

Mama’s Got a New Bag!

Last week I started cutting pattern pieces for Noodlehead’s Campfire Messenger Bag.  There are many pieces to this bag.  There is not only the main, lining and accent fabrics, but there is also the fusible fleece and fusible woven interfacing pieces.  Sadly, I am not the most organized when it comes to sewing- so I tend to cut woven interfacing as I move along with each fabric piece as needed.…

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A Quilt Finish

I had a stack of fabric in my large pile of fabrics, that has been slated for a particular quilt.  The quilt, you ask?  The Bright Heart Quilt, by Amy Butler for Free Spirit Fabrics.  I love the color green, so this quilt kit, as it came, was a no brainer for me.  The deep hues of emerald, along with a lime green and a bright pink, which is hard to see from the photo, called to me.  I had to make…

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I'm Official!

I’m Official!

I am official at many things in life.  Many that know me, know that I officially love Pie.  Not all Pie, if it’s apple pie, it is only my moms pie, and other pies should be tart, with just a little sweetness, and it must have REALLY good crust.  Some that know me, know that I am the official Gold Medal Holder for the best napper- in both length of time and style.  If you don’t know, there really…

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The Garden Wall Quilt

The Garden Wall Quilt

As my earlier post stated, I was super busy with SURTEX preparations for the last several months.  In February my sister-in-law Debbie approached me. You may remember I gave Debbie a quilt I made for her Christmas gift.  She asked me if I would help her make a quilt for her daughter (my niece) Taylor’s graduation gift.

It’s funny, she said help- and of course I would help- but I knew she hadn’t…

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