Thank you for the additional recommendation on Sharon’s classes… I’ve taken three of them at this point, and will probably work the rest into my life at some point! My library contains a couple of Judith’s books – I don’t really resonate with the types of things she does, although I have to admit that I am definitely intrigued by her idea of crazy quilting on chiffon to make scarves and shawls… Do you have any recommendations for a good book on ribbon embroidery? I’ve got Judith’s, but nothing I’ve found really focuses on how to use the stitches to build up your own sprays of flowers or your own designs. (I may have to budget for Sharon’s ribbon embroidery class soon!)

(OK the XML geek makes me laugh… I think we need to talk: I AM a tech writer in my day job… and currently ecstatic that we’ve finally switched to Flare from RoboHelp so we can actually get CLEAN XML code out of it!)

I “found” you via SpeakEasy! I’m a fiber artist (art quilter, knitter, crazy quilter, embroiderer, beader, …) and an XMLgeek (been working with high-end pub systems for tech writers for decades). I highly recommend all of Sharon’s classes for CQ, and you might like Judith Baker Montano’s books besides Carole’s for stitching.