Clothing for the Body & SoulPlaying with ButtonsThis is so uncanny,  three years ago this month, I wrote  in my blog that I was looking for a hobby. At that time, I was considering beading. Since then, I have been exploring different ways of playing with beads. At some point during the search, I realized that I could combine  buttons with the beads. It has been lots of fun and very satisfactory creating button necklaces and bracelets. As I was working on the “Out of the Crayon Box” series, I thought it would be fun to add necklaces and bracelets to the mix- using the same concept of working in the same color family as well as theme pieces.Blue Button Necklaceblue button braceletYellow button NecklaceYellow NecklaceTheme NecklacesChristmas NecklaceRed and Yellow button necklaceWatermelon NecklaceCarnival NecklacePosted by rachel on Tue, September 17 2013 » Uncategorized » 1 CommentWhat’s going on?I decided I needed to get back to my website. A lot has been happening. I am working on getting the ” Out of the Crayon Box” series completed. I will be displaying all eight of the coats at PIQF next month. I have recently completed the yellow crayon- High Yellow. I am posting a series of picture of the work in process.Pieced strips for the body of the coatPieced fronts.Paper pieced borderBack and front with border addedThe completed coat with button embellishments.Tags: coat, crayon box, yellowPosted by rachel on Tue, September 17 2013 » Garments, Uncategorized » No CommentsRachel will be in Charleston!On May 6th at 5:30, Rachel will presenting a Wearable Art Fashion Show at the  North Charleston Arts Festival 5th ART Quilt Exhibition. It will take place in the North Charleston City Hall Council Chambers.Posted by kincy on Wed, March 30 2011 » Uncategorized » No CommentsA legacy of Hope: An Unabashed SupporterFor two years I have been “threatening” to make an Obama Coat. The threat is over and the work is about to begin.I have decided to document the progress of the coat on my blog. It took me a while to decide how I wanted to approach the design and what I wanted the coat to say. In the end, since I am a quilt maker, I decided to begin with traditional quilt blocks, words and photos. For the quilt blocks, the obvious choice was Road to the Whitehouse. The added blocks are Hawaii, Kansas Dugout, Chicago Star, Iowa Star, Illinois, Montana, South Carolina Album block, Louisiana (my home state), New Hampshire Granite Block, Bright Hope, Follow the Leader, Whitehouse Steps. Added designs will include an Indonesian & Kenyan pattern as well as the campaign logo.I am using a modified version of my Flare Coat pattern. Because I wanted a larger area in the back to work in, I added about 6 more inches of flare. I divided the coat in to 9 sections. My thinking now is: the center back will not have any photos, just the logo, Bright Hope block and a pieced design. Each of the other sections will in