Balzer Designs Blog

The Journey: A Fabric Book

I thought I’d share some photos of a fabric book I made for my Mother for Mother’s Day. It’s a

When I make art, am I being unique?! Question: Is it Serious Work? Last night, I went to my TAAB

All of my quilting work is very clearly influenced by my deep devotion to, and torrid love affair with, scrapbooking.

I have long lusted after Hambly’s overlays. But, I have also long obeyed a dollar rule in my scrapbook spending

A young woman who was working on her senior thesis about feminist art, sent me a short questionnaire. I thought

I bought myself a Baby Lock Embellisher and it’s all Jean Littlejohn’s fault! Baby Lock Embellisher Class with Jean Littlejohn

Jan Beaney is one half of the fiber arts duo known as “Double Trouble Enterprises.” Jan (on the R) and

I went to a taping of the Martha Stewart TV show today. The studio is in Chelsea and Martha was

This is an article I wrote that appeared on Craft Critique two weeks ago. Which reminds me, I need to

This is an article I wrote for Craft Critique which appeared last week. I received a completely wonderful birthday gift