When the forsythia bush in our yard blooms…..my thoughts turn to flowers in quilting and fabric art projects.   Other flowers come to mind this time of year, too.                         

 
Why not create a fabric or mixed media  book of flowers?
If not a book, try a collage page.  This may inspire you to do more and eventually make a book.  Also, the collage pages can be three-dimensional and ultimately framed.                                                                    

Cyndi Lavin collects old fabrics, something I discussed in a previous post.  So I asked Cyndi what she did with these old fabrics and found she has some interesting ways to utilize them, whether in quilts or mixed media art work. 
Cyndi also writes a b5media blog about multi media art, Layers Upon Layers (www.layersuponlayers.com)  She says she’s not a traditional quilter, although she’s done traditional quilting. 
MEA:  Cyndi, would you tell us something about you, your art, and your blog?
CYNDI:  I’m a mixed media artist who mostly makes jewelry, but I also play around with all different forms of collage, from purely …read more