Leigh E. McDonald - fiber artist & quilting instructor

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Welcome to my studio

Come tour my studio! We moved to Kentucky March of 2006. I have a new studio in the walk-out basement. I am still organizing it, but this is what it looks like now! Scroll down & to the right to see the pictures.
This is the back entry to the studio. If I ever decide to teach classes in the studio this will be the student entrance.
	Inside the back door turn left & you will will find yourself in the painting & design portion of the studio. On the easel you see one of my paintings. This area has a drawing table, easel & storage cabinet for paints, dyes & chemicals.
This narrow area is a hallway to get to the sewing portion of the studio. You can see the sewing studio at the back. On the right side I have storage for rotary rulers, boards, & cutters. There is also a rack for magazines & books. My wonderful husband installed a peg board which stores tools for cutting mat boards for prints & photos, tape of all kinds, & my oil paints.
(Click on the photo for a larger view. Click back to return)
This is the sewing portion of the studio. It also doubles as a writing area. You see my two machines, fabric storage, & lots of books. My design wall is to the right of the quilting machine with the writing space in front of it. When I am not writing, the table is stored away & I have a floor to ceiling design wall. I'm using an old microwave cart/cupboard to store threads & ironing supplies. In this large space I have room to set up a table for cutting fabric, pin basting quilts or painting fabric. I also have storage for canvases, paper & quilts.
The other entrance to my studio is through the house and down the stairs to the basement.	Almost there, now around the corner to the studio!
Here is the view from my studio window! The robins nested under the deck right above my window last spring. I can see down the hill past the bird feeder to the woods. Last week I saw two fawns in the back yard. Last winter a coyote went through the backyard in the snow. We have a resident box turtle that hybernates up against the house next to the back door. I am thoroughly enjoying my new studio space and my new animal visitors. I hope you enjoyed your visit to my studio! The next studio page will highlight the book coming out in July 2008!
home | about Leigh | workshops | gallery | patterns | studio | links Site last updated August, 2007 Copyright © 2005 Leigh E. McDonald. All Rights Reserved. Contact information: Leigh E. McDonald, 9083 Gardenia Court, Covington, KY 41015 ph: 859-356-2434 email me at: leighemcdonald@ insert website address here