Skip to content
Elk Grove, CA

Flustered Turtle

Quilting and Things

  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Shop
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • My account
0 - $0.00

Whimsical creatures in full color

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Karoline Li (Flustered Turtle)
As I sit here on the couch, I can't help but heave a sigh as the monitor makes it clear that my delightful, energetic child is going to skip this nap. At times like these, I feel a strong connection...Read More
Posted in Crochet, Designed by me, I made itLeave a comment

Want news and updates? Subscribe!

* indicates required


flusteredturtle

🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙
🌻Quilting, Printmaking, and Crochet

What should you do with an empty milk carton? How What should you do with an empty milk carton? How about some printmaking ❤️ Printed this plate all morning, more on the work itself another time. Finding out that you can drypoint etch into this Tetra Pak coated paper carton stuff and actually print it is amazing! I have a never ending supply of these chocolate milk cartons at home, and you can be sure I’m now going to find out what else I buy that comes in this!

#printmaking #etching #drypoint #tetrapak #tetrapakprint
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, es Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, especially this one ❤️

#happyfathersday
I’d say I’m having a whale of a time, but it’s a cichlid ❤️

#newproject #woodcut #printmaking #woodblockprinting #FISH
Had a wonderful time learning intaglio printmaking Had a wonderful time learning intaglio printmaking today with @chanelmaceart and @howard_s_levine at @myrtlepress625 located inside @vergeart in Sacramento! The teachers are fantastic, and under their tutelage I etched my first copper plate, and it was so much fun ❤️ The results are so different from what I’ve done before, I can’t wait to do more!

#printmaking #etching #intaglio #swingset #alwayslearning
I love seeing things in use! A friend commissioned I love seeing things in use! A friend commissioned a custom stamp for his wife’s new baking hobby/business and she’s using it like crazy and I am so pleased. I tried a few different designs and this one worked the best; since it’s a fairly small stamp (under 2”), I wanted clear lettering but I didn’t want to sacrifice the wheat, I like that wheat and it was fun to carve. Swipe for the final stamp (plus bonus another friend made buttons out of it!)

#stampcarving #printmaking #commissionart #smallbusiness #customstamp
Printed my nautilus project for the first time tod Printed my nautilus project for the first time today! The block is 11.5” in diameter, inspired by nautilus fossil cross-sections I saw at the Shanghai Natural History Museum when we visited in January. I carved it in @essdee_uk softcut lino, which I enjoyed working with for the first time, and hand printed it in @cranfieldcolours Caligo Safe Wash relief inks in black on a beautiful sheet of okawara paper from @blickartmaterials in Sacramento. 

The amount of time that has passed since the life of this creature was staggering to me. I wanted to represent the time and space had been between then and now, and my very favorite way to fill space on a quilt is with feathering. Once a quilter, always a quilter. I am experimenting with watercoloring background papers first, and printing over them when they’re dry, and that’s where this one is headed I think.

Gosh it feels good to back at it. 

Filling Time and Space

#linocut #printmaking #handprinted #quiltingfeathers #naturalhistoryart
Playing today, getting to know my inks again ❤️ #printmaking #cranfield #kodama #princessmononoke #printday
🫶 #peace #workinprogress #printmaking 🫶 #peace #workinprogress #printmaking
Rode to A Seat at the Table Books today! Good weat Rode to A Seat at the Table Books today! Good weather, good reads, and beautiful bike paths 🌳 #walkandroll #independentbookstore #aseatatthetable #bikepaths #elkgroveca
Date night: Shanghai! We had dinner at Lost Heaven Date night: Shanghai! We had dinner at Lost Heaven and then walked both sides of the Huangpu River before ordering tiramisu and ice cream at a cafe on the east side. There we found something we did not expect - underneath the ice cream, the bowl was full of corn flakes and chocolate puff cereal! #shanghai #datenight #familytrip #ilovesurprises
Friends, 36 is not too old to crowd surf for the f Friends, 36 is not too old to crowd surf for the first time 🤘🎸 Saw Amyl and the Sniffers with @jburrd and @travis_stephens in Oakland Saturday night #amylandthesniffers #foxtheateroakland #feelingalive
Love seeing friends at unexpected times 😊 Lucky Love seeing friends at unexpected times 😊 Lucky for us, @barchilonceramics was in SF installing some of his amazing handmade tiles! #oldfriends plus @jburrd too ❤️
With the rain comes joy, beauty, and the perfect m With the rain comes joy, beauty, and the perfect material for building sand castles at the park 🏰 also yes, those are @jburrd ‘s bare feet #iloverain #fall #sandcastle #sunset #splashinginpuddles #whatawonderfulworld
So I know I’m 2 days late, but these are probabl So I know I’m 2 days late, but these are probably the most useful things I own 🤓 Carve December hosted by @balzerdesigns @myartpracticecommunity prompt for day 10 was “useful,” and it feels really nice to carve again 😊 #carvedecember #carvedecember2024 #blockprinting #linoleumblockprint #glasses
Wentao and I went out last night with Julie @jburr Wentao and I went out last night with Julie @jburrd and Matt to see @eddieizzard at the Mondavi Center in Davis! Great show, great company, great night ❤️ 

Also, I got new glasses! Wentao says I’m giving off Edna Mode vibes and I love them very much 😎 #eddieizzardremixtour #ednamodevibes #newglasses #nightout #ilovemyfamily
🎃 Quentin’s costume was the best, hands down, 🎃 Quentin’s costume was the best, hands down, but I think Wentao and I make a pretty good Gomez and Morticia Addams 🕷️and we did up the house too! Credit to @kpinkles for the first 2 photos and a very good calico kitty costume 🐱 Our pre-Halloween pumpkin carving session the night before yielded some fine results! #harrypotter #halloween #theaddamsfamily #anjelicahustonandrauljulia #pumpkincarving #ilovehalloween
I think this picture needs its own post ❤️ #fa I think this picture needs its own post ❤️ #family #joy #lifeisanadventure
…and Sunday at the Northern California Renaissan …and Sunday at the Northern California Renaissance Faire! #gilroy #renaissancefaire #knifethrowing #archery #joust #fullweekend #ilovemyfamily
Follow on Instagram

Recent Posts

  • How To: Correct quilt binding length every time
  • Floating Forest release day!
  • The Moons Akimbo special, or, patterns now available on my website
  • Release day for Moons Akimbo, or, an exercise in brevity
  • Video Tutorial – How To: Sew Curves Without Pins!

Archives

  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • July 2020
  • April 2020
  • February 2020
  • September 2019

Tags!

binding chicken quilt binding quilting sewing tutorial
  • Privacy Policy
    Terms of Use
    Shipping and Returns Policy
    Contact Me

  • Line drawing of a flustered turtle sitting upright with his two front feet covering his mouth.
We use cookies in order to give you the best possible experience on our website. By continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies.
Accept
Reject
Privacy policy
Cookie options