Monthly Archives: January 2014

On my design wall – 2014.01.29

My entry for the VMQG/Modern Quilt Guild Riley Blake Basics challenge is progressing nicely.  I knew I wanted to do another circle quilt, using similar techniques that I used in this quilt.  After many sketches, I settled on this design. … Continue reading

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Weekend finish – 2014.01.26 – New design wall

I stumbled across this wonderful design wall a few weeks ago.  It’s two-sided, it stands up straight by itself, and it’s on wheels!   It’s made from two pieces on styrofoam attached to a rolling coat rack.  I contacted Lynne to … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.01.22

My entry for this month’s Quilting Arts Magazine ‘In the Garden’ Reader Challenge is finished and has been submitted.  It was a lot of fun to recreate the effect of the sun and shadows on the clump of iris leaves, using … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.01.15

For this month’s Quilting Arts Magazine ‘In the Garden’ Reader Challenge, I was initially thinking of a flower garden with bright colors – but I just wasn’t getting inspired. So I went to my image collection and found this photo I … Continue reading

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Friday finish – 2014.01.10

I started working on this little quilt earlier this week.  It’s finished and ready to ship to the SAQA 25th Anniversary Trunk Show. I was originally going to finish the edges with a facing, but then I realized it will … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.01.08

This is my first blog post of 2014, so HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone! I’m making this little quilt for the SAQA 25th Anniversary Trunk Show.   It needs to get to the show coordinator by January 31st and I’m … Continue reading

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