Monthly Archives: November 2014

Snowflakes – 2014.11.29

Brandy Lynn of Brandy Lynn Designs has organized another fiber postcard exchange – theme: Snowflakes.  (I missed the summer Maple Leaf exchange, so when I saw the announcement for this one, I signed up right away.)   I decided to … Continue reading

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Great news – 2014.11.25

This arrived in my virtual inbox at my Etsy shop – feedback left by the purchaser of my most recent custom pet portrait.  I’m touched and thrilled by her comments. “This is an extraordinary work of art, the perfect tribute … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.11.19

I’m working on some pillow covers for our living room.  These are the colors I’m using.  I’m quilting them with black thread, and will bind them with black.  I plan to make several pillows in these colors, with a variety … Continue reading

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Welcome Blogathon Canada visitors!

I’m delighted to be participating in the third Blogathon Canada, a week-long blog hop of Canadian quilting blogs, sponsored by Sew Sisters Quilt Shop.  If you follow along, You’ll get to visit and meet some amazing Canadian quilting bloggers – … Continue reading

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Something just for me! – 2014.11.12

I can’t remember the last time I made something for our home. I’m usually quilting for a show or a challenge, or for a custom order.  Or even just to add to the inventory in my Etsy shop.  But this … Continue reading

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Off my design wall – a project start to finish and a tutorial – 2014.11.08

I usually show my progress on a quilt through several posts, but I didn’t blog about this one because it was going to be juried.  It’s now been accepted for the exhibition, so I’ll show my entire process – start … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.11.05

At the last VMQG meeting, we revealed our round robin quilt tops.   We started in February and we’ve been adding to each others’ blocks every month since then.  This is my starting block, and how it looks after 8 months.  … Continue reading

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A busy week and lots of news – 2014.11.04

I haven’t posted for a while – mostly because I was in Victoria BC last week, visiting family and friends. While I was there, we visited Satin Moon Quilt Shop to see the ‘It’s Time for Colour!’ traveling quilt show of … Continue reading

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