Category Archives: Tutorial

Midas Touch mini quilt – 2023.08.06

I belong to a local group of fibre artists called FYBR 2RT. A recent challenge, called Midas Touch, was to use gold foil in a 12 x 12 inch quilt. I haven’t used foil much in the past, so a … Continue reading

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Skinny strips, how I make them – 2023.07.29

At the June meeting of the Vancouver MQG, members displayed mini quilts made to celebrate our Guild’s 10th anniversary back in 2020. The theme was TEN, using only our logo colours and the size was 10 x 10 inches. The … Continue reading

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NYC library lion basking in the summer sun – 2021.05.23

Here’s my donation for SAQA’s annual Benefit Auction. SAQA invites each of its members to create a 12 x 12 inch piece of art and donate it to the online auction. Last year there were over 500 submissions from SAQA … Continue reading

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NYC lions – photo-editing and preparing the pattern – 2021.02.28

In my last post, I said “I used a variety of photo-editing apps to simplify my photos. Then I drew lines on the photo to separate the values. Then I traced the shapes on fusible web (Steam-a-Seam Lite) and cut … Continue reading

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Final finishing of quilts – 2020.03.15

When I declare a quilt finished, it’s often not really completely finished. I will work to the point where I can take photos to submit an entry, then move onto the next project. This means the facings are just pinned … Continue reading

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Attach quilt sleeve entirely by machine & other finishing techniques – 2017.11.29

My favorite parts of making art quilts are the design process, selecting the fabrics and constructing the quilt top. My least favorite parts are the finishing – burying threads, applying facings, and attaching the hanging sleeve and label.  By the … Continue reading

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Circles and other shapes – 2016.12.18

In January, I’ll be teaching a 2-day workshop on my Circles technique.  I teach participants how to design and create their own freezer paper patterns, and demonstrate a variety of techniques I use to create my circle quilts. In a … Continue reading

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Mistletoe postcard exchange – 2016.12.02

In December 2014, I participated in a Snowflake fiber postcard exchange organized by Brandy Lynn of Quilter on Fire.  It was a lot of fun to make the postcards, and even more fun to receive postcards in the mail.   … Continue reading

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New facing technique – even easier corners – 2016.06.12

‘Wildfire’ is almost finished.  The facings are sewn, and just need to be hand-stitched to the back. I experimented with a new technique and I’m very pleased with how it turned out.  Instead of cutting the batting larger than the … Continue reading

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‘Wildfire’ almost finished – 2016.05.21

‘Wildfire’ is almost finished.  I will have to do some quilting near the top and bottom, but I’m going to leave it on my design wall for a few days while I decide if it needs any more flames. As … Continue reading

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