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‘Trimmings’ – 2024.02.18

This mini quilt is my entry to the annual SAQA Spotlight Auction. The auction will be an online event taking place during the 2024 SAQA Virtual Conference (April 12- 20, 2024). It is an opportunity for all SAQA members to … Continue reading

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‘Aqua Flow’ mini quilt – 2022.12.11

Here is my entry for the current Curated Quilts mini challenge. The theme is Abstract. The color palette for the mini quilt challenge is teal, deep grey blue, bright yellow-green, soft grey, periwinkle, and flamingo pink. The instructions are to … Continue reading

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SAQA annual benefit auction – 2022.09.03

SAQA’s 2022 Benefit Auction will take place online from September 9 through October 2. The auction has a dual purpose – to increase the recognition of quilts as art and quilters as artists, and to raise funds to support SAQA’s … Continue reading

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‘Sunflower on Blue’ for SAQA annual auction – 2022.05.26

Each year, SAQA invites each of its members to create a small 12 x 12 inch piece of art and donate it to the annual SAQA Benefit Auction.  The auction has a dual purpose – to increase the recognition of … Continue reading

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‘Heat Waves’ mini quilt – 2021.12.20

The next challenge that caught my eye was the current Curated Quilts mini challenge. The colour palette is shades of red and pink, the theme is Energize. I gathered together all my red and pink fabrics and bias tape. Then … Continue reading

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Sunflower for SAQA Trunk Show – 2021.09.18

I finished my little Sunflower art quilt for the SAQA trunk show. On the left, you can see how it looked a week ago, fused to the chartreuse boiled wool. I added a few more yellow patterned fabrics, then I … Continue reading

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Sunflower for SAQA Trunk Show – 2021.09.12

I’m working on my entry for the SAQA Trunk Show. The required size is 10″ x 7″ and all pieces will be mounted on a black 12″ x 9″ backing board. I decided to use this photo of a sunflower … Continue reading

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Rainbow Ripples mini quilt – 2021.08.01

This mini art quilt is for the annual Fibre Art Network (FAN) Artwork Exchange. All members are invited to participate, and submit their artwork. Everyone who submits a piece will receive one of the other pieces. For the past few years the … Continue reading

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Countdown to Square Foot Show – 2021.07.24

Thanks to everyone who made suggestions (on my last blog post, on Instagram and Facebook) about which pieces I should submit to the upcoming Abstract2 Square Foot Show. Here are the 5 pieces I submitted. I’m so happy to be … Continue reading

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‘Touchy-Feely’ a mini artwork – 2021.02.14

Here is my initial fabric pull for a small piece for SAQA Western Canada regional trunk show titled Touch. Each piece in the trunk show will be 8″ x 10″ and will be mounted to an 8 ½” x 11″ … Continue reading

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