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Black & White mini quilts – 2019.08.26

My last post was more than a month ago, when I posted my finished ‘Succulents’ quilt. After that, I started working on a couple of mini quilts but didn’t post about them. At the end of July, I left for … Continue reading

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Quilt Canada 2016 in review – 2016.06.22

Last week, I attended Quilt Canada in Toronto ON with my friend Janet. We arrived Tuesday evening at the ALT Hotel near the airport, and were greeted by wonderful signage and logos that reminded us of colorful modern quilts.  We … Continue reading

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La Conner Quilt Awards!

The 2015 International Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival in La Conner WA is taking place this weekend.   I attended the festival yesterday, and what a great show it is, with over 135 entries from 6 different countries.  Unfortunately, they … Continue reading

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Some news – 2015.07.06

I’m afraid there’s nothing on my design wall right now (although there are plenty of quilts being designed in my head!), so I have nothing new to show, but I do have some news. I’m very happy to say that … Continue reading

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I went to QuiltCon! – 2015.02.18-23

I just got back late last night from QuiltCon in Austin Texas. There were hundreds of amazing quilts.  You can see a small sample of them here, including the award winners.  And Luana Rubin’s Flickr page gives a good idea … 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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On my design wall

I got back from the Houston International Quilt Festival on Friday night.  I had a fantastic time, but now I’m back to reality.  I’ve been unpacking, and trying to get caught up.  I have several projects with deadlines, so my … Continue reading

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Houston – Day 5

The IQA Winners’ Circle Celebration was held tonight.  Of course, all the quilts were fabulous!  You can see a list of all the winners here. The ceiling of the ballroom had colored lights playing on fabric swags.  The first place … Continue reading

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Houston – Days 3 and 4

Yesterday was my 3rd day in Houston at Quilt Market.  I met my Vancouver friends, Karen and Liz, and we finished going through the 500+ vendor booths.  Then we headed over to the quilts, were I showed them my four … Continue reading

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