Tag Archives: VMQG

Baby blocks and big quilt bee blocks – 2017.03.29

This week I’ve been working on blocks for a couple of group projects. My guild, the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild, has an ongoing project to make baby quilts to give to our members when they have babies.   The current project … Continue reading

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Blogger’s Quilt Festival – Mini Quilt category

Today I’m joining the fun at Amy’s Blogger’s Quilt Festival!  Thanks to Amy for hosting and organizing this fun event, where you will find many amazing and inspiring quilts.   This is my first entry to the Festival, entered in … Continue reading

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VMQG Modern Quilt Showcase a success! – 2016.09.02

Last weekend, members of the Vancouver MQG gathered in North Vancouver for our first ever Modern Quilt Showcase.  It was a huge success! This is what the venue looked like when we arrived.   And a few busy hours later, … Continue reading

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My quilts on display – 2016.08.06

In the month of August, some of my quilts will be on display at two different locations.   The first is the New West Cultural Crawl. I’m thrilled to have my art quilts on display at the Constituency Office of … Continue reading

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In the mood for Improv – 2016.04.27

In December, the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) announced a new fabric challenge.  I signed up for the free black & white Sashing Stash fabric, which I received in March.  The rules require that only Riley Blake solids can be used … Continue reading

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Improv curved piecing – 2015.12.22

I’m playing with improv Orange Peel blocks for the VMQG Round Robin challenge.  This is our last round, and the theme is Curved piecing.   I’ve always admired Orange Peel quilts, the wonkier the better.  Obviously, I haven’t settled on a … Continue reading

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A Modern Mini Circle Quilt – 2015.09.06

I’ve been working on another circle quilt – this one is for the VMQG Modern Mini Showcase at the upcoming Vancouver Quilters’ Guild Quilt Show in October.   Our goal for the display is to put on a beautiful showcase of Modern Mini … Continue reading

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WIP Wednesday – 2015.06.24

This week I made a border for the June assignment of the Vancouver MQG Round Robin project. There are 11 of us participating.  We each brought our own starting block to the February meeting, and we each left with someone … Continue reading

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Workshop and other news – 2015.05.31

It’s been a busy couple of weeks since I last posted. On Sunday, I taught my Circles Circles Circles workshop for Vancouver MQG.   It was a technique workshop to design circle blocks, and to sew curves and circles with flat … Continue reading

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2015.05.13 – Rainbow notebook cover and new baby!

Vancouver MQG is having a notebook cover swap with MQG Victoria.   Amy Dame wrote a fabulous, very detailed tutorial.  It was very easy to follow, and even though I haven’t made a notebook cover before, mine turned out very well.  … Continue reading

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