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Year in review – 2015.12.31
It’s that time of year again! An opportunity to review accomplishments and activities during the past year, and set goals for the new year. During 2015, I created 18 quilts. As you can see there were a few trees, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art quilts, Modern quilts, Portrait quilts, Publications, Quilt shows
Tagged art quilt, award, portrait quilt, quilt challenge, year in review
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New portrait quilt – 2015.12.24
Two years ago, I made a portrait quilt on commission, based on a photo of my client’s beautiful blue-eyed daughter. Earlier this year, she contacted me again about making a portrait quilt of her mother. She provided me with a … Continue reading
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
Posted in Inspiration, Modern quilts, WiP Wednesday
Tagged modern quilt, round robin, VMQG
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And then we set it on fire! – 2015.12.05
This is a long post with photos at the end, so feel free skip to the bottom. But I think when you see the photos, you may want to come back and read the explanation. At the beginning of this … Continue reading
Self-portraits – 2015.12.02
Members of the Canadian Quilters’ Association should have received their Winter issue of The Canadian Quilter magazine. I knew that my article about how I create portrait quilts – and why I like to experiment with self-portraits – would be … Continue reading
Posted in Art quilts, Portrait quilts, Publications
Tagged art quilt, portrait quilt, quilt challenge
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Circles circles everywhere – 2015.11.20
Last Saturday I taught my Circles Circles Circles workshop for the Fraser Valley Quilters Guild. It’s a technique workshop, where I teach participants how to design their own circle blocks, and to sew curves and circles with flat seams. Here … Continue reading
Off my design wall – 2015.11.09
My MQG Michael Miller challenge quilt is finished – except for the hand-sewing. (I’m accumulating quite a pile of quilts that need facings sewn down and/or sleeves sewn on.) Last week, I had the circle and the background pieced, and … Continue reading
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Tagged art quilt, circle quilt, modern quilt, quilt challenge
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Rainy Day People in Surrey BC – 2015.11.04
One of my Rainy Day People quilts has been travelling since 2013 with the Fibre Art Network exhibit Fibrescapes. The final venue for this show is the Newton Cultural Centre Gallery in Surrey BC. The exhibit includes work by approximately … Continue reading
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Tagged art quilt, Fibre Art Network, quilt show, rainy day people
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On my design wall – a glitzy circle – 2015.11.02
Earlier this year, I signed up for the MQG annual Michael Miller challenge. The fabrics this year are from the Glitz collection – gold or silver designs on black or white backgrounds. Each participant received 6 of these fabrics. … Continue reading
Inspiring others – an oldie but goodie – 2015.10.27
I’m happy to link up to Kaja’s Sew Slowly blog. She is coordinating a monthly link-up for people making improv quilts. She asked if she could use one of my quilts in an inspiration blog post about improv quilts. This is … Continue reading
