Category Archives: Art quilts

Mistletoe postcard exchange – part 2 – 2016.12.28

I hope you all had a great Christmas and are continuing to enjoy the holiday season! At the beginning of December, I blogged about my 3 postcards for a Mistletoe fiber postcard exchange organized by Brandy Lynn of Quilter on … Continue reading

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Botanical Reflections – part 3 – 2016.12.11

I’ve finished ‘Maple Reflections’, my second artwork for the Fibre Art Network exhibit ‘Botanical Reflections’.  You can read about my first piece ‘Ginkgo Reflections’ here and here. As with the Ginkgo leaves, I fused and stitched the leaves to felt.  … Continue reading

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Botanical Reflections – part 2 – 2016.12.07

In my last post, I showed my progress on my 2 entries to the next Fibre Art Network (FAN) exhibit, ‘Botanical Reflections’. I have completed the first one, ‘Ginkgo Reflections’.   It includes several of my favorite design elements – … Continue reading

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Botanical Reflections – 2016.12.04

‘Botanical Reflections’ will be the next Fibre Art Network (FAN) exhibit of mixed media fibre art.  Each piece will measure 12″ x 24″ in either a landscape or portrait orientation. ‘Botanical Reflections’ will debut at VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver … 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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Taking photos and entering quilts – 2016.11.30

I’ve made comments in my last couple of posts about the difficulty of taking good photos of quilts when the weather is dark and gray.  On Monday, we finally had some sun, so I took photos of my 3 entries … Continue reading

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Croatian Door – 2016.11.27

I was so pleased with the Croatia Portal journal quilt I made in August, that I decided to use the same photo and technique for my entry to the SAQA 2017 Trunk Show. The required finished size is 7 x … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2016.11.20

It’s been 3 weeks since I last posted – where does the time go? In my last post, I showed a quilt I’m making for the upcoming SAQA exhibit titled H2Oh!.   My goal is to have 3 water-themed quilts to … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2016.10.28

There’s a new quilt taking shape on my design wall.  It’s for an upcoming SAQA exhibit titled H2Oh!.  The theme is ‘Water – it’s everywhere!’   The entry fee is $40 USD for up to three (3) entries, so I’m … Continue reading

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Quilt challenge – 10 x 10 – 2016.10.21

Another magazine challenge caught my eye recently – Machine Quilting Unlimited’s 10th Anniversary Challenge, 10 X 10!   The challenge:  “Create a quilt with 10” x 10” finished measurements, including the binding, that refers to the number 10 in some way. … Continue reading

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