Category Archives: Art quilts

On my design wall – 2016.03.03

Last week, I showed my 12 x 12 inch fish pond quilt before any fusing or quilting. This week, I’ve layered the quilt and started fusing and quilting. To give the illusion that the fish are swimming under the water … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2016.02.24

I’m designing a new art quilt which will feature a koi pond and irises.  It will be 18 inches wide, and anywhere from 36 to 60 inches in length.  Fortunately, the condo building I live in is surrounded by gardens … Continue reading

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Spring is in the Air – 2016.02.19

The abstract art quilt of a Cherry Blossom tree that I started last week is finished.  It’s 18 x 36 inches, and I’m calling it ‘Spring is in the Air‘. I quilted the horizontal lines of the background before fusing … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2016.02.10

There’s a new tree quilt taking shape on my design wall.  The theme is Spring and Cherry Blossoms, and it will be fairly abstract, like my last 2 tree quilts. I started by pulling out a lot of fabrics with … Continue reading

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Star Trails – 2016.02.03

Last fall, when I heard that Brenda Gael Smith was curating a new textile art exhibition, a matter of time, I decided to submit an entry.   Although my quilt was not one of the 32 selected, I really enjoyed … Continue reading

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Bad Moon Rising – 2016.01.31

As I in mentioned in my Goal Setting post at the beginning of January, I recently submitted art quilts to two juried shows, both of which had restrictions about publishing work prior to the decisions of the jurors.  The selected … Continue reading

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Work in progress – 2016.01.21

I haven’t posted since the beginning of January, but I have been busy with a variety of quilting-related projects.  Here’s one of them. Earlier this month, I visited my sister Anne in Victoria BC, and we spent a couple of … Continue reading

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Goal setting – 2016.01.03

I like to start each year by reviewing my goals for the previous year, as well as my accomplishments.  Then I think about what I want to accomplish in the coming year. My goals for 2015 were to: explore new … Continue reading

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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

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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

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