Category Archives: Art quilts

Off my design wall – 2015.03.26

Thanks to everyone who commented on the possible background fabrics for my Royal terns – that was very helpful.  I found myself agreeing with those who preferred the fabric in the bottom right photo, so that’s what I used. I … Continue reading

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Trunk show and work in progress – 2015.03.20

On Wednesday morning I packed up about 40 of my quilts in my rolling cart, and headed to North Vancouver to do a presentation and trunk show for the Seymour Quilters’ Guild.   The members of the guild seemed to … Continue reading

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Workshop and trunk shows – 2015.03.11

Last Friday evening, I did a trunk show/presentation at the monthly meeting of the Blue Mountain Quilters Guild. On Saturday, I did a workshop for the guild on Freezer Paper Piecing.  I provided patterns – a choice of a fairly … Continue reading

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In my mailbox – 2015.02.27

Look what was in my mailbox yesterday!  Yes, those are my ‘Rainy Day Girls’, the latest in my Rainy Day People series.  Even though I had been notified my quilt would be on the cover, it was still a thrill … Continue reading

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A finished project and an ongoing one – 2015.02.13

The second quilt in my new Tree Series is completed. I think I’ll call it Foggy Winter Day. This is what it looked like three weeks ago, when I last posted about it.  I was debating whether to cover the … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2015.01.21

The tree quilt is progressing well.  Here it is with the trees pinned in place.  They will probably get repositioned as I sew them onto the background.  I’m debating whether to cover the background trees with white tulle, but will … Continue reading

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A busy week – 2015.01.18

On Thursday, I did a trunk show for the Grouse Mountain Day Quilters Guild. Earlier in the week, I pulled all of my quilts out of storage, decided which to bring to the trunk show and organized them into groups … Continue reading

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Tree quilt finished – 2015.01.10

The first quilt of my new tree series is finished. Coincidentally, the theme for the first challenge of season 6 season at Project Quilting is – Trees!  So I’m entering this quilt in this week’s challenge.  I’m creating in New … Continue reading

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My word for 2015 is EXPLORE – 2015.01.07

I’ve been contemplating my plans for 2015, and was delighted to come across this blog post by Jane – it made me think about my goals in a different way!  It was hard to pick just one word, but the … Continue reading

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2014 – Year in review

It’s that time of year again!  An opportunity to review accomplishments in the past year, and set goals for the new year. During 2014, I created more than 25 quilts, which I think is my most prolific year so far!  … Continue reading

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