Category Archives: Modern quilts

Square Foot Show – preparing entries – 2021.07.11

Earlier this year I read about the Square Foot Show on Instagram. I submitted my application and I’m thrilled to say I will be one of the 70 artists whose work will be featured in the August online show. The … Continue reading

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Triangle baby quilt finished – 2021.06.20

I started creating this baby quilt in April. I finished piecing it in early May and pinned it to my design wall. But then I set it aside to work on other projects. This weekend, I finished it. I layered … Continue reading

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Triangle baby quilt – 2021.04.25

There’s a new baby quilt evolving on my design wall, for my new great-niece Alice. Alice has an older brother and sister who both have baby quilts from me. I thought it would be fun to use some of the … Continue reading

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Cherry Blossom exhibit and live virtual opening – 2021.04.02

For the last week or so, I’ve been busy getting quilts ready for upcoming exhibits – making hanging sleeves and labels. I shipped off a couple of quilts last week and I have more to go this week. One piece … Continue reading

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X’s and O’s – part 3 – 2021.02.01

In my previous post, I had removed all the freezer paper templates, and was ready to cover the raw edges with bias tape (or maybe couching or zigzag stitching). My original plan was to use pre-fused 1/4″ black bias tape. … Continue reading

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One last quilt for this year – 2020.12.31

Here’s a new project I completed this week. It’s for an exhibition of work by our local SAQA group. Our exhibition, A Touch of Orange, will be on display at the White Rock Library for the month of February 2021. … Continue reading

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Where did December go? – 2020.12.27

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! After not posting at all during November, I had good intentions to post several times during December. But the time has slipped away from me. I spent quite a lot of time making two new … Continue reading

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“Plus” mini quilts from September – 2020.10.25

I keep a spreadsheet with a listing of all the quilts I have made, including the year made, the name, the width and height. This makes it easy for me to determine which of my quilts fit the requirements for … Continue reading

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Off my design wall – 2020.10.18

Last week, I asked for advice from my readers on how I should finish the quilting on this one. I received a lot of comments, with a wide variety of suggestions for the quilting. Thank you so much to everyone … Continue reading

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A quilting dilemma – 2020.10.10

It was the end of July when I last posted about this quilt. I finished quilting the straight lines 1/2″ apart in early August and since then it’s been hanging on my design wall while I considered options for additional … Continue reading

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