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On my design wall – Moonrise and Aurora – 2018.01.24

My ‘Moonrise’ art quilt is all quilted, and I’m loving the texture the quilting has added.  I quilted the sky with straight horizontal lines about 1/4″ apart.  The moon and clouds have horizontal quilting 3/4″ apart. I realized that when … Continue reading

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On my design wall – Moonrise, part 4 – 2018.01.21

Progress on Moonrise – since my last post, I layered the quilt, and completed a lot of the quilting. Layering. In preparation for layering the quilt, I squared and trimmed the edges, then I machine basted 1/4″ from the edges.  … Continue reading

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On my design wall – Moonrise, part 3 – 2018.01.17

Let the quilting begin!  That’s the next step. When I removed the freezer paper from the back of the fabrics, I realized that the shadow of the turned under seam allowance of the white moon was showing through a bit.  … Continue reading

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On my design wall – Moonrise, part 2 – 2018.01.14

The Moonrise quilt is progressing well. The fabric selection for the water and reflection fabrics was simplified by my decision to use only batiks from my stash.  That narrowed down my options, which accelerated the decision making. In the photo … Continue reading

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On my design wall – Moonrise, part 1 – 2018.01.10

There’s a new art quilt taking shape on my design wall.  I’ve been thinking about this one for a few months, but I had other projects that took priority. It’s for a new SAQA exhibit Dusk to Dawn.  I know … Continue reading

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January in Inuvik NWT – 2017.01.20

In my last post, I said that I would be travelling to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories to teach a 2-day workshop on my Circles techniques to the Inuvik Quilting Guild. My husband, Robin, decided to accompany me, as he … Continue reading

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Annual goal-setting & plans for January – 2017.01.06

At the beginning of each year, I like to review 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 the last two … Continue reading

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Year in review – 2017.01.01

Happy New Year! I’ve been looking back at 2016, reviewing my quilting-related activities and accomplishments. Making art – I created more than 16 art quilts and other fiber art with a variety of themes and techniques.  Many of them are … Continue reading

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Circles and other shapes – 2016.12.18

In January, I’ll be teaching a 2-day workshop on my Circles technique.  I teach participants how to design and create their own freezer paper patterns, and demonstrate a variety of techniques I use to create my circle quilts. In a … 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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