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Quilt Canada 2016 in review – 2016.06.22

Last week, I attended Quilt Canada in Toronto ON with my friend Janet. We arrived Tuesday evening at the ALT Hotel near the airport, and were greeted by wonderful signage and logos that reminded us of colorful modern quilts.  We … Continue reading

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‘Gridded Circle’ is finished – 2016.05.29

I decided to quilt my circle quilt with a 1 inch grid, using yellow, orange and pink thread.  I finished the edges with a facing for a clean look.  I have submitted it for the fabric challenge on the MQG … Continue reading

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A new circle quilt – 2016.05.25

After a couple of false starts (here and here), and receiving my order of black fabric to add to my collection of Riley Blake solids, I started a new entry to the MQG Sashing Stash fabric challenge.  I reverted to … 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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Circles circles everywhere – 2015.11.20

Last Saturday I taught my Circles Circles Circles workshop for the Fraser Valley Quilters Guild.  It’s a technique workshop, where I teach participants how to design their own circle blocks, and to sew curves and circles with flat seams.  Here … Continue reading

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Off my design wall – 2015.11.09

My MQG Michael Miller challenge quilt is finished – except for the hand-sewing.  (I’m accumulating quite a pile of quilts that need facings sewn down and/or sleeves sewn on.) Last week, I had the circle and the background pieced, and … Continue reading

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On my design wall – a glitzy circle – 2015.11.02

Earlier this year, I signed up for the MQG annual Michael Miller challenge.   The fabrics this year are from the Glitz collection – gold or silver designs on black or white backgrounds.  Each participant received 6 of these fabrics.   … Continue reading

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A Modern Mini Circle Quilt – 2015.09.06

I’ve been working on another circle quilt – this one is for the VMQG Modern Mini Showcase at the upcoming Vancouver Quilters’ Guild Quilt Show in October.   Our goal for the display is to put on a beautiful showcase of Modern Mini … Continue reading

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Off my design wall – another circle quilt – 2015.08.19

Another week, another circle quilt! Although it looks finished, this quilt can still be considered a WiP because it doesn’t yet have a label, a hanging sleeve – or a title.  (If you’re interested in titles for quilts – or … Continue reading

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