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Art with Fabric Blog Hop – 2018.11.06

Welcome to my stop on the Fall 2018 edition of the Art with Fabric Blog Hop! This is the SIXTH edition of the Art with Fabric blog hop, organized and hosted by Alida of Tweety Loves Quilting. Alida has lined … Continue reading

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Circles and design considerations – 2018.09.21

I will be teaching a Circles workshop at the end of September with Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild.   I like to make a class sample or two before a workshop, partly to refresh my memory about the techniques (even though I … Continue reading

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Hobbit House mini quilt – 2018.08.15

The theme for Curated Quilts magazine’s issue 6 is House.  As usual they are having a mini quilt challenge.   Some of the mini quilts will be included in the magazine. The image below shows the color palette they would … Continue reading

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Off my design wall – 2018.02.19

Last Friday, I finished my cherry blossom modern/art quilt with a black binding, gave it a title and submitted it for consideration for the textile art exhibit Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation. I was having a hard time coming up … 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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Blue Stairs minimal mini quilt – 2018.01.08

Here’s my second entry to the Minimal Mini Challenge by Curated Quilts.  You can see my first entry ‘Twist of Lime’ here. For this one, I used 3 of the colors in the palette – light gray, blue gray and … 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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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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