Category Archives: Modern quilts

Finished modern quilt and pillow cover – 2014.12.05

I have a couple of finishes to share today. I’ve finished my VMQG Round Robin quilt.   When I brought it home from the guild meeting, I pinned it to my design wall and contemplated it for a few days.   I … Continue reading

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Snowflakes – 2014.11.29

Brandy Lynn of Brandy Lynn Designs has organized another fiber postcard exchange – theme: Snowflakes.  (I missed the summer Maple Leaf exchange, so when I saw the announcement for this one, I signed up right away.)   I decided to … Continue reading

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Welcome Blogathon Canada visitors!

I’m delighted to be participating in the third Blogathon Canada, a week-long blog hop of Canadian quilting blogs, sponsored by Sew Sisters Quilt Shop.  If you follow along, You’ll get to visit and meet some amazing Canadian quilting bloggers – … Continue reading

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Something just for me! – 2014.11.12

I can’t remember the last time I made something for our home. I’m usually quilting for a show or a challenge, or for a custom order.  Or even just to add to the inventory in my Etsy shop.  But this … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.11.05

At the last VMQG meeting, we revealed our round robin quilt tops.   We started in February and we’ve been adding to each others’ blocks every month since then.  This is my starting block, and how it looks after 8 months.  … Continue reading

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Off my design wall – finally! – 2014.10.20

This must be one my longest projects.  I started this quilt at a workshop in February 2013.  Then I finished piecing it at a retreat in May 2014.  I started quilting it in July.  Thanks to the VMQG’s UFO challenge … Continue reading

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On and off my design wall – 2014.08.19

I really like this little quilt I made for the Vancouver MQG Mini Quilt Swap.   I didn’t have a lot of time to enjoy it after I finished it, because that happened yesterday afternoon – just in time for … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.07.30

I’m working on and/or thinking about several projects right now.  Most of them, though, I can’t show you any photos. I’ve started a new dog portrait, but it’s not yet at the point where I can take photos – hopefully, … Continue reading

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Off my design wall – 2014.07.23

This is my second entry to the MQG Michael Miller Petal Pinwheels fabric challenge.  You can see my first entry here. Inspired by these two quilts –  Paul’s entry to the Common Threads Indigo Project and Lisa’s Fractured Pi quilt … Continue reading

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Weekend finish – 2014.07.06

I finished my first quilt for the MQG Michael Miller Petal Pinwheels fabric challenge. As I said in my previous post, I layered the quilt, then sewed the bias tape through all the layers.  I quilted each section with straight … Continue reading

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