Category Archives: Modern quilts

Baby quilt in a day – 2017.12.13

This is some sort of record for me. I have a great-nephew who is getting close to 2 years old, and I’ve been promising a quilt since he was born.  I had a few hours with no other commitments, so … Continue reading

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Merry and bright! – 2017.12.02

I’m taking a short break from the commission art quilt I’m working on (which I can’t show yet, because it’s going to be a surprise) to make some fun tree blocks for this month’s VMQG block lotto.  The color scheme … Continue reading

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My work on display soon – 2017.10.08

My work will be on display in several different places this month.   I’m thrilled to have my art quilt ‘Rain, with a Chance of Sun’ juried into the SPUN exhibit at the NEST Arts Factory in Bridgeport CT.  And … Continue reading

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More Canada big quilt bee blocks – 2017.04.30

This week, I made another 4 blocks for Canada’s Big Quilt Bee.  I used a new-to-me technique.  I made 4 large log cabin blocks (approximately 13 to 15 inches square).  Then I stacked them on top of each other, and … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2017.04.12

This week I made four more blocks for Canada’s biggest Quilt Bee.   These blocks are more wonky (and were more fun to make!) than the six blocks I made a couple of weeks ago. Quilters across Canada (and in other … Continue reading

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An award and other news – 2017.01.22

Two of my quilts – ‘Circular Thinking’ and ‘Eclipse’ – were accepted to the Road to California quilt show, which started on January 19th and ends today.  I was notified that my quilt ‘Eclipse’ was awarded “Honorable Mention: Modern Piecing” … 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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On my design wall – 2016.11.20

It’s been 3 weeks since I last posted – where does the time go? In my last post, I showed a quilt I’m making for the upcoming SAQA exhibit titled H2Oh!.   My goal is to have 3 water-themed quilts to … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2016.10.28

There’s a new quilt taking shape on my design wall.  It’s for an upcoming SAQA exhibit titled H2Oh!.  The theme is ‘Water – it’s everywhere!’   The entry fee is $40 USD for up to three (3) entries, so I’m … Continue reading

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Bits and pieces of news – 2016.10.12

Bits and pieces of news . . .   The Fibre Art Network (FAN) annual networking retreat was held last week in Winnipeg.  We spent four days sharing our work and inspiration with each other, shopping, touring local galleries, walking … Continue reading

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