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On my design wall – Finished project – 2013.02.15

My butterfly pieces turned out very well – so bright and colorful! I referred to this tutorial for wrapping the fabric on the artist canvas.  I hadn’t done this before, but it was really easy.     Linking up to: … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2013.02.13

A year ago, I made an art quilt for a silent auction at the annual fund-raising gala of a local non-profit organization – SHARE Society.  The logo for their event is a tree covered with stylized butterflies.  With their permission, … Continue reading

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On my design wall

The VMQG February challenge is to create a block (or blocks) for a group quilt, using bright pinks and oranges, with a background of natural colored linen.  The second part of the challenge is to try something new.  Working with … Continue reading

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On my design wall

My entry to  the Quilting Arts magazine Map It Out reader challenge is one of the 11 finalists.  It’s on its way to the magazine for photography.  Look for a gallery of “Map It Out” quilts in the June/July 2013 issue … Continue reading

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On my design wall

The Madrona Road quilt is almost finished – it just needs binding, then I can post it on the Flickr site.  I’m going to bind it with solid black.     When I positioned the stars on my design wall last … Continue reading

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On my design wall

It’s been a busy and eventful week. ‘Rainy Day People’ was accepted as a finalist for the Cloth Paper Scissors Make Mine Mini reader challenge, so it’s on its way to be considered for publication (along with 53 other finalists). … Continue reading

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On my design wall

Last week, I showed you the fabrics I planned to use for my my entry to the Quilting Arts magazine Map It Out reader challenge.  I enlarged a map of the area where I live, and traced the edges of … Continue reading

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On my design wall

The tree quilt, which is now titled Even Trees Get the Blues – is finally finished!  See details here. I have several quilts in the planning and designing stages.  First up is my entry to the Quilting Arts magazine Map … Continue reading

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On my design wall

I made 2 entries for the Cloth Paper Scissors Make Mine Mini reader challenge and submitted them today.  This was a fun challenge for me.  Working in a miniature scale made me look at my fabric scraps in a whole … Continue reading

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Tree quilt – chapter 6

The tree is completely pieced and off the design wall, and I’ve started the quilting.  I’m planning to enter this one in the Canadian National Juried Show and the entry deadline is looming.  I’ll be concentrating on this for the … Continue reading

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