Category Archives: On my design wall

‘Synchronized Swimming’ art quilt – how I made it – 2018.12.05

‘Synchronized Swimming‘ was made for a SAQA regional exhibition “Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth“.  I posted the finished quilt on November 30, but didn’t have time to include any details about my inspiration and construction process. I’ve had an idea … 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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On my design wall – 2018.09.07

The background for my new art quilt is sewn together.  See my blog post from earlier this week for more information about the SAQA regional exhibition “Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth“. Before I sewed the columns together, I checked the … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2018.09.05

I’ve started working on a new art quilt.  It’s for a SAQA regional exhibition – the “greater North Pacific region” (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Western Canada). The title of the exhibition is “Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth“.  … Continue reading

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Baby quilt top is done – 2018.07.03

I’ve been working on this baby quilt off and on since the beginning of May.  Towards the end of May, I was at this point.   Then it sat untouched on my design wall until a few days ago, while … Continue reading

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Yet another cityscape – 2018.06.23

I haven’t posted anything since Quilt Canada because I’ve been working on a secret project.  It will be a few months before I can post about it, but I can show you some of the colors I used. This little … Continue reading

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Improv words for baby quilt – 2018.05.21

A couple of weeks ago I attended an Improv Letters Workshop with Felicity Ronaghan (felicityquilts.com).  My plan was to make some words to include in the baby quilt I’m making. The workshop was great!  Here are some of the letters … Continue reading

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On my design wall – a baby quilt – 2018.05.02

A week ago, I started sewing blocks for a quilt for my brand new great-niece Evelyn. I planned make improv stripes in pink, purple and low volume prints.  I started making blocks about 13 inches square, thinking that would make … Continue reading

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Triangles and tally marks – 2018.03.28

Triangles Curated Quilts magazine has a new call for entry for mini quilts – the theme is Triangles.  The image below shows the color palette they would like entrants to use, all or in part. I have made two entries … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2018.02.12

My cherry blossoms modern/art quilt is all pieced. It’s about 16 x 22 inches.  I don’t think I’ll add a border, just black binding.  I’m stumped for a name and would welcome suggestions. I made a total of 3 blossoms.  … Continue reading

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