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Quilt Canada postcard challenge – 2018.04.24

Quilt Canada is coming to Vancouver in late May/early June.  In conjunction with the Canadian Quilters’ Association, Cindy at Cindy’s Threadworks is sponsoring a quilted postcard challenge. The postcards will be on display at Quilt Canada and will be available … Continue reading

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Tally to Thirty – 2018.04.21

My entry for the Trend-Tex Challenge is finished and has been submitted. As I said in my last post, I decided to base my design on the theme of 30 years.  I wanted a design that looked modern and interesting, … 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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SAQA auction donation – 2018.03.21

Each year, SAQA invites each of its members to create a small 12 x 12 inch piece of art and donate it to the annual SAQA Benefit Auction.  The auction has a dual purpose – to increase the recognition of … Continue reading

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Leaves and pebbles – 2018.03.05

‘From a Tiny Seed’ is the newest Fibre Art Network exhibit.  All the pieces will be the same size – 8.5 x 11 inches.  This small format exhibit is intended to be loaned to quilt guilds and small venues such … Continue reading

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Exciting news and another cityscape – 2018.03.02

Exciting news – in January, I posted about two art quilts I made for a new SAQA exhibit ‘Dusk to Dawn’ – Moonrise and Aurora. I felt I had a very slim chance of either being selected – typically, hundreds … Continue reading

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Cityscape for SAQA Spotlight Auction – 2018.02.24

This is my entry to the SAQA Spotlight Auction.  All pieces must be 6” x 8” (portrait or landscape orientation). This mini art quilt is inspired by my city, Vancouver BC, which is located in a spectacular scenic location between … 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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Off my design wall – 2018.02.14

Happy Valentine’s Day! My cherry blossom modern/art quilt is quilted, and just needs a black binding before I can submit it to the textile art exhibit Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation. I quilted the black and gold background hexagons with … 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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