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New portrait quilt – 2015.12.24
Two years ago, I made a portrait quilt on commission, based on a photo of my client’s beautiful blue-eyed daughter. Earlier this year, she contacted me again about making a portrait quilt of her mother. She provided me with a … Continue reading
And then we set it on fire! – 2015.12.05
This is a long post with photos at the end, so feel free skip to the bottom. But I think when you see the photos, you may want to come back and read the explanation. At the beginning of this … Continue reading
Self-portraits – 2015.12.02
Members of the Canadian Quilters’ Association should have received their Winter issue of The Canadian Quilter magazine. I knew that my article about how I create portrait quilts – and why I like to experiment with self-portraits – would be … Continue reading
Posted in Art quilts, Portrait quilts, Publications
Tagged art quilt, portrait quilt, quilt challenge
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Off my design wall – 2015.11.09
My MQG Michael Miller challenge quilt is finished – except for the hand-sewing. (I’m accumulating quite a pile of quilts that need facings sewn down and/or sleeves sewn on.) Last week, I had the circle and the background pieced, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art quilts, Modern quilts
Tagged art quilt, circle quilt, modern quilt, quilt challenge
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Rainy Day People in Surrey BC – 2015.11.04
One of my Rainy Day People quilts has been travelling since 2013 with the Fibre Art Network exhibit Fibrescapes. The final venue for this show is the Newton Cultural Centre Gallery in Surrey BC. The exhibit includes work by approximately … Continue reading
Posted in Art quilts, Quilt shows
Tagged art quilt, Fibre Art Network, quilt show, rainy day people
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Inspiring others – 2015.10.19
In September, I was approached by a teen librarian at the Philadelphia Free Library, seeking permission to use the image of my graffiti quilt for a flyer. During November, the library has a program for teens to make a graffiti … Continue reading
An inspiring weekend – 2015.10.18
Earlier this month I spent an inspiring few days with fellow members of the Fibre Art Network (FAN) at our annual retreat. This year, it was held at the Edenvale Retreat Centre near Abbotsford BC. We spent five days sharing … Continue reading
Posted in Art quilts
Tagged art quilt, FAN, Fibre Art Network, quilt challenge, quilt show
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Off my design wall – another circle quilt – 2015.08.19
Another week, another circle quilt! Although it looks finished, this quilt can still be considered a WiP because it doesn’t yet have a label, a hanging sleeve – or a title. (If you’re interested in titles for quilts – or … Continue reading
Posted in Art quilts, Tutorial
Tagged art quilt, circle quilt, freezer paper piecing, tutorial
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A finished art quilt and updated tutorial – 2015.08.16
When I showed the progress on ‘Circular Thinking’ a couple of weeks ago, it was quilted and just waiting to be faced. I had quilted the right side with horizontal straight lines, and the left side with vertical lines. I … Continue reading
View my Quilts at Shows – 2015.08.14
Several of my quilts are currently on display, or will be in the next couple of months. My circle quilt ‘Off-Center’ is on display at Quilt!Knit!Stitch! in Portland OR, in the Black to White exhibit. The show will close … Continue reading
