Tag Archives: modern quilt

Some news – 2015.07.06

I’m afraid there’s nothing on my design wall right now (although there are plenty of quilts being designed in my head!), so I have nothing new to show, but I do have some news. I’m very happy to say that … Continue reading

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WIP Wednesday – 2015.06.24

This week I made a border for the June assignment of the Vancouver MQG Round Robin project. There are 11 of us participating.  We each brought our own starting block to the February meeting, and we each left with someone … Continue reading

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Finishes – 2015.06.21

This week I have two completed quilts to show you. I finished my entry for the Black to White (BTW) challenge and submitted it for jurying.  I used the freezer paper pattern technique I taught my Circles Circles Circles workshop … Continue reading

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Adventures on the way home from Quilt Canada – 2015.06.10

On June 2, I hopped into Janet‘s car, and we set out for Lethbridge Alberta to attend the annual Canadian Quilt show and conference – Quilt Canada.  We had a somewhat cloudy and rainy, but uneventful 2-day drive.  As we … Continue reading

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Workshop and other news – 2015.05.31

It’s been a busy couple of weeks since I last posted. On Sunday, I taught my Circles Circles Circles workshop for Vancouver MQG.   It was a technique workshop to design circle blocks, and to sew curves and circles with flat … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2015.04.22

I’m working on lots of projects right now, but none of them are at the point where I have any good photos to share, so instead I’ll show you some sample blocks I’ve been working on for an upcoming workshop … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2015.04.01

I’ve made a lot of progress on two of my projects. The collaboration quilt with my sister Anne, most recently blogged about here, is layered and partially quilted.  I quilted a grid of lines 2 to 3 inches apart with … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2015.03.04

I have lots of projects on the go right now – some in the construction phase, and some in the design phase. The VMQG block lotto this month is a hashtag block, done in black & white.  It’s a pretty … Continue reading

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I went to QuiltCon! – 2015.02.18-23

I just got back late last night from QuiltCon in Austin Texas. There were hundreds of amazing quilts.  You can see a small sample of them here, including the award winners.  And Luana Rubin’s Flickr page gives a good idea … Continue reading

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WIP Wednesday – 2015.02.11

It feels good to be back in the studio and getting things done. On the weekend, I created my starter block for the VMQG Round Robin project.  Last year, we had 8 participants, and had some fabulous quilts at the … Continue reading

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