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Off my design wall – 2014.07.23

This is my second entry to the MQG Michael Miller Petal Pinwheels fabric challenge.  You can see my first entry here. Inspired by these two quilts –  Paul’s entry to the Common Threads Indigo Project and Lisa’s Fractured Pi quilt … Continue reading

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Weekend finish – 2014.07.06

I finished my first quilt for the MQG Michael Miller Petal Pinwheels fabric challenge. As I said in my previous post, I layered the quilt, then sewed the bias tape through all the layers.  I quilted each section with straight … Continue reading

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Work in progress – 2014.07.02

For the MQG Michael Miller Petal Pinwheels fabric challenge I initially made ‘plus’ blocks in a variety of sizes.  I ran out of fabric, so decided to wait until I got another bundle at the next VMQG meeting. By the … Continue reading

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Weekend finish – 2014.06.21

I finished my Converging Corners quilt. It started back in March, when I submitted this block lottery idea to my guild – the Vancouver MQG.  I loved the bright colors with the solid white background.  I made sample blocks to … Continue reading

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Work in Progess – 2014.06.18

I’m working on this quilt that I pieced at the VMQG retreat in May. Because I inserted the skinny black strips at each converging corner, I also wanted a black strip around the outside edge.  I considered a black binding, … Continue reading

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CQA Award!

Quilt Canada 2014 is taking place this week in St. Catherines Ontario, from June 10-14.  I’m not attending this year, but I did have four quilts accepted for the National Juried Show. The awards ceremony was held on Tuesday evening, … Continue reading

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Bloggers Quilt Festival – Modern Circle Quilt

Welcome to everyone visiting from Amy’s Blogger’s Quilt Festival!  Many thanks to Amy for hosting and organizing this fun event.  I’m linking up to Amy’s site and submitting this entry to the festival.  Make sure that you pop over to … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.05.07

This past weekend, I attended a weekend quilt retreat with the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild.   I worked on several projects, although I didn’t completely finish any – now I have to decide which to finish up first.  (Sorry for the … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.04.30

First, I have a finish to show off.  My entry for the Modern Metallic quilt exhibit is finished and has been submitted.  The finished size is 37 x 36 inches.  I called it ‘All That Glitters’.  Every fabric has some … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.04.25

My circle quilt for the Modern Metallic quilt exhibit is progressing, with some changes. I decided I didn’t like the original dark center circle or the gold lame bias tape – I wanted a lighter center circle, and darker bias … Continue reading

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