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Row houses mini quilt – 2018.08.24

I’m working on another mini quilt for Curated Quilts magazine’s mini quilt challenge.   The theme is House, and the deadline for submissions is August 31.  You can see all of the entries here. My second entry will be Row … Continue reading

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Hobbit House mini quilt – 2018.08.15

The theme for Curated Quilts magazine’s issue 6 is House.  As usual they are having a mini quilt challenge.   Some of the mini quilts will be included in the magazine. The image below shows the color palette they would … Continue reading

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New exhibits posted online – 2018.05.16

Several exhibits that I’ve entered work into have recently been posted online.  Click on the links below to see some amazing art quilts and fiber art.   The SAQA Benefit Auction – there are already 200 art quilts on the … Continue reading

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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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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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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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On my design wall – 2018.02.07

You know it’s almost Spring in Vancouver when thoughts turn to Cherry Blossoms.  I’m working on an entry for the textile art exhibit Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation which will be at the Silk Purse Gallery in West Vancouver. I … Continue reading

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Blue Stairs minimal mini quilt – 2018.01.08

Here’s my second entry to the Minimal Mini Challenge by Curated Quilts.  You can see my first entry ‘Twist of Lime’ here. For this one, I used 3 of the colors in the palette – light gray, blue gray and … Continue reading

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