Category: Fassett
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No to Applique
I am not particularly good at hand work, and although there are many appliqué quilts and patterns that I love and admire, I rarely attempt one myself. I did fall in love with Kim McLean’s pattern called “The Village Quilt“, and bought it. Ahh… LOVED the houses, and used a lot of my Kaffe Fassett…
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And now for something completely different..
A member of York Heritage Quilters Guild recently showed a quilt that blew me away- it used a lot of Kaffe Fassett fabric (of which I have a LOT- the colours are stunning) and the pattern wonderful. Last week I was still thinking of it, so I ordered the pattern: “The Village” by Kim McLean…
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A Little Colour in My Life
I’ve been working on some more subdued quilts lately, and craved some COLOUR! The York Heritage Quilters Guild is having its UFO challenge, and I am using all the extra blocks I had cut out for the Border Creek Station challenge run two years ago at Quilts at the Creek. Here is the quilt I…
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Kathy Doughty’s Comin’ To Town
Kathy Doughty, of Material Obsessions, will be in Toronto this summer doing 4 days of workshops, along with a trunk show/lecture. She is being hosted by Quilts at the Creek, and you can find out about this fabulous outdoor show (and enter a quilt or two!) on their blog. I have always been totally impressed…
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The Family Plan
Last year I made a Kaffe Fassett bow tie quilt as a wedding gift for my son and his new bride, but first I had to show it off at Quilts at the Creek 2013! The original pattern had two rows in the outer border that had the main and background colours reversed. When I…
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Done and done
I had a few quilts in the 2013 Quilts at the Creek show two weeks ago. This is an outdoor show at Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto- what a great place to display quilts. They look incredible swaying in the breeze, and come home smelling SO fresh. Here are two of my entries.. This…
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