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Odds and Ends
It has been raining all day, and somehow that makes me think of all the things I need to get done around the house. I have been working on that “To Do” list, and have recently finished a few of them. This is a mini quilt I made to fit into my cat’s favourite…
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World of Threads
I went to see The World of Threads Festival in Oakville, Ontario yesterday, and all I can say is WOW! From their notes: “We showcase contemporary fibre and textile art in all forms. Festival 2018 features 303 artworks by 65 artists from Canada, Denmark, England, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Russia and USA. Most of the artwork…
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Forced to Flee
I recently saw a call for entries for a quilt show entitled Forced to Flee. Artists were encouraged to submit entries based on crises which force people to flee their homes for safety and survival. A few years ago I created a piece about Zaatari, a refugee camp in Jordan for Syrians escaping war in…
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Found Treasures
Once a year I spend some time sorting through my fabrics- donate to my local guild, toss, and “use it up” piles. I often find stacks of blocks that I had made as part of a project, but later abandoned for a variety of reasons. I rearely get through all my boxes of fabric, but…
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Distractions
I have spent the first part of this morning making a list of things that I need to complete to enter into Quilts at the Creek, which is held July 28 & 29th. Some just need binding, others need quilting, so I certainly do not need to start anything new! But when I started cleaning…
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And done!
I finally found a layout which I was happy with, and finished this quilt this morning.. now I need to decide what to put on the back. Hopefully it gets completed in plenty of time for Quilts at the Creek! The colour is not quite right in this photo – hard to take photos on…
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