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in the works…
I started making some blocks last winter while snowbirding on Saint Simon’s Island (gorgeous place, I highly recommend it- just north of the Florida border). Then they got “filed away” when I got back. While doing a major clean up I re-discovered them, and have made a few more blocks. Here is what I have…
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A Quilt for Baby
My son and his wife had a baby last May- so exciting to be a grandparent! They had decided they wanted the sex of the baby to be a surprise, so I decided to make two quilts. One is a soft floral done in a traditional hourglass design. The fabric colour choice started out being…
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Just a photo
My sister and her husband are spending 6 weeks wandering around Portugal.. we have been facetiming every few days, and she has held her iPad up to show me where she is staying, what she is eating, etc. But today, she sent me the coolest photo, which I must share with you.. worth the trip…
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A Little Improv
I am a member of the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild, and in June we had a president’s challenge. We were paired up with another member, and each drew a coloured crayon. We got lime green and blue, and we decided to each make a block with our chosen colour, and then swap. Sue and I…
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Quilt show over
Every year a small group of us organize Quilts at the Creek, an outdoor quilt show held at Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto. Check out the photos from this year’s show here. Here are the quilts I entered in the show: This was a fun show, and I need to spend some time thinking…
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Colour me Blue! (part one)
I love colour, but normally I don’t think of myself as a “blue” person. But I DO seem to be buying/collecting a lot of blue fabrics right now.. so it is time to dip into that growing stash. My favourite quilts to make are those that use a single simple block. That enables me to…
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