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Playing with Colour
I love monochromatic quilts.. my fabric is (mostly) sorted by colour, so just opening one of my boxes is enough to make me itching to make something! Here is an example of a monochromatic quilt I made, which is in my book, Tumbler Quilts: Just One Block, Endless Possibilities. I have SO many projects on…
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Laura Heine quilt
I remember a few years ago when Laura Heine quilts took the world by storm. They look terrific, and use raw edge appliqué. Sounded great to me! I soon bought two kits myself, but was worried that once I started working on them, they would take over my quilting space for a very long time,…
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More lone star play
Even though I am mostly known for using lots of patterned fabrics and bright colours, I seem to have become obsessed with making diamonds of whitish fabrics, part of my exploration of lone star quilt design possibilities. Here are 4 blocks I have just completed. Love, love, love! … and I’ve started to play with…
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A Fun Challenge
I usually don’t enter challenges. My mind freezes, and only after the deadline for submission has passed do I think of something I would like to make. But Fabric Spark is running a fabric challenge, and I was inspired by the colours. Actually, when I went to pick up the fabrics, I “spotted” the perfect…
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All Orphans
I have quite a collection of orphan blocks. These came from making test blocks, trying out a design for a quilt, or as part of an abandoned project. I decided now is the time to use them, so I started making a quilt which I will call “Orphans No More.” Here are some photos of…
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All about the Light
I made a tumbler quilt a while ago to mimic skyline of mountains. In my mind I envisaged the mountains in China.. Here is a photo of the completed quilt.. This was not quite what Imagined…. but the other night, sitting in a darkened room, I looked at the quilt, hanging on wall 20 feet…
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