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This is EXCITING
I was recently interviewed by Karen Brown, of the popular YouTube channel Just Get It Done Quilts. I will update when it airs. BUT meanwhile, my book is on her 2023 Gift Guide for Quilters. Yeah!- the only book on her list, by the way. So exciting! Meanwhile I am busy sewing more blocks together-…
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Odds and Ends
First, a fascinating video on the sewing machine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQYuyHNLPTQ Here are some of my favourite pieces from the 2023 World of Threads Festival in Oakville. Some great work, and a wonderful setting- get there if you can! Click on the first piece and then click through photos for a closer look!
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Accidental Book Author
Have you been following my series on Careers in Quilting? The 12th and final episode is out, and who is the 12th person highlighted? It’s me, the accidental quilt book author. COVID lockdown had me in the basement making quilt after quilt after quilt- all based on the tumbler block. Boring, you think? NO! The…
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Quilt + Embroidery
I have recently become obsessed with embroidery- how else to explain the number of threads I have collected in 3 months? Etobicoke Quilters Guild had a challenge.. something that brings you joy. Well, I love everything about Christmas.. the colours, the lights, everything. So I decided to make a wall hanging of a Christmas ornament,…
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It has finally arrived!
Today there was a sharp knock at the door… and when I opened it there were 2 very heavy boxes.. containing MY BOOK! I will no doubt be blogging about this again later, but had to share this with the world now! Available through Chapters-Indigo in Canada, Barnes & Noble, Bookshops.org etc in USA, Waterstones…
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Memory Lane
I found this link to a challenge -and the results- that I had with a group of friends a few years ago..this was my version. such good memories, sorry if I disappointed any of you with my modern version. Thanks for posting this, Becky Goldsmith!
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