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Random thoughts on Selvedges
I scooped up a large bag of selvedges which had been donated to our quilt guild as I plan to make a selvedge quilt one day. I am going to a guild retreat this weekend, and decided I would cut them to the size I want prior to a going. This was a lot of…
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New Start
I am so excited about this new project. I’ve thought about it for a while, but way TOO busy preparing for my book launch in a few weeks. I finally spent some time with my fabrics, cutting blocks and thinking in a bit more detail how I wanted it to look. Here is what I…
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More Embroidery!
I am SO surprised how much I am enjoying embroidery. I’ve joined an online group, and have already accumulated several projects to work on. My favourite pieces are below.. I purchased the one on the left from Country Clothesline. It is a piece of fabric, placed wrong side up in a hoop. The fabric design…
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A Change is as good as a Rest
I just got back from a few days in Montreal, playing tourist and spending time with my brother. Montreal is my hometown, and a great place to visit in the summer. We went to some great restaurants as well all our old neighbourhoods, old Montreal, Atwater Market, and lots of other fun places. He had…
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AnaPaula Brasil
This week I sent out a newsletter about AnaPaula Brasil (aka @canadapaulabrasil), a woman of many talents. Years ago, when she needed to get quilts quilted in a hurry- she bought a long arm, installed it in her living room and learned to quilt on it. When she needed professional photos of her quilts- she…
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Quilt Canada
I narrowed down my personal favourite quilts from the recent show in Halifax down to 20.. this is totally based on what I was drawn to, I’m sure everyone’s choices would be different! See my top 20 here!
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