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Read more: Painting my Quilt
Painting my Quilt
I made a plus quilt recently… I decided to make it one large plus from various yellow and blue fabrics, with white and beige for the background. I liked the idea of the large plus not being immediately obvious. BUT.. when it was done, I was not at all happy with it. It really needed…
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Read more: Missing My Stash
Missing My Stash
What quilting stuff do you take with you when you are going to be away from home for a while? I brought small scraps of orange and yellow, and need to make about 400 blocks from them.. almost done! Notice the Marti Michell template. I do love these! It is challenging working in a rented…
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Read more: Kathy Doughty’s Comin’ To Town
Kathy Doughty’s Comin’ To Town
Kathy Doughty, of Material Obsessions, will be in Toronto this summer doing 4 days of workshops, along with a trunk show/lecture. She is being hosted by Quilts at the Creek, and you can find out about this fabulous outdoor show (and enter a quilt or two!) on their blog. I have always been totally impressed…
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Read more: Busy, busy!
Busy, busy!
Just because I haven’t been posting does not mean I have not been busy. I have put aside my Zaatari quilt while I ponder my next steps. Like most quilters who have been at it for a while, I have a number of unfinished projects and fabric leftover from previous projects. I have a great…
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Read more: Decisions, decisions
Decisions, decisions
More progress being made, more decisions. I have painted the background (no photo- you’ll have to wait for that!). Which orange to use? Here are 5 slightly different shades I can use. I chose the darkest. Next: multi-coloured or single-coloured dots? I think I will use only yellow, but a slightly darker yellow on the…
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Read more: Evolution of Zaatari
Evolution of Zaatari
I took a lot of geography courses in university, and always found a map could say so much more that text. That might explain why I am a bit obsessed with Valerie Goodwin’s Art Quilt Maps book- I have it as an e-book, and as a “real” book. I saw a series of photos of a…
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