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Read more: I love Novelty… fabrics!
I love Novelty… fabrics!
I have managed to accumulate a collection of novelty fabrics which I love. I almost hate to use them! I decided it was time, and have put some of the blocks on my design wall. So fun to work with these.. they were never really meant for kids were they? More images when I get more…
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Read more: Evolution of a quilt design
Evolution of a quilt design
I have a lot of Kaffe Fassett fabric that I love, and almost hate to use. But I had decided it is time to work through my fabric collection.. This would definitely be a tumbler quilt, and if I love it I may use it as an example in the tumbler workshops I am working…
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Read more: This is EXCITING
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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Read more: Odds and Ends
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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Read more: Accidental Book Author
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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Read more: Quilt + Embroidery
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,…