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It has been a while since I blogged last.  Life got in the way only as life is able to do; but … things are starting to settle down, so I hope it won’t be so long before I blog next. First, here are some photos from last weekend’s Simple Curves workshop that I taught…

It’s been a while since I blogged.  Can’t believe how fast time moves when you are not necessarily having fun.  But … it’s already the middle of April, Spring has arrived (or not) and almost one quarter of the year has gone by. I’ve been busy which accounts for my not blogging, but, despite it…

Last Saturday, Bev, Lisa and I went out for the day fabric buying to the sari store in NE Calgary, or at least one of them.  We met in the morning at Bev’s, and spent some time downstairs in her studio looking at some of ther “in progress”, “about to be finished” and “on hold”…

Good morning, A couple of days ago I got back from my trip to Cleveland where I taped 6 segments for Quilting Arts TV, and 1 segment for InStitches. It was a very short trip, basically less than 24 hours, but packed with activities and good times. Here are some photos: I need to find…

Good morning from snowy Calgary, We woke up to flurries today, although we can’t complain because we had a gorgeous weekend.  So much so that I spent part of both afternoons sitting outside in the sun!  Incredible for the middle of February. On Friday after work, Bev and I drove to Canmore for David Taylor’s…

Good morning, The new February tutorial with Diane Gaudynski is out as of yesterday, and it’s fabulous.  If you still haven’t joined the challenge, I urge you to do so.  It’s fun.  And the best part is that it gets you quilting and practicing.  And yes, you will get better at it. Here’s SewCalGal’s website: …

Good morning, As you may know, I joined the Quilting Challenge organized by SewCalGal, so as per instructions and directions, I’m posting the photos of my practice piece for this month, Frances Moore’s leaf pattern and variation:   I hope you can see enough detail.  The other photo I had to upload is too heavy…

I can’t believe that January is almost over.  Where did the days go?  It seems that it was only yesterday that we all got together to celebrate Christmas!  You’ve all heard about the time flies when you are having fun.  I wonder if it works the same when you are not having that much fun?…

Good morning all, The tinsel is out, the tree is getting decorated, ornaments everywhere, Santa Clauses, Snowmen and Christmas quilts all around … the cookies are getting baked, and menus organized.  And of course, lists are being made and checked twice, presents are being wrapped and set aside in time for Christmas Day.  So, with…

Jumpstart Quilting Designs with an Easy Sketchbook Exercise 11-30-2011 by Quilting Daily Ana’s sketchbook collage of color schemes for quilting designs. I usually have a variety of quilting designs kicking around in my head at any given time. But often, when I finally get around to actually designing a quilt, I draw a blank. Sometimes…

Good morning, October marked the date of the premier issue of a new magazine called “Fiber Art Now”.  The following is from their website:  www.fiberartnow.net.   Each issue will include four or five feature articles that seek to inspire, connect and inform fiber artists, enthusiasts, educators, learners and collectors of the fiber arts.  We are a worldwide community…

Good morning, Hope everyone had a great weekend.  I taught a Fabric Painting class to a lovely group of ladies on Saturday, and then it was so cold I went home and hibernated for the rest of the evening.  I will show you photos next Saturday, when they quilt the piece, so you can see…

The new issue of International Quilt Festival has been out for a few weeks now. Don’t miss my article titled “The Big Decision – How to Quilt your Quilt”, where I talk about the process I go through to define the quilting designs on a quilt. I am off to practice some new ones to…