I am very excited that my project “New York Beauty Pillow Cover” was included in the new issue of Modern Patchwork Gifts. It is out in newsstands. I hope you get a copy and give this project a try. If you’ve never made this traditional pattern, you’ll find it easier than it looks … and there…
The International Quilt Festival in Houston is a few months away, and the catalogue of classes has been released. You can check here for more information: http://quilts.com/quilt-festival-houston.html Join me for the following classes: Class No. 162 – Monday, October 31st – 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Free-Motion Quilting – Adding Text – In this free-motion quilting class,…
Well, it’s Calgary Stampede week here … so of course it is raining, although this is just a bit too much. Almost 12 days of rain and strange weather, steel gray skies, hail, rain and more rain. We can’t even say that it’s good for the grass anymore! A photo of the sky over Calgary…
Well, I’ve been back from Toronto and teaching at Quilt Canada for almost two weeks, and have been back in the swing of things. I still owed you some photos and comments on a great Conference and Quilt Show. The International Centre where Quilt Canada was held in Toronto, a few minutes from the airport,…
Did I ever have a lot of fun making this one! It’s on silk Dupioni, using an 18″ square of batting from a sample pack I had from Hobbs. I used the Tuscany Cotton Wool piece for this one. By the time I had finished quilting it, I trimmed it to about 14″ x 14″…
before I leave for Toronto and Quilt Canada. Right now, to tell you the truth, I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to take all the paper I have with me … :-) Plus kits, fabric, samples, quilts … it’s a never-ending story, it seems. But what a great opportunity! I think it’s going…
Get your copy! I received my copies last week … I was so happy to find the package on my front door, although I couldn’t think what it was, as I couldn’t remember ordering anything online. I opened the package and there they were … my complimentary copies of the magazine. I am very happy…
I am happy to tell you that I am a contributing artist in the June/July issue of Quilting Arts Magazine which will be on newsstands May 24th. If you are a subscriber, you may receive your copy before then. If you are not, and would like to purchase the magazine, the URL is: http://www.interweavestore.com/quilting-arts-june-july-2016. Being…
Quilt Canada 2016 will be held at the International Centre in Toronto this year. Everything in one place, on one floor and under one roof! More than 50 workshops and 9 lectures will be taught between June 15th and June 18th. I am teaching 4 workshops, two of which I am happy to say are…
I can’t believe that I’ve been back from Inuvik for about 10 days now. Time seems to fly-by these days. I had promised to post about my trip, which was fantastic, by the way. I had a really good time; the town is very interesting and the people I met, lovely. Here are a few…
Have you seen these fabrics? They are the Blueberry Park Collection by Karen Lewis by Robert Kaufman. Do you love them as much as I do? I had a shiny new pile of fabric this weekend to work with. Oh, the possibilities, the options, all the blocks I could make … But I settled on…
Good morning from sunny and warm Calgary! We have been getting some great weather, haven’t we? And we have a few days this week when the temperature is going to reach 14 degrees Celsius. I wish I could be out there enjoying the weather … I had a busy but fun weekend. I got some…
Good morning, I wanted to share with you that I will be teaching at Quilt Canada 2016 in Toronto in June. Will you join me? It will be fun! Go to: http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/quilt-canada-2016-workshops.php to see all the classes and workshops that are offered. I am offering the following: Wednesday, June 15th – all day: Simple Landscapes…
On December 23rd, I posted my 100th post in Instagram! It was very exciting so I decided to have a give-away to celebrate! It’s quite simple, really. Find the post with this photo in Instagram, then follow me, like and comment on the post and your name will go in the hat. You have until 11:59…
Good morning, It’s going to be another beautiful day in Calgary … I can’t believe that it’s almost the end of October and the temperatures are still hovering in the mid to high teens. It’s supposed to be 19 degrees C today. I wanted to share with you a website I discovered a few days…