Nova Scotia … here we come!
Join me for an exciting tour of Halifax, Peggy’s Cove and more. All happening June 2-8 with an added post tour June 8-11 to attend Quilt Canada. Workshops, guided tours, even a lobster dinner!
Travels
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Quilt Festival Houston 2017 Faculty announced
On Monday they announced the 2017 Houston Quilt Festival Faculty and I am happy to say I am one of 140 talented professionals teaching this year during Quilt Festival from October 30th through November 5th. Although the 2017 Houston class catalogue won’t be available online until early July, you can see what each teacher is…
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A bit of this and a lot of that …
Good morning from chilly Calgary! It seems that winter has arrived with a vengeance. The sun’s shining brightly and the air is crisp; a -32 degrees Celsius windchill factor this morning with a high of -20 degrees C for today and the rest of the week. Brrrrr … but it’s feeling quite like Christmas. Are…
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Combatting boredom … while on board a flight home
On my way back from Cleveland last week, I was tired, my feet hurt … I had just gone through Customs and Immigration in Toronto, and was on board an Air Canada flight bound for home. Reading did not sound too exciting; got tired of playing games on my iPad, and still had about 3…
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Quilting Arts TV Series 1900
Apologies for the duplication. If you were viewing this on an iPhone or iPad, two of the photos were upside down. Hopefully, they’ve been corrected. On Monday, September 12th, I departed Calgary on a very early flight to Toronto on my way to Solon, Ohio, to tape 3 segments for Quilting Arts TV Series 1900. …
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International Quilt Festival – Houston
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,…
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Quilt Canada 2016 – a bit late…
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,…
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A few more sleeps …
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…
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Inuvik – Part II
Hope you enjoyed Part I of my trip to Inuvik. Here’s part II, with a bit of information on what makes Inuvik so unique: The site for Inuvik was chosen for its elevation above the Mackenzie River floor zone, ample space for an airport, freshwater lakes and navigable waters. The community sits on a broad terrace…
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Inuvik trip – Part I
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…
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I’m going North … waaay North!
Oh, yes, it’s been a while. Time flies when you are having fun. And when you are not having fun but working hard, but have too many things going on and not enough time … I’ll take a break for a few minutes now to tell you that I’m going North … way, way North. …
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Join me at Quilt Canada 2016 in Toronto
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…
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A couple of weekends ago …
I went to a quilting retreat with members of the Millarville Guild at Pioneer Camp close to Sundre. I had never been there before as the retreat usually falls on the same weekend as the International Quilt Festival in Houston which I did not attend this year. So, off I went to the retreat. The…
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Pictou – Part II
Good afternoon, Some more photos of the “Dawn Over Heritage Park” workshop I taught at Pictou Lodge this past week. This is the Juliana Room: Here are some of the blocks that Ann, Fiona and Linda put together: And a class photo taken outside with my quilt: The last photo I have to share was taken…
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Pictou – Nova Scotia
Apologies if you receive this one twice … Good morning, I got back on Sunday from spending a few days in Pictou, Nova Scotia, at the Pictou Lodge invited by the Mayflower Quilters. What glorious days we had. Met lots of ladies I hadn’t seen in a while whom I had met at Quilt Canada…
