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Author Archives: Elinor Burwash Designs
Ordinary Women
I don’t think that I know any – ordinary women that is. Just home from our Guild Banquet and feeling very fortunate to be in a community of such talented women. Women who quietly step up and do what needs … Continue reading
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Tagged art, colour, creativity, fibre, Flowers, friends, inspiration, journalling, quilting, Spring
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Mid Winter Musings
Happy Valentine’s Day to all. (No piece too small) February 14, 2018 sees watery sun just breaking through the snow clouds. Snow coming down more lazily now and wind has let up. A good opportunity to bundle up and get … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, friends, quilting, winter
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Small Spring Delights
Let me tell you what this is not. It is not the three quilted pieces that I managed to get entered in the Edmonton and District Quilters Guild yesterday just ahead of the deadline. They are not finished but substantially … Continue reading
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Tagged colour, Flowers, quilting, Spring
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Studio Sale Update II or Finding Inspiration in Purging the Space…
In case you haven’t heard. While Anna needs to purge there are some great opportunities to add a great piece of Anna’s to your home or some sought after books to your library or some supplies to spark your creativity … Continue reading
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Easter Greetings
At last the sun is out and the snow is melting. No actual flowers yet but the scylla stalks are above the ground and I have high hopes. I hope you enjoy my collection of “bunnies”. they were collected over many … Continue reading
Stitching to Dye in Quilt Art
Stitching to Dye in Quilt Art, Colour, Texture and Distortion by C. June Barnes I discovered this book in our guild library. The author is an award winning quilt artist and teacher from the UK. This is evident in this … Continue reading
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Tagged art, colour, creativity, dyeing, inspiration, mixed media, quilting, wool
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Machine Appliqué
Last June I had the privilege to attend Quilt Canada in Mississauga. Two classes were taken with Jane Sasseman. The first was on machine appliqué and the second on simplifying nature, ie. flowers in particular. Jane Sasseman’s strong graphic … Continue reading
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Tagged appliqué, art, colour, creativity, dyeing, Flowers, inspiration, quilting
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Happy Valentines Day
It has been a very long time since I have had time to write a blog. Today really isn’t the day either as I am just putting the final touches on a presentation for the Edmonton District Quilters Guild for … Continue reading
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Wool Appliqué
The dimension, texture and colour that develops in wool appliqué make it a pleasure to work with. This month a new book “Wool Applique” the Piece O”Cake Way by Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins arrived in my hands. This book features … Continue reading
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