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I am rebloging this post of Anna Hergert’s. If you know of someone who is looking for a more pastoral life please forward the link to the website to them.
Category Archives: Quilts
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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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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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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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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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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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
Glorious Autumn Day
Today was a surfeit of delights. Cool crisp morning walk with my sister along the top of the river valley. Day bloomed into a bright blue and yellow. Leaves to crunch as I walked to my friend’s home for … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Autumn, colour, creativity, fibre, food, friends, inspiration, quilting machine stitching, wool
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Many Hands
This is a story of a quilt. It begins once upon a time long long ago. In the early 1990’s there was a group of women, probably eight or more who met each month going home with a project. One month … Continue reading
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Elinor Burwash Designs 