Quilt design fun

by | Jul 19, 2015 | Design, Quilting, Uncategorized

This spring, my quilt guild (Mariners in Dartmouth) had a challenge to create a quilt top for another member.  We were provided with 2 meters of fabric and, in some cases, a request for a specific style and challenged to make a lap quilt.  In my box, there were 11...

TextileArtist.org

by | Jul 10, 2015 | Design, Marketing

If you are a textile artist, you might appreciate these tips for getting dynamic images of your work.  This is crucial if you want to sell, submit for a show or otherwise share your work with strong visuals. How to photograph textile art – TextileArtist.org....

Colour challenge 1

by | Jul 6, 2015 | Design, Quilting

Recently, I have had a number of discussions with different quilters about their difficulties choosing colours for their projects.  This seems to be a recurring source of confusion for many.  People have a number of ways to avoid the frustration including using the...

Design possiblities

by | Jul 5, 2015 | Design, Quilting

Some months ago, I participated in a quilting retreat.  One of the projects was a quilt with 12 star patterns using a variety of patterns with a common plain colour center.  When I was laying out the blocks to play with colours, I decided to turn half of the star...

We’ve been busy

by | Jun 24, 2015 | Design, Quilting, Woodworking

Just because I haven’t been posting, doesn’t mean we have not been busy creating in our West Chezzetcook studios. It was a long, snowy and icy winter here on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore.  That meant lots of shovelling and snow activity but also...