by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | 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...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 16, 2015 | Quilting, Sewing, Uncategorized
Late last year, I finally broke down and bought a new sewing machine. After much research and deliberation, I decided to bite the bullet and invest in a fairly high end machine. After some research and debate, I ended up buying an embroidery machine. I have...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 13, 2015 | Design, Quilting
Welcome to week 2 of my working with colour challenge. This week, I’m challenge you to play with tints, shades and tones of your chosen hues. These are the base colours I’m using for my first challenges. Challenge 2: Tints, Tones, Shades First, a few...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | 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...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | 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...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | 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...
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