About Patricia I have been sewing for close to 40 years and got into quilting when I was on maternity leave... didn't quite know what I was getting into as that Traditional Sampler was taught through drafting templates. Each block was pieced and then hand quilted and eventually all of it to come …
Art Quilt By Beth Cameron: Proof of Global Warming
About Beth Beth Cameron is a resident of Manotick, just south of Ottawa, Ontario. She attended Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, majoring in Home Economics. Once she started working full time she pursued a certificate in Visual Arts through Algonquin College, while …
How an Encounter in China Led To a Canadian Art Quilts Display in Taiwan
Canadian Art Quilts Go to Taiwan There is nothing like traveling to another country to see things through fresh eyes. In 2014, while I was exhibiting my quilts and bags in China at the Keqiao International Quilts Festival, I met two Taiwanese ladies, a mother and daughter, Hsin-Chen Lin, and …
How I Repaired a Quilt Damaged by Fire
Fire-damaged quilt after repairs I felt I must at least try to help salvage this quilt My hope for this blog is to encourage any of you who might, in future, have a request made for your time and talent that seems difficult or impossible. A devastating fire Recently, late in October, there was …
Yoga Bag Duo: Yoga Girl and Yoga Fitness Bag
How I Was Shamed Into Making a Bag and Why I Learned Photoshop This story starts in 2007 or so... The Marsh Store was my local quilt shop and I used to work there on Fridays helping Shirley and Tim Bobier with the day to day tasks as well as teaching the odd class on Saturdays. Lots of …
Return to China: More Adventures of a Canadian Designer
This time last year, in 2014, I visited the city of Shaoxing, exhibiting my Canadian quilts and bags alongside those of quilters from China, Taiwan, Japan, USA, Korea, and Australia. You can read about my first adventure to China here. This year, in early October 2015, I returned to China once …