by andrea | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog, Have You Met
Inspiration is for amateurs—the rest of us just show up and get to work…[T]hings will grow out of the activity itself and…you will—through work—bump into other possibilities and kick open other doors that you would never have dreamt of if you were just sitting around...
by andrea | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog, Tutorials
I was asked to make a quilt for a woodland nursery. Animals are not yet in my design wheelhouse so I still have to work out that part, but I was delighted that to have the opportunity to test a tree technique that was in my head. Birch trees are linear, black and...
by andrea | Mar 22, 2017 | Blog, Colour
My love for navy blue is right up there with my love for grey, black, and white. I imagine that it will adorn my living room or bedroom walls someday. What is special about navy is that it’s an actual colour; I surprise my architect self with this preference. What...
by andrea | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog, Canada, Quilts
Quilting as a craft has deep roots in American history. Quilting was common from the birth of the United States as a nation and saw much evolution — from traditional blocks stemming from pioneer journeys in the early 19th century, to Colonial Revival quilts in...
by andrea | Mar 6, 2017 | Art, Blog, Colour, Have You Met
I work intuitively, organically, things just feel right. I like experimenting just to see what happens, but I also set boundaries for myself. – Lucy Engels Lucy Engels is the creative hand behind SkinnyMalinkyQuilts. Located in Edinburgh, Scotland, Lucy is first...
