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Colour Post: X, Transparency & Space
Everyone's Got an X features transparency, with translucent “white” stripes overlaid on a coloured bar on a darker background. First up, a couple of definitions and then we'll get to how we can achieve this effect in our own versions! Transparent: allowing light to...
Sewing for Myself
One of today's big buzz words is "self-care". Self-care was why I started quilting in the first place! It's so important -- I think especially as a woman and a parent -- to prioritize something or things that give us life and energy for the other areas of our lives...
PreQuilt x 3rd Story
In the fall, I had the privilege of meeting up with Laura Henneberry in Toronto. Laura is half the mastermind behind PreQuilt, a web-based app that lets you pre-colour a quilt to test out ideas before you start cutting into fabric. The other half is her husband Gar...
In Search of Botanical
If you ask anybody who knows me even a little bit, they'll tell you, "Andrea doesn't do floral." I don't wear flowers. I don't plant or grow flowers because they always die on me. I don't have any floral prints in any of my home decor. I don't draw flowers unless I...
Tips & Tricks: Lone Star Quilt
The traditional lone star quilt is the base for Our Song, Your Reflection. This beautiful classic design uses strip sets cut on the diagonal to create a large-scale pattern. Here are some tips to make this a successful endeavour! First things...
Our Song II – A Collaborative Quilt
As the crowdfunding campaign for Our Song, Your Reflection was unfolding in May and June of this year, I asked a few quilting friends -- new and old! -- to each make a star block. It could be paper pieced from the original pattern, their own star invention, or a...