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NEWS // TUTORIALS // RESOURCESPart 1: What Does Community Mean to You?
Through the Our Song, Your Reflection project, I wanted to share stories of how community has helped, influenced, transformed the work and lives of quilters/artists/businesspeople. I invited a few people to make star blocks, specific to the #oursongquilt design or...
“Irrational”: In Our Own Words Quilt
On International Women's Day of this year, Kim Soper of Leland Ave. Studios kicked off a project called the "In Our Own Words" quilt: "We are workers, caretakers, survivors and creators who deserve to have our voices heard and our merits celebrated. We are strong,...
Our Song, Your Reflection
I have teamed up with award-winning songwriter and musician Meaghan Smith to create Our Song, Your Reflection - a celebration of community through music and quilting. The project gets to the core of what makes us tick as creatives — connecting people and connecting...
Everyone’s Got an X
Last year, I had a few people around me see the end of their marriages. The sadness hit me pretty hard as I put myself in their shoes. Life as you imagined it is no longer. It's a time of grief; it's the loss of what you dreamt of. During those...
Creative Home, Creating Small
I live in a small city with a population of 400,000 people. Its urban core is a peninsula that is bound by the ocean around it. This has shaped the way we live and what creativity means in our home. It looks small. We are fortunate to live in a neighbourhood that is...
Thinking about Textile Waste and Recycling
When IKEA opened up here in Halifax in September 2017, there were a ton of things that I was excited about: Getting the perfect rug for our living room, storage systems for my kids' mess, and beautifully designed fabric. But so far, the most vital purchase for my...