by andrea | Oct 4, 2018 | Art, Blog, Community, Have You Met, Our Song, Quilts
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,...
by andrea | Aug 28, 2018 | Art, Blog
One of the hardest things about this year has been transitioning into quilting as my only job. When I started in 2016, it was an accidental business that was subsidized by the part-time job that I started at the same time. After 20 months of doing both things...
by andrea | May 24, 2018 | Art, Blog, Our Song, Quilts
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...
by andrea | Sep 12, 2017 | Art, Blog, Have You Met
Audrey Stone (@audrey_stone_studio) creates ‘sewn paintings’ with bold colours and thoughtful compositions. The physicality of her work, as well as the narrative behind them, really intrigues me and she speaks so thoughtfully about her process, intentions and the way...
by andrea | May 24, 2017 | Art, Blog, Colour, Have You Met
Louisa Glenn (@gracelouisagee) is a painter from Nashville, Tennessee. Her work is mesmerizing, with striking colours and always makes me think, “I should make a quilt like that!” (And someone did.) In this interview, Louisa reveals that a trip to the...