by andrea | Aug 10, 2021 | Blog, Colour, Quilts
Fat Quarterly No. 5, from Keephouse X 3rd Story Workshop, features 8 fat quarters in a greyscale gradient and the Awaken quilt pattern. We wanted to show you how to showcase the 8 fabrics and have the tones really bounce off the two background colours that you might...
by andrea | Jul 30, 2020 | Blog, Colour
The Positive Side is a fat quarter-friendly pattern and is a great way to try out a 3D effect with your favourite fabrics. It features half square triangles and clever block layout. It’s available here in print with a special fat quarter bundle, or as a...
by andrea | Jul 16, 2020 | Blog, Canada, Colour, Quilts
When I wrote this article about Classic Blue, the 2020 Pantone Institute’s Colour of the Year, I had no idea that the year that would ensue would reflect exactly the projections: Classic Blue represents calm and stability in an uncertain world. Fat Quarterly No....
by andrea | Apr 29, 2020 | Blog, Colour, Common Ground, Quilts
Common Ground is a fat quarter-friendly pattern and is a great way to show off your favourite fabrics. It features “half-rectangle triangles” and stripes for a modern classic look. It’s available here in print with a special fat quarter bundle, or...
by andrea | Oct 31, 2019 | Art, Blog, Canada, Colour
This past summer I had the opportunity to take part in a summer Hoyt House artist residency at Kings Landing in Prince William, New Brunswick. We got to inhabit a delightfully blue house during our studio days, to create work and enjoy the surroundings at this living...
by andrea | Jun 4, 2019 | Art, Blog, Colour
Starry Night — one of the world’s most well-known paintings — has been subsumed into the image bank of my mind and probably influenced the design of my hoop quilt design, Canned Pineapples. In this post, we’ll talk about how to choose colours...
