Technique Tuesdays (and sometimes Thursday)

my very good friend Elinor Burwash and I are working our way through Fabric Embellishing, The basics and beyond: by Chandler, Kettle, Thomas and Vlcek. While Elinor will be making her samples into a Sampler Wall-hanging, I have gone with one of the recommendations in the book, and I am making mine into a fibre book.

We get together at Elinor's and she very kindly and generously provides me with a meal, amazing dessert and the use of one of her Berninas.

Week one was about weaving fabrics. I chose a painted fabric that I had bought from Cathy Tomm and wove that with a chunk of 'lace' tablecloth that was full of holes. I finished it off my first page with hand embroidery, machine quilting, seed stitching, buttons and beading.

Week two was about adding Stitches and Bits to Tucks.

Hi everyone
after months and months of quilt enthusiasts and family wondering when I was going to get on the net...well here I am.

There is a lot of material to cover and catch up on. But I am thinking baby steps right now, or at least until after Quilt Canada 2010.

I have been processing Trend-Tex Challenge quilts for a couple of weeks now and each one is a little marvel and work of art. We have a lot of talent out there, but most of all a lot of generous members. These quilts will be posted on the canadianquilter.com website once the judging is done.

This year's judges will be Margie Davidson, Wanda Cracknell and Lou Punko. I don't envy the task ahead of them. But it will be fun. And my gratitude to all who have participated.