tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13731007231782992982024-03-08T03:16:15.538-05:00Quilt MattersM-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.comBlogger602125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-88581471913392446062022-01-02T20:58:00.000-05:002022-01-02T20:58:27.952-05:00Taking Stock - 2018-2022<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tap...tap...tap. Is this thing on? Oh good. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There's something about a new year that helps one take stock of where
things are at and where they may go in the year ahead. <span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">It's been a long time since I've done a WIP list post (well, any post really) and I'm feeling the
need for a recap of where I'm at with WIPs/UFOs/PIGs and any other
acronyms for projects in the works. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">I've started a lot of projects over
the last couple of years, but haven't finished many. I have a healthy pile of finished tops, which is new for me. I got a long arm machine a couple of years ago, but I'm still learning how to use it. Hopefully, I'll get more comfortable with the long arm this year and can turn those tops into finished quilts. </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial;">And since the pandemic is still holding a grip over life in general, maybe I can carve out some time this year to blog again. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial;">For 2022 resolutions, I'm going to keep it simple -- aiming for more finishes than starts! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial;">So where are we at? </span></p>
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- My 2016 prompt of urban planning/neighbourhoods was finally finished in 2020. Here it is on our vacation last year. </li><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><br /></span></div>
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BeeBright - My 2019 BeeSewcial prompt was maxi stripes in bold colours, but with an emphasis on red and orange.</li>
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<b><span style="font-family: arial;">Completed Tops:</span></b>
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<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Parallel Universe quilt top - 2021</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Solidblack, grey and white improv quilt top - 2021</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Rainbow Prism - 2021</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">BeeSewcial - Graffiti - 2017</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Scrap Snap Rainbow quilt - 2021</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Let the Good Times Roll Clammy quilt - 2021</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Red, Black, Grey and White improv from Sherri Lynn Wood
workshop - 2017</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2015/01/modern-block-monday-leggings-block.html" style="text-decoration: none;">Leggings</a> - 2015</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2012/03/works-in-progress-wednesday-march-29.html" style="text-decoration: none;">Chop Suey</a><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"> - 2006?</span></span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">BeeSewcialSwap Treasure Map - 2016 </span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Large log cabin - 2021</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Dots and Dashes - 2021</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Blueberry Park top - 2018</span>
</li>
</ol>
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<b>On
Hold/UFO
Mash-up:</b>
<ol style="text-align: left;">
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">BeeSewcial
-
Connected
-
2021</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">BeeSewcial
-
Radiate
-
2020</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.com/2017/01/blue-mountain-work-in-progress.html" style="font-family: arial;">Blue
Mountain</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2017</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Weight
of
Love
workshop
-
2015</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Fractal
Maple
Leaf
-
2016</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">OMQG
Roosting
Round
Robin
quilt
-
2019</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Round
Robin
Improv
-
2015</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Hexie
EPP
-
2016</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Improv
paper
piecing
workshop
w
Amy
Friend
-
2017</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Gwen
Marston
improv
workshop
-2016</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Resting
Bitch
Face
collage
workshop
-
2016</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Free
Motion
Quilting
Sampler
-
2014</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2015/01/light-as-feather.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Light
As
A
Feather</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> (2014)
+
Leggins
Light
(2015)</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2013/12/going-fractal.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Granny
Square
Leader
and
Ender</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2013</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2013/11/making-christmas-holiday-card-holder.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Batik
Christmas
card
holder</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2013</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2012/11/welcome-to-ottawa-epp-style.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Travellin'
Pic
Stitch
Blog
Hop</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2012</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2012/08/what-i-did-on-my-summer-vacation.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Appliqué/Quilt/Paint
Thing</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2012</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2014/08/experimenting-with-glue-work-in-progress.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Experimenting
with
Glue</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2012?</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2012/06/blogiversary-giveaway-winners-and.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Modern
Block
Monday
Sampler</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2012</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.quiltmatters.blogspot.com/2012/01/when-it-pays-to-be-blog.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Collage
Tree</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2012</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.com/2011/08/stained-glass-lilies.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Stained
Glass
Lillies</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2011</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Happy
Villages
-
2008?</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.com/2011/11/red-and-tan-bargello-in-round-2-work-in.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Red
and
Tan
Bargello
in
the
Round
2</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2007?</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2012/04/red-and-cream-amish-wedding-quilt-work.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Red
and
Cream
Amish
Wedding
Ring</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2006</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Nine
patch
colourwash
-
2001?</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2013/04/kingston-starting-over.html" style="font-family: arial; text-decoration: none;">Kingston
quilt</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> -
2000</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="font-family: arial;">Wedding
quilt
-
1998</span>
</li>
</ol>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.com/p/bucket-list-o-quilts.html" style="text-decoration: none;">Bucket
List</a>:</b> 19</span>
</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oof, that's a lot of WIPs. And I'm pretty sure there are a few missing. In any case, let's see if we can shorten these lists a bit this year.</span></div>
</div></span></div>M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-27059614699606142302018-01-22T18:18:00.000-05:002018-01-22T18:18:22.019-05:00A New Year Means New GoalsHappy belated New Year all! Starting 2018 on the blog 3 weeks late. Awesome.<br />
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I usually like to start the year with a look back at the previous year. 2017 -- well, not a very productive year for me on the quilting front. Only 12 posts on the blog. I used to do 12 blog posts a month! I did finish a few quilts, but work and kids took over. And my quilting mojo disappeared sometime around May. The passion and a lot of ideas are still there, but the motivation and energy are not.<br />
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I would like that to change for 2018. I want to reinstate my 20 minutes a day routine. Hopefully that's doable. Since a lot of my motivation comes from goal-setting, here are my quilty goals for 2018:<br />
<ul>
<li>Get quilting for 20 minutes a day</li>
<li>Finish my BeeSewcial quilts</li>
<li>Reduce my stash -- my sewing space is feeling too cluttered these days</li>
<li>Finish at least one project a month</li>
<li>See if I can finish something in time to submit to the <a href="http://njs.canadianquilter.com/index.html" target="_blank">National Juried Show at Quilt Canada</a>. This one is not looking too promising. </li>
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This is what I'm working on right now:<br />
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The concepts I'm trying to explore with this one:<br />
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<ul>
<li>Improv styles that transition from order to disorder/chaos</li>
<li>Maxi colour to neutral</li>
<li>Value progression through the neutrals</li>
<li>Matchstick quilting with grey and rainbow thread</li>
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Too much for one little quilt? We'll see. </div>
M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-83076569459800277882017-07-19T21:33:00.001-04:002017-07-19T21:33:37.494-04:00Setting DirectionUm, so it's been a while, eh? It's been a little stupid busy around here since January and at the end of the day, I just didn't have the energy to blog. Kiddos are away at camp this week (woot woot!) and lo and behold, I've got some energy back. LOL<br />
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My current project is my 2016 BeeSewcial quilt. My month for BeeSewcial was all about <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2016/05/beesewcial-lets-get-planning.html">direction</a> -- I asked my BeeSewcial mates to help me make a village or city. And boy, did they
deliver! I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to share what the fabulous blocks they made, but
here goes:<br />
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From Leanne at <a href="http://www.shecanquilt.ca/">She Can
Quilt</a>:
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From Stephanie at <a href="http://spontaneousthreads.blogspot.ca/">Spontaneous Threads</a>:
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From Felicity at <a href="http://www.felicityquilts.com/">Felicity
Quilts</a>:
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/felicityquilts/27454939386/in/pool-2742873@N22/" title="#beesewcial block for @quiltmatters. May's prompt was "Directions" and we are creating neighbourhoods. Only one dead end! Not bad!"><img alt="#beesewcial block for @quiltmatters. May's prompt was "Directions" and we are creating neighbourhoods. Only one dead end! Not bad!" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/27454939386_5f5d26f38b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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From Karen at <a href="http://capitolaquilter.blogspot.ca/2016/06/directions-beesewcial-may.html">Capitola
Quilter</a>:
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/53964502@N03/27161026566/in/pool-2742873@N22/" title="#beesewcial May block one for @quiltmatters M-R asked us to "Channel our inner urban planner" this month. The challenge is inspired by maps and how neighborhoods developed as the city grows can have their own unique identity (check out her IG and blog pos"><img alt="#beesewcial May block one for @quiltmatters M-R asked us to "Channel our inner urban planner" this month. The challenge is inspired by maps and how neighborhoods developed as the city grows can have their own unique identity (check out her IG and blog pos" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/27161026566_797ef0cc68_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/53964502@N03/27316419645/in/pool-2742873@N22/" title="Garden photoshoot. Since block one got to pose with a frog, it's only right block two gets to hang out with mr rooster. @quiltmatters #beesewcial #inspiredbybeesewcial #improvpiecing"><img alt="Garden photoshoot. Since block one got to pose with a frog, it's only right block two gets to hang out with mr rooster. @quiltmatters #beesewcial #inspiredbybeesewcial #improvpiecing" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7296/27316419645_2607a23a99_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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From Kari at <a href="http://craft-happy.blogspot.ca/">Craft
Happy</a>:
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From Debbie at <a href="http://aquilterstable.blogspot.ca/2016/05/direction.html">A Quilter’s
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From Marci at <a href="http://www.marcigirldesigns.com/blog">Marci-Girl
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Roundabout?! I adore roundabouts and am so excited that my quilt will have one. If you check out Marci's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marci_girl/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram feed</a>, you'll see how she did it.<br />
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<o:p>If you have a chance to check out the images on the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/beesewcial/?hl=en" target="_blank">#beesewcial</a> feed on Instagram, you'll see that the blocks have back story. So cool!</o:p><br />
<o:p><br /></o:p><o:p>After receiving the blocks, I'll admit that I got a little (ahem...very) anxious about doing these blocks justice. I pulled them out multiple times over the past year and played with the layout. My rule was this: each block had to connect with at least one other block, but I could add roads and negative space. </o:p><br />
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More grid-like:<br />
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After a lot of mulling and photos and rearranging and mulling and photos...repeat, I found a layout that I loved and started putting it together. It's just about done so I will share it soon.<br />
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Cheers!M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-27656923110787356782017-03-26T13:12:00.000-04:002017-03-27T06:45:33.157-04:00Wholecloth ExperimentI've been mulling over an idea about doing a colourful wholecloth using the walking foot quilting technique I learned from Heather Lair, which I've decided to start calling Lair Quilting. I first used it on <a href="https://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2012/09/tgiff-heathia.html" target="_blank">Heathia</a>, and the rest, as they say, is history.<br />
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Heather was an amazing artist, who passed away in 2013. I took a class with her in 2011 in St. Andrews by the Sea, NB. She was very generous with her art quilting knowledge and I haven't seen anyone else do her quilting technique other than me. Now that I use it so much, I've decided to call it <a href="https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/312379_466779736712187_1589466492_n.jpg?oh=ddad555824dd89ca7038a3da6c75b7ec&oe=59637495" target="_blank">Lair Quilting</a> after her. Hope she doesn't mind! :) It also looks quite labyrinthian and that fits with the name too, eh?<br />
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Usually when I do Lair quilting (<a href="https://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2012/09/tgiff-heathia.html" target="_blank">Heathia</a>, <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2016/09/tgiff-we-north-since-1867.html" target="_blank">We the North Since 1867</a>, <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2016/07/triad-quilt-it-modern-blog-tour-finish.html" target="_blank">Triad</a>), it's using one or two colours and it's meant to blend into the background. This time, I wanted to experiment with making the design with the quilting.<br />
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First, I laid down some black guidelines, with a mix of straight lines and circles.<br />
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Adding more colours...can you feel the rainbow yet?<br />
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Here it is from the back. Mmm, loving that texture. </div>
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Just as I was finishing up the quilting, I thought it needed a little more. I started adding some hand stitching to define the shapes and make the colours pop more. I used 3 strands of DMC embroidery floss -- it adds a good line of colour, but isn't too heavy. </div>
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<b>Updated:</b> Here is the full view of the blocked quilt. Just the binding and hanging sleeve left to go. Calling this one Blessed. </div>
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My friend Kirstin (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/aboutkirstin/" target="_blank">@aboutkirstin</a>) and I went down to Savannah for QuiltCon and had a fabulous time. Wanna check out some of the sights with us?</div>
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First stop - Savannah's Candy Kitchen</div>
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S'mores rolled ice cream...mmmm<br />
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Seeing the sights, through the rain<br />
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Gorgeous ironwork<br />
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Curiouser, and curiouser. No, really...why?!<br />
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For my cousins<br />
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More gorgeous ironwork<br />
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Segway. Pure awesomeness.<br />
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Interesting evenings<br />
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After a bit of an adventure, home!<br />
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M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-3709796453735527012017-02-18T18:28:00.003-05:002017-02-18T18:28:55.326-05:00Fibonacci Twist - A Work in ProgressI decided to take my love of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number" target="_blank">Fibonacci sequence</a> and my love of solids and challenge myself to see what I could do with it using my scraps.<br />
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I made these <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2014/04/fibonacci-twist-work-in-progress.html" target="_blank">Fibonacci blocks</a> several years ago and it sat in my WIP pile.<br />
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I pulled that out, took off the largest squares and made more 8.5" by 13.5" squares from my scraps.<br />
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Playing with the layout. Hmm, no. </div>
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M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-21867602301277943532017-02-09T21:07:00.001-05:002017-02-09T21:07:36.528-05:00Canada by Code BlockWhen Sew Sisters Quilt Shop approached me to design a block for <a href="http://store.sew-sisters.com/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Store_id=807&page_id=23&Item_ID=19693" target="_blank">The Canadian Sampler</a>, a Block of the Month (BOM) Club to celebrate Canada's sesquicentennial, it didn't even take me two seconds so say, "Hell ya!"<br />
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My block, <a href="http://sewsisters.blogspot.ca/2017/02/the-canadian-sampler-meet-designers_9.html" target="_blank">featured for February</a>, is the Canada By Code block. I wanted my block to have a modern look to it, but still pay tribute to our history. This simple-looking block uses Morse code to spell out our country’s name. Fitting too, since Canada’s primary long-distance communications method during the time of Confederation was the telegraph.<br />
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And while we don't use Morse code anymore, this 'code' block design is also a nod to our tech industry and lifestyle -- we're a pretty 'connected' society. Did you know that 82% of Canadians have high speed Internet connections? We are so connected in fact that the Canadian government has recently declared that high speed broadband internet should be considered a "<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid%3D1172599&source=gmail&ust=1486522347005000&usg=AFQjCNF2Ac6KM6J1lzpYpVvuD3tSYAVejg" href="http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1172599" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">basic communications necessity</a>" like landline telephone lines. That's a pretty bold statement that's going to have major impacts on our telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas of the country.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmhox08NFecaJ6VRTIJaF0bopCkv3z8SlcmMNpGbziyuKUrrOyP6GgIbp_NtRUbb0xJCyXU4PvnHFmJrPTgqidk5Dd_daHFdB6H1cYrnpbczZ-goPAno7EO8jXJl5kKzFDz1ani1084J_/s1600/Block+MR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmhox08NFecaJ6VRTIJaF0bopCkv3z8SlcmMNpGbziyuKUrrOyP6GgIbp_NtRUbb0xJCyXU4PvnHFmJrPTgqidk5Dd_daHFdB6H1cYrnpbczZ-goPAno7EO8jXJl5kKzFDz1ani1084J_/s640/Block+MR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
I like to think that this block celebrates our history and gives us a taste of our future.
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The designers worked with Northcott ColorWorks Premium Solid 9000-241 Cardinal and 9000-10 Snow to design and create a block that expressed their appreciation for this country. I love the variety of blocks in this quilt that can appeal to all types of quilters.<br />
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Here is the finished quilt. Didn't they do a great job laying out all the different blocks? You don't have to lay yours out this way, of course -- you can lay it out any way you want!<br />
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The BOM kicked off last month, but it's not too late to jump in. If you'd like to participate, check out the <a href="http://store.sew-sisters.com/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Store_id=807&page_id=23&Item_ID=19693" target="_blank">Sew Sisters Quilt Shop website</a>. Instructions for two blocks are sent out each month, with the instructions for the layout and sashing coming in the 11th month. <br />
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You can also share your blocks using <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thecanadiansampler/" target="_blank">#thecanadiansampler</a> on Instagram. It's so fun to see how different people are making this quilt.M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-82991550463761484532017-02-06T21:03:00.002-05:002017-02-06T21:03:42.527-05:00Modern Block Monday - TransitionsFor September's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/beesewcial/" target="_blank">Bee Sewcial</a> theme, Anne from <a href="http://www.play-crafts.com/blog/" target="_blank">playcrafts</a> chose the theme <a href="http://www.play-crafts.com/blog/bee-sewcial-september-transitions/" target="_blank">transitions</a>. I decided to do an improv, bargello like block to mimic the colours in and the reflective water of her inspiration painting, Central Park by Leonid Efremov. <br />
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Getting started - lots of improv strips.<br />
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Approx. 17" by 24".<br />
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Check out what my bee mates made for Anne in the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/beesewcial/" target="_blank">#beesewcial</a> feed on Instagram.<br />
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You are always welcome to follow along with the prompts and post your blocks to Instagram under the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/inspiredbybeesewcial/" target="_blank">#inspiredbybeesewcial</a>.M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-87767764322958094552017-01-30T08:20:00.002-05:002017-01-30T08:20:36.240-05:00TGIFF! - Heart StringsThis quilt is two years in the making. I first shared the <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2015/09/heart-strings-work-in-progress.html" target="_blank">my design process</a> for this top in September 2015. I wanted to do a vertical version of <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2014/11/tgiff-october-sky.html" target="_blank">October Sky</a>, but in reds.<br />
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Just as I was starting the hand stitching, my mom got very sick. She spent almost two weeks in the hospital and I brought this project along to help pass the time and manage the fear and sadness.<br />
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After her stay and all the emotion from that time, I just couldn't work on this project for a while. She's had multiple hospital visits since and each time, I've brought this project along. It's been quite therapeutic.<br />
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I finally finished this in the fall. I'm so glad this one is done. It feels like closure on that time.<br />
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With all the emotions stitched into this project, the design and the colours, Heart Strings seemed an appropriate name. To me, this is not a happy quilt and I've been reluctant to share it. Given the events of the last few days in the States and in <a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/reported+dead+shooting+quebec+city+mosque/12806849/story.html" target="_blank">Quebec City</a> last night, I feel like my heart is breaking again so I thought it's time to share the quilt.<br />
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Final size: 30" by 19"<br />
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I'll be linking up with <a href="http://tgiffriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">TGIFF!</a> later this week.<br />
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Hopeful things will get better. Take care! XOM-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-42222332032756391512017-01-26T07:01:00.002-05:002017-01-26T07:01:26.493-05:00Blue Mountain - A Work in ProgressFeeling that I'd done a lot of red and grey projects lately (<a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2016/07/triad-quilt-it-modern-blog-tour-finish.html" target="_blank">Triad</a>, <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2016/09/tgiff-we-north-since-1867.html" target="_blank">We The North Since 1867</a>, etc.), I needed to try something different colour-wise.<br />
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I love the work of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawren_Harris" target="_blank">Lauren Harris</a>, the Group of Seven artist, who painted one of my favourite paintings, <a href="http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/canadian/images/LawrenHarris-North-Shore-Lake-Superior-1926.jpg" target="_blank">North Shore</a>. The way he uses blues and whites in his paintings of icebergs and mountains to capture the light of the northern landscape is incredible. So drawing from that inspiration, I started playing with these fabrics.<br />
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I cut some strips of many of the colours and started playing with them in a layered mountain formation, with just pins to anchor the strips on my design wall.<br />
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And speaking of creative stretches, July's <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/2742873@N22/discuss/72157670366586186/" target="_blank">Bacon Consideration</a> prompt by Debbie at <a href="http://aquilterstable.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">A Quilter's Table</a> was the first and only (so far) food prompt I've been challenged with.<br />
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For my blocks, I went with raw bacon:<br />
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Debbie has finished her bacon quilt, which she calls <a href="http://aquilterstable.blogspot.ca/2016/11/baconrific.html" target="_blank">Baconrific</a>. Do check it out -- it's aptly named!<br />
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You are always welcome to follow along with the prompts and post your blocks to Instagram under the #inspiredbybeesewcial.M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-10398266396128642082017-01-14T12:34:00.001-05:002017-01-14T12:34:27.953-05:00Q1 2017 Finish-A-Long GoalsAlright, new year, new goals! I have yet to look back at my goals for 2016 and see how I did, but time is running out for linking up with the <a href="http://www.felicityquilts.com/2017/01/time-to-link-up-q1-finish-long-proposed.html" target="_blank">Q1 2017 Finish-A-Long</a> so let's do that first. For this quarter, I hope to finish the following:<br />
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1) My Improv Modern Christmas tree quilt with blocks from my xx bee. The top is done and the layout for the back is planned. It just needs to be sewn together, basted and quilted. I definitely want this done for this Christmas and am motivated to work on this one now.<br />
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2) My It Takes a Quilt Village quilt with blocks from my Bee Sewcial bee mates. I think I have the vision for the layout sorted out (not what you see here though). Now, I need to sew it.<br />
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3) Wee Spy baby quilt for little Jane. It's ready to be quilted.<br />
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4) Ice Blue Mountain (not the name yet). Still trying to sort out some design issues, but this one won't leave me alone so I'm adding it to the list.<br />
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5) Fibonacci quarter log cabin. Here's a rough sketch. Playing with the colours for this one now.<br />
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Way more than I'll probably finish, but let's give it a go! Linking up with the <a href="http://www.felicityquilts.com/2017/01/time-to-link-up-q1-finish-long-proposed.html" target="_blank">Q1 2017 Finish-A-Long</a> gang.<br />
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What are you aiming to finish soon?M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-15098391148577840002017-01-08T17:59:00.000-05:002017-01-09T00:15:31.064-05:00Celebrate Canada's 150th Anniversary with The Canadian SamplerI am very excited to share with you a project I'm participating in with 19 other Canadian designers -- <a href="http://store.sew-sisters.com/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Store_id=807&page_id=23&Item_ID=19693" target="_blank">The Canadian Sampler</a>. Sew Sisters Quilt Shop asked us each to design a block to celebrate Canada's sesquicentennial as part of a Block of the Month (BOM) Club for 2017. It didn't even take me two seconds so say, "Hell ya!"<br />
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Here is the finished quilt. Didn't they do a great job laying out all the different blocks?<br />
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You don't have to lay yours out this way, of course -- you can lay it out any way you want!<br />
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Designers worked with Northcott ColorWorks Premium Solid 9000-241 Cardinal and 9000-10 Snow to design and create a block that expressed their appreciation for this country. I think there's such a great variety of blocks in this quilt that can appeal to all types of quilters. I especially love that "Eh!" block! Eh? (sorry, couldn't resist)<br />
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My block is the Canada By Code block (the lower right one below). That's Canada written in Morse code. I'll tell you more about it in February, when my block is up.<br />
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The BOM kicks off this month and I can't wait to get started. If you'd like to participate, check out the <a href="http://store.sew-sisters.com/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Store_id=807&page_id=23&Item_ID=19693" target="_blank">Sew Sisters Quilt Shop website</a>. Instructions for two blocks are sent out each month, with the instructions for the layout and sashing coming in the 11th month. Could be done for Christmas...just sayin'...<br />
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M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-41805820415230533732017-01-02T11:01:00.000-05:002017-01-02T11:01:00.547-05:00Kicking off 2017 with a Party -- A Slab Block Linky Party That Is!Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you were able to get a little 'you time' after the hustle and bustle of the holidays. I, for one, was really looking forward to slamming the door on 2016 and greeting 2017 with wide open arms. One of the ways I'll be trying to make 2017 better is by participating in <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/quilt-canada-2017-quilting-bee.php&source=gmail&ust=1483456025488000&usg=AFQjCNHPeBZYB8Dihmlqi7RRHv48k932IQ" href="http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/quilt-canada-2017-quilting-bee.php" target="_blank">Canada's Big Quilt Bee</a> with the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=http://www.canadianquilter.com/index.php&source=gmail&ust=1483456025488000&usg=AFQjCNFuQHfHHDNNP4tQ8iu45uqx7Jv5pA" href="http://www.canadianquilter.com/index.php" target="_blank">Canadian Quilter's Association (CQA)</a> and <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=http://fabricplease.com/&source=gmail&ust=1483456025488000&usg=AFQjCNFpVNi7FXjUbANfQ_aBFncTz0hA6w" href="http://fabricplease.com/" target="_blank">Fabric Please!</a>
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Check out my <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2016/12/with-glowing-hearts.html&source=gmail&ust=1483456025488000&usg=AFQjCNGj2YD_DbyTruAWOKYA905ZNgr_Ww" href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2016/12/with-glowing-hearts.html" target="_blank">last post</a> for more details, but in a nutshell, CQA is looking for 12.5" slab blocks with some Canada 150 fabric to make 1,000 quilts for kids at Ronald McDonald House.<br />
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Three gift certificates to <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=http://fabricplease.com/&source=gmail&ust=1483456025488000&usg=AFQjCNFpVNi7FXjUbANfQ_aBFncTz0hA6w" href="http://fabricplease.com/" target="_blank">Fabric Please!</a><br />
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Here are my first two finished slab blocks -- just love that red, aqua, grey, black and white goodness! I'll share more of them over the next few months.<br />
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You can link up the slab blocks you make for the project in this linky party until 8:17 p.m. on <b>May 17, 2017</b> so you have lots of time.<br />
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Also, we need to spread the word so please link back to the party so your readers can find us too -- we will need a <b>lot</b> of blocks to make 1,000 quilts! You can mail your unfinished quilt tops and/or slab blocks to: Leslie Whitby, 2895 Almonte Road, Carp, ON, K0A 1L0. <b>Last day to mail is May 30, 2017 so they can make it in time for the Big Quilt Bee.</b><br />
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Hmm, I wondered if there's a Guinness World Record for the biggest quilt bee? So I looked it up. There's a record for the <a href="http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-patchwork-quilt" target="_blank">largest patchwork quilt</a>, the <a href="http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-bee-house" target="_blank">largest bee house</a> and the <a href="http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-gathering-of-people-dressed-as-bees" target="_blank">largest gathering of people dressed as bees</a> (why?), but I did not find a record of the largest quilt bee. Something to think about, CQA?<br />
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But I digress. CQA is looking for blocks to get this party started. 12.5" slab blocks in particular with at least one piece of special Canada 150 fabric in it. Slab blocks are really easy to make and you can find the <a href="https://www.canadianquilter.com/pdf/quilt-canada-2017/Quilting-Bee-How-to-make-a-block.pdf" target="_blank">instructions</a> on the Canadian Quilters Association site.<br />
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When Rita from <a href="http://fabricplease.com/" target="_blank">Fabric Please</a> approached me for this bee, I was game and I figured some of you would be too. She sent me this great charm pack of the Glowing Hearts fabric line by Grace Noël for Trendtex to get me started. She is carrying the entire With Glowing Hearts line that is available for purchase <a href="http://fabricplease.com/product-category/designer-cottons/grace-noel/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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It's a beautiful fabric line, done to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary, which officially kicks off in 20 days by the way!<br />
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I've added in some of my red, aqua, grey and white scraps to the Glowing Hearts charm pack. I didn't think I had that many in those colours, but I've used a lot of them already and I still have more. Here's one of my blocks so far. I still need to add more rows to get it to 12.5". but it's coming along. A perfect low-stress project to do before or after the holidays.<br />
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Now here's the exciting part where there's something in it for you! <a href="http://fabricplease.com/product-category/designer-cottons/grace-noel/" target="_blank">Fabric Please!</a> has offered up some prizes for people who donate slab blocks to the project. Woo hoo!<br />
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I will run a linky party here starting next week and running until May 17, 2017. You can link up the slab blocks you make for the project. <b>Only slab blocks please</b> -- this isn't <a href="http://tgiffriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">TGIFF!</a> or W.I.P. Wednesdays or Sew Thursdays or New Project Tuesdays or Manic Mondays or any of those other linky parties. This is <b>just</b> for <b>slab blocks</b> for <a href="https://www.canadianquilter.com/events/quilt-canada-2017-quilting-bee.php" target="_blank">Canada's Big Quilt Bee</a>. I will remove your post (with love though) from the linky party if it's anything other than slab blocks. More details to come about the prizes from Fabric Please! next week when the linky party starts.<br />
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Mail your unfinished quilt tops and/or slab blocks to:
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2895 Almonte Road, Carp, ON, K0A 1L0. <b>Last day to mail is May 30, 2017.</b>M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-51969355085092006382016-12-07T23:08:00.000-05:002016-12-07T23:08:02.983-05:00Modern Block Monday - Lake CountryThe wonderful Felicity from <a href="http://www.felicityquilts.com/" target="_blank">Felicity Quilts</a> was our Bee Sewcial Queen Bee for the month of June. She chose the theme of Lake Country and we were to do blocks of blue and green.<br />
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Felicity received her blocks and has started <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BJx6rWMg6m_/?tagged=beesewcial" target="_blank">playing around with layout</a>. Looking great!<br />
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Have fun!M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-64806216088021735562016-11-13T22:44:00.001-05:002016-11-13T22:44:53.108-05:00It's all about the touch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxBnOlbwR6yctgujMGAnLGXuWGi5gfNZUuAu2RMOwxdiKyHRjfLl0aF4io0QZNpafz4pB6dwl4nj8xSEieQJH1RphoxSPkCYKMs2AyiKKJCE9llrEwtMmP7Js4DVEadkXi7Ubd18gRfOE/s1600/IMG_0640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxBnOlbwR6yctgujMGAnLGXuWGi5gfNZUuAu2RMOwxdiKyHRjfLl0aF4io0QZNpafz4pB6dwl4nj8xSEieQJH1RphoxSPkCYKMs2AyiKKJCE9llrEwtMmP7Js4DVEadkXi7Ubd18gRfOE/s320/IMG_0640.JPG" width="320" /></a>I've been struggling with a serious case of no sewjo this Fall and the U.S. Election on Tuesday didn't help the mood. But we have to pick ourselves up and keep on going.<br />
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I shared some of the health challenges my mother faced last year, but I haven't talked about my mother-in-law's (MIL) challenges. She's been declining into dementia for a few years now, with a dramatic change in the last year. It's heartbreaking to watch someone you love slowly lose themselves and become dependent on those around her for just about everything. She can't do most of the things she used to love and since we don't live close to my in-laws, it's hard to help them much on a day-to-day basis.<br />
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The <a href="http://ottawavalleyquiltersguild.org/" target="_blank">Ottawa Valley Quilters Guild</a> had a Touch Quilts for workshop yesterday and, seeing that they had one spot left and our family schedule wasn't insane, I signed up. I can at least make her a quilt.<br />
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Instructions for a lot of the quilt techniques I learned and tried yesterday can be found on the <a href="http://www.quirkyquilt.com/" target="_blank">Quirky Quilt</a> site by Grace McNab. They don't take that long to make.<br />
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First up, I made a quilt for my MIL. She loves light yellow and blue. With Touch Quilts, the key is the tactile aspect so a good design and pretty colours are secondary. However, I wondered if I could do a bit of both for her.<br />
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Lots of different textures to feel and things to do with this one which appeals to patients need to pet or rub and pull. Unfortunately, the quilt batting I brought for this one was too small when I opened it up so I decided to finish it up at home. I hope she'll like it!<br />
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I had enough time to make another one that I could donate. This one doesn't have batting as I'm told some patients find them too hot.<br />
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I'm hoping that completing these two projects will get the sewjo going again. Always a boost when you can make something for someone else. :)<br />
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Rita opened her online shop in February 2014 and has been loving every second of it. She has a great site, where you can find products by designer, fabric type (she carries apparel fabric!), theme, notions and manufacturers, etc. Fabric Please! carries a sweet collection of precuts, Aurifil thread (yay!) and has a great <a href="http://fabricplease.com/product-category/sale-items/" target="_blank">sale section</a>.<br />
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Did you know that Fabric Please! has the <b>whole</b> <a href="http://fabricplease.com/product-tag/with-glowing-hearts/" target="_blank">Glowing Hearts fabric line</a>? Yes ma'am! Look at those colours...<br />
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Designed by fellow Canadian Grace Noël, this line was commissioned by Trendex (Canadian supplier of Moda products) to celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary next year. Get it while it lasts 'cause it won't last long!<br />
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So welcome <a href="http://fabricplease.com/" target="_blank">Fabric Please!</a> and thank you for becoming a sponsor!<br />
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You'll be hearing more about this line and Fabric Please! in a few weeks because we'll be partnering up for <a href="http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/quilt-canada-2017-quilting-bee.php" target="_blank">Canada's Big Quilt Bee</a>. Stay tuned!M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-67128285074918095342016-09-08T19:00:00.000-04:002016-09-08T19:00:33.330-04:00TGIFF! - Ego CheckWelcome to TGIFF! Yes, I'm hosting again this week. Yay! So you know how I shared my best work to date last week? My <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2016/09/tgiff-we-north-since-1867.html" target="_blank">We The North Since 1867</a> received amazing feedback. Thank you all! I'm still replying to comments from last week. <br />
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Well, this week is a little bit of a reality check for me. The universe always has timely lessons for me to "not get too big for my britches," as the saying goes. <br />
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It's back-to-school time in our house, right? Our oldest son is starting grade 7 at a new school and needs a new pencil case. Clearly on some delusional high from last week's successful finish, I offered to make him one. Not an easy flat or box style one, but a tube one with an f'ing zipper! 3D projects are not my strong suit.<br />
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We picked out some great fabrics. <br />
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And I even had the zipper on hand, which is weird because I don't buy those zipper things. Must have come from my grandmother's sewing kit. <br />
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I found a great <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2010/08/back-to-school-pencil-case/" target="_blank">tutorial</a> online. Now, I'll be very clear here. I, M-R Charbonneau, of sound mind and body, in no way, shape or form, hold the lovely writer of this tutorial responsible for my 'modifications' and resulting product.<br />
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I redid the zipper three times and the tube ends twice. There were many curse words and much questioning of my sewing ability. In the end, it got done. And done is better than perfect.<br />
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Oldest child is still quite happy with it so that is what matters. And really, within a week, it's going to be dingy from hanging out at the bottom of his bag and falling on the floor repeatedly (he is remarkably similar to his mother in his clumsiness).<br />
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I shared the <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2016/07/we-north-since-1867-work-in-progress.html" target="_blank">finished We The North Since 1867 top</a> last month. I actually designed this quilt last year, but then struggled with the motivation to start it. Fear is such a little bugger. Once I got started though, the obsession took over. Tea and Buffy the Vampire Slayer kept me company on many a late night.<br />
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I made We the North Since 1867 to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary next year. Yeah, I know I'm a little early to be doing a sesquicentennial quilt, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I love to travel and experience other countries and cultures, but I love coming home too. I feel pretty lucky to be born in this cool country so I wanted to make something to celebrate it.<br />
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Don't let the simple design fool you; it has a lot of meaning behind it (at least for me). It has 13 values of red (mostly Konas) for the 10 provinces and three territories.<br />
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When we typically talk about Canadian culture, we often use the term 'mosaic' to describe all the nationalities that now call this place home. I wanted the central maple leaf to convey that idea as well, but I wanted more of a glass-like feel to it to remind us that it is fragile if we are not careful.<br />
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I machine appliquéd 1867, the year of Confederation, to the lower right of the maple leaf.<br />
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For the quilting, I used two colours of Aurifil thread (Red 50 wt. 2260 and Charcoal 50 wt. 2630), representing our two official languages. The quilting is the walking foot technique that I learned from Heather Lair. The spacing is 5/8" between the lines. Done on my Bernina domestic machine, the quilting alone took about 30 hours. Yes, totally crazy, but worth it.<br />
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I outlined the central maple leaf with some hand stitching and included some hand stitched partial maple leaf 'watermarks' in the background.<br />
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I also hand stitched one small red maple leaf in the upper right to represent our 'little' country in 1867 (only 4 provinces and 3.4 million people at the time).<br />
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We the North Since 1867 is done and it turned out just as I had hoped. Bliss.<br />
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For those who like to see under the covers, here's the back (it's really hard to photograph red):<br />
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Size: 34.5" x 44"<br />
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I know I say this a lot, but this is now my favourite quilt. Sorry, <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2013/06/happy-canada-day-eh.html" target="_blank">Happy Canada Day, Eh</a>! I still adore you too though.<br />
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I'm not a fan of foundation paper piecing, or I wasn't until this project. ;)<br />
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The palette plus charcoal grey:<br />
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The first half - so far so good! </div>
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Loving the value play. </div>
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My 11 year old commented, "Those corners are 'tight,' Mom!" Thanks sweets! :) </div>
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A satin stitched date. </div>
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Ready for basting!</div>
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The completed top! I am so thrilled (and relieved) that the paper piecing worked for this design. It turned out as I had envisioned in my head. Yay!</div>
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Now for the quilting!<br />
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Hope you are having a fabulous weekend!M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-28462706544768996262016-07-05T01:00:00.000-04:002016-07-05T01:00:08.410-04:00Triad - A Quilt-It Modern Blog Tour FinishI'm pretty excited about the finish I'm going to share with you today. It's part of the <a href="http://blog.rileyblakedesigns.com/blog/2016/06/27/quilt-it-modern-blog-tour/">Quilt-It Modern Blog Tour</a> featuring <span style="text-align: center;">Riley Blake </span><a href="https://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/shop/category/riley-blake-designs/coming-soon/confetti-cottons/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Confetti Cottons</a><span style="text-align: center;"> and </span><a href="https://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/shop/category/riley-blake-designs/available-now/crayola-colors/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Crayola Colors</a>. If you are new to my blog, welcome!<br />
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Now if you have been following me for any amount of time, you know I love solids. I'm new to Riley Blake solids though and I must say that they are pretty divine! They have a great <a href="http://alittledesignhelp.com/what-is-the-hand-of-a-fabric/" target="_blank">hand</a> and they are great to cut and sew.<br />
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Through the magic of blog time, I turned this delicious bundle of Riley Blake solids (Charcoal, Cayenne, Geranium, RileyBurgundy, RileyRed, RileyRaspberry, Rouge, TeaRose) ...<br />
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into this ode to the triangle, which I call Triad.<br />
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Why the name? Threes abound in this quilt -- triangles have three sides of course, the three floating triangles, three main sections of the quilt design, three layers of the quilt, three thread colours. So Triad just seemed pretty apt.<br />
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While I hadn't planned it, shortly into the process of laying out my little triangles on my design wall, I was reminded of one of my favourite t-shirts, which you can see in these <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2014/07/well-met.html" target="_blank">pictures</a> (Hi Maritime MQG!). Clearly my subconscious at work, eh?<br />
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This was definitely a quilt that I wanted people to step closer to look at the details so I went to town on the quilting.<br />
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I started with echoing the triangle seams, which gave a fun star effect at the triangle intersections and many little triangles. </div>
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For the negative space, I used the walking foot technique I've used in various ways on <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2012/09/tgiff-heathia.html">Heathia</a>, <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2015/05/tgiff-codex.html">Codex</a>, <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2016/05/tgiff-separation-of-church-and-state.html">Separation of Church and State</a>, <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2014/01/wake-up-to-kona-stitch-in-time.html">A Stitch in Time</a> and <a href="http://quiltmatters.blogspot.ca/2015/02/tgiff-night-flight.html">Night Flight</a>. Only this time, I used two colours on the top (a red Aurifil #2250 and a charcoal grey #2630) and a lighter grey (Aurifil #2625) on the back and kept to the triangle theme of the design.<br />
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I did two triangles in the red thread and filled the rest in with the charcoal grey thread. While this is a very time-consuming technique, the texture is so worth it! This technique looks so great against solid fabric.<br />
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The back is a lighter grey and it shows off the texture nicely. Finished with a <a href="http://www.bluemoonriver.com/assets/nonmitredfacing.pdf" target="_blank">non-mitred facing</a>.<br />
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M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-17574761612275449762016-06-20T12:31:00.001-04:002016-06-20T12:31:37.715-04:00Modern Block Monday - TrianglesHappy Monday, all! I got to check out Quilt Canada 2016 in Toronto on Friday, which was awesome, but I'll tell you more about that in a future post. Today, I want to play a little catch up on my Bee Sewcial blocks. For April's Bee Sewcial theme, Marci (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/marci_girl/">@marci_girl</a>) from <a href="http://www.marcigirldesigns.com/">Marci Girl Designs</a> picked repeating triangles in blues. Mmm!<br />
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Check out that improv Y-seam. Bam! <br />
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She seemed to really like them so Phew! :) <br />
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To see the blocks my beemates did (very much worth doing!), check out <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/beesewcial/">#BeeSewcial</a> on Instagram. If you'd like to follow along with this bee, tag your blocks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/inspiredbybeesewcial/">#inspiredbybeesewcial</a>. The more, the merrier!<br />
<br />M-R Charbonneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373100723178299298.post-12545863761935741832016-06-05T08:23:00.001-04:002016-06-05T08:23:12.205-04:00Anniversary Giveaway Winner and Quadruple Maple Leaf BlocksAnd we have a winner for my 5 year blogiversary giveaway! Congratulations to <a href="http://nannylor.blogspot.ca/"># 119 Lori</a>. Please send me your snail mail address and I'll get this out to you asap. Again, thank you to all who have supported and encouraged me over the past five years. I've loved meeting people through the blog and this great online community. Hugs to you all!<br />
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On the subject of giving, you've probably heard about the fires in Fort MacMurray, AB. Crazy! Well, Stacey from <a href="http://slostudio.ca/">SLOstudio</a> started up a <a href="http://slostudio.ca/post/143898346607/quilts-for-fort-mcmurray">great collection</a> of Maple Leaf Blocks to make quilts for the folks in Fort MacMurray who lost their homes and have been displaced. She put together a <a href="http://slostudio.ca/post/143920186032/maple-leaf-block-tutorial">tutorial</a> that I used to make these blocks:<br />
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I thought those blocks were it for me until I saw this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ottawamodernquiltguild/photos/a.1455551571332417.1073741828.1454135778140663/1830495350504702/?type=3&theater">Ottawa Modern Quilt Guild Facebook post</a>. Challenge accepted. But I thought "More." First it was going to be a triple, but then I figured out that I can do a quad, which would finish at 81". Yeah!</div>
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