Fil Volant 28/04/2022 Fil Volant 28/04/2022

Falling in love again with appliqué at the craft fair Pour l’Amour du Fil

Appliqué quilts with a fresh perspective and a sense of humor: a focus on the artwork of Deborah Dorward and Megan Manwaring

Fil Volant 09/03/2022 Fil Volant 09/03/2022

QuiltCon 2022 Part II: Favorites

There were so many gorgeous and inspiring quilts at QuiltCon that it is difficult to choose which ones to highlight! Here are a selection of some of my favorites, in no particular order.

Fil Volant 21/02/2022 Fil Volant 21/02/2022

QuiltCon 2022 Part I: Improvisation and Heidi Parkes

This is my first experience at a QuiltCon and I spent all day Friday attending various lectures, one of which was called “Improv Quilt, Improv Life,” by Heidi Parkes. I wanted to share with you some of the main ideas from her talk and how you can integrate them into your own quilting practice.

Fil Volant 20/01/2022 Fil Volant 20/01/2022

A long-lost childhood patchwork project

I recently cleared out my belongings from my childhood home and found this beauty! It’s one of my first quilting projects that I started with my mom when she was teaching me how to do patchwork and quilting.