I felt an urgent need to make this quilt after meeting Kelly’s cousin, Amber, for the first time in January. Kelly and I had gone to Vancouver for a week of holidays, and while there he took me to meet her . She is temporarily living at GF Strong Rehabilitation Center. This wonderful place is… Continue reading An Island Chain for Amber
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I danced!
I danced! This morning, for about 2 minutes, I actually danced! Cleaning up my sewing room shelves, I found the funky bow that Nathalie had put on my birthday present last summer. I held it in my hand, and humming Begin the Beguine, I did a little candle dance with the funky twinkling bow. In my… Continue reading I danced!
Halia’s quilt
Since I made a quilt for Jade, I needed to make one for her little sister (Halia), too. Fair is fair, right? So here is the story of Halia’s quilt. I have always been drawn to appliqued quilts and have always wanted to make one for myself. I knew how to applique, but I wasn’t… Continue reading Halia’s quilt
Jade’s Quilt
Every quilt has a story, and I like to share these stories as a way to preserve them. Jade’s quilt was one of the many unfinished projects that I’ve collected over the years. Jade is the daughter of my friend Fawn. She started kindergarten this year and I wanted to make her something special to snuggle under with a favourite… Continue reading Jade’s Quilt
Kitchen Baladi
Rockin’ the Casbah, Act II: After Hours. A waitress (me!) is inspired to dance on the empty stage. March 19, 2011. Enjoy!
Kelly’s “college” quilt:16 years in the making
Back in 1995 Kelly decided that it was time to give up the flying business and go back to school, finish his undergraduate degree in music & get the teacher certification that he’d started in the late 70s. To that end, he spent a year at Yukon College filling in the GUR gaps with 100 & 200 level… Continue reading Kelly’s “college” quilt:16 years in the making