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Sometimes a frame can make all the difference in the world. These two little trees measure about 6×4 each. Finishing them as miniature quilts was a possibility, but they really needed something that would a) make them bigger, b) accentuate their elegance in a minimalist way and c) protect them from the forces of nature [...]

I have learned, through trial and grievous error, that it is a mistake to attempt critical or integral portions of work while really ill. It is also a mistake to do any work that might seriously injure you (i.e. using chemicals or blades) while sick. So for the past several days, I’ve really not accomplished [...]

I’ve just added a couple of static pages to this blog. the first is a small gallery of my recent work and the second is a ditty on how to care for your textile art. The former will be updated as work transpires. The latter is intended only as a brief guideline to customers. For [...]

This is taken from an enclosure I’ve developed to include with purchases of my works. I have several slightly different versions, depending on the type of work involved. This is the one aimed at caring for unframed wall hangings.
Art quilts, by their very nature, are not intended for heavy use as bed coverings or as [...]

“One Day in May” (48″ x 30″)
hand-painted fabrics, emeblleished with sheers
assoted threads
Available through HandSmiths Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

“Serenity”
Private Collection

“L’église à Plaisance”
61″ x 33″
based on research I did while completing my M.A., this is my reconstruction and interpretation of the church in Plaisance (Placentia, Newfoundland) around the end of the 17th century
Hand-painted fabrics, withsome commercial fabrics [...]

Every year that I have been in the Newfoundland & Lab. Craft Council Christmas Craft Fair, I’ve had queries from people who wanted to know if I made baby quilts.
I have, in fact, made baby quilts. In recent years, I’ve been focussing my energies on decorative textiles rather than functional ones. Also, I’ve typically found [...]

Okay, I’ve just about got everything ready for the show. Only one piece still being quilted and another that I can do if time allows. So I’m in good shape, despite having been virtually comatose yesterday with a horrid cold. A pox on the generous soul who gave it to me.
As is usually the way [...]

I just finished the binding on “Cumbria”, below. The picture isn’t quite squared, as I was trying to finish up before the toddler woke up, but you get the idea.

The rocks were giving me a small bit of grief, because I just couldn’t get the effect for which I was looking. Then I remembered the [...]

I have finally gotten around to starting the “Supplies” page for this blog. I’ve been meaning to do it for some time now and now it’s done. Or at least started. It should be on-going; as I get more sources and information, I’ll update it.
It’ll probably only be really useful to those living in my [...]

Sources for Supplies
Fabric, Art Supplies, paints, etc.
Primarily in the St. John’s Metro Area

Fashionable Fabrics Ltd
Address : 7 Commonwealth Avenue, Mount Pearl, NL A1N 1W3
Telephone : 709-747-9710

Notes:

good cotton fabric selection
carries heavyweight stabiliser on the roll
carries silk suitable for painting and dyeing
some thread – Gutermann
good quality beads & large floss selection

Sew Much More
Address : 30 [...]