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Author Archives: Carla A. Canonico

Banish Winter Blahs Cushion

Brother ScanNCut
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6]   [/span6][/columns] This abstract appliqué design was cut on the Brother ScanNCut using built in flourish designs in green and red batik fabric. The flourish pieces were artistically arranged and appliquéd to the charcoal linen background that was matchstick quilted – to give this cushion a modern look. The back of the […]

Be My Valentine Banner

Be My Valentine Banner

Tired of typical appliqué procedures? Try combining traditional machine appliqué with software and embroidery. Bring out your creative side as you explore the many appliqué possibilities using PFAFF® 6D® Premier software and PFAFF® sewing and embroidery machines. Create a unique wall-hanging just in time for Valentine’s Day – or any special day! Read more in […]

Fan Vaulting Beret

Fan Vaulting Beret
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] A few years, ago my younger daughter and I took a trip to England for her March break. We both loved the various styles of architecture, but, as a knitter, one of the things I found most inspiring was the wonderful, fan-vaulted ceilings found in many cathedrals. The ceiling at Bath […]

Ruffles in Fashion

Ruffles in motion

Understanding and using a sewing machine ruffler attachment Ruffles in fashion, home dec and on little girls’ dresses! Lengths and lengths and lengths of organza, cottons, satins, and silks gathered up to create romantic and feminine looks. Ruffles have been around for many years and so has the attachment to create them. It’s an accessory […]

Pretty Petals Wallhanging

Personally Yours Wallhanging
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] There’s no end to Christine Baker’s brilliant imagination as she creates this very charming applique quilt table topper. Use the shapes to make it a runner, or a banner to herald spring! Read more in our Spring 2012 issue. Designed by Christine Baker Fairfield Road Designs [email protected] www.fairfieldroaddesigns.com christinebaker-fairfieldroaddesigns.blogspot.ca

Six Generations Quilt Show

Granny epler
[columns] [span3] [/span3][span3] [/span3][span3] [/span3][span3] [/span3][/columns] Catherine (Katie) Mae Epler was a diminutive woman, but what she lacked in stature she made up for in spunk and creativity. In 1914, Katie travelled from her home in Pennsylvania with her 16-year-old daughter Frances Iva to the Swan River Valley in Manitoba. There, she took out a […]

Quilting Words of Wisdom

Christine Baker
[columns] [span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][/columns] Studio Profile – Christine Baker Christine has always been a sewer, from the time she was a kid making Barbie clothes with her mom, but it wasn’t until after she was married that she started to quilt. She graduated in 1993 from University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Pharmacy […]