By now, I think we’ve all suffered from a bit of cabin fever. However, this article is not about the mental toll COVID19 may have had on us. Nor is it about my wistful yearning for a long holiday in a cozy log cabin on the lake… No, today I’m talking about another type of […]
When the theme for this issue was announced, I immediately knew what I was going to make. We all have a special place from which we draw our strength. My special place is in the Ukrainian countryside where my grandmother lived. Golden roofs and peaceful green fields are favourite elements I love to showcase and […]
A few years ago, I started to dye my own fabrics. Another adventure in surface design: so many colours, so may possibilities. Dyeing fabric using Procion dyes is a lengthy process: preparing the dyes in different colours and the soda ash solution, scour the fabric, the buckets. And then waiting for a few days before […]
When I think about landscapes, a myriad of images come to mind; not just those created with fabric, but with paper, paint, and a combination of elements. I decided to investigate the history of landscape art. Summarized below is what I found. Landscape painting is the depiction of natural scenery in art; landscapes may capture […]
Every once in a while you come across a photo in your life that just needs to be featured in a big way on your wall of your home. My husband and I went on a canoe trip once to Kilvert Lake, Ontario. This was one of those trips where our child was with the […]
When I originally created this project the word Dream was meant as inspiration to follow your dreams and to encourage pleasant dreams. Though this still holds true I think that it now holds the added meaning of hope for our future. I dream of a time when we will once again be able to attend […]
I was recently a guest on the Gift Biz Unwrapped Podcast by Sue Monhait and she began with a traditional question she asks of each guest about their motivational candle. She asked me, “What colour would your candle be, and which words of wisdom would you write on it?” I was so delighted by this […]
2020 was a difficult year for most, adapting to a whole new way of life. From a personal standpoint, the pandemic was but one of the events that changed my life. That, paired with personal loss and everything that brought about, and then the loss of my job made for a complicated year. One of […]
I ran across an anonymous quote recently about beauty and quilting. I thought this little bit of wisdom was very appropriate for the front of the quilt journal I planned to make. I also wanted to use metallic threads to embellish the journal cover to make it extra special, as it will be a gift […]
The shape of my life changed in 2020. I lost my partner, the pandemic hit the world and then, I lost my job. To try and help with all the emotions hitting me at once at the time, and at the urging of my daughter, who was staying with me at the time, we both […]