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June 2017

Rythme – A finished quilt

This quilt wasn’t at the top of my project to-be-completed-quickly list …Ce quilt n’était pas en haut de ma liste de projets à terminer rapidement … I first just wanted to see what the quilting would bring to this top and started to quilt straight lines spaced from 1″. And then … just couldn’t stop adding lines to subdivide these spaces …Je voulais d’abord juste voir ce que le quilting apporterait à ce top et j’ai commencé à quilter des lignes droites espacées de 1″. Et ensuite … je n’ai pas pu m’arrêter d’ajouter des lignes pour subdiviser ces espaces… +

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May 2017

Pencil pouch

I finished today a few pencil pouches and I can tick project #2 off my list for the second quarter of 2017 Finish-Along !J’ai terminé aujourd’hui quelques trousses à crayons et je peux cocher le projet #2 de ma liste pour le deuxième trimestre du Finish-Along 2017 ! I used a fun tutorial written by Anna – Noodlehead – and here is the link Canvas Pencil Pouch Tutorial if you would like to give it a try. For this one I chose fabrics to match my new tote bag, also made using a pattern designed by Anna.J’ai utilisé un super tutoriel écrit par  Anna –… +

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May 2017

Workshop with Maryline Collioud-Robert

Last week I attended a two days workshop with Maryline Collioud-Robert on the theme working and having fun with scraps.We did different exercises throughout the weekend making easy blocks. Each student worked with her own fabrics following instructions to select colours and values. At the end of each exercise Maryline mixed all our blocks and arranged them together.One of the goals was to illustrate we can mix all sort of fabrics and styles and get a consistent and interesting whole as long as we define first some basic rules. La semaine dernière, j’ai suivi un séminaire de deux jours avec… +

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May 2017

Thoughts on facing a quilt

As promised when I shared pictures of my latest finish, here is a specific blog post about the finishing process of this project.I faced a couple of quilts in the past but never took the time to find a way to make corners properly … For this project I knew I had not only four corners to deal with but sixteen … I thought it was worth focusing on that point and I even made three samples ! 🙂 Comme promis quand je vous ai montré des photos de ma dernière réalisation, voici un article spécifique à propos des finitions… +

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May 2017

Trip to Nadelwelt in Karlsruhe

I had never been to Nadelwelt, an event for needlecraft in Karlsruhe (Germany), before and didn’t planned to go this year either. It was a great last minute opportunity proposed by my friend Patricia !Je n’étais jamais allée au Nadelwelt, un événement dédié aux travaux d’aiguille qui a lieu à Karlsruhe (Allemagne), avant et je n’avais pas planifié d’y aller cette année non plus. C’était une super opportunité de dernière minute proposée par mon amie Patricia ! We drove all morning on Saturday and could see quilts exhibitions in the afternoon, keeping the visit to booth vendors for the following… +

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May 2017

Ephémère – Four connected quilts

An other finish on my list for the second quarter of 2017 FAL !Un autre projet terminé sur ma liste pour le deuxième trimestre du FAL 2017 ! All through the process I had in mind the placement above. But as my friends pointed out to me last week, other placements create new shapes which are really interesting as well. I love the one below !Tout au long de la réalisation, j’avais en tête la disposition ci-dessus. Mais comme me l’ont fait remarquer mes amies la semaine dernière, d’autres placements créent de nouvelles formes qui sont aussi très intéressantes. J’adore celle qui suit !… +

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April 2017

New tote bag

First project on my list for the second quarter of 2017 Finish-Along done !Premier projet de ma liste pour le deuxième trimestre du Finish-Along 2017 terminé ! I used wool + wax tote pattern designed by talented Anna Graham of Noodlehead. Instead of wool or wax I worked with two prints from Carolyn Friedlander Euclid collection which are linen/cotton blends. I love Anna’s simple style and all little extras such as rivets that gives a professional look.J’ai utilisé le modèle wool + wax tote dessiné par la talentueuse Anna Graham de Noodlehead. Au lieu de laine ou de toile cirée, j’ai travaillé avec… +

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April 2017

Improv Handbook

I haven’t blogged about my improv’ exercises from Sherri Lynn Wood book for a while but have some progress to share today.Je n’ai rien écrit à propos de mes exercices d’impro du livre de Sherri Lynn Wood depuis quelques temps mais j’ai quelques progrès à vous montrer aujourd’hui. My top for Score #5 is finished ! At last … Before I started working on this exercise I thought it would be a very easy one. And it is technically easy. You maybe see the layout of my blocks as random but actually I spent a lot of time too much time procrastinating… +

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April 2017

Quilting in progress and binding tutorial

I am really happy that I made the most of my trip to Quiltcon and Savannah last February. Since I came back my life has been a succession of troubles, bad news and worries … Whenever possible I rush into my sewing room and quilt a while to clear my head (and to keep me sane by the way !). Je suis vraiment contente d’avoir profité au maximum de mon voyage à Quiltcon et Savannah en février dernier. Depuis mon retour, ma vie a été une suite de problèmes, mauvaises nouvelles et inquiétudes … A chaque fois que c’est possible, je… +

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April 2017

2017 Finish-Along Q2

Though I worked on WIPs not on my Q1 list (and maybe started a few new ones … ) I managed to finish these three projects. I need to write lists to get organized even if I don’t follow them strictly … Priorities sometimes change 🙂Bien que j’aie travaillé sur d’autres projets non listés (et peut-être commencé quelques nouveaux … ), j’ai réussi à terminer ces trois projets pendant le premier trimestre. J’ai besoin d’écrire des listes pour m’organiser même si je ne les suis pas à la lettre … Les priorités changent parfois 🙂 66° Nord quilt – Patchwork rug… +