What I'm Working On
Weekly updates on what's happening in the studio
Every time I step outside, I look for inspiration. Be it a dog walk in a city park or a countryside pasture hike, you can bet I have my camera at the ready, snapping endless photos of nature.
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As quilters, it's a given, that we all have a bin, a drawer or even bags of fabric scraps!
These scraps are inevitable byproduct of our creative work. Thankfully, the internet and...
After travelling with the Grand National Fibre Art exhibition for over 12 months, this landscape returned home to my studio and was recently sold to a lovely couple for their cottage.
It always...
There are few features in a pasture that create a more quintessential Prairie view than a good fence. I'm sure it's my childhood memories of spending time hiking in pastures and enjoying adventures...
I grew up on a grain and cattle farm in southern Manitoba, surrounded by fields and vast skies. I was able to see sunsets from my yard, with brilliant colours and a different show every evening...
Have you ever had a piece of fabric that you absolutely love, but just can't seem to find the right spot to use it? That was the case for me and this lovely (though quite busy) nostalgic print....
Although the majority of the art I create is inspired by the Canadian landscape, I do have a love of creating whimsical, underwater scenes. Maybe it's the freedom this fictional location...
This lovely picture was a commissioned piece that my client gave to her mother on her 75th birthday. She showed me photos of her childhood home, and the beautiful flowers and window boxes...
Hours and hours of stitching and this beautiful little picture is complete. I decided to change it from a 5X7 image to a 5X5 square... partly because of the way the image looked as a square and...
This photo was taken by a good friend while staying at a vineyard in British Columbia. As soon as I saw it, I knew this would make a spectacular thread painting, but I wasn't certain I could do it...
Just finished stitching the final grasses on this course sample for the Embroiderers' Association of Canada. This image was taken from the dock at my parent's home in rural Manitoba. The channel...
I could spend all day, every day, hand-stitching. I love to embroider and in my fabric landscapes, the finishing touches added with thread is my favourite part. I first heard of "crazy quilting"...
