I just got the exciting news that all of my submissions to the 2024 Canadian Quilt Association National Juried show were accepted (juried in). The best news is that the show is in Edmonton this year so I will get to see them hanging at the show.
Category Archives: Art Quilt
Immortalized in Fabric
After completing 4 textile portraits of my big, shiny black girl, Brodie thought it was about time I did one of him. Yes my handsome, golden boy but that’s it buddy, one and only one for you.
There are over 132,000 stitches and 18 different thread colours in the decorative free motion quilting.
Filed under Art Quilt, Brodie, Fabic Collage, FMQ, Textile Portrait
Scarlet Glory
Now that the 2023 CQA show is over I can share pictures of my quilts that were juried into the show. This is “Scarlet Glory” 35×23. It was inspired by a painting by Canadian Landscape artist Brigitte Gratton. I am so grateful that she generously allowed me to use her beautiful art as my muse. It was made with hand cut pieces of fabric and thread play.
Filed under Art Quilt, Canadian Quilters Association, CQA
2023 CQA National Show
Just got the news this morning that my 2 art quilts were juried into the Canadian Quilt Association National juried show. To say that I am excited and overwhelmed would be an understatement. Then, this afternoon I was told that when the Best of Canadian Quilts exhibit finishes at the New England Quilt Museum they want to bring the show to CQA in Halifax and hang it there. That means I will have 3 art pieces at the show. It’s unbelievable. As much as I hate flying, I really want to go to Halifax and actually see something that I made hang there.
Filed under Art Quilt, Canadian Quilters Association, CQA, Quilt Canada
Lucy’s Journey
In 2021 I made this art quilt of Lucy and I entered it into the Canadian Quilters Association (CQA) national juried show. I was thrilled to learn that it was juried into the 2021 CQA Show. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, the in-person show was cancelled and replaced with a virtual show so I never got the opportunity to see it hang on the show floor.
This summer I received at email from CQA informing me that they were compiling a selection of juried entries into a “Best of Quilting in Canada”collection and they wanted to include my piece. The quilts would be exhibited in the New England Quilt Museum (NEQM) in Lowell, Massachusetts, from January 17 to May 9, 2023. Needless to say, I was shocked and thrilled.
All of the selected quilts are also featured in the 2023 spring edition of Canadian Quilters Magazine.
Those who know me well know that the 5 years that I was blessed to be able to volunteer at the zoo were very special to me. Of course my favourite was Lucy. She has captured my heart and soul. The only reason I made this piece was so that I could see her face and soulful eyes everyday because COVID brought an abrupt and heartbreaking end to my time at the zoo.
If anyone knows someone who lives near the museum I can’t tell you how special it would be to have a picture of her hanging in the exhibit.
Filed under Art Quilt, Canadian Quilters Association, CQA, Quilt Canada
Rosie Roo
As I continue my art quilt journey I am always in search of my next muse. Meet Rosie-Roo, the sweetest, shiniest Cane Corso you could ever hope to meet. This was my inspiration photo.
Just to challenge myself even more, I bought myself a Cricut and learned how to cut all the pieces electronically rather than by hand. Too many years of being an IT geek have left my hands and wrists in pretty bad shape.
I did a lot of thread painting to not only enhance the portrait but to also help blend all the different values of red together.
I surprised Rosie’s Mom this morning when I delivered the quilt. There were tears and hugs. A few weeks ago I had asked her what her favourite colours were but she had no idea why I asked or what I was doing.
Filed under Art Quilt
A Honour for Sophie
In 2019, I made a special quilt for Spirit’s breeders, Coreen and Steve of Tailspin Bernese Mountain Dogs. Sophie, their foundation bitch and Spirit’s Mother, had been diagnosed with a very aggressive form of cancer and had passed away just shy of her 8th birthday. In 2020, the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America had their inaugural art and craft show and, as I surprise to Coreen and Steve, I entered Sophie’s quilt in the show. Today is was announced that Sophie’s quilt won best in show and that a picture of it would appear in the 2021 spring edition of the Alpenhorn magazine. I am so thrilled for them to have their girl honoured in this way.
Here is the link to the 2020 gallery for your viewing pleasure: https://www.thealpenhornjuriedartshow.com/copy-of-jury…
Steve and Coreen has Sophie framed
CQA Exciting News
Today I got the most exciting email:
“Dear Deborah
On behalf of the CQA/ACC Board of Directors, I am pleased to inform you that your entry, Through Lucy’s Eye has been accepted into the virtual National Juried Show (NJS).”
An art quilt I made of Lucy was juried into the 2021 Canadian Quilters Association National Juried Show. Last year, a quilt I made of Spirit was juried into the show that was supposed to be hosted in Edmonton. Unfortunately it was cancelled because of COVID-19. They carried forward last year’s juried entries so that means two of my quilts will be in this year’s show.
I am not allowed to post any public pictures just in case they may be seen by one of the judges.
2021 NJS – List of Quilters With Accepted Quilts
Jennifer Adam
Jo Allbutt
Sharon Allman
Terry Aske
Ilene Atkins
Lija Bane
Judy Barnett
Janet Bedford
Emilie Belak
Lise Belanger
Melissa Bieman
Pat Borecky
Wilma Brock
Natasha Bugarin
Peter Byrne
Sabrina Capune
Kim Caskey
Elaine Cawadias
Leanne Chahley
Michele-Renee Charbonneau
Marilyn Cleven
Marsha Cochrane
Chriss Coleman
Deanna Corrigan
Lorna Costantini
Trudy Cowan
Linda Crouch
Deborah Csongradi
Millie Cumming
Patricia Dance
Sonia Darby
Brenda Davidson Payer
Shirley Dawson
Alison Dean Cowitz
Katherine Dossman
Colette Dumont
Joan Dupuis-Neal
Christine Earl
Debi Edwards
Donna Edwards
Georgette Ehr
Faiza Elmayergi
Tannis Fahlman
Leslie Forbes
Therese Fowell
Cheryl Fuhrer
Helen Fujiki
Judy Garden
Laura Gates
Laurrie Gerzanich
Brenda Godin
Victoria Gray
Marianne Haak
Jan Hall
Shirley Hauck
Lynda Hutchison
Margaret Inkster
Mary Jo Jensen-Birnie
Margaret Jessop
Karen Johnson
Ruth Jones
Joan Kilpatrick
Sue Klym
Reina Lamothe
Judy Leslie
Susan Lett
Tish Leupen
Kelly Levant
Kathy Logan de Chavez
Mary Lorenz
Joanne Love
Wanda Lumsden
Susan Madu
Fuzzy Mall
Melissa Marginet
Lynda Mariani
Beverly Marsh
Tracie L. Maryne
Regina Marzlin
Tuddy (Ellen) Mathieson
Jennifer May
Elizabeth McDowell Heagy
Melissa McIntosh
Holly McLean
Sandra Melnik
Diane Merrithew
Janet Mireault
Jane Monchak
Patti Morris
Kim Mullen
Diana Mulvaney
Roxanne Nelson
Margaret Notar
Bridget O’Flaherty
Tatiana Oleychenko
Stacey O’Malley
Angela Pachal
Dianne Papp
Chris Perren
Katie Pidgeon
Noelle Piegsa
Janet Reader Day
Restoule Quilters
Pat Reynolds
Theodora Rijkhoff
Terry Rowland
Anne Ruhl
Carol Russell
Sandra Sandvik
Katie Stein Sather
Pearl Sceviour
Linda Schmidt
Anne Selder
Lorna Shapiro
Sue Sherman
Sandy Simmelink
Marlene Speed
Adriana (Arja) Speelman
Bill Stearman
Joy Takahashi
Susan Teece
Cheryl Thomson
Kathryn Upitis
Ineke Van Gent
Susan van Goethem
Elizabeth van Wyngaarden
Maggie Vanderweit
France Vannobel
Brigitte Villeneuve
Barb Virtue
Tella Visconti
Sandra Wald
Mariya Waters
Jim Wilford
Debbie Winn
Maureen Wood
Brandon Wulff
Bernadette Yuzik
Philippa Zapf
Velta Zvidris
Art Classes
I’ve started a 6 week online art quilt class. The idea is to use fabric, paint, fibre, beads, whatever tickles your fancy, to make a small art quilt. We were tasked with going through our photos to come up with an idea for our quilt. I found 50 images that I was drawn to and thought would make good subjects. Turns out everything I picked was too complicated for a beginner. I decided to just jump in and give it a try anyway. My thought was that I am here to learn techniques and get motivated by my fellow students. I picked 2 photos that called to me. I don’t expect any masterpieces but I do hope to learn things that I can put into practice as I hopefully grow and improve.
Life In The Dog House 