The Fibre Report PLUS Elaine’s Tech Tips De-cluttering Your Studio
the 2010 Grand National and passes along curatorial kudos to them for their ingenuity, their creative energy and their technical virtuosity. If you missed the show, please visit our winners and enjoy all the entries in our on-line catalogue at www.grandnationalquiltshow.ca.
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Grand National With thanks to our generous sponsors Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Canada, Quilt Show Triangle Sewing Centre Creative Sisters Quilt Studio 2010County Quilters’ Guild Waterloo
Threadworks 2010
Greenwood Quiltery.
A NEEDLE PULLING THREAD 1. “The woods are lovely, dark and deep”: Phillida Hargreaves, Kingston, ON.
4. A Phoen Honour
Best of Show The trees in this piece are literally off the wall in that they hang freely several inches in front of the background collage. I wanted to give the sense of entering a dark wood where the outer trees are bright and colourful, but the trees become increasingly dark as they recede.
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5. Graffiti: Curator’
2. Taiji – The Supreme Ultimate: Lily Lam, Westmount, PQ. Innovation Award
6. Give Me Curator’
3. Icebergs & Cool Breezes: Anna Hergert, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Janome Award of Excellence
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Early spring in Newfoundland is an experience not easily forgotten. Hand-dyed fabric captures the colours of the island and the cool breezes due to increased iceberg activity off-shore.
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the rose quilt passion for purple there is a season autumn bliss
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l u l a b e l l e art deco cowl vintage inspiration
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ghostl y dragon german santa
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beading crochet rug hooking Hardanger needlepoint canvaswork w w w. t h e n e e d l e w o r k p a g e s . c o m w w w. a n e e d l e p u l l i n g t h r e a d . c o m
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“Off the Wall” is about breaking conventional boundaries. Must a quilt have corners and lie flat? The ultimate test is in achieving the form for the intended function.
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