Category: Quilts and Quilters
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My Interview on CBC Daybreak North, with Carolina deRyk, Oct 4, 2023
Having just published Knots and Stitches, I’m still a bit shy to talk about it. I was lucky to have Carolina deRyk as host of my first interview. She immediately put me at ease, and asked such interesting questions that I found myself talking quite easily. I’ve tried to match the photos to some of…
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Pass-the-Medallion Quilts, 1982-84
In the early eighties, I showed my friends how to make quilts by adding concentric borders around a central square. Our “pass-the-medallion” quilts were a spin-off from this idea. Someone would start a center square, then pass it on to a friend who would add a border around it. She in turn would pass it…
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Our Early Block Quilts
“Anything Goes Quilts” is how we informally describe our communally made block quilts, because there are no rules or restrictions on what is contributed. So the blocks are sometimes wildly varied, yet the combined result is always beautiful.
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Mia’s Quilt, 1986
Mia’s quilt was a travelling work-in-progress with friends adding a border, then passing the quilt-top to the next person who wanted to work on it. The result was a spectacular baby quilt for Mia.
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Tlell’s Quilt, 1979
“Nobody we know has ever had a baby before. This is a special event and we want to recognize it.” So five women who had never quilted before made this beautiful quilt.
Knots and Stitches 