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This is a 30″x40″ weighted blanket I was commissioned to make for my cousin’s son! It’s designed with a “minky” fleece outer covering, which I lined with flannel, and a removable weighted section for easy cleaning. The weighted section has 20 rows of 15 squares (300 total) and each square holds about 6-7g (or 2tsp) of poly pellets. There are ribbons and loops inside to hold it in place.
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This T-Shirt Quilt was commissioned in August 2018 by a recent university grad who wanted a way to commemorate his time volunteering by transforming his favourite t-shirts into a quilt! We compromised on design versus cost, and came up with something that worked really well for both of us! T-shirt quilts are challenging because the jersey knit is rather stretchy. I reinforced the seams with strips of cotton. Also, to avoid distorting the graphics on the shirt, I nipped in and put five small lines of stitching inside each square, instead of sewing over them (as I did in other quilts, below.
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This Toronto Maple Leaf quilt was commissioned in the winter of 2016. It’s double, and was completed entirely on the machine. I think the classic Leaf patchwork motif serves the TML very well!
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This king-size quilt is entitled “Dragon Tail” (at least for now). It’s a WIP, and the image shows just the top patchwork. Presently, it is sitting on my table, and I’m in the process of hand quilting the details (the person commissioning it decided on a hybrid hand/machine method for finishing: I used the machine to quilt the major lines of the quilt, and I’m doing the detail inside the squares and borders by hand).
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This king-size quilt (only patchwork top shown, but it was completed in 2013) is entitled “Grandma’s Garden”. It was my first full-size quilt, and I made it especially for my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary. The quilting was finished entirely by hand.
Creeper
This is one of 3 twin-size quilt quilt commissions (of the same design). They were completed entirely on the machine. Though inspired by similar works, the buyer and I worked together to create the ideal “Creeper” design for her family (colour layout and border).
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This is the first baby quilt I ever made! The finished size is about 5ft square.
I found the knot-work design in a free stock-photo, and then worked out a way to re-create it using simple 2×2 blocks of fabric. The colours represent the joining of two families, the birth of a new child, and interconnectedness.
At the time the photo was taken, it was just over 9 years old.

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This is the second quilt pattern I ever designed!
The finished piece is approximately 4x6ft.
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The finished baby quilt based on the pattern above!
At the time the photo was taken, the quilt was just over five years old.

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A recent potential buyer asked for a quilt that had a traditional nature theme, featuring blue, green, and white, but positively NO flowers! I immediately thought of the log cabin pattern. We haven’t yet settled on a design, but this is a draft I’m particularly proud of! Imagine you’re laying in the woods on a sunny day, and looking up through the canopy!
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This is a baby quilt design I created during a brainstorming session. Despite the psychedelic look, there’s logic to the colours’ layout! Though if/when I do move forward with the design, I plan on rethinking the colour layout.