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Da Capo - Lena Meszaros - Challenge Doors, Windows...
For Doors, Windows...,I was inspired by the novel of Lawrence Durrell The Alexandria Quartet. In the quilt, the city (Alexandria) is not...

Lena Meszaros
Nov 1, 20231 min read


The Strength of Trees - Heather Bennett
Challenge # 6 - Literary Allusions For the Literary Allusion challenge, I chose to be inspired by a novel that has had a lasting...

Heather Bennett
Nov 1, 20232 min read


The Space in Our Hearts - Phyllis Cullen
Little Bean 24" x 30" (61cm x 76cm) Phyllis Cullen "Sometimes the littlest things take up the most room in your heart" -- Winnie the Pooh...
Phyllis Cullen
Nov 1, 20231 min read


It Rains In Macondo - Teresita Leal
It rained for four years, eleven months and two days, marking the doomed fate of the town. Latin American magical realism showed the...
Teresita Leal
Nov 1, 20231 min read


Leaped! - Susan Callahan
You will have to leap Have you spent time considering the plusses and minuses of a challenge or opportunity? Do you procrastinate waiting...

Susan Callahan
Nov 1, 20234 min read


"The Red Wheelbarrow", an Homage to William Carlos Williams - Kathie R. Kerler
My inspiration is the poem titled “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams written in 1923. Williams was a physician at a time...
Kathie Kerler
Nov 1, 20231 min read


After Life - Allison James
Afterlife by Jenny Hockey It is still raining when we twist between saplings, dodge battalions of brambles, forcing an entry under a...
Allison James
Nov 1, 20231 min read


...Til it's gone - Marie McEachern
The theme for this collection is literary allusions. This summer, I saw the televised Joni Mitchell concert with Brandi Carlile. The...
Marie McEachern
Nov 1, 20231 min read


20P Challenge Literary Allusions "Damaged" - Paula Rafferty
"Damaged" by Paula Rafferty 24" x 32" Finished Quilt The first part of my process when starting a new project is to brain storm and do a...
Paula Rafferty
Nov 1, 20232 min read


Dark Night of the Soul - Mary Kay Fosnacht
by Mary Kay Fosnacht 24" x 24" (61 cm square) Inspired by the poem, Dark Night of the Soul, by St. John of the Cross written in the...

Mary Kay Fosnacht
Nov 1, 20232 min read


Nature's Temple - Cindy Brendzel
For this piece I was inspired by a photograph I took while hiking a trail along the Pacific coast of Washington State with my sister and...
Cindy Brendzel
Nov 1, 20232 min read


Slippin’ Into the Future - Sidnee Snell, USA
When I took the reference photo for this piece in 2020 in the middle of the COVID crisis as part of an assignment for an online...
Sidnee Snell
Oct 31, 20231 min read


The Essence of the Haiku - Uta Lenk
Having studied literature in my former life I have a bit of a thing about formality aspects of literature. It’s been a long time since I...

Uta Lenk
Oct 31, 20232 min read


Tomorrow - Jan Soules
In the past few months, I have experienced some unexpected and life changing events. It reminded me of the last line from the book "Gone...
Jan Soules
Oct 28, 20231 min read


Celebration of Colour
This is a collaborative piece made by our members in response to the monochrome challenge. It was organized by Jan Soules. She asked each...
Jan Soules
Oct 28, 20231 min read


It's Easy Being Green, 24" x 24" or 61cm x 61cm
By Kathie R Kerler I selected green for my monochromatic quilt, because although I have done a number of floral-themed quilts, green is...
Kathie Kerler
Sep 9, 20231 min read


Red Roses 24x24 Jan Soules
For the monochrome challenge I chose the color red. It is one of my favorite colors. I tend to have a lot of red fabrics. The red...
Jan Soules
Jun 30, 20231 min read


Reflection on a Healing Heart
by Mary Kay Fosnacht 24" x 24" - 61cm x 61cm Monochromatic Challenge - Red Violet The completion of this piece coincided with my...

Mary Kay Fosnacht
Jun 30, 20231 min read


...en plein air
I have taken a modern approach to a 19th century story regarding the colour violet; the story goes as such… In 1874, a group of artists...

Heather Bennett
Jun 30, 20231 min read


Monochrome- Aqua
Aqua 24"x32" Liking the idea and theme of a challenge is one thing, executing it is another! I had lots of ideas, did my usual mind-map,...
Paula Rafferty
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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