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the rogue quilter commented on Carli Heinrichs's photoDSCF4139
"lol...oh! too funny anne-marie...wandering thru here before & i didn't even notice his beak raised in protest! lollol"
the rogue quilter commented on Carli Heinrichs's photo
Mexacali Quilt
"with "international quilters" ...you mean you did what i wanted my friends and i to do? sort of an international set of round robin participants? i am usa, another northern england, another holland. i thought it would be fun. the glitch…"
Carli Heinrichs commented on Carli Heinrichs's photoMexacali Quilt
"Thanks so much, this wonderful quilt top filled with memories is waiting patiently in my 'To Do when over the Centennial Project" basket. You are so kind and I'd love to do a round robin, I had so much fun with the ladies round robin…"
Carli Heinrichs commented on Carli Heinrichs's photo
Waldorf Inspired by Carli Heinrichs 2012 (C)
"Hello Rogue quilter,
I was working at a teaching assistant in Nelson Waldorf in the early 2001/02 school year. Our son Paul attended Gr. 9 at this lovely school. This little quilt is made using the scraps from the very large Barn Raising Log Cabin…"
the rogue quilter commented on Carli Heinrichs's photoWaldorf Inspired by Carli Heinrichs 2012 (C)
"going thru all your pics again. i regretfully confess that i have not visited your blog in some time. had meant to visit often as time for the centennial reunion draws near. but, pausing here at this pic...my oldest grandaughter enters into a waldon…"
the rogue quilter commented on Carli Heinrichs's photoMexacali Quilt
"came to look at the green project...hit next and this astonishing flush of color filled my vision. and then read your comment. have tried to start a long distance round robbin in past w a couple of quilt friends in europe. but we really aren't…"
Carli Heinrichs commented on Carli Heinrichs's photo
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"This is the finished version of Green Crazy for Smithers 2013 Centennial Quilt. Its meant to give the feeling of lush green bush twangled together with blue rivers and creeks and abundant wildlife. The dark flying geese blocks are going into the…"
Carli Heinrichs posted a blog postSmithers 2013 Centennial Quilt Update
OMG! I'm busier than a two headed woodpecker in a beetle killed pine forest! Really, its going very fast and my quilting challenge is getting more complete as my off days from work can help me it done.You can see regular posting on this challenging quilt and awesome experience documented on my blog. My Mac is needing a total upgrade and now I cannot upload photos from my home computer. So I'm sorry readers, you'll have to go to …See More
Carli Heinrichs posted a status"Just getting started onto the fine tuning of blocks for the Smithers 2013 Centennial Quilt. I posted part one on Good Earth Quilting blog."
the rogue quilter left a comment for Carli Heinrichs"lollol...hi cari, just catching up w the reading on the mystery quilt group. read your comment fr few minutes ago. i am doing the same thing. wasn't sure at first, but as the blocks/ steps are finished, thinking..w a few changes this could be…"
Carli Heinrichs commented on Christine Brown's group Modern Mystery Quilt"I am way too busy to do this right now, so I'm printing off the instructions to follow when I get some "me" time."
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- Tell us about yourself
- I'm a self taught quilter. I've taken only two workshops, one for machine quilting and the other for Drunkard's Path, both from Susie Ireland way back in the 1990's.
I am an avid crazy quilter, involved with the BV Modern Quilt Guild locally in the Smithers area as well, I'm the lead quilter on the Smithers 2013 Centennial Quilt Project.
- How many quilts have you made?
- dozens and dozens
- Do you want to make quilts, or simply enjoy them?
- I want to make them.
- How long have you been a quilter?
- since childhood
- What is your favorite quilting technique?
- hand quilting
- Why do you quilt?
- Its my expression of art, many years ago I was expressing myself in paint, now its fabrics.
- Do you have a website?
- http://www.goodearthquilting.blogspot.ca
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Smithers 2013 Centennial Quilt Update
Posted on January 12, 2013 at 10:34pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
OMG! I'm busier than a two headed woodpecker in a beetle killed pine forest! Really, its going very fast and my quilting challenge is getting more complete as my off days from work can help me it done.
You can see regular posting on this challenging quilt and awesome experience documented on my blog. My Mac is needing a total upgrade and now I cannot upload photos from my home computer. So I'm sorry readers, you'll have to go to …
Continue More on Canadian Birds Quilt
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 9:17pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
As you'll read in this post at my blog, its been a long time coming. Its quite a story and I love comments when you pop in on my blog.
You'll have to cut and paste the above address into your…
Continue Smithers Centennial 2013 Quilt Project
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 4:52pm 9 Comments 0 Likes
Well, most of the artist blocks are in. One still needs more time and so I'm moving along without it. I have many choices to make as this project progresses.
If you can picture 8 blocks not all the same size done in fabric and some done in acrylic paints on canvas. My challenge is to place them in an interesting setting. At first I was all over the idea of making a scene of the valley with great mountain views, rivers, skiers, etc, then as things progressed, I began to see something…
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- At 1:36pm on October 9, 2012, the rogue quilter said…
- lollol...hi cari, just catching up w the reading on the mystery quilt group. read your comment fr few minutes ago. i am doing the same thing. wasn't sure at first, but as the blocks/ steps are finished, thinking..w a few changes this could be such a fun/awsome project for "my" time this winter! will catch up w yours & viki's blogs later. just stealing a few here to cruise thru mqp!
- At 6:32pm on July 29, 2012, the rogue quilter said…
- great! loking forward to a sit..some tea..a bit of chat ...or as my dutch friend says a bit of "yammer" lol...
...and am sooooooooo ready for winter & the cessation of all out door activity .....except!! ...long walks in new fallen snow, camera in hand. and chatty visits over tea ...or wine :))
- At 10:52pm on July 12, 2012, the rogue quilter said…
- hey!! i would love to hang out too! bit late tonight, but maybe we can team up over a cup tea soon..herbal, coffee puts me to sleep!! hahahahah go figger! in fact just been sittin' w dh watching the idiot box...news etc..sipping on a mug of bedtime ice coffee. so herbal tea...or wine...? ..you name the time and place...we can chill.. and hang.. t'will be cool.
i read your bio before, but i have to comment...i too am pretty much self taught..took a rotary cutter class in mid 80's, a class fr sally collins in late 90's and about the same time a class in color theory from another fav author whose name eludes me right now. the first few yrs after i took that rotary cutter class on strip piecing quilts, dh was buying me books and scissors for bday, mday, xmas ...whatever excuse he found..fr my friend who had the store where i abruptly switched fr buying yarn and knitting accessories to fabric and quilting supplies...i would tell her which book i wanted and she would "suggest" them to dh..we had such a great scam going there for a few!! lollol..but i was getting books on how to...draft q patterns, machine quilting, hand quilting, early american methods of quilt block designing..etc etc and none of them are in print any more..they are such treasures..full of knowledge & information...no patterns..
anyway..thanks for the invite...& yah..we def got to get together & hang out a bit!
i have sooooooo much experience on international hangin' sessions! lollollollol i truely do ..
- At 11:04pm on July 7, 2012,
eileen pritch said… welcome Carli!
Carli....the deadline just finished on July 1 for Smas swap but as that was a holiday and many people away, I am extending it till July 15.
If you are interested in joing swap just read older messages for info
cheers
eileen
- At 4:41pm on July 7, 2012, the rogue quilter said…
- hi carli. loved the quilt you posted on the ulmer quilt frame qury. so visiting you here. welcome to our little international corner of quilt happiness here at My Quilt Place!
also visited the link above...then the link below. what can i say...wow! your quilts are so wonderful.
http://www.goodearthquilting.ca/custom-quilts.php
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