Light a path forward.

New finish— “Oxbow” (41.5” x 52”)

New blog post! commonloonquilts.com/blog

Scrappy little stitch doodle.

“Trash Panda”- quilted banner made from secondhand fabric and scraps from my local creative re-use centre.

New art quilt—titled “Cells” Tell me what this says to you.

I’m starting a newsletter series on things that have influenced my quilting practice. If you want to receive the first instalment be sure to subscribe today at the link in my bio. Check my website to subscribe. commonloonquilts.com

I was the only Canadian in a group of Americans, and someone joked in passing about “the 51st state.” I know it was said in good humour, but my inner reaction was the same as when someone says something misogynistic or homophobic and then brushes it off as “just a joke.” It’s not funny.

My writer self and my quilt self crashed into each other and the result was a poem made from selvedge scraps

The vast majority of Canadians don’t trust the opinions of Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk and Joe Rogan — all of whom bait incels with misinformation. Pierre Poilievre has racked up endorsements from a who’s who of fascists, fraudsters & alt-right influencers | @mtltoula.bsky.social

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

New post on my blog— first in a new series of book features commonloonquilts.com/blog/book-fe...

I’ve added a brief CV of my past exhibits to my website—come check it out—https://commonloonquilts.com/new-page-1

The trouble with finishing making a gift is you have to wait so long to show it off😉

My web shop reopens this evening! commonloonquilts.com?fbclid=PAZXh...

This is a good piece on qualified hope, eyes-wide-open hope, realistic hope.

New blog post on my website. commonloonquilts.com/blog/evolve-...

Quilt-as-you-go blocks based on illustrations from an Advent/Christmas worship program from Sanctified Art.

“Destroy this quilt” was a year-long series of quilt prompts by Zak Foster on The Quilty Nook intended to break down expectations about the finished product and instead let the fabric and the process guide you. It has been transformative!

Today’s finish—art quilt— 15”x19.5”. Scrap quilting cotton and embroidery floss.

Having sworn that the last thing I needed was another social media account, here I am— thoroughly fed up with the rapidly deteriorating state of affairs on the platform that has been my go-too for sharing my work for four years— and hoping that this platform might have something positive to offer😏