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the trail begins down the road a little beyond the edge of my suburban neighborhood and just before the cluster of big box stores it winds through stretches of trees and meadows then turns into a boardwalk across a marsh until it reaches the rocky edge of my glorious odd little lake bird song and frog song breaching fish at dusk too many mosquitoes windblown trees and gently lapping water drown out the sound of highway traffic and ease the stress of the just completed workday second participant patricia smith python tree pirouette artist statement trees have always fascinated me and hence i was really excited to receive a beautiful fabric rendition of a tree clearly thriving in a harsh environment trees take so many forms heights and shapes reflective of the wonders and variety of nature the fact that their lifespans often outnumber ours and that they can grow in the most arduous of environments makes you appreciate their grandeur and majesty even more inspired by the tree in the quilt i received i searched my photos to find the perfect tree to honor the next step in the whisper chain this python tree photographed in namibia spoke to me it is a tree that wraps itself around another tree for support in the harsh rocky environment of the desert like conditions of namibia although one can see where the tree got its name its majestic thick curls also reminded me of a twirling dancer ending their performance with a deep bow an honor to the surrounding landscape techniques commercial cotton fabric fusible and raw edge appliqué third participant kathy prairie promise of spring artist statement this is a glimpse of st john s virginia river as it weaves over and past the rocks beneath the braided birch trees that line the trailside shore small flowers peek out from the rocks a sure sign that spring is on its way materials hand dyed cotton and linen with botanical prints techniques hand and machine stitched fourth participant lee mclean port au port artist statement receiving my inspiration photo soon after we had visited gros morne national park i immediately knew i had to create a tuckamore this word is unique to newfoundland one that means the resilient sideways growing evergreen that amazingly clings to life and thrives in the harsh coastal conditions of the province i also wanted to capture the fog bank that moved in and out seemingly at will obscuring or revealing the rugged coast and mountains throughout the day posted by saqa atlantic canada at 3 18 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest the whisper project group c project description is here this was our original photo inspiration first participant kathy tidswell the garden shed artist statement when i received my inspiration photo the thing i was most drawn to was the moss on the roof of the garden shed i knew i had to include moss i decided to make a garden shed with fabric that mimicked the blocks of the original photo finding the main wall too bare i created a climbing rose to grace its walls i enjoyed creating the moss texture using free motion embroidery and rayon threads inspired by the pots of petunias on the steps i decided to make hanging baskets hanging from a ladder propped against a picket fence media inktense pencils for the petunia flowers and leaves raw edge applique water soluble stabilizer and net to create the climbing rose using free motion embroidery commercial fabric rayon embroidery threads free motion embroidery for the moss on the roof free motion machine quilting second participant elsa flack the sky over the garden artist statement the image which inspired this work included a stone cottage and garden pathway the large sky and the potted red flowers in the original piece became my focus technique the background was created by layering strips of blue ombre fabric on a yellow background this i photographed and then embellished with procreate material quilter s cotton cotton batting third participant deb plestid an exuberance of leaves artist statement imagine the intelligence in the leaf of a plant reaching for light seeking nutrients growing with an aim to seek and offer joy in the world media hand dyed cotton commercial cotton techniques raw edge appliqué free motion machine stitching fourth participant cathy drummond october sunset artist statement the picture i received reminded me of a magnificent sunset last year that i was lucky enough to be on the water to see the increasing turbulence of our weather can bring both terror and awe in equal measure media hand dyed cloth and wool posted by saqa atlantic canada at 3 18 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest the whisper project group b the project description is here this was our original photo inspiration first participant kathleen p decker bridges artist statement as the first to translate from photo to quilt in this project i felt it was important to stay fairly close to the original so i tried to incorporate almost all the elements of the original photo however i rebelled at the end and omitted a couple of small garden bits with cheerful flowers i had worked very hard on several bridges walls and the background scenery and footprints when it came to producing the tiny flowers in the left hand garden beds i left them out i did pay tribute to the flowers under the bridge but didn t worry about catching the red blooms it was fun deciding how to make footprints techniques photo printed on fabric thread painting machine appliqué free motion quilting on a domestic machine second participant andrea tsang jackson float artist statement float picks up on the bridge shape in the previous work using echoing bias scraps to form a multi toned sky its looseness is ordered through small rectangular sections orienting the freeform piecing towards the ground third participant sonja boon mirror artist statement sometimes when the light is just right and the air is still you can see the whole sky reflected in a single puddle water reflecting light reflecting water each mirrors the other and in these moments it seems almost as if you can look into the heart of the universe itself this piece considers the point where sky and water meet where light encounters the depths and the depths respond media cotton recycled linen and cyanotype and mono printed recycled fabric techniques machine pieced and stitched fourth participant laureen van lierop broken moonbeams artist statement the very strong diagonals and the cream colours in the image i received inspired this piece materials linen dresser top runner lace handmade lace water colours cotton threads button found wires cotton scraps painted tissue paper posted by saqa atlantic canada at 3 17 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest the whisper project group a project description is here this was our original photo inspiration first participant barb kulka walk in the park artist statement when i saw the picture i was immediately reminded of shubie park one of my favourite places dartmouth is lucky to have this beautiful wilderness in the city my family and i have spent many happy hours there it is also very historic and has been used as long as people have been on this land t echniques made of quilting cotton cotton batting and cotton thread quilted on a domestic singer second participant gillian noonan cattails artist statement cattails was my immediate reaction to the quilt photo i received the contours in the photo were suggestive of a shoreline landscape which i associate in nova scotia with seeing cattails these were an uncommon sight in newfoundland where i grew up but i was familiar with them from the books we had at home i dearly loved them as a child and always wanted to touch them now i delight in seeing them often how could i not make them media velvet handdyed cottons batik and thread third participant regina marzlin stormy weather artist statement i took my inspiration from the plants depicted in the previous piece in our whisper project introducing diagonal movement i wanted to show how the plants sway in the wind the sky is dark and menacing but the stalks are resilient they bend but they don t break techniques i used monotype printing with acrylic paint on a gelatin plate as my technique fourth participant darcy hunter cat tails in the garden hour 2 artist statement i was inspired by the fleeting beauty of light as it transforms an ordinary marsh into something extraordinary i often visit a marsh on my daily walks and it has become a place of quiet reflection and creative inspiration using layered textiles stitching and surface textures i wanted to capture the shimmer of water the warmth of dusk on the hills and the quiet presence of cattails in the foreground this piece reflects my ongoing exploration of landscapes in fabric where thread becomes brushstroke and textiles become light movement and memory posted by saqa atlantic canada at 3 17 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 05 october 2025 the whisper project the idea for our whisper project comes from the presentation about the work of the saqa central canada fergus guelph pod it is based on the childhood game of telephone in which a whispered message becomes changed as it is passed from person to person in this case the artwork changes participating members were assigned into groups each with several members the expectation was to complete a 12 x 12 inch piece within six weeks here is how it works artist 1 receives an original photograph and creates a 12 x 12 inch art quilt inspired by that photograph they then send in a photo of their artwork to be used by artist 2 artist 2 uses the photo of artist 1 s artwork as inspiration to create a 12 x 12 inch art quilt and then sends a photo of their artwork in for artist 3 and so on once all the artworks are completed they will be revealed to the group along with their artist statements our whisper project started january 15 and ended august 13 2025 we ended up with 4 groups stay tuned to see the results of our project group a group b group c group d posted by saqa atlantic canada at 11 22 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 30 june 2025 quilt canada i happened upon the saqa regional exhibition renewal at quilt canada in late june 2025 i was happy to see our atlantic region pieces exhibited there posted by saqa atlantic canada at 9 29 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 21 may 2025 threads and needles kathy tidswell shared some thread and needle tips she has discovered over time the higher the number the finer the thread different machines have preferences for different thread what works for one machine may not work for another use trial and error favorite thread f or decorative work sulky rayon 40 wt use a machine embroidery needle which has an oval eye and prevents shredding while making a smaller hole start off with 75 11 and if shredding switch to 90 14 rayon threads are not good for quilts which will be washed because the colour can fade sulky metallics actually have metallic fibres they can be used also with an embroidery needle and a drop of sewers aid on the spool run your finger along the thread to disperse it you can use metallica needles but these can be costly and kathy has had good luck with the sewers aid guttermann makes a polyester metallic it does not require a special needle and doesn t feel rough aurifil 50 wt is good for piecing quilting and free motion embroidery if you want the thread to be more visible use 40 wt use an 80 12 needle in microtex sharp quilting or denim decobob 80 wonderfil tm is a cottonized polyester thread that kathy uses for thread painting it can also be used as bobbin thread for quilting piecing and a top and bottom thread for quilting invisifil tm is a 100wt cottonized soft polyester thread that makes the quilting disappear use decobob or invisafil in the bobbin it can also be used in the top and bottom for couching and for lace designs it is recommended to turn off the stitch regulator as it may fail to detect ultra fine thread you may have to adjust top tension low bobbin sensors won t be accurate and avoid using automatic thread cutters use 60 8 70 10 or 80 12 mictotex needles razzle tm and dazzle tm are very heavy weight threads intended for bobbin work hand work serging or couching they are comparable in weight to no 8 perle cotton happy sewing posted by saqa atlantic canada at 9 22 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom search this blog subscribe posts atom posts all comments atom all comments important links saqa home saqa western canada saqa atlantic canada member s websites alison dean cowitz one stray pin andrea tsang jackson 3rd story workshop anne morrell 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