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I am a quilt
artist and teacher living on Vancouver Island in
the Pacific Northwest. Quilting has been a very
big part of my life for over 20 years, and I
have been teaching classes since 1997. In
About Ionne, you can
learn about my quilting history (or
‘her-story”), and my textile art. Visit my
gallery for a
look at some of my work/play. (Something that is
so much fun to do should be called “play”.)
I particularly
love helping students to be more confident in
their use of colour. My colour workshops are
always popular and I have taught many different
variations of them, recently including classes
on basic design principles.
Please visit my
workshop page
for more information about my classes and my
teaching schedule.

Happy
New Year to all of you- and to quote a recent
email from a friend- “May 2008 be the best year
of your life!” It’s a year of new beginnings and
new resolutions- as always- and so I hope some
of your resolutions last longer than some of
mine! I have come to the sad conclusion that
when it comes to chocolate I have no “won’t”
power, but lots of “will” power. I give up.
Many thanks for all of your great comments about
the book,
“Color for the Terrified
Quilter”. I really am pleased that students
find the classes to be of some help! Sharon and
I are happy to hear those comments. Sharon has a
new book on machine appliqué in the works, so
please have a look at her website- listed on the
“links” page.
Our blueberry plants are all in bed for the
winter, and despite the berry picking being
pesky, the crop was a good one. Winter on the
West Coast is usually mild, but wet. We’ve
already had some snow and freezing weather, just
enough to remind us that it’s winter and this is
Canada. I live in an area that supports large
flocks of trumpeter swans every winter. It’s
great to see many dozens of these large,
beautiful birds fly over our fields every
morning and evening to and from their feeding
and resting grounds. As my daughter and I walk
in the evenings, we are starting to recognize
individual voices in the groups. Most often they
fly low enough that we can hear the wind
whistling in their wings, and when the sky is
gray, the swans glow white against the clouds.
Wonderful! I have a few ideas sketched out for a
quilt. Well, maybe more than a few…..
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