Links and Connections

Quilting Sites Online:

About's quilting site is one of my usual starting places when I'm looking for information about any aspect of quilting on the internet.
    www.about.com is the home page, where you can search for "quilt" or "quilting" 
   http://quilting.about.com/index.htm?terms=quilt takes you directly to the Quilting Guide

Quilts, Quilts, Quilts is another great starting place for all sorts of quilting links and pages.
   www.quiltsquiltsquilts.com

Canadian Art Quilters' Websites:

Exploring Creativity: Visit Mary Sullivan Holdgrafer's site for art quilts, essays on creativity and self-awareness, and descriptions of her personal development workshops.
   www.exploringcreativity.com 

Pat White Studio: Pat is an artist, an exceptional art quilter, a fabric designer, and a workshop teacher. She has a very exciting website at:
   http://patwhitestudioquilts.homestead.com/welcome.html 

Press for Success: Myrna Giesbrecht is a quilt artist, a quilt teacher, and author of several  books on quilting (and one on debt management).
   http://www.press4success.com/ 

Pacific Quiltworks: Gail Hunt is an award-winning quilter, the author of "Quiltworks Across Canada", and a really inspiring workshop teacher who shares her knowledge very generously..
   http://www.channels.net/~quiltart/ 

Quilts by Jodi-Marie: Quilter and gardener Jodi-Marie Horne shares her quilts and her inspirations.
   http://www.quiltsbyjodimarie.homestead.com/Index.html 

Fine Fabric Art: Margo Styran's wallhangings reflect nature and spirituality.
   http://www.members.shaw.ca/fabricart/

Positive Energy Protest Quilts: See six quilts made in protest of a proposed gas-fired power plant being planned for Vancouver Island.
   http://members.shaw.ca/NCOC/Frameset1/1/frameset1.html 
   (click enter, then click on "Quilt Project)

Art Quilters Elsewhere 

The Green Quilt Project: Inspiring site showcasing quilts made to help bring healing energy into the world, for environmental healing.
   http://www.turtlemoon.com/greenquilts/gqstatement.htm 

Amanda Perkins-Art Quilts and Embroideries:
Galleries of art quilts and embroideries, inspired by the British landscape and history.
http://www.amandasartquilts.homestead.com

Fiberedge: An International group of cutting-edge fiber artists
http://fiberedge.com 

Hand-Dyed Fabrics

Wilde Fish Fabrics: Gloriously glowing hand-dyed fabrics 
You can see these fabrics in the photo below--the green, blue-grey, yellow, and red background fabrics are from Jane and Kate at Wilde Fish Fabrics. To order, 
e-mail  at curly_girl007@hotmail.com or call or fax 250-624-6552

Pat White Dye Studio--Ice Cream Pail Productions 
Now, to give credit where it is due, Jane at Wilde Fish Fabrics had her first lessons in dyeing and painting fabric from Pat White, of Ice Cream Pail Productions. Pat's fabrics are as vibrant and emphatic as she is herself, and can be seen at http://patwhitestudioquilts.homestead.com/fabric.html 

Natural Dye Studio
Beautiful and subtle natural-dyed fabrics from England, each piece a one-off. (which I think is British for "one of a kind". Perfect for patchwork and applique. 
http://www.naturaldyestudio.homestead.com 

Good Connections:

Dodge Cove Arts Guild: Dodge Cove is a tiny community on Digby Island, across the harbour from Prince Rupert, B.C. It was my home for many years. Now I can go back, via this website, and see the scenery and the wonderful art being made by people there.
   http://www.citytel.net/dodgecove/page2.html 

Gabriola Island Info Centre: I'm lucky to live on Gabriola, a beautiful island in British Columbia, Canada. Gabriola is called "The Island of the Arts" because it is home to so many artists, artisans, and craftspeople. For maps, travel info, lodging, events, and things to do on Gabriola, see www.gabriolaisland.org 

Self-Promotion: An online guide to do-it-yourself website promotion. A huge amount of information on submitting to search engines and other essential information. Payment is up to you--and well worth it.
   http://www.selfpromotion.com 

Airhead Eco-Geeks: Motto: "Linking the environment to your everyday life."
 Lots of thought-provoking info and practical ideas to help the environment.
   http://www.airhead.org/ 

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