I Won a Magazine

On December 26 / 15, Monika Kinner Whalen, of My Sweet Prairie, had a giveaway on Face Book. She had 5 extra copies of Noro Magazine, in which she was featured. She used the blended colors of Noro to create intricate details of plant life in her embroidered works of art.

Well, I was one of the 5 winners and just received my copy. This is a new magazine to me and I must say, it has a lot of impressive looking modern style patterns using Noro yarns. Check them out on their web site above.

Drop by My Sweet Prairie too, as you won't be disappointed. 

Thanks, Monika!

 

Our Prairie In Fibre

Grab a cup of something and spend a delightful 16 minutes watching an interview with Monika Kinner Whalen, curator of Our Prairie In Fibre Keepsake. She talks about the show and her love for the prairies. Throughout the interview you will see the wonderful art that was on exhibit.
Enjoy!

Our Prairie in Fibre

Our Prairie in Fibre is an collection of fibre art created by women from across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This wonderful collection was curated by Monika Kinner-Whalen. Please take a few minutes to tour this exhibit. Also have a look at Monika's wonderful art pieces.

I've been following Monika's blog for several years and knew this exhibit was coming. I'm glad she let us know the link. Just wish I could see it in person. Thanks Monika.

Now check out some links to quilters and fibre artists from Western Canada (not complete by any stretch of the imagination):

• Manitoba Prairie Quilters (lots of quilts and art quilts)
• Quilt Guilds across the country
• SAQA Western Canada
• Martha Cole
• Anna Hergert
• Fibre Art Network, Western Canada
• Mrs Pickles Garden
• Scraps and Strings (Winnipeg)
• Will Cook for Shoes (Winnipeg)
• Work in Progress (Calgary)
• Jenny Penny Poppy (Saskatchewan)

3 Creative Studios

The side bar link on my blog to 3 Creative Studios is active again. By accident, I discovered that the old link wasn't working. This site is the virtual studio for Terri Stegmiller and Vicki Welsh. Each month they feature a guest artist. For October, artist Monika Kinner-Whalen introduces thread sketching.

Here are a few more links featuring Thread Sketching:
Quilting Arts
Nancy Prince
Kelli Nina Perkins
Elysian Studios
Kathleen Creates
Brown Paper Packages
Ingrid Whitcher
Judy Alexander
Daily Craft