Benita Skinner

@BenitaSkinner
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After 25+ years of designing my quilt patterns (all still available from my website), I’m now back to creating textile art quilts, using embroidery & embellishments.
I’m sharing how I create these, through a weekly video, hoping to inspire other hand stitchers.
I do this while living off-grid, with my cats, in a forest in Nova Scotia.
Websitehttps://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.com/

#TiledWords turned 6 months old last week! Thank you to everyone who plays and shares the game.

I wrote a little update about the first 6 months and what's coming next:

https://paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/six-months-of-tiled-words/

#GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzle

Tiled Words: 6 Months of Daily Puzzles

This flies when you're having fun (4 letters)

A favourite place to go, when I get to town, is the thrift store! 😊
Here’s the treasures I found there, the other day. πŸ‘πŸͺ‘🧡
* Embroidered table cloth
* Rectangle doily
* Handkerchief
* Glass beads
* Embroidery floss
* Crochet cotton
* Plastic baskets for keeping organized

#quilting #sewing #thrifting #embellishments

I saved that wrinkly seam binding, decades ago, and now it’s making a beautiful addition to this block. πŸ‘πŸ₯°πŸ€©
My Bits & Bobs quilt progress this week! πŸͺ‘🧡

#quilting #sewing #textileart #embroidery #handstitching

#tbt The Victorian Manor (1991)

I was asked to teach my pictorial house quilt method, after sharing it with my quilt guild, which started me teaching other quilters. πŸ₯°πŸ‘
10 years later, I created my Victoriana Quilt Designs website, and have been teaching through it, ever since. ❀️

#quilting #sewing

I ❀️ Black + White + Roses 🌹

This is my patchwork tote, holding my other fabric bags – waiting for my ride, who’s taking me to town.

Happy #EarthDay 🌎

#quilting #sewing #patchwork

Quilt top is done! πŸ’ƒπŸ»πŸ’ƒπŸ»πŸ’ƒπŸ»

Since the backing fabric is in hand, I’m looking forward to getting this one on the longarm around early June

#Quilting #InarticulateAbecedary

I ❀️ 2 Sew
πŸ₯°πŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ‘πŸͺ‘🧡

#quilting #sewing

I made this pretty fan block, using a vintage doily β€” My progress this week! πŸ‘πŸͺ‘🧡🀩

#quilting #sewing #textileart #embroidery #handstitching

H is for #Halloween

#ArtABCs
No AI, Yes alt text, CW as needed

#Quilting

My Victoriana Album (2007) is another quilt I made in these colours. 🀩πŸͺ‘πŸ§΅πŸ©·πŸ’™

That beautiful blue stripe with roses border fabric, was the main multicoloured print, that inspired all the other fabric choices.

#quilting #sewing #quilt #applique