Hall's Harbour Quilts - Handcrafted Quilts, Antique & Vintage Textiles, and Nova Scotia Folk Art in Hall's Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

Hall's Harbour Quilts
Hall's Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

Home About My Quilts Antique & Vintage Textiles Links of Interest Contact Information Welcome to the website of Hall's Harbour Handcrafts, located close to the ruggedly beautiful Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, on Canada's East coast. My quilt studio is in my 1820's heritage home, surrounded by trees and wild gardens. Enjoy the peace and serenity which inspires my work. Visit the nearby fishing village of Hall's Harbour where you can observe the action of the world's highest tides. Visit artists' studios, hunt for antiques and sample seafood and lobster. If you wish to stay a while, there are several bed and breakfasts in the village and lots of other things to do and see nearby. If you cannot visit my studio in person, rest assured that my custom quilts are made in the traditional way - entirely by hand every step of the way. They are made of the finest available 100% cotton materials in a smoke-free home, and are truly one-of-a-kind.	Saturday, September 01, 2007 FREE WILLIE - polychromed carving - Nova Scotia Folk Art You're looking at my newest Nova Scotia Folk Art acquisition. This is "Free Willie" a carved and painted piece by Jean Marc Poirier, Cape Breton Island, completed in 2002. Apparently Mr. Poirier stopped working for a few years after this piece was made, but has begun again in recent years and is generating great interest now among collectors. I hope I can find more of his work - it's the kind of Folk Art that causes me to smile when I look at it. Especially, note the wonderful colour and depiction of waves on the stand. I'm so happy to have Willie with me for a while, overseeing my work as a quiltmaker - I know he will be my muse when I embark on the Dolphin quilt I expect to be making soon! Labels: Jean-Marc Poirier, Nova Scotia Folk Art, quilts 9:29 AM (0) comments Sunday, August 05, 2007 A RECENT QUILT I want to show you a quilt I just finished piecing this morning. It is 50x64 inches - a good snuggle size - and is made from about a dozen different co-ordinated fabrics reproduced from the 1830 to 1880 time period. Featured are fabrics in the indigo and cheddar colourways by Margo Krager. When finished, the quilt will be bound in a dark blue print. This quilt is in a simple, timeless style and can be completed and shipped to you at a cost of $525USD anywhere in North America. Elsewhere shipping will be a little more. I think my major quiltmaking strengths are in colour choice and design, and I am thrilled by how this one has turned out. I have so many ideas for using my extensive fabric collection - perhaps you would like me to design something for you using your favourite colours and size. I am feeling very creative these days as the weather has finally improved and is now more typical of summer on the North Atlantic seacoast, instead of the steamy tropics. Working hard to finish up a couple of commissions and get on to new projects! Labels: custom ordered quilts, quilt design, quilts 12:06 PM (0) comments	Recent Posts: Quilt Making Again! Special offer - giveaway A Mini-tour of my Quilt Studio Finished Lavender Parterre! Folk Art Currently Available - part one Folk Art Currently Available WWW.SIMPLEQUILTMAKING.COM Will Spring Come This Year? A TRADITIONAL FLYING GEESE QUILT VINTAGE IDEAL ABC YOYO BOUDOIR CUSHION COVER Archived Posts: July 2005 August 2005 October 2005 December 2005 June 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 March 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008