I have made the first piece for my donation to the AAQ this year.
I tend to use this each hear to try my hand at new techniques and ideas.
[and of course making at least one a picture of me or my logo]

its 16inches by 16 inches, as are they all for the contest. so that collectors can make a collection by getting them year after year.
I advise going over to the website and check what they have to offer and think about submitting a small quilt for the chance at huge prizes.

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My last trial with the Qr codes was with digitized embroidery.
Now I wanted to make something a little more hands on and in a bit larger of a scale.
so I put a code on the back of my sports jacket.

It doesn’t read either from the misalignment in my placement this time or the contrast isn’t enough.

Either way I look pretty BA.
dont you think?

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I have recently come across a new company:
http://www.poly-fil.com/

They contacted me after seeing the article in American Lifestyle mag.
I am going to start working with them on promotion for me and for their product.
a little cross marketing type thing. mutually beneficial.

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I have started a project with an artist who works with bar codes.

Scott Blake:
http://www.barcodeart.com/

We have started to design a project with the new QR codes.
the codes marketed towards smart phones.
where using apps on the phone you can get the information from the code, be it text or a phone number or a url.

i started to experiment immediately:

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Piecing this top is taking a while since I am having to sew all the diamonds separately.

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