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SHE DOES THE CITY: One Of A Kind Spring Show: Spotlight on Quebec Designers and Artists
Le Point Visible makes quilted blankets and accessories that are designed to be durable, useful, and timeless.
IDEAS FROM MY HOME: Meet Marilyn B. Armand
Marilyn has been a dressmaker for 24 years and applies her skill and passion to quilting techniques. Staying true to traditional know-how, she founded her company, Le point visible.
RADIO-CANADA: The Salon des métiers d’art du Québec celebrates Jean-Claude Poitras’s 50-year career
The Métiers d’arts suite designed by Jean-Claude Poitras is entirely adorned with objects—tables, ceramics, lighting fixtures, vases, cushions, chairs, and more—created by local craftspeople.
LE BEL ÂGE: Christian Bégin’s 5 favorites
Do you miss the quilting craft that our mother or grandmother mastered so well? Le point visible offers modern ones, perfect for giving as gifts or for reminiscing.
CHÂTELAINE: Christmas Gifts | The Best Finds Under $100
One of our loved ones already has everything, while another wants nothing... How do you solve this puzzle? By mixing a little something unexpected in with the sure bets, just to add some spice under the tree. We scoured the shops and websites of Canadian retailers and artisans in search of wonderful gift ideas. And we found plenty... Happy shopping!
SILO 57: 8 perfect DIY boxes from Quebec companies to fill your free time
This ready-to-use kit will help you master the distinctive quilting technique and then make your own cushion in soft peach, blue, and navy tones.
MAGAZINE VÉRO: 2021 Gift Guide: Joanie Pietracupa’s Picks, Editor-in-Chief
Note to my loved ones: “All I Want for Christmas Is”… this DIY quilt kit!
CHÂTELAINE: I changed my life: from a master’s degree in international relations to quilting
With their colorful geometric shapes, they almost look like paintings. But the works Marilyn B. Armand creates in her bright studio in the Eastern Townships are quilts. At the controls of her sewing machine, the 32-year-old craftswoman cheerfully modernizes this ancestral technique cherished by our grandmothers. A small revolution that is as gentle as it is vibrant!
YOUR BARBER: Design a custom quilt step by step
With their colorful geometric shapes, they almost look like paintings. But the works Marilyn B. Armand creates in her bright studio in the Eastern Townships are quilts. (...) A little revolution that is both gentle and vibrant!
MAGAZINE BESIDE: Reinterpreting tradition, one point at a time
On the second floor of a former knitting-needle factory in Bedford, the wooden floors creak. Several craftspeople have set up their workshops there. In a small, bright space where the sound of the river can be heard, Marilyn B. Armand designs modern quilts.
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS MEDIA: The Visible Point: The Art of Modern Quilting
"Geometric shapes, bold colors, and eco-friendly upcycling give Marilyn B. Armand’s traditional craft a fresh new look. The creations—bedspreads, throws, comfort blankets, trivets—that come out of her studio and business, Le point visible, in Bedford, are as comforting as they are pleasing to the eye.
HELLO CANADA! MAGAZINE: Curate cozy
The article is available in Hello! Canada magazine.
--> Hello!Canada: Curate Cozy. Weekly No. 753, Page 60-61
