Author: Yummy

2019 UFO List – Updated March

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I’ve been updating the January list I posted but I think it’s time I started a new post to update. – 7 completed as of March 22nd. Progress is being made! En Provence – A Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt – DONE MAY 16, 2019 Friendship Star baby quilt – ready to be quilted Star blocks…

9 patch baby quilt with flannel backing

Small Scrappy Quilt

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This quilt started out as part of a much bigger quilt. I was going to make a king size quilt called Rick Rack Nines designed by Bonnie Hunter but I got absolutely lost during it’s assembly. I picked it up three different times during assembly and each time just made more of a mess of…

2019 Starts – Updated December

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Keeping track of my 2019 starts and finishes. Dad’s lap quilt DONE – January 2019 Wheelchair lap quilt (green, orange, blue) — Done June 2019 Quilt for Robynne – Done June 10, 2019 Wheelchair lap quilt (black, red, blue) – Done June 2019 Chain Link Quilt – top completed H blocks – not assembled Dragonfly…

Calico Rose Quilt

Calico Rose Quilt – Finished

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I found this pattern on the Wedding Dress Blue blog under the Calico Rose quiltalong tab at the top of the page. The quilt done in whites and scrappy fabrics didn’t interest me but I could imagine bright scrappy fabrics twinkling on a black background. I’m glad to say the finished quilt exceeded my expectations….

2019 UFO List

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Here is the list of UFO’s that have entered 2019 with me: En Provence – A Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt – top completed Friendship Star baby quilt – top completed Star blocks – loose blocks, top needs to be made Alletaire – A Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt – Blocks need fixing and top needs to…

baby swoon quilt

More Baby Quilts

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Marc came home not long ago and told me that a friend of ours is in the family way once again. It’s a little too early to know if it’s a boy or a girl so I’m making sure I’m prepared. I’m undecided whether to keep this new quilt in the same theme as the…

galaxy quilt in purple and green

Fall Quilt Retreat

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I headed to a fall quilt retreat, last weekend, with one of the quilt guilds I belong to. Four days up north of the city in cottage country, with great ladies, my favourite hobby, lots of good food and snacks and wonderful scenery.  Just what I needed after a crazy few months of work and…

Calico Rose Quilt with borders

Quilting as a Couple

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A few weeks ago Marc and I took a course at a local quilt studio, Whirls n Swirls Quilting Studio run by the lovely Tracey, teaching us how to use their APQS long arm quilting machines.  Yes, I managed to convince my man to join me in learning to quilt on a a long arm. He has…

Scrappy around the block quilt

Around the Block – Finished

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I made it! My Around the Block quilt was bound before the end of September. I’m so happy with how it came out. I found a another dotty black fabric for the backing: I’m so pleased with how this came out I’m keeping it. It’s the perfect size to cover my feet and legs when…

windmill quilt

Windmill Quilt

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I’m so happy my Windmill quilt is finished! The pattern is from the Patch the Giraffe blog where it was called Big Bock Quilt and is about 36″ square. It went together well!  A simple pattern yet a lovely bold result. It’s backed with pink material in the quilt top.   I’m really pleased that my blue…