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… Read More »
Last weekend I headed to quilt retreat 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 life in… Read More »
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… Read More »
I’m pleased to report another finish. This time it’s the Hundred Hugs Quilt. I made the top a few years ago and finally quilted and bound it in the last few weeks. I love that it’s scrappy yet has a controlled colourway of green and blue. The quilt is a bit crinkly but has been… Read More »
I’m so pleased. This past weekend I got in some serious quilting time. I got 5 baby/crib sized quilts FINALLY quilted. I love piecing, but sadly the actual quilting isn’t my favourite part of the entire process. One of the quilts I quilted is this one: I must confess that the quilting is very simple.… Read More »
My in-laws were over for the weekend, so the fabric that lives in the guest room had to move into my small sewing room for their visit. What can I say, other than my stash overflows the space available. The fabric is now moved back into the guest room and I have room again to sew… Read More »
Made with Happy blocks as per Mary Quilts this quilt was super easy and quick to do. It used 16 4.5 inch squares for the centre blocks. The only hard thing about it was deciding what border to put on. The pink won and the final quilt looked like this: I had just enough of… Read More »
I’m in the process of making the Gathered Star Quilt. I’m really happy how it is turning out. This quilt is based on a block by Judith Martin called Star Cluster Quilt Block Mine looks like that block, however the block size and construction are different. The star block is 32″, and I constructed this using… Read More »
The Twisted Star quilt has been a work in progress for some time but finally it has been finished and gifted. Here is it bound and ready to gift. A couple we know from Marc’s history club were having their first baby and of course we needed to present them with a quilt for the… Read More »
I have been on quite the quilting binge these last two weeks or so. Amazing what happens when one suddenly has more time on her hands! Just want to track what I’ve started in the last two weeks: Baby sized Swoon quilt for a friend’s upcoming new arrival! – currently being bound Yellow and Green… Read More »