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Scrap Quilts make me Happy

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

What can I say other than scrap quilts make me happy! This one is no exception! Here it is all finished: I started this quilt back in April 2020 when I saw the quilt on Ramona’s blog Doodlebugs and Rosebuds Quilts. That seems a lifetime ago now. I quickly sewed the top using 2″ rather…

I think these are so cute – fish shaped bag

Posted on January 10, 2021January 11, 2021

Late last year, I made a fish themed quilt before Christmas for a coworker’s daughter who is expecting a baby in February. They were going with an aquatic theme for the nursery and I thought this would fit right in: While surfing for ideas for this quilt, I ran across a pattern by Cloud 9…

Add color to beige and it’s not so bad.

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

After I made the Brown Quilt Cinnamon Bars (Thanks to Preeti at Sew Preeti Quilts for the great name) I still had lots of a solid beige material left. As it was near Christmas I wanted something easy to sew with that fabric. I just needed to figure out how to add color so that I’d enjoy making a…

The Ugly Quilt: A Good Lesson in Perseverance.

Posted on January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

I love scrappy but when I finished the top for this quilt, I hated it and it got tagged as the ugly quilt.

Trying to make a dent in the stash

Posted on December 28, 2020January 5, 2021

Brown and beige are two colors I rarely work with as they aren’t colors I particularly like. However, my stash seems to have an overabundance of both those colors. As far as I can tell that happened because I was in a fat quarter bundle of the month club and because when I see deals…

There is something fishy about this quilt

Posted on November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

My coworker’s daughter is having a baby in February. When I asked about the nursery theme I was told it would be sea theme. Perfect I thought. There is some fish fabric in the stash. Time to make a baby quilt! Off to Google and Pinterest I went to get ideas. I had made this…

Colorful leaves on this dull day

Posted on November 1, 2020April 10, 2023

Colorful fall leaves on this dull day inspired this quilted tabled runner

A black & grey sampler quilt

Posted on October 18, 2020January 28, 2026

Back around the year 2000 I took two quilt classes through the Toronto Board of Education. Thanks to the first class that I took with them, my very first quilt was made. It was a jewel box pattern, and this was the resulting quilt. I finished it either during the class or shortly after the…

4 patch quilt from the Anne with an E TV Series

More Free Motion Quilting

Posted on October 11, 2020January 11, 2021

I spent yesterday quilting two flimsies. And, I took the opportunity to keep working on my free motion quilting skills. I’m starting to feel more confident and keep better tension so that’s all good. The first top I didn’t piece, but rather acquired it at an auction. It was from the Anne with an E…

More Practice Free Motion Quilting

Posted on October 4, 2020October 22, 2020

I have been practicing my free motion quilting on some of my smaller quilt tops. Going from quilting with the walking foot to quilting with a closed toe free motion foot was a big step for me. It’s step that I ready for but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a scary step. I’ve been on…