I have really enjoyed my yellow quilting activities this month inspired by the Rainbow Scrappy Challenge. Every spare stitching moment has been spent on my "Hexagon Honeycomb", whic...
My friend Christine finally had her baby and we are all relieved that he has arrived safe and sound (after quite a challenging delivery). Here is baby Safo! It was love at first sight (only for ...
I have long admired the photos that Jane posts on her blog Sew Create It, and have always wanted to take a photography course. I love taking pictures and am very rarely seen without a camera in ...
This is my Rainbow Scrap Challenge from last year, called "Hexagon Honeycomb". I loved piecing it in June of last year (click here to read about it). The commenters on that post gave me some ...
I have been working on my Dotty Sweet Treats blocks for Judys quilt along. Judys quilt top is finished and you can see it here. I only have 6 blocks finished, but have lots of strips cut o...
I finished another twister in miniature size this week. The mini twisters are made with the Primitive Gatherings ruler (which produces 1" blocks). This one was made from ...
I finally got my yellow Knot block sewn! I just love digging around in the scrap bag and finding just the right little piece that I need. I love the school bus window, the ladybug, and the Dr. S...
I am finishing up a mini quilt while enjoying some wonderful warm sunny weather.And I am trying a new product - the Clover Binding Clips. (Click here for a link to a YouTube video describing the clip...
Janet (the Rogue Quilter) sent me some wonderful dotty fabrics - thanks Janet! I have already cut them into strips and started sewing them into my sweet treat quilt along blocks. My st...
There were two local shop hops over the past weekend, involving a total of 8 quilt stores. Of course I stopped in to a couple of other stores that werent part of the official hop, but you cant be tha...
I started Judys Sweet Treats Quilt Along as a special treat for myself...a May For Me project. It is very relaxing sewing, that can be worked on in small bits of time. I have the 30 blocks ...
This is my first posting for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge this month. I have three goals for the yellow month, but havent accomplished much in the first half of the month!*Goal #1) Sew yellow Knot blo...
I must admit May is a hard month for me and when I saw the May for Me postings, I thought I was way too busy and too stressed out to participate in that. But then I thought..." isnt this exactly ...
What a busy week it was! I havent had much time for sewing but have been working on another twister quilt, so thats what is on my design wall today. I just love sewing these things!This is my fo...
At quilt retreat in February, our friend Marjorie usually brings us one of her scrap bags to play with. Since she is so generous in sharing her fabrics with us, my friend Barbara and I decided to sur...
Another great quilt show has come and gone! I wish I could have had more time to spend admiring all the quilts hanging at the show yesterday. My creative mind was totally on overdrive all night long!...
My quilt guild, the Royal City Quilters Guild, of which I have been a faithful member for almost 20 years, is having their quilt show today and tomorrow. We only host a show every three years an...
I just came back from a quick trip to Kingston with some quilting friends. I checked Bonnie Hunters blog tonight and guess where she is? In Kingston! But I was in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and she is...
My April UFO is finished!Some of the side sashings look a little wobbly and they are! This quilt top was a Layer Cake Quilt Along hosted by Konda at Moose on the Porch Quilts in 2010. My qu...
I finished two more blocks for the Quilt Square Quilt Along this month. This was the first one and it was very fun to sew - its basically just 4 framed 9 patch blocks.And then I worked on the An...
I LOVE Half Square Triangle blocks! I know many people refuse to sew them and I can understand that some methods of sewing (and trimming!) the HSTs can be very tedious. But since Bonnie Hunter convin...
When I saw Jeans blog post about sewing UnRuly letters, I just got a craving to sew some letters. There is something about that process that is more relaxing and creative than other kinds of sew...
This week I have enjoyed working on another April block for the Quilt Square Quilt Along. The cutting for this anvil block took a surprising chunk of time - thats 207 pieces cut out for a 12"...
I have missed the Monday Design Wall postings since my brother has been sick, and I sure do look forward to getting back to my regular blog postings now that he is feeling a little better. This ...
I finished my pillowcase for ConKerr Cancer. Heidi and Bobbi are encouraging the FNSI participants to contribute to this worthy cause. To encourage us to make a pillowcase, they enticed us with...
My BINGO card is bound and ready to go!B - tambourine, sheep, Jack-o-lantern, elephant, music notesI - penguin, cat, fish, monkey, Sunbonnet SueN - beehive, zebra, FREE, Santa, strawberryG -&nbs...
Last night was Friday Night Sew-In.Hope you had the opportunity to do some sewing.I enjoyed FNSI again with my sister Jayne and my friend Barb.We had a fun evening at my place and after some visiting...
Well, April is more than half over and I havent made a single post about my April UFO! I am fairly sure that I will be able to finish it on time, because I really like this quilt and I have been work...
Thank you to all my blog readers who have left lovely comments on my blogpost last week and emailed me to send healing thoughts and good wishes for my brother. He has finally been&nbs...
The second challenge quilt I made was for the mini category. In this category each quilt has to measure less than 36" around the perimeter, which means less than 9" per side. I decided t...
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