Still making progress on Scrappy Dresden Plates. Only one more to hand applique....Im so excited to get started on the sashing.Happy Quilting.
These Scrappy Plates are fun to make and easier than they look. Ive finished appliqueing about five Dresden blocks so far. The others are all prepped and ready for stitching while sitting on th...
A few more blocks completed from the book "Some Kind of Wonderful". The pattern is "My Favourite Things" from Anni Downs book. You can see more of my blocks here and here. ...
Boo is thinking I made this bucket for his amusement. Hmmmm......he is wondering if there will be enough room to climb in. He was so fast I almost didnt get a picture, as you can see there isnt...
Ive got more blocks prepped and ready for stitching, these are the blocks I have completed the stitching. Im enjoying working on this quilt, I just need to stop doing sooooo many other things.L...
Its been a busy week......doing what???......well I dont know what Ive done but by the end of the day I crash. Ive made some progress on "My Favourite Things" quilt......Ill work on taking so...
I made this bucket bag for my sisters birthday. The fabric is a panel and worked out to be the right size for making this bag. Im hoping she will use it for crocheting and knitting projects. No...
A bunny in the flower bed, I finished the stitching and piecing the top a few days ago. A few fabric wallets I made for Easter gifts. These are for my girls and one for a frie...
Im still in the mood for making bags, a couple more to add to the gift box. These two bags will be for my nieces. The size is prefect for a cell phone and small camera. Happy Quilting.
We had a beautiful sunny weekend, it felt like spring had arrived. Today its cold, drizzly and feels more like winter than spring. I made this little bag using spring colours to bring a bit of ...
Im so happy with my progress last week at the retreat. Im all caught up on my mystery BOM using pretty fabrics. I didnt touch the civil war BOM but thats okay.We all had a great time......sewin...
More blocks are prepped for hand applique, daisys, chocolates and holiday block, all from the Hatched and Patched book Somekind of Wonderful The details of the suitcase and chocolates have yet ...
Im really enjoying the book "Somekind of Wonderful". Im working on the quilt in the book called "My Favourite Things" and boy this quilt is adorable. These blocks have simple ap...
Woohoo......its finished.....finally. I had most of it sewn together and wasnt feeling happy with the fusible fleece I used. I took it apart and hoped the fleece wasnt too stuck. All went well but th...
A small finish for Feb, this little coin quilt will go in the Christmas gift box. Now I have two gifts finished, I hope I can keep this going throughout the year, even if I make one a month Ill be ha...
Im slowly getting back in to sewing again. It took me a week to get back to a regular sleeping pattern and NOT waking up at 2am.....grrrrr, it usually only takes a couple of days. I worked a lot last...
Happy Valentines Day!
We are home again after our vacation in Paris, Rome and Florence, turned out to be the coldest winter in Europe in almost 30 years. We missed the snowfall in Rome but found some snow in the small med...
A few random pictures of Rome. There are fountains all over Rome, some big like this one and some small along side the street, all with fresh drinking water. This beautiful fountain called Trevi Foun...
We found it, doesnt look like much from the outside. A quilt shop in Paris or what its called by the locals is Patchwork Shop. The owner is a very nice lady and has a good website, the shop is called...
I know this is a quilting blog but no sewing going on for me right now. We are in Paris for a week and I thought Id show a few pictures of this beautiful place anyway. We went to see Mona at the Louv...
I bought this kit last year from Daisy Cottage and never made it, then I won the same kit from her website, so ended up with two. I was going to make one bigger quilt but when I did all the blocks I ...
I almost forgot to show my 12 Days of Christmas sampler little quilt all finished. You can still make your own version at Temecula blog. This was a fun project to start the new year. The other mini I...
All twelve 3 1/2" blocks are finished and waiting for today instructions to put it all together. This mystery sampler from Temecula has been really fun to make each day and its been fun wondering...
I received a couple of wonderful gifts in the mail, this one is from Mary done in reds and greens. Mary does long arm quilting and its fabulous! Thanks Mary for thinking of me, I love it! The second ...
Ive started working on the mystery quilt from Temecula Quilt Shop, its a very easy mini sampler. Super simple and easy for a after Christmas project. My bundle of fabrics arrived Dec 24th, just in ti...
Its almost here! Are you ready? Are we ever really ready.....Im not! Almost finished......just a little hand sewing on the binding but I dont think it will happen in the next day or so and thats okay...
Boo is giving his approval for my new Christmas quilt, I started this in Dec and it will be finished in Dec....woohoo what a big accomplishment for this time of year. Its all quilted and Im now worki...
Moving into the front hallway, a couple snowmen with stitchery pillow and the shaker boxes my husband made me a few years ago. The boxes are beautifully made and can be nested inside each other. Now ...
The decorating has started. I found this little tree at Micheals for $5.00, I wasnt happy with the fabric covering the base so I changed it and added the lights, it looks really festive sitting on my...
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