Love batiks? They are such pretty, fun fabrics. I had a love affair with batiks for a while.
I did a little research and found the pattern for Blueberry Hill. It’s a pdf and it was 2011 or 2012 when I originally shared it. Hopefully it will open up without any problems. For any who are fairly new to my blog and may not have been around when I was sharing free patterns,...
Today is father's day. I took a picture of dad and posted it on Instagram. AND cried. I would have loved to have given him a hug and kiss!
So, we worked around the house till it was time to go to the movies. We decided to go to the movies. I worked on my red heart piece.
We went to see "Then Incredible s" at the theater. It was a good movie! I really enjoyed it. Trouble was, I could see some political stuff in it, but I didn't care.
Got back and enjoyed working on my ...
Today I'm shamelessly promoting my DIL's YouTube channel and it does use scraps! LOL
Just slightly different scraps to our fabric ones.
I had some ideas for my EPP (English Paper Piecing) for the Kingfisher Stitch Along - but I changed my mind, and I re-read the instructions :-)
Kingfisher Stitch Along
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| Pink hexie with a yellow and blue centre |
Making neutral quilts is not my favourite thing to make. I generally love working with colour - the more, the brighter, the better! Working without what I perceive as colour is not easy, but I have grown to appreciate the quiet restfulness of neutrals.
Epic Neutral Bow Tie Quilt
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| Some blocks to try out |
A design for an applique quilt … love it.
Love the little bit of quilting too.
When I started quilting it was essential to quilt heavily as most wadding we could buy was not bonded like modern wadding. I find it a bit sad that quilts are now quilted densely, which makes them stiff … and every line of quilting takes away some of the warmth as well as the comfort.
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Cindy found these really stunning wildlife panels and created a wonderful quilt with a 16 block layout. The panels are by Robert Kaufman and called North American Wildlife. I searched online and the only information could find was they would be available in September 2018 in Canada. So they must have had an earlier release date in the States and that is probably where she purchased them. She wasn’t sure of the shop she got them at and the ones I frequent across the border did not have them.
I love the sashing fabric and black borders as they ...
read moreThe QuiltNSW show is almost here again. I was thrilled to receive an email this morning telling me that I've won a prize!! QuiltNSW sent us this fancy graphic so we could let all our friends know too. I don't know which quilt, or which prize, but all will be revealed at the prize giving on Wednesday afternoon.
Every night during the summer, I go out and hunt scorpions. I have to take a regular flashlight so I can look for snakes, and then I take the black light so I can find scorpions. There’s never a night I don’t find at least three. Yes, I kill them! This seems to be the...
So much to do, but I am starting to catch up before the next wave hits. Got a small writing gig to tend to as well. I don't want to let go of all my clients and it's still easy money if I can make the deadlines work.
I finished a rosette on Sunday, it's about my favorite hot beverage:
A bit of a sewing slowdown due to life's other commitments. But I managed to get this far on my latest rosette this week.
Once the Prairie Point Triangles are sewn into place, take a tacking stitch to secure each point.
We found a nice campsite in a national forest in northern Minnesota that we stayed at for four nights – we have never camped at a national forest campground that had electricity before – we have just never seen that and were surprised by it. This place is called South Kawishiwi River Campground – very […]
read moreWell, this is my last swap Patchwork of the Crosses block. I have gotten all the pieces fussy cut and sewn onto the papers. Now, I just need to sew the pieces together.
Well, this is my last swap Patchwork of the Crosses block. I have gotten all the pieces fussy cut and sewn onto the papers. Now, I just need to sew the pieces together.
