Regular readers of the blog will know that every now and then I enjoy a bit of organisation, usually spurred by procrastination. Previously, I have read Marie Kondo’s book about how your belongings should “Spark Joy” and I have briefly folded my clothes accordingly until I can’t be bothered anymore. The problem is that I have a reasonably capacious old house and a love of junk shops, and if I am honest, could be a bit of a hoarder. 

The term “Swedish Death Cleaning” has piqued my interest – the idea that you should start clearing out your belongings ...

I started the day with high expectations of snapping photos for my blog. There were many interesting quilts being worked on in class and lovely shopping customers brought their work to show and to get help with. But... they all came rolling in so fast, one or two in then two or three out, like a conveyor belt. Everyone gets excellent customer service, I might have mentioned that once or twice and before I knew it, class ladies had all packed up as it was way past closing time for my very own shop.
Deb, very kindly, unpacked her quilt ...

I hand sewed about 45" on the Charley in the Forest binding.

I trimmed the prints and solids star quilt.  The backing is 3 fabrics.  The one in the middle is a limey green with pink circles.  Since they are opposites on the color wheel I don't know how to describe the color with the mix.

It's not been one of my better weeks.  Thank goodness for handwork.  I'm off the pain medication and can handle the stairs without a crutch.  So definite improvement.  It's still a bit uncomfortable to use the foot pedal on the sewing machine for very long, but I've been able to sew for hour long stretches the last couple of days. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/April = 27/27 days
• 15 minute days/2024 = 118/118 days
• Success rate = 100%

I’ve been trying to keep up with all of the community quilt emails but the emails are coming in faster than I can put them together. HA! I’m going to work on trying to get them all together and ready to share with you. First up is mail call from Ray. Ray writes:I received another …

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Dang . . my recent posts are entitled “lightning” and “weather”. We watched the tornadoes cross Oklahoma tonight and I’m praying for my Oklahoma friends. If you’re reading this, please check in when you can. My guess is that those of you in the worst hit areas probably don’t have power or cell phone service...

Grandma’s Quilt Block is the name of the fourth Mercantile block – the Mercantile Quilt is on Lori Holt’s blog and the directions will be there for a very long time from what I understand.  I am making this for an RSC quilt but it can be made with any fabric you wish to use […]

This morning, I was up and playing my game by 6:30 am. I slept really well and when I woke, I couldn't go back to sleep. Even when I wanted to! 

I heated up the quilt room downstairs and was about ready to go down when mom called to say her washer wasn't working. She had wet clothes in the wash and need to get them spin dried. She also asked if she could bring another load over to do. I told her that was fine. The washer is scheduled to be fixed or looked at on ...

Very pretty, but would be very fiddly to make.

Second design is very pretty, and would be less fiddly to make, either because there are less blocks, or the blocks can be bigger for a larger bed..

I wanted to make at least one quilt using Island Batik Fabrics, for the Pantone Quilt Challenge 2024.  

There are so many beautiful peachy hues to choose from.

Island Batik Fabrics

Cantaloupe (Island Batik Basic) from the Opulent Oranges was the closest match for Peach Fuzz.

Cantaloupe

Carrot

So many ideas and so little time. I wanted to create something simple and minimalist different from Blush (a Colorwash inspired quilt top), and Peach on Earth (improv pieced quilt).

After playing with shapes, fabrics and layouts in EQ8, I chose this design.

EQ8 Mock-Up

First Block

Whew! Just unloaded a huge client quilt from the longarm. 106” X 113” of snuggly flannel for a lucky little boy! Quilted with edge to edge digital design, Tire Tracks from Urban Elementz. This quilted up so nicely! I know my client will be pleased. She was so hard on herself about the quality of… Continue reading Saturday Stitching

Date:  Wednesday May 1, 2024

Location:  Christ Church Parish Hall             

                  990 Sydenham Road

Time:  6:40 for 7:00 p.m.

This month, some of our members will be offering fabric for sale! 

Please bring any finished placemats.  You will receive a ticket for each placemat, and may win a prize!

 Community Quilts

Please bring any completed kits, or consider taking home a kit to complete, to fill the needs in our community.

The workshop will be held at Stitch by Stitch on Tuesday April 7^th from 10 until 4.

Please wear your membership pin, and bring a lunch ...

I am so excited to announce that I am going to be teaching on a cruise again!

I have taught on a cruise before in March 2024. It was such a great experience and so much fun and I feel so fortunate to be teaching on another one.

This time we are headed to Alaska – and I’m very excited about that!!

2025 Alaska Quilting Adventure featuring Maywood Studio Fabrics

Set sail with us on the Alaska Quilting Adventure, a 7-night cruise that combines the stunning beauty of Alaska with the joy of quilting. This trip features expert instructors Tiffany ...