Do you know what this is?

One morning, I crept about because a Canada Goose was taking a nap on the far side. Like the little squirrel in the last post, I feared there was something amiss seeing it flat out in the grass like this. 

Spring is trumping winter-at last- as I write this. I saw our first robin on Sunday last. And the little chipmunk has emerged from the underground winter den, the one I imagine lined with my sunflower seeds. 

Just after the snowstorm this guy below appeared acting like this, a sure sign of spring. The flock of females that were with him had wandered off but he hung about showing off, just because he can, I guess. I'm curious about the mechanics of this- being able to lift all these feathers and change certain body bits to different and bright ...

Learn how to make a sweet and simple baby quilt that’s perfect for beginners!

This Early Bird Baby Quilt comes together with easy strip piecing, a touch of applique, and just enough patchwork to keep it fun without being overwhelming.

Whether it’s your first quilt or you’re just looking for a quick weekend project, this one is a great choice.

Plus, it’s charm-pack and scrap-friendly, so you can use what you have and make it totally your own!

This sweet little quilt is perfect for beginners—simple piecing, a touch of applique, and a finished size ...

Big contrast between the designs over the last two days and todays designs.

The best part of going to quilt exhibitions is seeing something totally different when you walk around a corner … and possibly meet a friend too!

Oh April, where are you? 

Since I last wrote, we've had more snow- 14 cm to be exact, prior to it turning into an ice storm which was scary, then a thunder and lightening storm, high winds and rain, more snow -the mean kind, small bits driven by the wind and the weather warnings kept piling on. 

March is Ambassador's Choice. 

March brings a free month for you to determine your own project of any size, using any theme and any technique!! This is an opportunity for you to express your creativity without guidelines. Have fun!

Here is my response.

Dreaming of Daylilies

Designed in EQ8, and made with Poetic Bouquet collection, it is a combination of Irish Chain blocks and appliqued Daisy blocks.

This is a lovely collection with beautiful gradations in purples and aquas.  I wanted to show off these value gradations in the design.

EQ8 Mock-up

Value Gradations

The petals are lightest in ...

Okay...

as promised I've now edited this post

 to add the photos of my quilt

 which is now quilted and bound...

YaY!!!

I'll add all of the photos

 at the very end of this post 

so scroll down to see them!

Welcome Quilty friends!!

Today is the day for the 

"BIG FINISH" 

 in our 

FlOWER BASKET SAMPLER

 SEW ALONG

We are making the 

FLOWER BASKET SAMPLER Quilt 

which finishes at

 87" x 87"

It consists of 12 pieced pinwheel blocks

and a pieced border which surrounds

the pieced basket blocks with

 appliquéd trim and flowers on each!

(Basically ...

This is my Wednesday project

when I meet up with my local quilt group:

The ground is starting to get that in between seasons look...grimy snowbanks and patches of old grass showing through here and there. Freezing temps overnight still and it was -14C here yesterday morning for a windy walk with Ned. They keep promising warm ups that don't happen. I gave my Geranium a deep trim-all my plants are getting a little "leggy" as they reach for the precious light. You can glimpse our snow free gravel driveway here so the sun is working it's magic even if the air is cold. Yah!

ALL 12 PIECE and PLENTY 

PINWHEEL BLOCKS!!

Welcome Quilty friends!!

Today is the day for the 

"WEEK FIVE" 

 in our 

FlOWER BASKET SAMPLER

 SEW ALONG

We are making the 

FLOWER BASKET SAMPLER Quilt 

which finishes at

 87" x 87"

It consists of 12 pieced pinwheel blocks

and a pieced border which surrounds

the pieced basket blocks with

 appliquéd trim and flowers on each!

(Basically this is mainly 

a pieced quilt with some applique)

To make the appliquéd flowers, 

leaves and basket trim

 we are using my 

Sew Simple Shapes called of course...

Flower Basket Sampler!

 

The collection that we are ...

This is the second block in the year-long BOM I’m doing through my local quilt shop. It’s by Riley Blake and is all done in the hoop with machine embroidery and machine embroidered appliqué. I must say that, though this isn’t a style that usually appeals to me, I do think the finished quilt will […]

 From reading blogs, I'm quickly realizing I'm not the only one thinking February flew by. The weather outside my windows is back to frightful so nothing is indicating a new spring like month. Here March is an in between month anyway and can go either way, keep us snowbound or bring on rain and melting. Weather is not that important to me. I would never move somewhere just for weather though I might avoid some areas because of the kind of weather they have. I don't think I'd do well where there is high humidity a ...

I've just made myself a nice decaf coffee with frothed milk made from sweetened almond milk. I think of this as a tiny treat- this time after picking up a load of sticks to use as fire starters while walking Ned. Toting the bag and with Ned on the leash made the going a little rougher especially as our trails are still not flattened. A good little workout though. The cute appliqued bear placemats were found at the thrift store, still in their original ( I thought) box, which was quite crushed, but they were completely unharmed. Finding such makes ...

 Emotional Support Chicken 

I recently Crochet this Emotional Support Chicken from The Knitting Tree  for my Neighbour who keeps Chickens.

The Pattern is also available on Etsy

And Ravelry

You can also buy Knitted versions.

I used a Chunky yarn and it made a life sized Chicken.

She's quite Splendid. Just the right size to cuddle.

Applique 

Some close up pictures. Top Left the Chicken I Appliquéd onto A Canvas Bag.

Bottom Right the Chicken I Appliquéd onto A Gift Card.

I had so much fun making all these. The Chicken took less than a week to Crochet.

The ...

FLOWER BASKET BLOCKS

 ONE - TWO - THREE - FOUR - FIVE

SIX - SEVEN - EIGHT - NINE 

Welcome Quilty friends!!

Today is the day for the 

"WEEK THREE" 

 in our 

FlOWER BASKET SAMPLER

 SEW ALONG

We are making the 

FLOWER BASKET SAMPLER Quilt 

which finishes at

 87" x 87"

It consists of 12 pieced pinwheel blocks

and a pieced border which surrounds

the pieced basket blocks with

 appliquéd trim and flowers on each!

(Basically this is mainly 

a pieced quilt with some applique)

To make the appliquéd flowers, 

leaves and basket trim

 we are using my 

Sew Simple Shapes called of course...

Flower Basket Sampler ...

ALL 13 FLOWER BASKET BLOCKS!!

Welcome Quilty friends!!

Today is the day for the 

"WEEK FOUR" 

 in our 

FlOWER BASKET SAMPLER

 SEW ALONG

We are making the 

FLOWER BASKET SAMPLER Quilt 

which finishes at

 87" x 87"

It consists of 12 pieced pinwheel blocks

and a pieced border which surrounds

the pieced basket blocks with

 appliquéd trim and flowers on each!

(Basically this is mainly 

a pieced quilt with some applique)

To make the appliquéd flowers, 

leaves and basket trim

 we are using my 

Sew Simple Shapes called of course...

Flower Basket Sampler!

 

The collection that we are using 

for ...

Is it just me, or is this month flying?

No fabric in this week. The fabric declutter resulted in several yards going into donation bags. I still have a lot of fabric to sort through.

I finished the applique on the heart block. I’m auditioning colors for the motif under the hearts and deciding if I want to add beads or not.

I used Sulky 12 wt cotton floss on two of the hearts and Weeks Dye Works floss on the third. The pink fabrics came from the scrap bins. The heart blocks will all come from stash.

Fabric ...

The dig out from the back to back snow storms that dumped almost 18 inches of snow here was fierce. Here is Ned's path out the back...he needed encouragement to give it a go.