This month’s Island Batik Ambassador challenge has caused me lots and lots of thinking and sketching; drafting and redrafting. My task is to create a 45″ x 60″ or larger quilt for a child or a teen using the AccuQuilt Cleopatra’s Fan block die. They call this innocent-sounding little challenge “Child’s Play”.
Child’s Play?! “Rocket Science” is more like it! read more
In the spirit of anticipation, celebration and learning, I am starting a new project.
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In less than 3 years and 2 months, I will be 60! People are generally not eager to grow older, but I believe that the perks of age and wisdom more than make up for the laugh lines and grey hair (which I've had for over 15 years anyway!)
60 will begin the next phase of my life - Fibre Artist!
So, how am I going to get ready for the fibre artist phase of my life without living in the future? Well, pretty ...
Kingfisher Stitch-Along quilt top
It's done! About a year late, but it's done....well at least the quilt top is done
I've seen a lot of posts on social media where a quilt was given as a gift and no "Thank You" was received. Recently, someone posted that she had given a couple a quilt as a wedding gift and had received no acknowledgement. In her words (loosely), there was no thank you, no why did you give us this thing, no I don't like it.....nothing. Now the couple is pregnant and she is wondering if she should make them a baby quilt.
By definition, a gift is just that - it is something that we give without any ...
I've made a start on a few projects this week, including a purple batik jellyroll quilt. Last year I bought some batik jelly rolls when they were half price. I hadn't sewn batik or used jelly rolls before so I started with a simple pattern I saw on You Tube. Five strips are sewn together and then cut into squares. Then take two squares with stripes in opposite directions and sew right
read moreWelcome to Free Motion Mavericks link up (Week 242).
Only 115 blocks left to FMQ
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| Batik king-sized bed quilt |
Daughter, known as Sparkle Jane, is also having a productive sewing summer.
This is a project she started and put away a few years ago. As sometimes happens, it was time to get it out and make a decision. The funny thing is that both of us thought of it as a dark, slightly depressing, quilt. It isn’t! She was able to quickly finish and assemble the top.
Next step is finding the perfect backing fabric.
read moreI've made another 50 four patches -only 212 to go. These are for sand castles quilt in Bonnie Hunters book. I have the string piecing done, and I am slowly building four patches as leader/ enders.
Part 3
Last week, I taught a class in making small Jewish caps at a fabulous Canadian needlework conference. That got me thinking about a different style of hat that I haven't made in a while - quilted pillbox hats. 
I originally designed them as "Bukharan"-style yarmulkes, but they turned into a canvas for fiber art creativity, including quilting and applique. Thinking about them again, a couple of weeks ago inspired me to look up my old photos on the computer. The photos were bad - cameras weren't as good and/or I had no idea what I was doing ...
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A long while ago, I signed up for a workshop with Jacqueline de Jonge to make one of her fabulous pattern. I picked the Enchanted Stars pattern. Next step was to assemble a beautiful rainbow of fabric for this massive project!
It's DrEAMi! (Drop Everything And Make It!) or Squirrel time again with Sandra at mmm quilts.
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| Policeman and black squirrel in High Park, [Toronto, Ont.], 10 Nov., 1917 Photographer: Boyd, John, 1865-1941 Library and Archives Canada (see Related links below) |
I've had this idea for a while now. A somewhat crazy idea.
We were in Paris for five days in early April, where my husband had to work and I could be a tourist. We came back two days before the Notre Dame fire, which I reflected on here. I also visited the St. Ouen flea market, chronicled here.
I made no plans to visit fabric stores - with so little time, I figured I'd have to focus on major tourist sites. Plus, I already have waaaay too much fabric at home.
But that's not how it worked out.
The first place I accidentally found fabric was in the department store ...
Today I have been working on the Pond Life quilt that I introduced last Tuesday. Want to see how it’s going? And find out who is featured from last week’s link party? Well, read on, Macduff!
For April, the Island Batik Ambassadors have been set the challenge of using the Accuquilt Ready. Set. GO! system we received in January to make a baby quilt.
The GO! Cutter is not a new-to-me toy. I bought one several years ...
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