Projects....

This is a huge bag I made to carry quilts in.... or to take stuff to retreats.... the pattern was for a wall-hanging and was free from This-n-That Fabrics..





Some table runners for Christmas gifts......

 

 

A reverse applique pattern, which was given to my sister as a birthday gift..

Christmas with Buster................

a cute little applique pattern..........

Christmas Wishes....

Love, love, love this quilt..... new fabric called Scandinavian Christmas by Lynette Anderson for Lecien.  Quilt is called Christmas Wishes and the pattern can be found  free on the Lecien website.

Some Christmas projects completed....

The summer flew by.... and I have been so busy at the store.... and not keeping up with my blog as much.... these are some of my Christmas Projects that I have completed.

This quilt was made earlier this summer with fabrics from the Wildwood collection by Camelot Cottons.....

What have I been working on....................

Wool Applique- this is a great new pattern from the Wool Lady.

A fun baby quilt in great greens and purples.....this will be backed with lime green minkee...

A fun pattern by Indygo Junction.......

Winter did go away.....................

finally!!! and I have been a neglectful blogger.... although a busy blogger on my business site - lol.... time to get things up to date....

In May I went to Quilt Market in Salt Lake City... and had a great time.... lots of new things for me to pick up for the store..... a new wool block of the month, zentengle books...... and a great new heat erasable marking pen..... I was definitely inspired....

While in Salt Lake City I had the opportunity to tour the Temple compound, the grounds, buildings .... I also heard a beautiful concert in the Tabernacle - it really was a wonderful day...

this is the temple  - view from rooftop gardens of the auditorium.

The Tabernacle

Winter drags on..............

in this part of Alberta.... I don't think we will ever see Spring.... but at least that leaves lots of time for sewing and quilting.  I made this matching couch throw and tablerunner for my daughter's new apartment....... we had some new fabric in the store and I just knew it would look good in her place.  It is backed with fleece.

Meanwhile................................the dogs continue to stay warm............... and I am preparing for my annual retreat with the "Same Time Again, Next Year"  gang

Thought for the Day
As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he

Snowy January...

the month has been cold and snowy...... as you can see by this photo.  We have warmed up this week... and it has been great - I even had the window open yesterday for awhile..... well, it is Winter.....

I completed a banner for my quilt guild - it is the 100th anniversay of Athabasca and our guild did several banners like this one celebrating different milestones in the area.  I chose to do a landscape of the river valley.

Northcott fabrics has a new line of fabric out called Dragonfly Daze... it is really lovely and Patchworks Studios has a new pattern called Dragonflies by Moonlight.... well, I had to make this one... it really is pretty....

Thought for the Day

Obstacles are those frightful things you see
when you take your eyes off your goal.  Henry Ford

The cold just won't go away.....

my little girl is soooo tired of the snow... lol.  We have had tons and tons and tons of snow..... it just keeps coming and coming and coming..... but that has made for lots of time for quilting....

This quilt is called Day and Night and is an Eleanor Burns pattern.  I am not a big fan of strip pieced quilts... but I just loved this one.  You get instructions to make two extra projects from the left over strip pieces...

This quilt is made from Stonehenge fabrics by Northcott and is called Pisa..... the center of the quilt is really a panel... so this stitches up really quick.

and..... one more quick little quilt.....made with some Thimbleberries fabrics...... I think the centre of this will be fabulous to quilt a motif design in.