July and MidAugust
Last you heard from me, I mentioned how busy life has been and that I have had trouble finding the time and motivation to write any blog posts. Nothing’s changed! This summer has flown by! I have been VERY busy working on new patterns. More Cows is shown at the
May & MidJune
Last you heard from me, I mentioned how busy life has been and that I have had trouble finding the time and motivation to write any blog posts. Nothing’s changed! I was very busy outside this spring… I added to my garden along the patio. Then I tore up the
April and Easter
Last you heard from me, I mentioned how busy life has been and that I have had trouble finding the time and motivation to write any blog posts. I wrote that blogpost in March. Maybe I can try to do a monthly update? This Easter Bunnies table runner quilt design
2025 is here and then some
Last you heard from me, I was in the midst of a sewing slump. Honestly, I have since been so busy with life that I have not been able to motivate myself to write any blog posts. Consider this a “catch up” post!!!! I have been sharing all of my
Take Time to Smell the Roses…
What’s the best way to get yourself out of a sewing slump? Sew something just for FUN!!! I recently shared the Dynamite Donkey that I made. This cute Guinea Pig also caught my eye and I had to make one! Prior to adopting our cat Fluffy, my daughter had a
Sewing Slump Solution
What’s the best way to get yourself out of a sewing slump? Well they say a change is as good as a rest. I decided to support a fellow small business owner by purchasing a few pdf patterns for stuffed animals. This Dynamite Donkey caught my eye and I had
Kittens in Kerchiefs
Here are my Kittens in Kerchiefs! These little kittens were fun to make! Mostly they’re orange cats, but a grey and a beige one were added for interest. Great way to use up scraps. I pieced this happy backing to brighten things up!!! My binding was a little short, so
Look at all those Chickens!
When I took my frogs to the old bridge for a photo shoot, I also brought along my Chickens! These little ladies are all lined up like roosting in a chicken coop! The blocks were fun to make as I had previously tested out the smaller size blocks for a
Ribbit! Frogs and More Frogs
I have been so busy this spring with gardening, but I finally got a chance to take my frogs to the old bridge for a photo shoot! I had so much fun creating these frogs and I can’t get over how cute their faces are! The blocks were fun to
Woven Toe Beans
I have never had so much help from my quilting assistant! He was such an inspiration! Woven Toe Beans was so much fun to make… that I made MORE toe beans for the back!!! Quilt finishes 3 sizes:Baby: 39” x 48” or Big: 58.5 x 72”Square: 55” x 55” Paw
Foxes Foxes Foxes
This quilt is one of three recent finishes in a similar style. This Foxes Foxes Foxes design is great for digging into your fabric scraps. One floral fox is my feature fox and the binding is this black and grey honeycomb print. I used the same floral print for the
Dog House
Welcome summer!!! And Happy Canada Day, eh!!! This quilt features a house full of dogs. One is really enough… These dogs each have a ball or a bone. How much is that doggy in the window? The pattern has two dog poses: sitting or standing, one in each window and
Dogs Dogs Dogs
This quilt is one of three recent finishes in a similar style. This Dogs Dogs Dogs design is great for digging into your fabric scraps. One black dog is my feature dog and the binding is this black and grey honeycomb print. The backing has psychedelic dogs and rainbows, but
Cats Cats Cats
This quilt is one of three recent finishes in a similar style. This Cats Cats Cats design is great for digging into your fabric scraps. One black cat is my feature cat and the binding was made to match. The backing has goldfish in a pond, but needed a little
Catholes quilt finish
For those of you who aren’t offended by a cat’s butt… Thank you for understanding why I had to share this design. Cat’s don’t mean to offend anyone either. Happy cats like to hold their tails high. Like a mood gauge, you can tell a cat feels comfortable around you
Farm Fun and some sun
On June 21st, my sister and I celebrated the first day of summer and National Indigenous Peoples Day by taking a quilt for a drive to Kettle Point, Ontario. Just across the lake from the USA. The shore was covered in shale. A very pleasant place for dipping your toes
Hay is for Horses
Finally some sun! I have been busy working on my flower gardens… and was finally able to get some photos of my latest finishes.… The quilting was done using a blue variegated thread on top and in the bobbin. I love the special sparkle it adds to this quilt. The
It’s Trash Day!
Today it really is trash day here on William Street. And it’s Monday. Oscar feels the same way about Monday’s every day. I had a narrow strip of the rubber duckies left over for widening the backing. Quilted in my organic wavy lines! Added two small strips to my binding
How to get to Sesame Street
Today I’m sharing my Ernie and Bert wall hanging. This quilt was hung in my backyard on the old bed headboard I found roadside. Ernie requested rubber duckies for the backing. Quilted in my organic wavy lines! I added triangle corner pockets for easy hanging. My Ernie & Bert quilt
MOD PODS
Fresh rhubarb? Hello SPRING!!! It has been cool, damp and cloudy, but I consider it officially spring when I can post a photo of quilts hung outside without snow as a backdrop. This quilt was hung in my backyard on the old bed headboard I found roadside. I mish-mashed a
