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
Cat House
Welcome 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 features a house full of cats. One is really enough… My pre-quilting model was crying from the wrong
Field of Poppies
I’m back, baby! It’s been a while since I have gotten any quilting done. But now I’m on a roll! Quilted in white on top and variegated blue green on the back. Binding in black gives a handsome frame. I am digging everything about this design! Gotta love that POP!
Ernie and Bert
Hello again!!!Can you tell me how to get… How to get to Sesame Street? I must be getting closer because I see Ernie and Bert! Ernie and Bert quilt finished sizes are 22″ x 22” and 44″ x 44″. My test quilt was made in the smaller size. I hope
Flying Geese
These geese are flying north. The wind is blowing a crisp fall breeze. And the REAL Canadian Geese will soon be heading south. I used some of my new floral prints for the geese and for the flying geese around the borders. The background is a grey dot on white.
10 Years Celebratory Giveaway
Thank you ALL!!! We are having a GIVEAWAY!!! It’s time to celebrate YOU! I began this little blog back in 2012, keeping a diary of my quilting journey, while searching to connect with the online quilting community. That lovely group of online supporters and encouragers that I have been blessed
Mr. Bluebird’s on my Shoulder
Welcome to October! or should I say…. Octobrrrrrr! My sister and I enjoyed a walk in the neighbourhood with our dog Kaylee this weekend. Who doesn’t take their quilts for a stroll? It’s full on fall here now and there was a thick frost this morning. Time to cozy up
Cockatiels
This cockatiel quilt makes me smile! These little faces and their crazy hairdos are so quirky. Choosing fabric combinations was also a blast! I chose to keep the backing bright! So much for trying to get indoor close up photos…. Cockatiels quilt finished at 58” x 58″ square. You can
Budgie Birds
Thank goodness my sister has been helping me to get these great full view quilt pics! Here are the Budgies! They were fun to pick fabrics for… I made a spare to put into my backing! Quilted using organic wavy lines from edge to edge on my domestic. Notice the
Toucans
These Toucans were a lot of fun to choose fabrics for! I went to my scrap buckets to find suitable strips for the beaks. But after the recent making of the Chickadees quilt, I realized my stash was completely floral free. I have since resolved that issue with an online
Parrots
Welcome to the Shakespeare Gardens. Thanks to my sweet sister, we got loads of pictures on our recent outing to Stratford, Ontario. These Parrots were fun to make! Choosing which fabrics to pair together… I adore their side eyes. Quilted edge to edge in organic wavy lines on my domestic
Meerkats
These little Meerkats are popping up to see what’s happening! Look!!! To the left! OVER THERE! My sister and I got together this week and took my recent finishes to the Shakespeare Gardens in Stratford for a photo shoot. Here the Meerkats are looking over the Avon River. For the
Handsome Hounds
Can you feel it in the air? Feels like the dog days of summer are here. Had a wonderful weekend with family. And got right back to work on Monday, finishing up loose ends. Thankfully, none of my hounds were loose. These Handsome Hounds wall hangings were made using my
Squirrels and Mushrooms
These little squirrels make me happy… Bounding around in a field of mushrooms. This design just popped into my head one day and I had to make it. In choosing fabrics for my mushroom tops, I realized once again, how few florals I have in my stash. A crazy catch
