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Happy to report that we took advantage of the beautiful weather and got ourselves outdoors on Friday. Picked up my sister bear and drove into our hometown of Stratford, Ontario. First stop, down by the Avon river. Oh, that’s right! We’re supposed to be taking photos of the quilt. Stratford’s river drive is rife with […]
Finished my Bears, Foxes and Bunnies in Beds! Then we took them to the Shakespearean Gardens of our historic hometown of Stratford, Ontario. My sister and I took another trip down memory lane. You can see in the background that we are still along the Avon river. This garden is at the other end of […]
Note the camouflage slippers? My last table runner finish featured Camo boots. Background fabric is by Ruby Star Society, which is lovely. Instead of piecing to make the top and bottom borders, I decided to leave the star and words from the selvages, as you can see above and below the eagle’s tail. Little touches. […]
Introducing Bears, Foxes and Bunnies in Bed! These little guys in BED quilts finished 40″ x 45″ I was preparing a little spring cheer in a bag for my dear mother and couldn’t resist getting a few quick snaps of my sewing progress of late. She is finally settled in a nursing home and fortunately […]
Special Delivery! Mr. Stork is busy bringing a bundle of JOY! This quick little quilt is perfect for a baby shower. And you can make it gender neutral, if you like! I picked pinks for my Mr. Storks, then found this last piece of floral, just big enough for the back. Quilted in organic wavy […]
I have been welcoming spring for weeks now, it seems. And today’s running around to do errands did not disappoint. As I was walked to my truck in the morning, a flock of Canadian Geese flew overhead. And as I was taking these photos, a few ducks took off, high into the sun. No matter […]
Peace! Let us all pray for peace. This new pattern is designed to inspire peace. Peace in our lives. Peace in our minds. Peace in our hearts. But mainly, to inspire PEACE in Ukraine. I made both styles of blocks – white background and white doves – and used the test blocks to make these […]
Spring has sprung here. And lately I have been getting all kinds of inspiration by simply LOOKING UP! This table runner was made using the new Duck Duck Goose pattern. This pattern comes with instructions for both a lap quilt, using full sized blocks, and this runner, using half sized blocks. Quilted horizontally, these guys […]
Remember back when I shared my finished Economy Fox Birches quilt? You can find it HERE. The pattern comes with many options and one of them is the Fox peeking out of the birch trees. I enjoyed piecing the tiny version of the Fox face and choosing fabrics for the birch trees. This time I […]
Welcome SPRING!!! Time for new BABIES. Baby Animals and Baby Humans! This quilt blends right in with nature. Baby Bunny Baby Chipmunk Baby Mouse Baby Squirrel The backing is made from solids and the quilting is my usual organic wavy lines using beige thread on top and in the bobbin. My Baby Animals quilt finished […]
