More Quilts Featuring Bev Longford

 These photos do not do the quilts justice. Bev's quilt are playful, whimsical and full of colour. and beautiful.

Quilt Show Entrants

My Guild had a quilt show last weekend and I thought I would share some of the quilts in the show.

 This first little quilt was one of those in the fabric challenge like mine. This is the on I voted for.

 This second quilt was made by Bev Longford our feature quilter. More of her quilts tomorrow

 I love this batik with the black and white stripe mini border inserted near the edge.

 This was a fabulous photo transfer quilt.

 Just a pretty quilt.

 butterflies and Sashiko.

 Gorgeous quilt made by a guild memeber, inspired by a class taken with Helen Fujiki

 Perfect for Easter

 Gorgeous Quilt made by my friend Irene Gibson. She did the centre on her Embroidery machine.

 Drunkards Path.

 This one was made by my friend Anne Ramsay, gorgeous. It is from a Stacked the Deck book.

 Gorgeous Hawaiian applique and Echo Quilting.

More tomorrow

My Piece for the Quilt Show

My Guild was having a show this past weekend. Kawartha Quiltmakers. There was a fabric challenge where you were to make a mini quilt no more than 20X20 using some of the fabric in the challenge ( the beige with the leaves, butterflies and bumble bees). The theme was "Memories in Stitches".

I lost my dear little brother when he was almost seven. I wanted to make a small crazy quilt in his honour.

I "like" my piece but I don't "love" it.  I used the fabulous book by Allie Aller as a guide to developing my piece but I didn't leave myself enough time to study it during the process.

I think that if I had it up on a design wall I would have seen that it needed, and planned  it out better  I like the upper right corner where the fabric curves and i think that I should  have continued on in that theme. Also I should have used a stabilizer under the photo collage, is to loosey goosey.

I would appreciate all of the feedback you can provide me so that I can get better at this.
Tomorrow I will put some photo's up of the show. 

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This lady is truly an inspiration to us all

Church Group Quilters

Last Thursday I had a marvellous day, one I hope will be the first of many. I decided to join the ladies at my church who Quilt every Thursday. They begin about 9:30 and go until about 3:00 pm. What a wonderful time we had sitting around the frame chatting and stitching, sometimes saying nothing at all. 

Just before lunch one of the ladies got up and went into the kitchen. She made, tea set out real plates mugs, milk jug, sugar bowl and plates of cheese, pickles and celery. All we had to do was to bring our own sandwich from home. She also put our a large plate of cookies for after our lunch.  Three cups of tea later she cleaned up while the rest of resumed our place at the frame. It sure felt wonderful, a very relaxing day.

I'll be back next Thursday.

Orchids and.......................

In another couple of weeks I will begin a parade of classes. The the first is a two day class at my local Quilt Shop on using EQ7. Tangled Threads owner Mary's significant other is a bit of a techy and he is going to lead us in a two day workshop. I am so looking forward to that.

Then I have a another two day workshop with Renske Helmuth on Orchids and Sashiko. The first picture is a photo of my orchid at home. I thought I would use these colours for my piece. The second is a photo of the Renske's class sample. Gorgeous!

Also I have just received my supply lists for the two classes I have signed up for at Quilt Canada in London, Ont. in May 2011. So looking forward to that. If any of you are also attending I would love to meet you there.

Batten Down the Hatches and Works in Progress

Today we had a new Washer and Dryer delivered and set up. Our old pair were getting on to 30 years old and so it was time. I received some Sears Gift Cards for a retirement gift, and saved them for just this purpose.

We purchased a pair of front loading LG's and Wow do they ever use less water and dry and in record time. So far so good. I will tell you how I like them better after a few more uses.

We are getting ready for a big storm coming north from Texas.  You might have a little laugh at this old video.

 So I sent hubby out today for milk and bread so I will not have to go out tomorrow if it turns out we get as much as they are calling for (6-10 inches) in our area.

The first photo is a pair of socks that I am working on. My first pair using self striping wool. Kind of cool.

The next picture are a small sample of the embroidery portion of a quilt that I am making, Over the River and Through the Woods. I will have lots of  handwork to keep me busy tomorrow.

Unfortunately if the weather is nasty I will miss guild tomorrow. I will however have more time to prepare the presentation on "Labels" that I am give at my other quilt group on Thursday. I am hoping however that the weatherman is may be exaggerating.

A Clean and Tidy Sewing Room

Tidy Sewing Room

I have a very small sewing room in this house, and after the hubbub of Christmas, it was a mess. It is that room in the house where, whenever I bring something into the house and don't know where to put it, I say to hubby put it in the sewing room. So now I have clean and put away everything that I can.

By your standards this may not be as clean or tidy as yours but for me this is as good as it gets,

Sewing Room right after we Moved In

 

I share my sewing room with the computer as well as an extensive library of quilting books, a TV etc.etc. I am pleased that it is now cleaned up and I can begin finishing some projects.

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There is a great giveaway over at Pigtales and Quilts. So head on over and put your name in. If you mention I sent you I will get another chance.

Great Day At Guild

I had a very good day at Guild. We had a guest speaker from Lang Pioneer Village who came to talk to us about the textiles that they have at the Museum.

We also had lots of talk about our upcoming Quilt Show in April. Nothing like a Quilt Show to get you in the mood to finish something eh!   So far I have volunteer to demonstrate some Yo-yo's, and some English  Paper Piecing (hexagons) and there will be a large Quilt there and  I have volunteered to do some hand quilting on it.

A great show and tell today. Lots of inspiration. Too bad I didn't have my camera!

In the afternoon I stayed with a friend to do some sewing and there was demo's on Labels, sleeves and binding.

Tonight the Canadian Junior's play the Russian in Hockey so I guess I will sit with  Hubby and watch for the evening and hand sew.

New Year, New Goals

Another year of Quilty projects unfinished. A time to reflect, take stock of those projects.

Do I want to finish them ?

Do I still like them ?

Do I want to  trash it?

Offer it to a friend to finish?

Bundle it up for my Guilds Annual Trunk sale? (We sell stuff from the trunks of our car)

Donate it to a local charity unfinished but packaged.?

I will ponder these and other of lives mysteries, such as New Years Resolutions!

Happy New Year and The Winner Is.........................

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE


The Winner of the Crazy Patchwork Book and Embellishments is Nanci.... over at
Quilting At the Cottage.

Congratulations Nanci, I will be emailing you for your Address.