Hello February; usually a month of snowy fun, celebrating the one we love and the beginning of noticeably more sunlight. Normally here in B.C. we have several inches of snow on the ground and beautiful clear blue skies. This year the snow is almost gone from the golf course and it’s raining every day. I’mContinue reading "I Like Thursday"
SAHRR 2026 – The 2nd Round!
It’s my favourite way to start a new year; doing the SAHRR which is the brainchild of Quilting Gail. For my center I could not make up my mind which block to use of these 3: Our lovely friend Brenda from Songbird Designs gave us our first prompt; the Hourglass Block. Fabrics I had onContinue reading "SAHRR 2026 – The 2nd Round!"
To Do Tuesday Linky Party #160
Hello and welcome to the first party of February. I’m not sure how weird your weather is, but it’s beginning to look like we will have golfers on the course here in the next week or so (only 2 months early 😲). I’ve been seeing crazy cold temperatures and heavy snow fall in places whereContinue reading "To Do Tuesday Linky Party #160"
PQ 17.3 Year of the Horse
This week Trish came up with a good one: “find your inspiration from the turn of the year, in the animal, in our hopes and desires for the near future” My hopes and desires for the near future? To have an opportunity to see some of my family this year. I have no favourites amongContinue reading "PQ 17.3 Year of the Horse"
Sunday Summary #235
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Summary where I share snippets of my life, set my stitching goals, and you get to see any progress I’ve made on last week’s list. This week was not as intense as last week. 2 meetings, one appointment for DH, and an appointment with pest control people. I canContinue reading "Sunday Summary #235"
SAHRR 2026 – The 1st Prompt!
It’s my favourite way to start a new year; doing the SAHRR which is the brainchild of Quilting Gail. For my center I could not make up my mind which block to use of these 3: Our lovely friend Brenda from Songbird Designs gave us our first prompt; the Hourglass Block. I had fun playingContinue reading "SAHRR 2026 – The 1st Prompt!"
To Do Tuesday Linky Party #159
Once again I wasn’t able to leave comments on some of the posts. It makes me sad when you don’t hear how much I enjoy reading your posts and seeing your lovely projects. 😢 It’s time to share the photos from last week’s party so that we can get this week’s party started. So manyContinue reading "To Do Tuesday Linky Party #159"
Sunday Summary #234
Hello and welcome to my To Do List and see any progress I’ve made on last week’s list. First let me tell you it was a week filled with fabric fun and more adventures with those little furry creatures that have infested the building because of the restaurant upstairs in the clubhouse. I have toContinue reading "Sunday Summary #234"
Project Quilting 17.2 Scads of Plaid
Check out the theme for this week’s challenge here. Trish and Kim always come up with some good ones. This prompt was unbelievably perfect for me this week. We lost a very special man last week, a in law member of DH’s family. He was a sweet, intelligent, artistic man who loved music, played inContinue reading "Project Quilting 17.2 Scads of Plaid"
To Do Tuesday Linky Party #158
Once again I wasn’t able to leave comments on some of the posts. It’s sad when you don’t hear how much I enjoy reading your posts and seeing your lovely projects. 😢 It’s time to share the photos from last week’s party so that we can get this week’s party started. We all enjoy seeingContinue reading "To Do Tuesday Linky Party #158"
Sunday Summary #233
Hello and welcome to my To Do List and see any progress I’ve made (or can share at least) on last week’s list. 😉 My friends, I have to say this past week was full of crazy (mis) adventures, strange happenings and the loss of another dear friend. It started on Monday when I wasContinue reading "Sunday Summary #233"
SAHRR 2026 Has Begun
It’s my favourite way to start a new year; doing the SAHRR which is the brainchild of Quilting Gail. You can check her blog title for the link for this week’s linky party to see all of the fun center blocks of anyone who has joined in. For my center I checked to see ifContinue reading "SAHRR 2026 Has Begun"
To Do Tuesday Linky Party #157
It’s time to share the photos from last week’s party so that we can get this week’s party started. We all enjoy seeing what you are working on, and the progress you’ve made. This linky party is for any project – It can be in-progress or a finished piece. You can link up your blogContinue reading "To Do Tuesday Linky Party #157"
Sunday Summary #232
It’s finally looking like winter 😁 Hello and welcome to my To Do List and see any progress I’ve made (or can share at least) on last week’s list. 😉 I have to say it’s been another good week. I stitched every day and was busy doing some re-arranging, sorting and looking for fabrics IContinue reading "Sunday Summary #232"
Project Quilting 17.1
The fun has begun with this week’s challenge: “Your project should represent 2026 creativity starting from a clean slate. You get to interpret what that means. Start fresh, stay loose, and listen to your muses.” If you click on the logo above it takes you to the post where Kim and Trish share the detailsContinue reading "Project Quilting 17.1"
To – Do Tuesday Linky Party #156
It’s time for the first Weekly To - Do Tuesday linky party of 2026. First I will share some of the photos from the posts from last week’s parties: Talk about quilty goodness; just look at all of these lovely projects! 💕 I visited everyone (as evidenced by the check marks in the photos) butContinue reading "To – Do Tuesday Linky Party #156"
Sunday Summary #231
Hello and welcome to my To Do List. I have to say it’s been a good week. DH and I stayed home as always for New Years. I did go outside at midnight to see the fireworks that were being set off in various yards around the valley. It was nice to see, but IContinue reading "Sunday Summary #231"
PHD In 2026
It’s time again to sort our PHD’s and WIP’s and join the PHD Challenge at Ms P Designs. If you go to the site to link up you’ll see the fun trackers they have created for our convenience. I’m using one I’ve modified from a tracker Quilting Gail created years ago when I first joinedContinue reading "PHD In 2026"
2026 Planning
2025 was a strange year with too much going on and for several months I had little to no time to do any stitching. The last part of the year things settled down and I was able to stitch with my machine and enjoy doing handwork almost every day. That means I need to setContinue reading "2026 Planning"
A Friday Finish; the 1st of 2026
A couple of years ago, I found the cutest flannel panel to make a baby quilt which are always in need. I fell in love with these owls! They are just too cute 🥰 Last year on one of my few trips in to my favourite LQS I found the same fabric on the clearanceContinue reading "A Friday Finish; the 1st of 2026"
Quilt Schmilt 