Wednesday on the Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop

Here is the schedule for Wednesday’s bloggers on the hop: Wednesday Jan 26 Elizabeth Coughlin Designs Hazel’s Daughter  Words & Stitches Kathleen McMusing Quilting & Learning - What a Combo! Quilted Delights   I’ll be sharing my Polar Bear Project on Friday, January 28th! Hope to see you then. 😉 Carol

Tuesday on the Polar Bear Plunge

Here is the schedule for Tuesday on the hop. I’m so happy to see some friends taking part and some new to me bloggers as well! 😉   Tuesday Jan 25 Just Let Me Quilt Beaquilter Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel  Days Filled With Joy That Fabric Feeling Den syende Himmel VroomansQuilts   I’ll beContinue reading "Tuesday on the Polar Bear Plunge"

Weekly Goals and To-Do Tuesday #91

I’ll be linking up with To-Do Tuesday which is being hosted by Linda from Texas Quilt Gal. Every week I find myself looking forward to seeing what everyone else is working on or have finished. Last To-Do list: 1. Continue with my scrappy leader/ender project. Some Progress 2. Keep sewing my pieces for my EPPContinue reading "Weekly Goals and To-Do Tuesday #91"

The Polar Bear Plunge on Monday

Here is the schedule for today’s bloggers: Monday Jan 24 Creatin' in the Sticks Samelias Mum Purring Cottage Patchouli Moon Studio Scrapdash Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life Have you checked out the fun projects they are sharing? I’ll be sharing my Polar Bear Project on Friday, January 28th! Hope to see you then. 😉Continue reading "The Polar Bear Plunge on Monday"

January One Monthly Goal Check In

I was so excited to see that Patty from Elm Street Quilts is hosting her One Monthly Goal Challenge again this year. This is one of my favourite linky parties to join because it keeps me on track to finish at least one new project each month. My goal(s) this month are: 1. To startContinue reading "January One Monthly Goal Check In"

Winter Blues for the Fabric Scrap Blog Hop

Now you all know that there is nothing better than a baggie of fun scraps or leftover bits to inspire a combination of fabric fun and mad jigsaw puzzle skills. Since the pandemic began and fabric stores closed, I decided that playing with my scraps was going to be a priority as well as workingContinue reading "Winter Blues for the Fabric Scrap Blog Hop"

My Tips and Tutorials

All quilters develop their own shortcuts, or tricks or have favourite tools to help when they are creating. When I started getting busy and accumulating so many UFOs in my To Be Quilted pile, I just started putting the flimsies in a bin. A few months ago I was at the studio and pulled outContinue reading "My Tips and Tutorials"

PQ 13.2 In Silhouette

This week’s challenge for the Project Quilting Challenge was to do a silhouette in some way. Last week I had done a pattern test for Sandra Healy Designs of a fun little Cardinal. Then Sandra sent me a copy of one of her other patterns; the squirrel. Now anyone who knows me knows I haveContinue reading "PQ 13.2 In Silhouette"

I Love Thursday #64

Each week I try to link up with LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color for our weekly I Like Thursday posts. Taking the time to find things that I am grateful for, the things that spark joy, provide inspiration or provoke a chuckle can always make me realize how great life is. I always enjoyContinue reading "I Love Thursday #64"

Fabric Scrap Blog Hop Week 2

Mel from A Quilting Room With Mel is hosting this hop to help you use up your scraps. The photo takes you to Mel’s post with this week’s participants. Just look at these projects! 😉

Ready for the Polar Bear Plunge on Jan.24?

Here is the schedule for the hop. I’m so happy to see some friends taking part and some new to me bloggers as well! 😉 Here's the schedule.  Monday Jan 24 Creatin' in the Sticks Samelias Mum Purring Cottage Patchouli Moon Studio Scrapdash Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life   Tuesday Jan 25 Just LetContinue reading "Ready for the Polar Bear Plunge on Jan.24?"

Weekly Goals and To-Do Tuesday #90

I’ll be linking up with To-Do Tuesday which is being hosted by Linda from Texas Quilt Gal. Every week I find myself looking forward to seeing what everyone else is working on or have finished. Last To-Do list: 1. Continue with my scrappy leader/ender project. Some Progress 2. Keep sewing my pieces for my EPPContinue reading "Weekly Goals and To-Do Tuesday #90"

Sew Much Fun!

Recently I had an opportunity to do a pattern test for a designer I’ve really enjoyed getting to know by seeing some of her sweet blocks on another blogger’s site. Thanks Wendy 😉) I pulled some fabrics from my scrap bins that might work. I printed my pattern, read it over twice and then startedContinue reading "Sew Much Fun!"

The 2022 – 350 Blocks Project Has Begun

Shelly from Prairie Moon Quilts has started this year’s Blocks Project Challenge. Just click on the logo to go to the information post. I enjoy doing this challenge and managed to keep track of my blocks (I think) last year and discovered I finished over 800 blocks! 😄 Carol

January Scrap Happy Day

I’ve always enjoyed playing with scraps, but have been making a concerted effort to use up my stash and my scraps since the Pandemic began. I have purchased some fabric in person when storefronts finally re-opened, but find shopping on line to be an imperfect solution when the stores are closed. These past two weeksContinue reading "January Scrap Happy Day"

A Fun DrEAMi Project

I was sorting through some bins and drawers looking for my little stash of orphan blocks to find one for the SAHRR. That’s when Samantha started chattering away. I found this sweet stack of fun flannels prints and Samantha told me I just had to do something with it. Cutting, layering fabric and batting andContinue reading "A Fun DrEAMi Project"

The 350 Blocks Project 2021 Recap

Shelly from Prairie Moon Quilts hosts this fun challenge and she is going to do it again in 2022. It starts on the 15th so do join in if you haven’t already. Here are the very impressive numbers for last year: 2021 statistics: • We had 105 participants sign up.• Of those 105, we hadContinue reading "The 350 Blocks Project 2021 Recap"

Stay at Home Round Robin 2022- I’m In!

One of my favourite things to do at the start of the year is to play along with Quilting Gail and a group of on line friends who are the designers of the Stay at Home Round Robin. I have been spending some time trying to decide which orphan block to use as my centreContinue reading "Stay at Home Round Robin 2022- I’m In!"

Fabric Scrap Busting Blog Hop has Begun

Today is the start of the Fabric Scrap Busting Blog Hop being hosted by Melissa Shields of The Quilting Room With Mel. Just click on the photo below to go to Mel’s post for this weeks designers. Aren’t these just the cutest blocks? Click on the photo for more information.

Weekly Goals and To-Do Tuesday #89

I’ll be linking up with To-Do Tuesday which is being hosted by Linda from Texas Quilt Gal. Every week I find myself looking forward to seeing what everyone else is working on or have finished. Last To-Do list: 1. Continue with my scrappy leader/ender project. Some Progress 2. Keep sewing my pieces for my EPPContinue reading "Weekly Goals and To-Do Tuesday #89"