My Weekly Goals – To Do Tuesday #70 Chris at Chris Knits is now hosting the weekly To-Do linky party and it’s always fun to go see what everyone has done and are planning To-Do. Last week’s list: 1. Keep working on quilts for the Lytton Fire Victims. Finished another one, but I’m going to be froggingContinue reading "Weekly To-Do and Goals #70"
Day 1 of the Orange You Glad Blog Hop
Are you ready for some wonderful eye candy? I am! Carla from Creatin’ in the Sticks is hosting this month’s Hop and here is the lineup for the first day: Monday, August 16th Just Let Me QuiltQuilt FabricationInflorescenceSameliasMumJust Sew QuilterScrapdashKarrin’s Crazy World I am looking forward to seeing all of the projects created by theseContinue reading "Day 1 of the Orange You Glad Blog Hop"
Scrap Happy Day
This past few weeks has had me playing with scraps quite a bit more than normal. For anyone who has read my blog knows, I live in British Columbia, Canada. The past few years have had our wildfire season increasing and starting earlier. This year we experienced the most horrendous heat dome which saw ourContinue reading "Scrap Happy Day"
Friday Fabric Fun
Today I was organizing things to get read6 to go to the studio to play with my longarm. Looks like I’ll be on the road on Monday unless something unexpected comes up. The plan is to spend 3 or 4 days there to get some of the quilts finished to go to the distributor forContinue reading "Friday Fabric Fun"
Orange You Glad Blog Hop
The fabulous Carla from Creatin’ in the Sticks is hosting this month’s Blog Hop. I am thrilled to be participating again. The Challenge: Create something inspired by the color orange. Think orange, think citrus, think orange peel, or maybe the joke about "orange you glad we didn't say banana!" Anything orange. Doesn’t this sound likeContinue reading "Orange You Glad Blog Hop"
Weekly To-Do and Goals #69
My Weekly Goals – To Do Tuesday #69 Chris at Chris Knits is now hosting the weekly To-Do linky party and it’s always fun to go see what everyone has done and are planning To-Do. Last week’s list: 1. Keep working on quilt blocks for the Lytton Fire Victims. Finished another one. All of these tops wereContinue reading "Weekly To-Do and Goals #69"
Friday Fabric Fun
I couldn’t believe it is Friday already. This week has flown by and I don’t have a lot I can show for it. My project for the Orange You Glad is almost a finished flimsy. I also managed to get the corner pieces on my scrappy blocks. The blocks are now squared up and readyContinue reading "Friday Fabric Fun"
I Love Thursday #50
I’m joining a group of friends who get together via a linky party on LeeAnna’s blog Not Afraid of Color each week to share list of things that bring them joy, inspire them or make them laugh. I am very grateful for our amazing group of firefighters that have been working so hard to getContinue reading "I Love Thursday #50"
Wednesday’s News
We are off Evacuation Alert! The crews have done an incredible job of building fire breaks and containment lines. It helped that we had a drizzle of rain again last night. It was enough to wash the cinder and ash off the car and somewhat clear the air. I can even see the mountain ridgesContinue reading "Wednesday’s News"
My July PHD Report
I’m behind on writing about my PHD’s. I completely missed my June post so I’m catching up this month. I really need more lavender rows to make this pretty 😉 I’ve been able to complete most of my projects that I started this year to at least the flimsy stage. If the fire hadn’t brokenContinue reading "My July PHD Report"
Testing Fun
The timing for Becca of Pretty Piney Quilts putting out a request for pattern testers was perfect! I needed to make a quilt but seemed to be short of inspiration or ideas as to what to make! Once I had the pattern I checked my stash for fabric but had nothing that suited. That meantContinue reading "Testing Fun"
August OMG
Here it is August and time to set a new goal for the month. With the fire evacuation alert continuing its difficult to do any planning. I think I’ll just keep trying to finish up some projects: 1. Finish my Orange You Glad Blog Hop Project and get it posted on time. 2. Finish myContinue reading "August OMG"
July Block Report
July was a better month for finishing blocks, so here’s my count: Previous YTD Count: 281 blocks July Blocks: It’s a Guy Thing Blog Hop: 2 Wonky Log Cabin Quilt: 12Scrappy 4 Patch Quilt: 18Let Your Star Shine: 9Scrappy Quilt: 12Orange You Glad Hop Project: 6 January 18 February 61 March 54 April 77 MayContinue reading "July Block Report"
Weekly To-Do and Goals #68
My Weekly Goals – To Do Tuesday #68 Chris at Chris Knits is now hosting the weekly To-Do linky party and it’s always fun to go see what everyone has done and are planning To-Do. Last week’s list: I was really excited to see my quilt and quilt tops featured on Tish in Wonderland and MMM QuiltsContinue reading "Weekly To-Do and Goals #68"
Friday Fun
Had more fun today playing with scraps. I finished these blocks and got them together to flimsy stage; Due to being on evacuation alert, I am not making my RSC blocks or doing the Scrappy Table Topper Challenge. Instead I am making scrappy quilts to be donated to the Quilts for Lytton Drive, for wildfireContinue reading "Friday Fun"
I Love Thursday #49
There are a great group of bloggers who get together via a linky party on LeeAnna’s blog Not Afraid of Color each week to share list of things that bring them joy, inspire them or make them laugh. These days I’m so grateful for our on line community which allows me to feel more inContinue reading "I Love Thursday #49"
My Day on It’s a Guy Thing Blog Hop
First I would like to thank Carol Swift of Just Let Me Quilt for hosting another fun blog Hop with such a great theme. I’d also like to thank all of the participants for the great inspiration and the additions to my Must Make List! 😉 I had several ideas for projects that fit theContinue reading "My Day on It’s a Guy Thing Blog Hop"
July OMG Check In
This month I had 3 goals: To finish assembling these blocks to a quilt top. Done Complete with borders. It’s now in the To Be Quilted Bin My next goal is to finish my project for another fun blog hop. Done and Posted! #1 didn’t get quilted, #2 isn’t finished being quilted but I didContinue reading "July OMG Check In"
Weekly To-Do and Goals #67
My Weekly Goals – To Do Tuesday #67 Chris at Chris Knits is now hosting the weekly To-Do linky party and it’s always fun to go see what everyone has done and are planning To-Do. Last week’s list: 1. Keep working on quilt blocks for the Lytton Fire Victims. Not only did I keep working on blocks,Continue reading "Weekly To-Do and Goals #67"
My Version of Let Your Star Shine
I confess to being the recipient of a squirrel attack today. Actually it hit me yesterday but I was just putting the borders on another finish. This seems to sum up my mental capacity these days! 😉😝 After a week of playing with scraps, the timing was perfect because Sandra from MMM Quilts just publishedContinue reading "My Version of Let Your Star Shine"
Quilt Schmilt 