All in all August was a good month! Our Evacuation Alert was lifted so I was able to go to my studio for a few days and had sewing time almost every day. My goal for August was to keep trying to finish up some projects: 1. Finish my Orange You Glad Blog Hop ProjectContinueContinue reading “August OMG Check In”
Category Archives: Quilting
Seaside Adventure Row Along
This will be full of wonderful eye candy and fun project patterns. Stay tuned for the line-up. 😉 Carol
Another Fun Pattern Test
I haven’t fallen out of step with keeping busy this week. I’m playing with these fabrics making strip sets which will be used in a fun pattern test by a designer I really enjoy: The lighting has the colours not showing true in the photo. 😢 I’ve also been doodling with ideas for a projectContinueContinue reading “Another Fun Pattern Test”
I Love Thursday #51
I’m joining a group of friends who get together via a linky party on LeeAnna’s blog Not Afraid of Color most weeks to share list of things that bring them joy, inspire them or make them laugh. I haven’t joined the linky party the past couple of weeks. I’ve been in a blue funk againContinueContinue reading “I Love Thursday #51”
Another Mystery SAL Starts Sept. 1
Did you see? Denise fromFor The Love of Geese is starting a SAL with fabric requirements being released Sept. 1. It looks like fun with it being a paper pieced project this time. Just click on the logo to be taken to her post with all of the information.
My Trip to the Studio
It was so wonderful to finally be able to take a trip to the studio. My ferry was running and the wait was short. It was so nice to take the ferry instead of having to drive the long way around. Still smoky but no raging flames. 😄 It was a good day to travel,ContinueContinue reading “My Trip to the Studio”
Weekly To-Do and Goals #71
My Weekly Goals – To Do Tuesday #71 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 getting some quilted, bound and delivered. 3 quilts wereContinueContinue reading “Weekly To-Do and Goals #71”
Happy Mail
When I was leaving home to come to the studio (yes, I’m still here 😄) I stopped at the post office to check our mail. I was thrilled to get not one, but two parcels. The first was a box of special goodies from Mad About Patchwork. I had won a gift certificate from thisContinueContinue reading “Happy Mail”
My Day on the 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. I’m not sure if you know it, but several of the bloggers offer prizes on their posts. I’ve been lucky enough to win twice on Carla’s site and just placed my order using theContinueContinue reading “My Day on the Orange You Glad Blog Hop”
Day 3 of the Orange You Glad Blog Hop
Carla from Creatin’ in the Sticks is hosting this month’s Hop and here is the lineup for the third day: Wednesday, August 18th Quilted DelightsElizabeth Coughlin DesignsDays Filled With JoyPatchwork BreezeAlycia Quilts Quilty GirlLiane Makes StuffHomespun Hannah’s Blog Are you ready for some wonderful eye candy? I am! Please don’t forget to make a commentContinueContinue reading “Day 3 of the Orange You Glad Blog Hop”
Day 2 of the Orange You Glad Blog Hop
Carla from Creatin’ in the Sticks is hosting this month’s Hop and here is the lineup for the second day: Tuesday, August 17th MooseStashQuiltingWords & StitchesQuilting GailPatchouli Moon StudioDen Syende Himmel Karen’s CornerMs P Designs USA Are you ready for some wonderful eye candy? I am! Please don’t forget to make a comment on theContinueContinue reading “Day 2 of the Orange You Glad Blog Hop”
Weekly To-Do and Goals #70
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 froggingContinueContinue 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 theseContinueContinue 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 ourContinueContinue 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 forContinueContinue 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 likeContinueContinue 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 wereContinueContinue 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 readyContinueContinue 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 getContinueContinue reading “I Love Thursday #50”
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 brokenContinueContinue reading “My July PHD Report”
Quilt Schmilt 