As you all know Sandra Walker from MMM Quilts just released this new pattern. I had the privilege of doing a test of the pattern and when I blogged about it here I had the happy opportunity to gift one of my viewers with a copy of the pattern with Sandra’s compliments. I had DHContinueContinue reading “We Have a Winner!”
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Sunday Summary #227
Hello and welcome to my To Do List for the end of the first week in December. It’s been a crazy week with meetings and appointments and a hospital visit for DH, but I kept busy. So much time was spent with my machines a fabric just to keep calm and focused. 😉 My LastContinueContinue reading “Sunday Summary #227”
A Pattern Test and a Giveaway.
Introducing Arabesque: a pattern by Sandra Walker of MMM Quilts! You all know that I am a huge fan of Sandra’s patterns. This one was created when she was doing the SAHRR: the invention of Gail from Quilting Gail. Gail hosts the SAHRR at the beginning of the year and it’s so much fun toContinueContinue reading “A Pattern Test and a Giveaway.”
Welcome to the Out of the Dark Blog Hop
A couple of months ago Joan from Moosestash Quilting and Carol from Just Let Me Quilt announced they were thinking of doing blog hops for Halloween and Christmas. Since they are two of my favourite themes I just knew I had to join in. Normally here in BC we have snow for Halloween. It meansContinueContinue reading “Welcome to the Out of the Dark Blog Hop”
Sunday Summary #189
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Summary and my To Do Tuesday List. It’s been busy these past two weeks. I had a Fundraiser to organize/host at the Golf Club and in the evening after the Fundraiser wound up going to the hospital with DH. He was there for a couple of days, but cameContinueContinue reading “Sunday Summary #189”
Another Fun Pattern Test
One of my favourite designers,, Sandra Walker from MMM Quilts emailed me that she was publishing a new pattern and wouldd I like to test her pattern for one of the bonus baby quilt patterns she was adding in to her original pattern which had been published in McCalls Quilting in 2019. Of course IContinueContinue reading “Another Fun Pattern Test”
Something Wicked
Well here it is my turn to share my post for a fun hop. I always love seeing what fun themes Carol and Joan come up with and will surely miss not doing hops that they are hosting! Now you all know that my DH is a Grinch and doesn’t celebrate Christmas. Well he alsoContinueContinue reading “Something Wicked”
Sunday Summary #176
Hello and welcome to this week’s Sunday Summary. I have plenty of news to share so do grab a cuppa or cool drink and relax while I catch you upon my news. I realized I hadn’t shared any photos of the damage this fire season wrought. This is a favourite roadside rest area where DHContinueContinue reading “Sunday Summary #176”
Sunday Summary #166
Wherever you live, if this is a week of celebrating the freedoms we have, the countries we live in and the pride we share, I can only wish you joy, fun with family and a safe holiday. Hello and welcome to this week’s version of my crazy life. First of all thank you for theContinueContinue reading “Sunday Summary #166”
Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange Day 1
Are you ready for a big hit of Christmas Cheer? Well once again Carol from Just Let Me Quilt is hosting my favourite Blog Hop of the year. Here are the participants for the kick off day: DECEMBER 4 Just Let Me Quilt Inflorescence Songbird Designs Words & Stitches DesertSky Quilting Quilting Gail Days FilledContinueContinue reading “Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange Day 1”
Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange My Day!
Carol from Just Let Me Quilt has been hosting this fun and sew very taste tempting blog hop for several years now and I think it’s my fifth year joining in. It’s one of my favourites and gets me thinking of the holidays, so I’d like to thank her for such a great way toContinueContinue reading “Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange My Day!”
Another Fun Project
One of my favourite Pattern Designers, Sandra Walker from MMM Quilts allowed a group of quilters to try out her newest pattern, Heading North, which is scheduled for release Nov. 3, 2022. I do enjoy paper piecing and really needed a project to kick start my sewing mojo so I was only too happy toContinueContinue reading “Another Fun Project”
See Ya Later Alligator My Day!
We get to thank Carla from Creatin’ in the Sticks who is the hostess with this month’s great theme. I must confess to taking a trip down memory lane when I read the call out for bloggers with this theme. 😁 The challenge is: Travel…anything from places to go, to how you get there, andContinueContinue reading “See Ya Later Alligator My Day!”
Scrap Happy Day
I haven’t been doing a lot of sewing these last few months since we lost our little Clarke, but recently I finished a commission for a baby who is due in September. The surrogate Aunt and I had gone shopping to find the perfect fabrics for a little boy. The green fabric is the perfectContinueContinue reading “Scrap Happy Day”
June One Monthly Goal Check In
In April, (the last time I set an OMG) I had a goal to make one complete quilt, plan another, and if I can get to the studio, quilt one UFO on the long arm before I headed to Alberta for my great granddaughter’s memorial service. It didn’t happen for so many reasons; too busyContinueContinue reading “June One Monthly Goal Check In”
Weekly Goals and To-Do Tuesday #103
I’ll be linking up with To-Do Tuesday which is being hosted by Linda from Texas Quilt Gal and making sure I go see what everyone else is planning for the upcoming week. Last To-Do list: 1. Keep working on my hand quilting and EPP projects. Made some progress. 2. Get my project for Here ComesContinueContinue reading “Weekly Goals and To-Do Tuesday #103”
A New Pattern; A Roll of the Dice
Sandra Walker from MMM Quilts has a fun new pattern being introduced this week and anyone who knows me, knows that I love Sandra’s patterns! This is a great pattern and includes 3 projects; a Baby Quilt, a Bed Runner and a Pillow. A few of us were given the privilege of making projects fromContinueContinue reading “A New Pattern; A Roll of the Dice”
Scrap Fabric Fun Blog Hop
Mel from The Quilting Room With Mel is hosting a fun hop that shows us great new ways or projects to use up our scraps. Any quilter has scraps and using those leftover bits can bring a warmth of the memories of past quilts and projects. For my project I had a pile of leftoverContinueContinue reading “Scrap Fabric Fun Blog Hop”
It’s My Time in a Bottle!
This month’s blog hop is being hosted by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt. The challenge is to add an hourglass in your project. It could be 1 or 100! Happy St. Patrick’s Day for all of you that have a bit of the Irish in you 🍀☘️🍀 As soon as Carol announced this hop,ContinueContinue reading “It’s My Time in a Bottle!”
Patterns I’ve Enjoyed Making From a Great Designer
I’ve had some fun over the past weeks doing some Pattern Testing for Sandra Healy Designs and indulging in some of her other fun patterns. The first I did was the Cardinal block which became the centre medallion for my SAHRR. I’m on my final border for this quilt as I’m writing this. You canContinueContinue reading “Patterns I’ve Enjoyed Making From a Great Designer”
Quilt Schmilt 