A Quilt of Valour Donation
What do you do when you finish a UFO and it just doesn’t speak to you? That was the dilemma I was facing with this quilt, which I’d started with the intention of it being for Andrew. His room is done...
View ArticleBook Review: Simple Appeal by Kim Diehl
Ever since I tackled Spring Bouquet, I’ve been addicted to applique. When I saw that Kim Diehl had a new book out, Simple Appeal and that it featured a number of quilts that combined piecing and...
View ArticleA Beginning on “Oh My Tangled Stars”
As the year begins to wind to a close, I am trying to keep my New Year’s Resolution on track: completing all of my UFOs (quilted, smocked and sewn) by Dec. 31. “Oh My Tangled Stars” is a quilt that I...
View ArticlePotpourri
No, I haven’t take up another craft. It’s just been a bit hectic here and I haven’t made huge strides on any one project, so today’s post has a bit of this, a bit of that. Making good progress on my...
View ArticleFarm Girl Finery Quilt Top Done
Another quilt top complete! I can put a check mark beside Farm Girl Finery and call it a day. But please, don’t go thinking I’ve been sewing up a storm. I have barely touched my machine since...
View ArticlePerfect Picture Smocking – A New SAGA Correspondence Course
Have you ever wanted to learn to picture smock? Tried it and been unhappy with your results? Well, I’m delighted to announce a cure for what ails you: Perfect Picture Smocking is SAGA’s newest...
View ArticlePrimrose Bishop
I’m finally getting a chance to show folks the bishop I finished over the Christmas holidays. This is Gail Doane’s Primrose, from the Country Bumpkin book Beautiful Bishops. I’ve made a bunch of...
View ArticleBook Review: Art of Crewel Embroidery by Mildred Davis
I’m a glutton for punishment. One of my resolutions for 2015 was to improve my embroidery skills and try more surface embroidery. With that in mind, I enrolled in the Embroiderers’ Association of...
View ArticlePlanning my Trip to Baltimore (Quilt Style)
*Waves* I know I’ve been MIA for a while. I taught a full four courses this term, and started reading for my next round of exams in August. Sewing time has been limited and blogging even more so....
View ArticleQuick Summer Sewing Update
Here’s a cute pair of capris that I made for my niece, Ellie. I started these back in February during Laura Johnson’s stash buster contest but didn’t get them finished up until recently. Laura owns...
View ArticleAnother Peep at Bo Peep
I’ve finished Bo Peep. Finally. When we last left our animal-herding friend two years ago, she was in the early stages. Now all of the picture smocking is complete and I think it looks good, although...
View ArticleCrewel Monogram
Remember my foray last year into crewel? I signed up to take the Embroiderers’ Association of Canada Basic Crewel correspondence course last January. My initial impression wasn’t great. Although my...
View ArticleUpcoming Workshop: DIY Bishop with the Forest City Smocking Guild
I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be teaching a workshop for the Forest City Smocking Guild in London, ON on April 23, 2016. In this fun, one-day class, I’ll be teaching students how to make the...
View ArticleMy Quilts at the Quilts in Bloom Show
I had a lovely day with my mom, visiting the Hamilton Quilter’s Guild annual show, Quilts in Bloom, today. I had two quilts in the show (Spring Bouquet and Oh, My Tangled Stars). Both were quilted...
View ArticleOnline Sources for Whitework Supplies in Canada
Over the summer, I started another embroidery course through the EAC. My first experience with EAC correspondence courses was pretty underwhelming (see this post and this post for my review of my...
View ArticleWhitework and Broderie Blanche
I’ve been making steady progress on my EAC whitework course work. I’m finishing up the fifth and sixth lessons and then it’s just the lessons on finishing and my major project before I’ve got it...
View ArticleVisiting the Queen’s Bush Quilt Show 2017
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to visit the Queen’s Bush Quilter Guild’s 2017 quilt show in Markdale, ON. I had a great time. My good friends Nancy F. and June W. are members of this guild, so I...
View ArticleAn Applique Quilt Finish
Summer is a chance for me to recharge my sewing batteries and tackle a lot of the UFOs and Otta-dos that I put off during the school year. This quilt — the design is by Kim Diehl from her book “Simple...
View ArticleSimple Drawstring Bag Tutorial
This is a simple bag pattern that makes up quickly and is great for a lunch bag, small shopping bag and general catch all. It’s super quick and easy to make, too, so it’s perfect when you need a quick...
View ArticleQuick Summer Sewing Update
Here’s a cute pair of capris that I made for my niece, Ellie. I started these back in February during Laura Johnson’s stash buster contest but didn’t get them finished up until recently. Laura owns...
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