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Pioneer Spirit Challenge
Last week, the latest instructions for the Pioneer Spirit Mystery Challenge were published. This is a mystery quilt challenge created by Sherri Hisey of Border Creek Station Pattern Company especially for Quilts at the Creek. Quite a few guild members … Continue reading
Posted in Cottage, Quilts at the Creek
Tagged Black Creek Pioneer Village, cottage, quilting, Quilts at the Creek
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It’s Worldwide Quilting Day
It’s a day to celebrate all the joys of quilting! One of the ETSY teams I belong to issued a challenge: Make something based on your first ever quilting block. The first quilt I ever made was a rag quilt … Continue reading
Posted in ETSY, Quilting, Worldwide Quilting Day
Tagged Celebrate Quilting, ETSY, first quilt block, Worldwide Quilting Day
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Cyber Surfing
I’ve been having lots of fun the past couple of days, being inspired by other quilters. I was just accepted last week as a member of the ETSY “Quiltsy” team and have been busy exploring new shops and trying to … Continue reading
Posted in ETSY, Quilting
Tagged Blogathon, ETSY, quilt, quilt shop, quilting, rainbow quilts
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Autumn Explosion
This is my “Autumn Explosion” quilt that was on display last weekend at Quilts at the Creek. I started this quilt in a class with Jan Krentz in February 2010 and it’s based on her “Summer Salsa” quilt in the … Continue reading
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Quilting
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Quilts of Valour at Quilts at the Creek
The Quilts at the Creek show at Black Creek Pioneer Village this weekend was great! The weather couldn’t have been better and to see the quilts hanging outdoors, blowing the in breeze was fabulous! The boutique was a success…here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Craft Shows, Free Motion Quilting, Quilting, Uncategorized
Tagged quilting, Quilts at the Creek, Quilts of Valour
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Slabs are Addictive!
On Friday, I was reading a bulletin from CQA (the Canadian Quilting Association) which featured an article about helping those in Alberta who have been devastated by massive flooding. Cheryl Arkison (co-author of “Sunday Morning Quilts” http://www.amazon.ca/Sunday-Morning-Quilts-Projects-Treasured/dp/1607054272/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372700963&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=sundary+morning+quilts) is coordinating a … Continue reading
Quilty Week
This week I’ve had lots of opportunities to play. I was at a three day quilt retreat at the Nottawasaga Inn this weekend with 39 other quilting friends. It was great! Good food, good company and lots of inspiration. I … Continue reading
Playing with photos in Electric Quilt
Back in September, there was a post on the Electric Quilt blog entitled “EQ7 Image Wortable and Modern Parrot By Dianne Gronfors” which really inspired me. Diane had taken a photograph of a parrot, imported it to the image worktable … Continue reading
O Christmas Tree
Well…I’m still getting used to WordPress. I ended up overwriting a post I’d created earlier today when I thought I was creating a new one…then when trying to re-create it, I lost it twice – once when I ended up … Continue reading
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Quilting, Uncategorized
Tagged Toronto East Rotary Club Craft Sale
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Multi-tasking
Last week, I was creating some machine embroidered lace for Christmas ornament covers. It takes over 2 hours to stitch out each half of the lace. The machine manufacturers tell you that you can just press a button and leave … Continue reading
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