Quilting like a Maniac- Relaxing through Quilting.

And do you want to see what I finished?  OK!! One of my Quilty Boxes.  Finally.  I love receiving these, but I never seem to find the time to do them, and meanwhile, the patterns and material (because you sure do get alot in those boxes - and the most amazing tools as well), keep on piling up.  But I made a promise to myself to get a few done, and this is one of them.  Isn't the redwork (the sewing) fabulous in the middle.  I'm so proud that I did it all myself.  Over a period of time of course  :) And here is another one of those great row by rows.  But this one I'm keeping for myself. The details. and this one is staying on the back of my couch, where my lovely cat has decided with this quilt it's the most comfortable place to be. 3 blocks from a quilt that a friend gave me to replace the tea pot quilt that I made her.  This one is a little small, but all batique which makes the material something to die for!!!! Four more for the

I didn't realize that I put the address of the school on my application for my Modern Mini exchange.  My partner is from Nebraska, her name is Megan.   Here's her web site to see some of her work.   And her Instangram account.  She's really into modern quilting, an area that I am currently going into, so Megan, thanks for encouraging me with that great blog entry.  I am very pleased with it.  Already it's out on one of my tables in the living room.  Right on an antique table by my husband.  Love the contrast between the antique side table and so modern a piece. I love the stitching that was done on the bottom and top, in the perfect thread (yes Megan I'm into thread a lot lately.)  Megan did a section of Alison Glass's Feather Quilt.  See the link for the web site.     I love her stuff as well.  I bought the Timber pattern.  See below for the Feather Quilt. I say you go for it Megan and make it.  Love how some of the pieces are strips and some are fu

The flying geese for my OMG is completed!!!!  It doesn't look as good as I thought it would in my living room, so I'll try something else, but it is definitely pretty.  And it was so simple to make.  Each square is from a layer cake.  You put together then you cut half way in the middle, mark the centre on top (5") and cut the triangle to the centre.  Swap the triangles you cut (because you had the two) and put back the square which turns into a rectangle because of the 1/4 margin sewing.  In the end you cut the rectangles back to squares.  I used the extra ones (because there were) for the back.  I am  so early for this, it makes me so happy!!!!  But I must admit it's because of the snow days in our district.  As a teacher I was off for three days because of the danger of driving with snow on the ground in Vancouver BC.  Many people here don't have snow tires, let alone all purpose. The back of the quilt is flannel.  I love the design, it looks very practical

The Surrey School District (along with numerous other Districts) cancelled schools today. It was a good thing since I have the stomach flu today. It was a very snowy day today - see the night time view.. The snowploughs can't keep up. So I stayed home, slept and did some sewing. Want to see? My Goal of the Month is coming along nicely. This entire quilt is with a layer cake. Excellent design with matching up quo pieces, cutting them together, then just changing the triangle and sewing them back together again, it makes a 9" square in the end. The colours are sublime. Wanted to make it bigger so I have added a border. This is the first quilt that I am making with the intention of keeping it for myself. It will match the colours in my living room. I also did one row by row (water series - 2015) just because it was there. Ducks in a Row by Ibea's Quilting & Crafts Galore Ltd. in Williams Lake, BC. It's cute. Now I have t

I put in my goal for February but I never stated what I did get finished for the month of January.  There was a challenge mini modern quilt that I signed up for, and it's all done.  Now I have to send it off.  It's 25" by 25".  The quilting is crazy.   Quilting like crazy.  I even used ink to color in some shadowing but it didn't show up in the picture. My Canada BOM is going great.  Above is Manitoba and the crocus provincial flower.  I am behind two and have two more to go.  Hoping to complete this for the quilting guild's show. My pin cushion for a member of the guild.  I loved making it.  and although I showed this quilt at my meeting with the guild, it's all quilted now, even with a label  :) Continuing on with the Splendid Sampler from Pat Sloan and a number of star quilters.  There are 100 blocks for the sampler at 6" each, so that's a lot of blocks.  I have about 30 of them completed.  I don't think

OK, I never made the first goal but I'm determined to make the next.  This goal is a quilt that's cut out and half sewn, but not completely.  Here is what it looks like right now and the pattern is a Craftsy one, all the geese just running around, but with great batiks, so I'm excited about when it will be done.   I'm simplifying my life, and simplifying this.  So wish me luck.  I'm hooking up to Elm Street Quilts "One Monthly Goal".  Stay tuned.