In April, 2010, Mr. C and I traveled to Australia. To buy some fabric. Well no, actually. We went so that Mr. C. could fulfill a life-long dream of doing his astronomy thing under the Southern Night Sky. But of course, I bought some fabric. I bought 12 fat quarters of these beautiful prints, designed… Continue reading The Australia Quilt (part 1)
Category: Creativity
Quilt Blogging Fun
I just wanted to share this fun idea from Val at Val’s Quilting Studio with you! Every Tuesday, Val is hosting a Linky Party where you can link up an older quilting post. What a great idea! But wait! It gets better…not just any old post will do….each Tuesday she’ll post two quilting/sewing themes. Search… Continue reading Quilt Blogging Fun
Sam finds a basket
Hello, My name is Samson and this is a basket. I found it on the floor. I wonder if my mom hid any cookies in here?Rats…only fabric scraps. Maybe next time she will make one for me, too.
Sourdough!
Kelly had the opportunity to spend 10 days in Whitehorse earlier this month, so I took the opportunity to have him bring home some authentic Klondike sourdough starter. It came in a jam jar, well wrapped in plastic and carefully stowed in his suitcase. Good thing, too, because it had started to grow on it’s… Continue reading Sourdough!
99 Square Feet: a tiny space with a big heart
I got a note from a friend the other day week reminding me that I haven’t posted any pictures of my creative space yet. Thank you to Shannon for the inspiration and nudge to get it done! This is the North wall: The mirror is for dance practice. The bookshelf holds my yoga, aerobics &… Continue reading 99 Square Feet: a tiny space with a big heart
Sewing in colour
I thought I would show you a bit of what I’ve been up to with my new sewing machine! I raided my scrap bins to make these placemats. I used the “slab” method of piecing from Sunday Morning Quilts – one of my favourite project books. I quilted them with straight line quilting. I can’t… Continue reading Sewing in colour