Dear Vi, I wanted to show you the quilt that I made for the daughter of a very dear friend two years ago. I’d made Jade a baby quilt when she was small, but she was turning 12 in 2018. Not a little girl anymore. It was time to make her a quilt that would… Continue reading A Bookcase Quilt for Jade
Category: Quilts
Finally, a quilt for the cabin: Garden Party by Blackbird Designs
I finished this quilt just in time to give it a good test drive during a short camping trip to Jasper National Park last It’s so much fun having a quilt to photograph when you’re camping! This particular project was a “Shop your Stash” challenge quilt hosted by the Good Time Quilters, one of the… Continue reading Finally, a quilt for the cabin: Garden Party by Blackbird Designs
The 12th Man: a Bento Box Quilt
My youngest nephew is graduating from high school next month, which I think warrants a quilt from Auntie Nita, don’t you think? Someday I’d like to make a quilt for all my nephews. All thirteen of them (wipes brow). For Ross, I chose the Bento Box pattern because it is modern and masculine. Now, let… Continue reading The 12th Man: a Bento Box Quilt
Trifle Dish Quilt
You must have guessed that I did some quilting during my recent 2 months visit in the Yukon, right? Well, of course I did…and I took some pictures, too. Enjoy! I know what food will taste like when I get to heaven…it will taste like Dee’s trifle. So when the Moda Trifle Dish sew-along happened,… Continue reading Trifle Dish Quilt
Tyler’s Quilt: Indomitable Spirit
Warning – this post has lots of pictures! I have a quilt finish to show off today! This is the quilt I recently made for my second-youngest nephew, Tyler. A quilt is never finished until it has had its official photo shoot, and this quilt had two photography sessions! First, we took it on a… Continue reading Tyler’s Quilt: Indomitable Spirit
Sam is in the Doghouse
My name is Samson J Collins and I did a Very Bad Thing. Do you remember the beautiful twisted tea time quilt that my friend Gully’s mom Dee made for my mom a couple of years ago? Well, I was snoozing in the sun the other day when I heard an awful sound! It came… Continue reading Sam is in the Doghouse