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
Tag: hand quilting
Slow Stitching Sunday
Today is one of those honest, old-fashioned lazy days. The kind we always wish we could have. The kind we imagine we used to have, back in the good old days, whenever those were. Of course, we can’t actually remember any specific lazy Sundays. But they must have existed, right? Because we remember them. Maybe… Continue reading Slow Stitching Sunday
The Friendship Garden Quilt
Warning: this post is photo intensive! Let me introduce you to The Friendship Garden Quilt! It comes by its name honestly, because it started out life as a bee block! I am part of a Flickr group quilting bee with 5 other ladies. We call ourselves We Bee Canadian. We each make 2 blocks for… Continue reading The Friendship Garden Quilt
Bloggers Quilt Festival: Hand Quilted Category
My second entry into the Blogger’s Quilt Festival is the quilt I call “Little Sister”, in the Hand Quilted category. This category was originally eliminated from the festival because of lack of interest in past festivals. It seems that hand-quilters are a quiet bunch who don’t have a big presence on the internet. So quiet,… Continue reading Bloggers Quilt Festival: Hand Quilted Category
Vintage Dresden Plate Quilt
This Dresden Plate quilt was given to us by Kelly’s grandmother, Louise Collins when we were newly married, many years ago. Louise was born in 1895. If she were still living, she would be 119 years old! It was given to Louise by her good friend Cathy Dunbar of Vancouver, BC. I am relying on… Continue reading Vintage Dresden Plate Quilt
Blogger’s Quilt Festival: Hand Quilted
Today I am going to enter a couple of quilts in the blogger’s quilt festival! Each entry has to be a separate blog post, so you might get more than one today 🙂 This post is for the Hand-Quilted category. I am entering Stars in Her Eyes, which I made for my lovely Nora last… Continue reading Blogger’s Quilt Festival: Hand Quilted