Today was all about deals
I was heading out this morning to my local sewing shop as they were having an open house and had everything on sale as well as discounts on classes. I had already signed up for a bed runner quilt...
View ArticleBack to the grind
I finally had a chance to get back to my bias tape experiments today. I went and bought 2 packs. 1 single fold bias tape in white and 1 double fold bias tape in brown. I figured I could use the 2...
View ArticleMama has been “sew” busy
Wow 10 days flies by fast. I have been so busy with different sewing projects and add to that daily life with 2 kids. All things considering though, I think I got a lot accomplished. So this post...
View ArticleI finished my first quilt
I signed up to take a quilting class. It started Sept 13 and ran once a week for 3 weeks. The project was a bed runner quilt for my king sized bed. I have never done a quilt before and when I say I...
View ArticleSo far behind
I have been really slacking off on posting to my blog which is a shame because I really do enjoy doing it. I got a new computer for Christmas, a MacBook. It is great, however it is my first Mac and I...
View ArticleI’m up next!
So I finally finished my blocks for the latest round of the quilting bee and mailed them off. The person wanted a basket weave block and the conditions were that each person had a different colour...
View ArticleThe Easy Quilt
I did a 2 day class to make the “easy” quilt. A crib size quilt for my oldest son. I needed to find some fabrics to go with the blue, orange and grey colour scheme of the room. My inspiration for...
View ArticleWorks in Progress??
I have a slew of things that I am working on/need to do. I just have a hard time finding the time and I am still on mat leave (for only one more month :( ) Time will be a little more scare once I...
View ArticleFabric in the mail
Just a quick post to share a little something I got in the mail today. I haven’t read through the instruction yet but since there are 4 different “red” based fabrics I assume I have 4 blocks to make....
View ArticleThe blocks are coming
We are on the final round of the quilting bee and it is my round. I have requested my block to be the garden fence block. I just love the look of this block and the whole quilt when it comes...
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