Quilt Show

I just got home from the Mississauga Quilt Guild's show and was so excited I had to show you a photo of my friend's quilt. A few years ago Maxine offered to test my "Roses In Dresden" quilt pattern, which she finished this past year as a wedding gift for her son and his wife.
She has won 2 ribbons - A President's Choice ribbon and the Canadian Quilter's Association Ribbon! Didn't she do a fantastic job! Her colors are wonderful.

I guess I'll have to get the pattern ready for publishing now. My "Roses In Dresden" quilt is still out at the quilters, but hopefully I'll have it back soon.

I have more photos from the show which I'll try to post on the weekend, after I resize them.

Chat with you later.

Happy Easter

Just a quick post today to wish everyone a very Happy Easter.

More later.

I've had a busy week since I last posted, though I haven't anything new to show you with the Vintage Tiles quilt.

A friend asked me a while ago if I would judge the entries to her Quilt Guilds Challenge. When I said " sure, no problem", I had no idea how difficult it would be. All the entries were wonderful, though, as in any competition, some were better than others, and someone has to win and someone has to lose. I guess what I found hard was having to critique another quilter's work, in writing! I tried to keep my comments positive and any criticism constructive so I hope I haven't offended anyone. Hopefully, I will be able to post some photos after the guild's show later this month.

Yesterday, DD took me on a shopping trip across the border. The weather was terrible, windy and pouring rain, but my sister came to spend the day with Mom so we could get away, so we did!
First stop was JoAnn's where I purchased a few needlework supplies, but I completely forgot the bobbin holder I wanted for my Frostings threads! (a senior moment, lol) Next stop was a lovely little quilt shop called Auntie's Attic in Niagara Falls, N.Y. where I purchased a few fat quarters to add to my 30s reproduction fabrics.

DD isn't very interested in quilting or needlework, (though she does love to have quilts for her bed), so we made stops at T.J. Mex and Boulevard Mall, where she found a few treasures. Then another JoAnn's where I purchased this Die-Cutter.

It was a totally impulse buy, but I thought it would be useful for cutting little embellishments out of UltraSuede for my quilts. I'll let you know how I make out with it.

Last stop was Wegmans where I topped up my supply of these! LOL
All in all, it's been a good week. Chat with you later.

It's been a good week since I last posted and I've accomplished quite a bit on my Vintage Tiles quilt. Only 2 more blocks to applique!

I had a little setback, again, when I started to assemble the quilt, but I think I can work around it by adding a border around the centre block. At least I hope I can! I don't know where my head was at when I was drafting this one out. LOL
Here's a photo of the centre block.

I think the end of March for completion might have been too optimistic, so I'm aiming for the end of April. Here's hoping I don't encounter any more obstacles. (read goofs) lol

It's a beautiful, mild sunny day today so I'm going to try and get out and work in the garden for a bit. Maybe the fresh air will clear out the cobwebs!

Bye for now. Chat with you later.

Happy Birthday Mom

Today is the first day of Spring and my Mom's 89th birthday. Happy Birthday Mom.

I've been busy working on the Vintage Tiles quilt but don't have anything new to show you.
Instead here's a photo of the quilt I made Mom for her 80th birthday. It was all done in flannels.

And look what I got!

My sister had a friend vacationing in Florida and she had her bring these back for me. These should last me at least a month. LOL

Chat with you later.

I've finally finished preparing the last block for the Vintage Tiles quilt. Yippee! This one was like pulling teeth, I just couldn't get it right. The first color I chose for the curlycues in the background just didn't work and I had to start over, but it's finally done. Now I've got to get busy with the sewing.



It's a sunny, but cold day here today. My DD has gone on a daytrip across the border with a few friends, and I'm babysitting Daisy (her Chocolate Lab). I couldn't go with them this time, but I sent her on a mission to find me some Russell Stover Caramel Easter Bunnies! The shops here used to bring the Russell Stover chocolate in for special occassions like Valentines, Easter, Halloween etc., but there haven't been any since Christmas and I'm going through withdrawal! LOL
Bye for now. Chat with you later.