Melissa’s Misstake (entry 3)

There is the coolest restaurant in Banff called Melissa’s Misstake they have the best home cooked food and they are also very famous for their annual Road Race to raise money for an array of different things over the years.

In their country style of restaurant they have 2 quilts hanging there are no dates or who made them – they are hung on some sort of press board wrapped around the edges – they are showing some definite wear but still make the place warm and cozy.


Creative Stitches Show – Calgary (entry 2)

I spent the majority of Friday at the Creative Stitches show in Calgary & loved the show. There was a huge mix of quilting stores from here to Chilliwack, BC, Red Deer, AB, Edmonton, AB & so many more locations from Western Canada.

The first booth I stopped at was the Quilts of Valour booth and these people were so great – they have such an amazing mission and we should all stand behind them and our soldiers – if you have anything to donate or would like to donate please contact them.

this was an absolutely gorgeous quilt that belonged to them going to someone special fighting for us and I couldn’t resist taking the photo.

a pile of quilts on a chair in their booth waiting to be shipped out.

the cutest little Yo-Yo bear at a bear booth – so adorable.

another cute quilt on display as you can see this is a Freckles Designed pattern.

I loved the colours in this quilt and the images of the flowers

some more welcoming patterns and samples throughout the show

thought this display was so cute and their prices were excellent. 

Sawdust & Tangled Threads

don’t you just love the colours in this booth – so nicely setup

Quiltopia: this booth was so busy – very hard for me to capture it

Cats Ahoy is a mobile adoption center for cats in Calgary – those of you who have cats know how important a cause like this is, if you want to make a donation it would be greatly appreciated!! 

There was also loads of Scrap Booking stores, booths, lectures, etc – well worth it for Scrap Bookers as some of the places were so enticing that I wanted to take up this awesome hobby.

Savvy n Sassy was one of the cutest scrap booking booths we stopped at…Rhea Marriott and Jaklin Piper own this little online shop in Red Deer, Alberta – she is in the process of looking for a brick and mortar shop but for now they are online and in shows.

these little cuties were for a “make and take” class she did at the show.

the cutest fruit bowl with a collection of small photo albums

these ladies had so many ribbon options – so colourful and fun.

I spent quite a bit of time in this booth and now you can see why.

 

Enjoy…Valerie

 

Fall Fair 09, Lakeside Quilters Guild in Chestermere, Alberta, Canada (1)

 Hello everyone, please take the time to look through some of our most prized possessions…our Quilts!! Leave comments if you like – we would love the feedback.

Our Lakeside Quilters Guild Banner

Some of our UFO’s (unfinished objects)

This is a cheery round robin quilt we did as guild sisters – Kathy thank you for donating this to charity.

Debbie Cooks Collection: This Dragonfly quilt is hand pieced & quilted in Vietnam

Valerie Moss: top Mystery Quilt, bottom Pinky Lee

Kathy made this for Alison in return for helping Kathy with some landscaping – just what Alison needed for the new niece in her family…nice hand quilting Kathy!

Left to Right – Wilma (in charge of Fairs & Shows – Good Job Wilma), Alison (Past President) and Kathy (our in-house expert hand quilter)

If you are interested in tickets, we will be selling them at Heritage Park or if you want to purchase tickets you can contact Kim

some of Kathy’s amazing hand quilting 

(love this picture so much – I want this quilt so beautiful)

Valerie Moss: loved this little chenille monthly quilt

This is Wilma’s Quilt diva – She is such a RIOT!!

Elke Dubois make these (above and below)

this is a quilt from Debbie Cooks collection of handmade quilts from Vietnam

Alison made this central beauty and it’s for someone special in her family – whoever that is is so lucky!

Debbie Cooks Mystery Quilt

Hi Kathy – thanks for posing for me;)