Finished Quilting Project – Journey of a Quilter (235)

Sew remember my Journey of a Quilter bom from last year – it’s completely finished, and quilted by moi…as some of you might remember I took a class from Ana Buzzalino in Jan and have put my lesson to the test for both Journey and A Kittens Tale…here’s some inspiration, I hope for all of you:)

Best pics of the quilting are from the back…

Okay, Journey club members, how are your’s coming along…I’ve seen a few but would LOVE to see more finished tops:) Send me pics ladies…

And here it is at Heritage Park, Festival of Quilts this year…I’m super happy with how it was displayed…how many of you put their quilts into Heritage Park this year?

Cotton Floss (234)

Sew remember when I got that email from Leanne Beasley (the lady who designed Journey of a Quilter) regarding her magazine? Well what a huge success the Vignette has been…I can’t keep it on the shelves, I have another batch on order:) Good news right?

I wanted to sit down and take some pictures throughout the first two issues of the magazine but I sold them too quickly lol a good problem to have 🙂 When the next batch comes in I’ll blog a bit more detailed about them so you know what you might be missing – EVERYTHING like patterns, recipes, amazing pictures and projects, her completely heart squeezing block of the month and sew much more…

But this entry is about another surprise and new addition to Pastimes Online’s perfect pile of quilty goodies.

Natalie of Cinderberry Stitches emailed me asking if I’d be interesting in carrying her new book. It’s sew new it’s just hitting the post sometime in May!

It’s a new book by Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches (she designed Truly Scrumptious, one of this year’s boms) called Cotton Floss, A gathering of stitched projects to charm and fascinate.

Those of you who love her style and follow her amazingly beautiful blog, must have this book !!

If you want to be added to the growing list of “reserve a copy for me please” then email me valerie@pastimesonline.ca and I’ll add you.

The cost of the book hasn’t been finalized yet with shipping from Australia but it will be somewhere around $30 plus shipping from me to you for 64 beautifully coloured pages of musings from Natalie to motivate you and spur your inner stitching, sewing and quilting beauty.

Who knows, I may even pick some silks to coordinate with projects inside the book 🙂

Until next time, stay happy and creative

Quilting Gallery – Quilting Guilds (233)

Michele over at the Quilting Gallery has been super busy…she’s created a brand new section in her already abundantly full of all sorts of goodies and references in her website – for Quilting Guilds.

Quilt Guilds Directory

This listing spans the globe!!

I’ve inserted one for each of the Guilds I belong to – check them out:

Lakeside Quilters Guild in Chestermere, Alberta and The Flying Needle Quilt Guild in Millarville, Alberta.

Why not add yours today!!