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December 1, 2010January 27, 2017

Around the Net: Stash Manicure (184)

For those of you who missed it I was a guest blogger over at Stash Manicure a few weeks ago and I thought I would share my post with you also here 🙂

Hi, I’m Valerie (you can find me here on most days) and I LOVE to Quilt! I most especially LOVE Block of the Month clubs as they are an excellent way to make a stunning quilt by creating a new block each month while learning a barrage of techniques as you go.

I need help deciding which one(s) to do…

My Block of the Month Club programs teach with private step by step how-to video blog and picture tutorials weather you’re a beginner or an advanced quilter, my tutorials are an excellent way to start your skills and hone them and I will show you how, sound fun?

Pastimes Online provides you everything you need to get started, silk pins, sewing machine needles, 100% cotton hand dyed floss and wool, 100% silk floss and luscious dupioni silks…sound enticing now?

We are about to launch a new array of block of the month (bom) clubs from beginner to advanced. One of these will suite YOU! Each bom will include all of the above plus prizes (i.e. scissors, rulers, fabrics) each month.

Help us pick which ones YOU would LOVE to do by Voting through our Block of the Month Poll!!

Crazy Christmas by Lynette Anderson, 12 month bom, quilt as you go, to include stitching & the cutest Christmas wool applique within a crazy patch design.

Life is Beautiful by Hugs and Kisses will be set in the mood of creams, browns, lilacs and purples, with an interesting applique & quilt as you go technique. A ‘beautiful’ journal pattern including all the blocks.

HocusPocusVille by Crabapple Hill was one I just couldn’t resist. Starting with the amazing drawings that will be stitched in veriegated flosses, and the adorable 9-patches will be perfect to hang during the fall.

Pies and Tarts by Sue Daley is one that is just stunning, with the overwhelming beauty combination of the curves and piecing. This will sure to be a show stopper. English paper piecing technique will be mastered throughout this process. Acrylic templates, paper templates and more included in this kit.

Truly Scrumptious by Cinderberry Stitches is the most adorably whimsical piece of patchwork and embroidery I’ve seen, this will look amazing in any hallway, or bedroom making it joyful and happy.

So I want to say, “thanks so much!!” Madame Samm for having me spend the day here with all of your wonderful viewers in this fantabulous community of quilting, sharing and loving each other up so much!! I’ve had a great time and would love to come back and chat about my favourite cutting tools including the desirable Gingher line of scissors, Gingher’s unbelievable rotary cutter and sew much more on my next visit. If you need a fix or want to read up on Pastimes at www.PastimesOnline.ca, and sign up for our quarterly newsletter, The Times!

Until next time, stay happy and creative, since this post, our boms are ready to sign-up 🙂

November 30, 2010January 27, 2017

Kind Words: Lori P (183)

Sew Lori is a recent member to our Block of the Month clubs and likely one of my biggest fans…this is what she had to say recently when we were emailing back and forth late one night, she was telling me she put a link to my site on her blog Lolastitchida because she is so excited about our new Block of the Month Club: Life is Beautiful. (I’m in the process of making a button for my boms)

Yay. I will add that button to my blog. Are you kidding. I love how you run your BOMs and have private blogs and extra goodies. I would recommend you to anyone. I am so excited to start and work on the quilt with you. I will pick one (or two) to do each year with you. And being Canadian is awesome.

Lori

Isn’t she the best! Thanks Lori for your great email I just had to share it with everyone…

November 16, 2010January 27, 2017

SewCalGal: Christmas Quilt Show (178)

Sew I was blog hopping as usual and came upon Aunt Polly’s Porch blog and she was showing off her adorable Christmas quilt for the SewCalGal: Christmas Quilt Show 2010…

Well I want to enter a few delights of my own that I’ve created over Christamas’s Past :

I made about 12+ of this cute little snowmen, I think everyone got one that year 🙂

I did stockings one year for a bunch of people and exchanges filled them full of goodies. These were pre-printed patterns, super easy and fun!

Tree of Life: My Sister wanted one, it was paper pieced (my first project)

I loved it so much I made myself one..

I called them Family Trees 🙂

Tree Skirt was a class I taught a few years back…turned out really cute. One lady made over 20 of these.

Snowman door hanger, I made about 10 of these one year and they were all different but all a HUGE hit! Pattern was out of MaCalls I think?

We always do ornaments each year on each gift, one year I made them all…they were all different and super cute. This was when I fell in love with embroidery.