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Very Great Week (entry 65)

Hi Ladies, I’m please to report a VERY good week, even though I was crazy busy with the business and several 1am nights (well 2 to be exact) I still feel great.

Monday started with our cut-off on Journey of a Quilter. When we first started this Block of the Month I had 10 sign up – then I got another 13 – then I got another 2 – so that’s 25 in total. We were hoping for 30 and would love for you 5 to come on over and join us!! I hope to mail out the first round of kits to everyone next week so the people that sign up now will be a couple weeks behind on your first kit only…there are some great prizes…

Tuesday is one of those days I will always remember. The Olympic Torch came through my little town of Chestermere, Alberta – just East of Calgary. I invited my sister Lisa and her two boys. We had so much fun! What a sense of community and being Canadian – I always love a good dose of both:)

I have maple leafs on my mitts but I wish I had a pair of the Olympic ones 🙂

here it is…lights, camera, action…awesome!

they released white doves, such a sign of peace & hope for the best days to come.

Me with my two nephews at Tim Hortons

my sister, Lisa with her two boys

After we had a bit of a hot drink, we just spent the day outside, the boys played and we visited – what a beautiful day, LOVED it!

I still had a pile of stuff to do on Tuesday, so when I got home I worked on this adorable bag I made to teach a class Wednesday night…Cathedral Windows tote bag, lined with silks and topped off with a fringe.

as you can see I’m not quite finished adding my little squares…but working on it!

don’t you just love it? It’s perfect to put your Journey of a Quilter block into and take with you 🙂

Wednesday, I taught part one of this class on and it was a success – thanks to Lakeside Girls. I brought the silks for people to pick a colour to line their bags – and they loved the silks – I was so happy!!

I also was a Guest Blogger on Quilting Gallery’s website, and I got two more guest blogging requests – how fun will these be?

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This is the block that gave me so much frustration last week, thought I would share it with you. I’m still not happy with the final turnout…99 pieces.

3 paper pieced house blocks…”lights are on” come on in for a cup of hot Quilters Tea 🙂

I also worked on the Kitten’s Tale Block of the Month AND I cut out the second block to Journey of a Quilter…how was your week, I would love to hear from you!

Until next time, have a happy, creative and Canadian spirited day!!

 

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BOM: Journey of a Quilter (JOQ) (entry 56)

Hi Everyone, thought I would do a quick blog posting about the Block of the Month Starting up pretty soon. I’m hoping to have those who want to join sign up before the 15th of January. The pattern portion of the kits will be sent to me around the 25th of the month from Australia then I will add all of the goodies (cottons, silks, flosses, pins, needles, etc) and get them in the mail.

When I initially put the poll out there for voting between Journey of a Quilter and Kitten’s Tale, I received an overwhelming response of 40 for JOQ and 30 for KT. So far I’ve had about 10 sign up for Journey of a Quilter which is fabulous and thanks to those of you who’ve committed.

I’m still waiting on the fabrics for Kitten’s Tale, I’m using this awesome line of fabrics: Feline Friendship by Henry Glass that I thought would be purrrfect. The tones in the colours are similar to that as shown, here’s a preview of some of the fabrics, I’m hoping to get this whole line but still waiting for confirmation. There will also be silks mixed in with these can you say luxurious.

 If you want to be contacted when Kitten’s Tale is available for sign up, please email me and I will add you to the list.

I will offer a prize each month as encouragement to get your block finished and a digital photo sent to me for our photo blog page. Initially based on the 40 interested gals I had selected the 5″ Gingher Designer Scissors complete with collectors tin 🙂 and I would still like to be able to offer these or something as fabulous but that will require more participants. If we don’t get a min of 30 to join, I will of course have another great prize each month.

If you have any questions about my Block of the Month clubs, please email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Have a happy and creative day.

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Around the Net: UFO Challenge (entry 41)

My Around the Net post for this week is all about UFOs. Jacquie from Tallgrass Prairie Studio Blog has an excellent challenge for everyone called, Joy in the New Year. It’s a place where you can list (I entered in 5) projects that you want to for sure complete over the next year.

Mine are all at various stages and my list may increase as the year unfolds, or a new pattern comes out that I would love to do, or someone shows me a quilt that is a MUST do lol, so many reasons to have many projects on the go:

Quilt for Zach – picture to soon come, after Sat, no more secrets I promise

Quilt for Baby Girl (not sure who to give it to as of yet), I have about 5 blocks cut out and ready for appliqueing to background fabric, all fabric is washed and ready to go.

Cotton Theory Quilt – so close to being complete and the best part is this technique is a quilt as you go, so once I finish sewing the blocks together it is finished…

nicely packed away until I have time…

close up of the block, decorative stitch across the center, french seams around each border at least once…

Freebie 15 (2008-2009) – just working on final border 

Apple Core Quilt (hand-pieced) – small table runner with homespuns

(just the top is done so far)

My Home or Yours BOM Quilt (almost done each block) I forgot to add this one to my list over at Tallgrass…Jacquie can I add one more to the list 🙂 You have seen quite a few of these individual blocks as I’ve completed them throughout the year, I think I have 4 blocks to finish and then time to sew together, layer, quilt, & hang!! Yay!

 Until next time, have a great day.