7 hours agoTwo Classes in One!I've spent the last few days working on quilt samples for 2 classes at once! Yep! I'm pretty smart! Not really, but making these...
3 days agoGeese on the Edge - easy peasy!Sometimes it's worthwhile to take a class. I take classes to learn new things, to update my skills and to see how other educators...
Feb 9Getting myself organized....more Makin' it MondayA few years ago I challenged myself to finish a quilt a month. I failed miserably. So, in planning and recording my list of "I want to...
Jan 31Manic Monday or MAKE IT MONDAY?I woke up this morning with a whole list of things that I NEEDED TO DO! It's after noon and I feel like I've accomplished nothing so far!...
Nov 2, 2021Fabric Dyeing - Red-yellowI had some mixed bottles of dye and needed to use them up. I can't remember when I last dyed fabric (2-3 months) and these bottles of...
Oct 31, 2021Gradation Dyeing - blue to blackLast weekend was a busy time in the dye studio aka the laundry room in the basement. I did some ice dyeing and kind of got into the zone....
Oct 28, 2021Ice dye....'cause I can't wait for snowWe've had some amazing weather in Calgary this fall. This past weekend, the car registered 0 degrees Celsius, so I just had to do some...
Oct 24, 20219 fat quarter quiltI was spending some valuable time last week watching YouTube videos. I came across this one from April's Craft Room. I thought the idea...
Jul 27, 2021Coloured Cabins - TERTIARY COLOURSWelcome to the continuation of my COLOURED CABINS summer posts. We've looked at the 3 PRIMARY COLOURS and the SECONDARY COLOURS and now...
Jul 23, 2021Coloured Cabins - Basic Log Cabin Layout If you are playing along with my Coloured Cabins blocks, you'll have a few blocks pieced. Now it's time to start working on a layout. A...
Jul 22, 2021Coloured Cabins - Non-Scrappy 8" blocksThis blog post is part of a summer 2021 series on colour theory and log cabin blocks. In previous posts I've shown you how to cut and sew...
Jul 21, 2021Coloured Cabins - the Primaries become the SecondariesWe know that there are 3 Primary colours - RED, YELLOW and BLUE, but what happens when we start to mix these colours together? Let's back...
Jul 20, 2021Coloured Cabins - It all starts with the Primary ThreeOne of the best things I have ever done to help my quilting is to start dyeing my own fabric. It was a real eye-opener for me. I've...
Jul 16, 2021Coloured Cabins - Basic Log Cabin blockThis blog post is part of a series of Log Cabin and Colour theory posts. Today I'm going to show you how to make a simple 12" log cabin...
Jul 13, 2021Coloured Cabins - The Importance of ValueWhat do you value in your quilting? I'm not talking about how much you've spent on your fabrics and sewing supplies. I talking about the...
Jul 9, 2021Coloured Cabins - Let's Sew a Quilt!I'm starting a blog series called Coloured Cabins. There will be 2 parts to this series. Part 1 will look at some basic colour theory and...
Jul 6, 2021Coloured Cabins - what's your colour?Quick, What's your favourite colour? Don't think about it. Just shout it out! Have you ever thought about how that particular colour...
Jun 1, 2021THIS I LEARNED: part #4, 2021 - Looking back is good..it helps us to look forwardI've recently realized that it is important to occasionally look back. When I look back it's often easy to see where I've come from....
Feb 28, 2021THIS I LEARNED: part #3, 2021 - I can say NOI've learned many hard lessons in my life. One of them was that I can say "NO". I can give myself permission to tell someone or a...
Feb 11, 2021THIS I LEARNED: part #2, 2021 - snow dyeing adventuresThis past week we had some snow. Not a lot, but enough that my eye kept going to that expanse of white in my yard. I just had to do...
Feb 6, 2021THIS I LEARNED: part #1, 2020I've been thinking a lot lately about how our lives have changed in the past 12 months. For many of us, we've been stuck at home or...
Dec 31, 2020Memory QuiltsI'm ashamed to say that a few years ago I was asked to make some memory quilts for 3 kids after the passing of their father. I was given...
Dec 31, 2020Snow Days - Dye DaysI am not a fan of snow. I grew up in Winnipeg AKA Winter-peg. When the snow came, the cold came. But, recently, I have started to...
Dec 16, 2020I AM WORTH IT!!!I was recently working on a customer quilt and as usual my mind tended to wonder. Thought I'd share the thought process with you!!! It...