Meadow Rose Quilting

Edited- January 23. I started this post before vacation and didn't finish it. I'm starting the year off well. I've completed 2 quilts...

I have set myself a challenge for 2017. Last year a friend posted images daily of artwork from nature. Evelyn posted some great pictures...

My parents visited from Winnipeg during the Christmas holidays. Dad started to quilt (see this post) and Mum brought a quilt top to...

As I'm writing, we're just sitting down to an afternoon cup of coffee before heading out for dinner with family. My parents have been...

What a way to end one year and start another!!!! I have just received my new Handi Quilter Pro-Stitcher. I am so excited!!!!! As a Handi...

It's been a while since I last wrote a blog post. My only excuse is that I have been busy. HANDI QUILTER EVENT: I was recently in...

I have a confession. I have another passion, besides quilting that it. I love to knit. I knit in the car and whenever I am sitting in...

Many years ago when I was a young married woman, my mother made a comment that has stayed with me all my life. "do without it now and...

I'm working on a couple of class samples for a new class I'm teaching at Meadow Rose Quilting Studio (AKA, my basement). The pattern is...

One of the best things in my life is being asked to teach. I'll teach anything! BUT I really love to teach sewing and quilting,...

Back when I did all my quilting on a domestic and a mid-arm machine, I would layer my quilts using either safety pins or basting spray. ...

Klein Lake, British Columbia....such a beautiful spot. I spent a few days visiting my daughter and we drove up the Sunshine Coast to...

I am an impatient sewer. I usually enjoy hand stitching the binding to the back of a quilt. I find it quite restful and a nice way to...

I've decided to make a good friend some placemats. Her kitchen is painted a burnt red, so I thought some red-orange-rust placemats would...

I had a renter in the studio recently who brought in this lovely quilt! She told me it was the quilt that started her on her quilting...

After a lot of headaches and time and frustration, I think the website is up. The website will be edited and updated as I continue to...

Why do quilter's retreat? I thought of doing a survey, but came up with these responses on my own. - a time away from home...

I have a few customers who for a number of years, have allowed me to quilt for them. One is Marge. Marge is an older lady who is working...