Sidebar Alert, Fantastic Quiltshow coming

My special quilting guild is having their quilt show at the End of March I am posting a reminder on the sidebar please if you are in the Whitby, Ontario area please come and see us the dates are below and I am keeping it on the sidebar.
Anyone wanting to post this alert to their blog or sidebar please let me know that you have done so by leaving a comment we would love to get this out as far and wide as possible.
You will not be disappointed, this group of ladies are very very active in their quilting abilities and there is a grand amount of variety of quilts, so the invite to you is to come and enjoy our show

Thanks in advance to all those that post on their blog for our Ontario visitors to come and see our show. That is Ontario Canada.

This is the fabulous quilt you can win just by buying a ticket so if anyone is interested you can email me with my address if you cannot make it to the show, but I know you wanna come don`t cha

what`s up

 

for one thing Molly`s tail it is never down it is a pare scope that you cannot miss and look her bloomers are filling in finally on a calming med and it is helping

I also started my next block  for Love Letters and

as you can see there has to be a kitty on top to let me know she is here. Nosey giving me her best pose to entice me to pet her.

also started a new mini, I had made one of these long ago but love this pattern so much I had to make it again. only I made these wonderful mini prairie points around the edge, they are 1 1/2in squares folded for the points.

The anvil blocks are 3in.

I will post all of it once it is all quilted I am just going to start basting and hand quilt it with the Baptist fan.

this is the current block I am working on for my Love Letters, this I have done more since this post, I am about 3/4 done.

I know I am sporadic on my posts but I was down for a couple of weeks with sever back pain, I know that allot of people have suffered with this but man do you ever feel disabled. I am so lucky I have my man here to help me! I feel for those that only have themselves.  I am catching up on some swaps that I could not work on due to not being able to cut. but was able to applique in my chair.

I was  lucky my applique had been prepped. I would applique a little and fall asleep in my chair, wake up and applique a little more and then fall asleep again. It was very therapeutic, I wish my honey had taken a picture cause I had Nosey on one side and the applique on the other, she would not leave me all the time I was sick, now she is glad to be back in her tree sleeping angelically

Mom and Daughter entangled, how do you like Molly`s pink belly? it is getting better. Really.

Bear is out of the Cave

Baskets of Posies May June 2011 mag



Corner with Prairie Points changed up some of the pattern





applique stitches on the back



Mom Happy at work with piecing all our applique together

Audition, cut, sew

I had no idea what I was going to do to start my Just 2 quilt. Well Sew Sisters is having 25% off her fabric that includes her massive shelves of 6.99 fabric and also her 3.99 fabric. So I went and in doing so found my fabric for the boarders and that decided my on my 2 color quilt. I love those huge flowers and was so happy that now I can start 

Sale gave incentive.

 I was tired when I got home from work same old story all week kind just coming and going to work and nothing else...after the holidays, knocked me a little I think.
Well I said that is it I am starting this Just2 quilt so I cut the fabrics.
Well it was only 700pm I`m not going to bed yet. So I started piecing I got all my pieced blocks done, and applique is ready to put apply.
Now I am going to bed.
The title of the quilt should say just takes 2 hours to get these done...so these are my 2 colors for my quilt...what are yours??

New Years Day 2012 Hurray!!

Basket of Posies

Basket of Posies is almost done I am working on the boarders Sandy let me use her design wall to put up the blocks for a preview. I am so happy with the results. It is a great incentive when you are able to see your quilt like this!!

Sandy also is working on a gorgeous quilt as you can see we were not board. Sandy is always a character and totally entertaining. We spent New Years Day quilting of course that is the only way to start a new year...

Sandy with her new quilt made with charms and strips

Sandy`s gorgeous Love Letters

We also got to see her Love Letters on her design board for the first time Sandy picked out all her own fabric from her stash to make this gorgeous quilt. We have decided this will be in her `hope chest`. 2 more blocks Sandy!! We both started at the same time I am on block 4 reason is the first quilt but I will get back to mine.

Sandy and Guido

This is her Guido he sings lots and is very loving as you can see I could not resist this photo of her.  Then the quilt below she pulls out, she had pieced this long ago and is still thinking of what boarder, I love this one too...

Another Sandy Quilt thinking on boarder

All is all it was a great day except for the heavy rain that fell all day but that only makes the rest of the year look so much brighter.
I would like to thank those that have followed me throughout the year of 2011 and sure hope to share more with you in 2012, friends till the end.
I have been viewing many of the blogs and I see that many have taken advantage of the holidays and completed some UFO`s I hope you have a chance to surf the quilting blogs.
You will also see some new sidebar buttons go look you may be enticed by the 2012 BOM.

SSCS and just plain glee!!

My apron from Kerry and basket of goodies from neighbours and my gift from honey dearest

Kerry was my SSCS she not only made my SS gift but also followed my blog and made a special BD gift. I am wearing it. Don`t you just love my apron! I do those bells are precious lucky it covers that belly (that is my new year resolution, get fit!! this picture is embarrassing but I couldn`t get my DH to model)

The other gift was left from my neighbours many goodies and essentials were inside it is on the chair and then the package on the table was from DH I got the best pj`s from Marks Warehouse that I wanted you know the jersey fabric just love it.

Below you can see the fabulous hand bag Kerry made as well as my pincushion and needlecase. The buttons are gorgeous. Kerry also sent me one of her books with great patterns and signed by herself...isn`t it just awesome!! The 2 cards are quite unique as well the one that has a quilt on it is created by Roalie Quinlan, the other with the picture of bales of hay is actually a card designed by  Chookyblue very cool I would say a little bit of everyone.

I was even thrilled by the wrapping paper it made me giggle the one with the cats and dogs would make a great little quilt hanging.. a thought..

Kerry`s wonderful bag and needlecase, pincushion and signed personal book

I loved the wrapping paper she used too

Kerry I just can`t thank you enough for all the thought you put into these gifts thanks again.. and thanks to Chooky for letting me join at the last minute cause they needed another international..I was lucky my fingers typed fast enough

This is something that I am working on one more swap...just one more

I am working on one more swap for the new year this is what I have so far it is nothing like what it will turn out like you will be surprised
 Remember those earrings I was talking about well these are it..Storm at Sea pattern you can go to Metal Arts to see what other earrings they have. I really love these. Then to add to the bonus Mom pulled out these gorgeous snowmen aren`t they just precious.. 3 more weeks...just 3 more and I can where them.

Remember my incentive for my ears, the top are what I can`t wait to wear the snowman are a bonus from mom too.

See below.. this is the audience that was in front of me at mothers house as you can see they are all waiting...for what you ask...the big giant toy from Toronto...me with the kitty toy that is like a fishing pool with raffia or fabric at the end...this picture is deceiving the one in the middle Fuzzy is a very big cat his brother Toby is right beside him on the right then there is sweet Ruby closest to me.

Ruby nearest to me was having Debbie withdraw, Mom said she was sleeping by my door when I was gone...poor girl. Dad said that it was just to quiet in the house now...I am a little noisy.
The best Christmas gift for me was the neighbours dog Trixie has gone to a good home, she was neglected for long periods of time and this stressed my parents which stressed me. Life is wonderful!


Ruby, Fuzzy and Toby

Prepping for Christmas at Mom`s

Boarders for Basket Quilt

I have just finished prepping for the boarders on the basket quilt. I am very excited. I always get nervous when I get to the applique boarder part I am not sure why. I have 2 other quilts that are done but need their applique boarder. I think I will get them ready too. I am ready for the challenge...VBG. I don`t think this turned out so bad.

a wee too much stemming going on

old new holes

another Frill Seeker!!

One of them could use this stemming as well. I think I may have made a little to much...as you can see it is a huge pile...stem anyone...all bias now to press it and wrap it















I also got my ears repierced the girl that did it was really super. I had 2 holes and wanted them reopened. Didn`t hurt much, she was very patient in stretching the holes and put these sleepers in. I have incentive to do this Mother bought a pair of earings she cannot wear. They are sterling silver and they are quilt blocks, I will show you when I get back




Then I have also been knitting another Frill seeker scarf it is different the frill is much shorter and these are mothers colours so you know who this will be going to!


See ya in the new year looks like a green Christmas for us....good for the travellers