Northcott is introducing a new line of fabric in the “Shimmer” family called Sandscapes. It is luscious, beautiful shades shot through with metallics and coordinates well with the existing Shimmer and Stonehenge fabric lines. It is also perfect for stained glass quilts-the marbling looks like coloured glass! The line was launched this past weekend at […]
I always ask people to send me their finished projects and every so often I actually get pictures. Here are some newly completed quilts-pretty impressive! […]
It’s been a busy fall with classes in Renfrew, Prescott and Lindsay, not even counting the big Muskoka road trip or Creativ Festival in Toronto! I finally have a chance to catch up a bit and wanted to post some class pictures. It’s hard to remember to take them when we’re having so much fun […]
Look in the Project Bin under Stained Glass and you will find the newest addition to the pattern family. I’m finally getting organized after a marathon 2000km trip through Muskoka! Teaching, trunk shows, demos and hanging out at shops meeting lots of quilters was a lot of fun but created lots of work! I have […]
Putting it together, borders (available at all shops) I wanted to keep the “postcard” feel of the quilt going, so decided to just frame the individual pictures with small squares. The squares were all cut from leftover scraps from the blocks to tie it all together. I placed my coloured and black squares randomly, but […]
I will be posting the last blog entry about the quilt later today but in the meantime here’s my schedule for the hop, Thursday September 25 to Saturday September 27. Thursday 9-12 The Muskoka Quilting Company Thursday 3-6 3 Gals and a Quilt Shop Friday 9-12 Thimbles&Things Friday 3-6 Elite Quilting Saturday 9-12 Simcoe Sew […]
Block 8, Cottage (available at The Muskoka Quilting Company in Bracebridge) Well, let’s face it, Muskoka is known as “Cottage Country”. Even the rich and famous flock there for a bit of R&R (and hopefully a bit of anonymity, or at least quiet!). There are some pretty swanky places in and around the area, but […]
Block 6, Cedar Canoe (available at Country Concessions in Cookstown) There are many famous (and not so famous) paintings and pictures of canoes in the water. A beached canoe can tell so many stories about exploring our amazing lake and river systems. Home after a day out paddling, ready to head out exploring or just […]
Block 5, Pine Tree and Block 7, Northern Lights (available at Simcoe Sew and Quilt in Barrie) Lonely majestic pines are as Canadian as…….I love the personalities they have and can only imagine the stories they could tell about their long vigils in some pretty inhospitable places. I think I have a favourite tree at […]
Block 4, Campfire (available at Elite Quilting in Barrie) Ahhh campfires! Nothing like sitting around the fire in the evening listening to the flames crackle and the kids and racoons fight over marshmallows. Once the mosquitoes go to bed you can relax and just enjoy the day’s end. One of the best things about summer […]