Looking Out and In at the past

Last month, we took a walk back in time at Kings Landing. As I gazed out the window, I saw this fence wandering along the back of the property, its hard to believe that these fences could keep livestock in. Inside the house, old quilting dummies(stands) stood alongside a  bed covered with a timeless quilt just waiting to be used. A number of century old quilts adorned the beds to show pieces of our history. These quilts are very beautiful, displaying hours and days of work that took place over a century ago. I can hardly wait until summer to go back to view all the houses at Kings Landing and see their quilt displays.Today's quilts can be every bit as beautiful as we keep carrying on a Canadian tradition.

Santa Fun

April 8, 2013.Monday. We are still getting very cool weather even though Spring is here. I decided to squeeze this Santa quilt in of Jeannie Kay's before warm weather officially arrives. This cute quilt has falling Santas in each block. It is quilted with the pattern Drifting Snowflakes in a 10" pattern. Jeannie Kay always has great fun with her quilts.                                     

The back of this quilt shows you the large snowflake pattern.

Garden Labyrinth

April 4th, 2013. The spring weather has finally come and each day is getting warmer. Today we will show you a quilt done by Lois. It is called Garden Labyrinth. This quilt is 82x103 and done in lovely red, black and white florals. The pattern used on this quilt is called Daisy May at 8".

Cookies and Cream

Happy Easter! March 28th, 2013. I know Its not quite Easter yet but in preparation for this special day I needed to get my blog ready . I am showing you Lois's lovely quilt called "Cookies and Cream". The colors are so spring like and soft. I just had to use it for my Easter blog. This quilt is 90x98 and quilted in an all over pattern called "Champagne". It is a very pretty quilt.

The pattern on the back shows up really well. Lois has done a great job on this project.

Box Top Challenge

March 25, 2013

Today is Monday.  We will start the week of with a big bowl of Cheerios for breakfast. Actually this little wallhanging was a boxtop challenge. At our guild we had to pick a boxtop out of the bin. The cardboard picture of Cheerios was the one I got. You had to make something quilted using colors from your boxtop. I love to make still lifes so this was a fun project for me. The center of the picture is done in a small stippling around the pitchers. The outside border is done in the pattern called Christopers Feathers while the inside border has a double line. Someone asked me how I found fabric with the little cheerios on it. They are just the right colored fabric cut in small circles. I added the centres with fabric paint and used invisible thread to sew them down. It works great. The pitchers are highlighted with fabric paint shading. Hope you enjoyed my little boxtop.

Threads

March 25,2013 Thread, Thread, Thread, beautiful thread. The spring colors look more vibrant when I look at all the nice colors of thread. Thread can make your quilt look even more special and there are many colors and textures to choose from. I have these lined up on my wall so my customers can choose just the colors they like.

Byy

Reflections of Spring

March 21,2013, It is finally spring! Wow! We got walloped with a big snowstorm yesterday. I think they are testing us. I put up this picture of the old train bridge in Swan Creek, New Brunswick. The reflections in the water are wonderful, so many shades and the stillness of the waters are very calming and relaxing.It won't be long before the new snow will be gone again and this bridge will look like spring for sure. I will show you the quilt I have planned for today. It is done in spring colors and is a wedding signature quilt. The colors represent the colors of the bridal party. Jeannie kay has done a lovely job on this quilt and I,m sure the bride and groom will cherish it for years to come.