March 11, 2013
Today is Blue Monday, not in the sense of it being sad but I will show you two blue quilts this week. I love blue and decorate a lot with it. In this first picture I wanted to get outside in the fresh March air. My husband, Eugene and I went for a nice drive and spotted this lovely, neatly stacked woodpile up on a hill. I couldn't resist whipping out my Bloomin' nine patch out of the trunk of my car to have this picture taken. The owner of the woodpile gave me permission to use his woodpile but he exclaimed with a big smile that it was the first time he ever had a quilt photographed . He left for the house in a hurry to tell his wife I'm sure.
This quilt is a Bloomin' Nine Patch.The quilting pattern is an allover pantograph called Soft N Sweet. I like this pattern a lot because it fits together well. This is a big queen size quilt and is very striking. As you can see it matches the Flow Blue dishes perfectly.
The back of the quilt shows this Soft N Sweet pattern nicely.
This Flow Blue platter, circa 1891 was made by Burgess & Leigh , England and is a family heirloom. It belonged to my husband's grandmother and was passed on to us from his mother over 35 years ago. This large platter was kept in his mother's trunk, wrapped in wool blankets from the Oxford Woolen Mill, Oxford ,NS. It had not been taken out for years. The platter is in pristine condition and hence has been the contributing factor for many blue quilts, table runners and wall hangings. Be sure to check on Thursday to see another blue quilt feature.
The pattern on the back shows up really well. Lois has done a great job on this project. 
March 25, 2013 
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
The wedding quilt is 94x95 and is quilted in an all over pattern called String of Hearts at 12 inches. 
The back of this quilt shows the string of hearts quite well. Nice job Jeannie Kay. 
Happy St. Patricks Day!
Yes, spring is getting close, we hear and see all sugar makers in full swing. This is an older picture of one of the many trees my father use to tap. We use to make gallons and gallons of maple syrup and I remember fondly the hours spent washing and filling the hundreds of bottles for sale. It was a busy time of year for the whole family. My brothers now run the maple sugar business and dad who is now 95 waits patiently to taste the first run. It has changed so much now with pipeline every where but the hard work is still there. It is just like quilting I suppose, things have changed so with all our great sewing machines and new techniques. 
I don't have any greenquilts at this time for St. Patricks Day so I will show you this lovely black and white quilt made by Kay. This quilt is 83x93 and done in the pattern called Champayne. Nice job Kay! 
This quilt is a Bloomin' Nine Patch.The quilting pattern is an allover pantograph called Soft N Sweet. I like this pattern a lot because it fits together well. This is a big queen size quilt and is very striking. As you can see it matches the Flow Blue dishes perfectly. 
The back of the quilt shows this Soft N Sweet pattern nicely. 
This Flow Blue platter, circa 1891 was made by Burgess & Leigh , England and is a family heirloom. It belonged to my husband's grandmother and was passed on to us from his mother over 35 years ago. This large platter was kept in his mother's trunk, wrapped in wool blankets from the Oxford Woolen Mill, Oxford ,NS. It had not been taken out for years. The platter is in pristine condition and hence has been the contributing factor for many blue quilts, table runners and wall hangings. Be sure to check on Thursday to see another blue quilt feature. 
