Which Did I Choose?

Starting a new website has been a challenge! Thank goodness for a techie husband who did all the designing and building the site. However, blogging on the new site is still a learning experience. I do one thing and a dozen (well not exactly a dozen) things go on behind the scenes. I'm slowly getting up to speed.   

Well, enough of that. I have been busy (besides getting the business books ready for taxes) working on a quilted wall hanging. Here's the pattern. This was a zoom class sponsored by the Mahone Bay Quilt Guild.

My version is ready for quilting! YAH!! I don't often finish projects designed by someone else this quickly. This is an exception to the rule. One of the things that I had to decide before finishing, was the round circle in the middle of the grouping of houses. I tried several colours and finally decided which to use.

Which did I choose? To find out, hop on over to my new blog post to find out  or click on the My Web Site button at the top of this page. I did show how I made some of the windows.

• Dresden Neighbourhood with Kim Lapacek    
• Pinterest  HERE, HERE and HERE 
  
• Halloween Theme for the Neighbourhood
• Christmas Theme on Pinterest 

Stay safe 

Enjoy!

Happy New Year!!

Isn't it wonderful to finally say good by to 2020! Needless to say, it was one of a kind. We are celebrating with our granddaughter tonight. She is determined to stay awake until midnight. We will see!!!

Shaun the Sheep is sooooo glad the new year is almost here.  He, too, is one of a kind, but in a good way.

Thank you for following my blog posts. You will see a new website in the near future and I will be doing my posts from there with a link to all previous posts. Happy New Year! I wish you health, happiness and hopefully, time with family and friends. Stay safe in 2021!

 

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving

 Happy Thanksgiving Weekend Canada! 

Wishing all my relatives and friends near and far, a very happy, safe Thanksgiving Weekend. 

In honour of this special holiday, I have the perfect autumn quilt, which was made by my sister, Joan, in Tennessee. She made it and hand delivered it in 2018, for my July birthday. 

This photo was taken today where the temperature reached 22C. I was lucky to get the full view of the quilt as it was a bit breezy. The wind reminded me of home in Newfoundland where it's windy most of the time!

The back fabric is all birch trees.

My back garden is displaying its gorgeous autumn colours, most of which, are in this quilt.

Links for your pleasure:

• Joan's creations on Instagram  
• My photos on Instragram   
• Free Quilted Projects  
• Free Leaf Quilt Blocks    
• Fall Quilt Projects   
• Autumn Leaves    
• Free Fall Patterns   
• Autumn Projects on Pinterest HERE    
• Pumpkins   
• Previous Thanksgiving posts HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE     
  

Enjoy!!

 

 

 

 

 

My Journey into the World of Textile / Fibre Art

Last Monday afternoon, I did a power point presentation as well as a Show & Tell of my art work at the Mahone Bay Quilt Guild. I focused on my journey of creating art from textiles and fibres. 

Below are a few of pieces that I had at the guild. To see some more, please check out the Mahone Bay Quilt Guild March meeting blog post HERE and some photos from my presentation on flickr HERE. 

I've been blogging since 2019 so most of my art pieces have been posted during this time.
Thanks for reading my posts. 

12 Days of Christmas

Hand stitching samplers

Sample Fibre Lace Scarve

Folded flowers with Sashiko stitching

Voyage of Discovery (50th anniversary for parents around 1997)

Evening Purse with removable brooch

Blogging - 1589 posts!

I was reading Margaret Blank's blog and she mentioned that she has been blogging for 15 years and posted over 1500 posts. That got me thinking, so I checked my blog profile and so far, my total is 1589 posts. I didn't think I had written that much in ten years (it will be ten next August). Some would say 'long winded'!

I've tried to keep my comments related to my art and the art of others. Most of the time, I've linked to lots of interesting sites where you will find things related to textile / fibre art such as free patterns, tutorials, YouTube videos, other blogs, teachers, classes, quilt shows . . .

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments.
Now it's time to view a few links:

• Magpie Mumblings has lots of interesting links. Her writing usually gives me a chuckle or two.
• Needle and Thread Network  
• Brown Paper Bag (from Magpie Mumblings) 
• Asian Sewing Patterns 
• Fabulous Fat Quarter Sewing Projects 
• Sashiko and Other Stitching (Susan Briscoe's photos from Tokyo 2018 Quilt Festival)
• Free Coaster Tutorials & Patterns for all Occasions   

 Enjoy!


  Here's yesterday's visitor:

Stitching Links

My blogger friend over at Magpie's Mumblings, just posted a link to Needlework Tips and Techniques. Thanks Mary Anne! I just had to share it with my readers too. Quite a number of my friends are stitchers so, in case they haven't come across this site,click on the link above. This site is hosted by Carol Leather. This is one to add to your collection of ones to check - a good one for beginner's.

• Ten Top Embroidery Blogs according to Cheryl Fall at The Spruce (I'm glad to see that Mary Corbet's Needle 'N Thread is # 1)
• Sharon B's Pin Tangle is another favorite Sharon B on Pinterest HERE 
• Heart Embroidery Sampler for Beginners
• Embroidery on Pinterest HERE 
• Hand Embroidery Network 
• Hand Embroidery on Pinterest HERE 

Enjoy!!

Hand Embroidery

        

Check These Out!!

Verna has more beautiful Temari Ornaments finished! These are my favorite designs.

And here are some interesting blog posts to visit:

• Marmalade Rose (felted wool and stitch)
• Art in Stitches 
• Creations . . . Quilts, Art . . . Whatever 
• Tutorial at Creating My Way to Success 
• Ravelry: 12 Days of Christmas 
• Quilting Mod     
• Spoonflower : Free Piecing Quilt Block Tutorial
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Layout Problem

I've been trying to fix my last blog post so that each one follows the other without having to click on "older post" at the end of the page.  All previous posts just continue as you scroll down. I've tried everything! No luck . . .

Let's see if things what happens when I post this one!
Wish me luck.
If someone has a fix for this, please let me know.
For now, if you want to see the rest of my posts, you will have to click on "older posts"!

Here's some of the Shimmers I've been working on. These will be completed this summer.