Our online show and tell ... From Lorna ... Here is a bargello quilt that I have made for my sister’s bed at her cottage which is in the Gulf Islands. I wanted to highlight the water/wave theme so used these fabrics, of which there are 24. Many of the fabrics are batiks on which … Continue reading Staying Connected #65

Creating with our fabric ... From Linda R ... I had a friend request a drawstring bag. Here is the 1st one. ... and another new scrappy quilt made with fabrics shared by a special friend and letter fabric. I think it is fun and I love it. And also sent in by Linda R … Continue reading Staying Connected #64

Quilting into the summer ... From Genevieve ... A quilt for our minister and his wife. From Linda R ... Finally starting a new project, a scrappy quilt project called Dots and Dashes. It is on pinterest. The original block is by Lois Olsen, a quilter in Australia.  From Diane ... Grow-a-Quilt ... finally got … Continue reading Staying Connected #63

Welcome to summer. As a sign in a quilt shop said, "Summer quilters are the best!" From Marilyn ... This is a baby quilt for a future baby so I have one ready. It is one of my UFOs. I have had the fabric set aside for a very long time. From Linda R ... … Continue reading Staying Connected #62

Another chocolate box of quilts to enjoy. From Eleanor ... This is the "flights" pattern from Cristina De Miranda. My first modern Quilt. Nowhere to hang it - so pictured on the floor. From Darla ... Decided to use up some of my brown batiks - only made a small dent. The pattern is called … Continue reading Staying Connected #61

Welcome to our online show and tell. From Linda R ... Pictures of my favorite picnic quilt. Using today (May 29),1st time this year. From Sharon R ... Put this Butterfly fabric together that’s been in my “Stash” and backed it with a tropical floral fabric. From Chris ... My Grow-a-Quilt. I only put the … Continue reading Staying Connected #60

What we're making ... From Eleanor ... This is the first installment in Cristina De Miranda's Mystery Quilt series. It is worth a try. Her instructions are very well done. (I bought some of her patterns as well.) First try at Modern Quilting. This is the CQA " row by row" final row. This is … Continue reading Staying Connected #59

Another post full of inspiration ... From Darla ... Just finished the flimsy for another Toni Whitney. The colours in this Wood Duck are really beautiful. Now to appliqué it. From Linda R ... Two quilts back from my long arm quilter, Wendy Margerm. A Christmas quilt made for my Granddaughter ... ... and a … Continue reading Staying Connected #58

Welcome to this week's show and tell. From Marilyn ... Threadplay Pouch Aurifilosophy Workshop is a bag workshop with Krista Hennebury. It comes with a kit of Aurifil thread and it allows the participant to try out the different weights of thread. There are hints for threads, needles, appliqué, and bag construction. This is the … Continue reading Staying Connected #57

Still stitching ... From Darla ... I am working on Wonky Houses machine appliqué. 19 out of 24 fused, and about 10 stitched. Also, doing another Toni Whitney appliqué - the Racoons. All fused and stitching started. From Eleanor ... Here is my first block of "Grow-a-Quilt." I ran out of fabric on the rail … Continue reading Staying Connected #56

What members are making (and fixing) ... From Chris ... My daughter in Williams Lake sent me 2 panels like the first picture. From each panel I made 1 table runner, 1 placemat, 1 hotmat. I will send 1 tablerunner , 2 placemats, & 1 hotmat to my daughter. From Maureen ... Bunnies get prosthetic … Continue reading Staying Connected #55

More lovely quilting and sewing by members ... From Janet ... Here is my “Landscape Quilt,” finally finished from a day of instruction in a Landscape Workshop led by Rachel Derstine from Philadephia. It was a long day (9:30 am to 4pm), a lot of fun, and totally outside my comfort zone. I loved hearing … Continue reading Staying Connected #54

More from our quilting spaces ... From Eleanor ... My Covid resolution was to clean out my stash. No new fabrics, except some backing and batting. I have been cutting the "bits" into squares and making Maple leaf wheelchair quilts. Sadly, my stash still has the same number of boxes😞!!! From Barbara C ... "Sweet … Continue reading Staying Connected #53

Welcome to this week's show and tell. From Donna ... This is a 50th birthday gift for my nephew who is a registered professional forester in the Cariboo. This “Treez “ quilt is inspired by Jan Mullen, a modern improv quilter/artist in Australia. Every tree is different in shape, size, colour. The orange/rust represents the … Continue reading Staying Connected #52

From our quilting spaces ... From Moira ... A small tea cozy for a friend turning 70 in April. A cat bed done on our SOSAH day. Made out of leftover scraps from other projects. From Diane ... A second wheelchair ready to go Also from Diane ... The story of a "storymat." Made this … Continue reading Staying Connected #51

So here we are at post #50, and hasn't our quilting been all rather nifty? From Diane ... The youngest granddaughter's new quilt - done as a quilt-as-you-go. From Linda R ... I'm on to Easter projects ... fabric carrots and eggs, and rabbit coasters. From Arlene I ... Another community quilt finished. Quilting design … Continue reading Staying Connected #50

Here we go again, with another wonderful show and tell of all the different things we create. From Chris ... Completed these Easter Face Masks this past week. Some are ready to be mailed off to daughter & granddaughter and the others will be delivered here in North Vancouver. From Barbara C ... "Delightfully Da." … Continue reading Staying Connected #49

From our quilting spaces ... From Diane ... This quilt is from Krista Hennebury's Improv Zoom workshop. For the quilting, I just stitched the centre rectangle and then just went with whatever line appealed. One of the first times I've ever used a single fabric for the backing. From Lorna ... This is a Stack … Continue reading Staying Connected #47

We quilt on, as the winter weather changes daily - and often hourly - outside our windows! From Linda R ... Here is what I've been working on. This Temecula quilt is based on a 1760 vintage quilt made by Mary Parker for her wedding. Sheryl, the owner of Temecula Quilt Company in southern California, … Continue reading Staying Connected #46