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