Sew Joy Creations

Time in my space is always more enjoyable when I’m playing. Play for me is some kind of challenge – a new technique, a new block, or a scenario that I set up for myself. This time around I decided I wanted to use up the rest of the scraps I won from Scott Hansen…

Happy Long Weekend Canadians! I’m taking the time to post pics of all the creating I’ve been getting done here in Studio Sew Joy 😉 Now that I’m finished Teachers College (yay!) I’m supply teaching again. Which is great! On my days off I walk down the stairs and into my space. In ONE day…

My first time exploring being an artist with fabric in this manner. I realized that I was ready. There was no need to go out and buy supplies – everything required was already on hand. There was no need to learn a technique – I had taught myself all the different techniques I wanted to…

I’m playing with my very last bits of Rock’n Romance. . . Most of the fabric is in this quilt waiting to be quilted. My Aurifil 2013 BOM quilt top  Don’t worry, I already set aside enough for the binding! The block.  I like how these fabrics blend into each other. They tell a happy…

I wasn’t kidding! I did keep quilting AND quilting on Wednesday night.  {almost felt better than dark chocolate and a massage. almost!} During the day I made the April Threads of Memory block that I posted on Wednesday. After supper Wednesday night I got right back into my Christmas scraps and made the April Aurifil…

I couldn’t think of a better way to spend my first day after finishing teachers college than quilting. Could you! Yes! I wrote my last exam on Tuesday. Hard to believe {somedays!} that those 8 months are over. I was thrilled to see that April’s Threads of Memory block is called Canada Star!  Thanks Barbara!…

I’m back at university this month. This block was made before I left. Another one using my fat quarter basket block and some scraps from Scott Hansen. All of the blues except the base of the basket blue were from Scott.  Here’s my two basket blocks together – notice I changed up the handle in…

In no particular order today to get you Inspired and into your quilting space! February UFO finished I finally just finished this top! It’s been quilted for awhile, and I may still add some little embellishments (buttons and such), but for now I’m happy that I can look at it in my quilting space. It…

February’s Threads of Memory Block is Mercer County Star for Susan Lowe Wattles. You can find the history and block instructions at Civil War Quilts blog of Barbara Brackman. Threads of Memory Block 2 This block is much brighter than my first one! I really loved putting together these vibrant fabrics. Here our my first…

This weekend to start off the March Break, our library is having a book sale. This time we managed to get to the sale on the 2nd day and scored lots of great science books for my husband’s classroom library. I also got this book! One of the first colour books I looked at when…