• 10 years and Counting

    My Lady of the Lake blocks are on the design wall – again! Perhaps for the last time!! Last time I had them out I pinned them together in sets of four. This time around I’m sewing the four blocks together – and finishing the quilt! I think I have now acquired enough lily pad…

  • A Quilt Delivered

    Sadie’s quilt was delivered. All the pinning was worth the speed! I used Judy’s method for machine sewing a binding on a quilt. I was able to do the binding in less than 2 hours. The quilt is only 44 inches square, but it would have taken me longer to find enough time to do…

  • Party  Links

    Party Links

    The Blog Hop is officially over. But the Party goes on! EDITED TO ADD: PLEASE CHECK THE GRAND GIVEAWAY POST TO SEE LIST OF WINNERS! THANKS FOR HOPPING ALONG! Placemat and photo by Nanette of Freda’s Hive To keep you in the party mood, I’ve put together a brief list of links to make your…

  • Friday Finale

    Friday Finale

    Thanks so much to everyone who has stopped by for a visit.This has been a really fun week for me. I would like to especially thank the gracious Hostesses: Sandi at A Legacy of Stitches Nanette at Freda’s Hive and Tong at Ting Tong and Things Without their support there wouldn’t have been a Placemat…

  • A Canadian Hostess For Canada Day!

    Happy Canada Day! Today’s Hostess is Tong from ting tong and things Tong is a member of the Canadian Sew Modern Bee with me.I love her Hope Valley quilt! She is currently enrolled in a baking class which I enjoy reading about(and salivating over!) every week.She takes great photos, too.Her blog is a visual treat!…

  • Three Peeks at Potential Finishes

    Molly Monkey is in the sewing space for some repairs. {She has been well loved and was my first attempt at sewing a Softie} She is pondering whether or not I can make these squares into a placemat by Friday. She’s also wondering why this doll quilt is still unquilted. Is it because it took…

  • Meet Wednesday’s Placemat Party Hostess

    Welcome to Wednesday! Today’s Hostess is Nanette from Freda’s Hive! Another long time favourite blog.Nanette has a love of red, and Lecien fabrics. And strawberry fabrics. I love to read her Friday Fabric posts and see the variety and depth of her stash! She shares great photos from her guild meetings and her teaching adventures.…

  • Meet Tuesday’s Placemat Party Hostess

    Welcome to Day 2 of the Placemat Party Blog Hop! I am happy to introduce you to today’s Hostess: Sandifrom A Legacy of Stitches I have been reading Sandi’s blog for quite awhile now. I was a lucky winner of some Christmas fabric charms last year, too:) She is always busy showing her quilts or…

  • Let the Party Begin!

    The Blog Hop is over, but feel free to look through the posts for some inspiration. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS: Grand Prize Winner = SARAH Sandi’s Winner = GEE GEE Nanette’s Winners {she picked 2!} = BRANDI and SUSAN Tong’s Winner = LINDA My 2nd winner from Friday Finale = ELIZABETH Thanks to…

  • Short and Sweet – and Pink

    This morning my design wall post is pretty short. And sweet. And Pink! These are leftover strips from Sadie’s quilt. Her youngest sister has a birthday quickly approaching so I thought I would make a doll blanket for her baby. This might keep littlest sister happy now that mommy’s arms are going to be carrying…