Boys, Boys, Boys

We took this picture this summer to show my mother-in-law her 7 great grandsons (soon to be 8), all under the age of 3.   There is only one great grandaughter, Martine , who will be 19 in December.  My oldest daughter, Lindsay is also in the picture with the boys.  Another baby expected in the new year.  Could it be a girl?

This is my youngest son Michael, with our boy dog, Otis. Michael got his motorcylce license figuring it would give me the van to drive as we had to share a vechile while he was home for the summer working.  I wasn't too crazy about it at first but my husband has had a motorcycle for years so what could I say.  He survived and is now back at university.

  I just got this flannel in  and love it.  It's called "Little Friends" and its from Northcott.  They make the   softest flannel and this print is gendre neutral so it works for boy or girl.

New "Folded Hot Pad" pattern

 Debbie Richard's has come up with another folded technique pattern--The Folded Hotpad!  If you have always admired the other designs but didn't want to tackle that much work, here's a nice quick project to complete in an evening.   Pattern - $9.00.

I loved this sailboat fabric when it came in and wanted to do a quilt that would feature this fabric. 
The bright coloured blocks and other nautical fabrics fit right in.  Kit - $99.00 includes pattern.

New Projects for August

 Zoom, Zoom - A little boy's quilt made completely from Cuddle minky fabric.  Size- 42" x 48".  Kits available for $75.00 which includes the pattern and all the fabric needed for the quilt top and binding.

 Another one of my absolute favorite wallhangings or crib quilt - Animal Whimsy.  Size 42" x 54".  Kits available for $99.50 which includes $30.00 pattern.  

A beautiful wool project for the upcoming season!  Kits - $54.00.  Stand also available.

Dr. Seus!  Who doesn't love Dr. Seus.  I received some bolts from the "Celebrate Seus" line of fabrics.  I just had to make something from it so I made a pillowcase.  My twin grandsons get comments wherever they go when they wear their Thing 1 and Thing 2 shirts.

"Vintage Tin" has arrived!

 Crabapple Hill's newest pattern "Vintage Tin" has just arrived.  A great "man quilt" with it's vintage cars, oil cans and license plates.  Looks great in the black and whites.

I already started with my first block.  I hope to have my sample done for the quilt shows coming up but that will mean some major stitching in the next few weeks.  It's a great project to work on during the olympics.
I am not using the Lucien fabric line but a combination of fabrics that I have.  Lucien fabrics are very unreliable as far as delivery time.  I may get one bolt and then may not get the others for 3 months or more and I'm excited  to start it right away.  Patterns are $28.00.  The pattern suggests using Cosmo floss 895(dark grey) which I have available in spools or skeins.
Let me know by e-mail if you are interested.  I will try to post it on the website.  My website is having a major overhaul which I hope will be completed in a month.  It should make things alot easier on your end as well as mine.

September Wallhanging

 One month till September! Time sure does go by quickly.  Here is the wallhanging for September-Calendar of Quilts.  I didn't add the "ABC" (personal choice) but the fabric for them is in the kit.  As long as someone is still interested in joining , I keep cutting more kits so if you would still like to participate, let me know.  Info is under "Block of the Month on the website.

I finished the companion Monster tooth fairy pillow for boys (or girls).  The pattern is in the book "Curiosities and Mischief" available for $22.00.  Kits for the pillow also available for $4.50 each.

New Block of the Month :Garden Baskets"

This is a new block of the month that I am offering "Garden Baskets".  It  uses quilting cottons, wool and perle cotton threads for the garden baskets.  The wallhanging is 23" x 28".  A nice small wool project which doesn't take alot of time or money.
Registration fee is $10.00.  Blocks 1-12 is $8.00 a month which includes  fabric, perle cotton threads , pattern and the finishing kit.  Register now for a September start. 

Carina, Junior Quilter

 My great niece, Carina, is here for the summer from Kiev, Ukraine.  Her Mom had to go back to the Ukraine for a month to do some rotations before her last year in medical school there so I thought I'd give their Dad, Aaron, a break and have Carina and Jacob over for the day.  I've never seen someone so young eyes light up when they see fabric but Carina's sure did.  We decided to make a purse and purple is her fabric colour so that's what we chose.  We used the Triangle Purse pattern. 

 She did a fabulous job with the sewing! She is either 9 or 10 years old.  I forgot to ask her.  She likes old things so she chose an old brass button with an airplane on it because she had done a project about Amelia Earhart recently. 

After some swimming, playing with our dog,Otis, and baking she helped me pick out fabrics for kits that I was putting together for "Animal Whimsy".  She's excited about helping me out for my Summer Open House on July 27 and 28.
Jacob was content to swim, play with the dog and play"Wee".