UFOs – quilts that is…

In the world of quilting, a UFO is an Un-Finished Object (or something like that). Well, I posted all my UFOs as an entry for a giveaway a while ago, but I have finished a few of those, so I thought I’d update things. As I went through my collection a few weeks ago, I…

Grade 2 Baby Quilt

My youngest son started his school year off with 2 teachers.  His afternoon teacher was having a baby, and meant to work until May before having her baby hopefully late in May.  She ended up having to leave work early for bed rest and had her baby a bit early.  The children in class love…

Grade 3 Art Quilt Project

My son attends an integrated arts school, so art of all kinds is used in nearly every aspect of learning.  I offered to do a class project with his Grade 3 class this year for their Art block in May and June.Stage 1 was learning about quilts, selecting a theme and choosing blocks to make. Stage…

Quick Little Gift Bag

Yesterday we got a present for my Daughter’s friend for her birthday.  She picked 2 great big velvet coloring posters.  In fact, she got her this exact same one shown at YouColorPosters (cute little puppy dogs) and one that has a big heart with the word LOVE on it. We got home and realized that we…

The Nativity

My latest quilting project is completed.  I donated it to our church youth group – they are doing a Silent Auction for a fundraiser to raise money for the team to go on a missions trip to Mexico. Presenting: The Nativity This is a small wall-hanging, about 15″ x 18″.  It was pieced using the…

Sugar Pine Quilt Store - Canmore

The Sugar Pine Quilt Company

About a month ago the girls in our family took a little trip, and had ourselves a little adventure.  I mentioned before that my mom-in-law, my daughter, and myself were going to be driving 4+ hours to visit some new friends and a fantastic quilt store we had been told about.  We were excited for…

The CD Cover Shirt block

Custom T-Shirt Quilt

My latest project, completed! This was a SURPRISE quilt done for a gentlemen who plays lead (guitar) in a blues band.  The T-Shirts are from many of the music festivals he’s participated in.  As their family was getting ready to move, his wife wanted to ‘just do something’ with the t-shirts (probably toss them) but…

Teacher Quilt Gift

At the end of every school year it takes some real creativity to show your children’s teachers how much you appreciate them… again. Most of them probably have a cupboard full of “Best Teacher” mugs. And how many apples can a teacher stand? Paperweight for their desk? Some little ‘teacher’ knick-knack? I wanted to put…