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Feb 9, 2022
Getting myself organized....more Makin' it Monday
A few years ago I challenged myself to finish a quilt a month. I failed miserably. So, in planning and recording my list of "I want to...
Jan 31, 2022
Manic Monday or MAKE IT MONDAY?
I woke up this morning with a whole list of things that I NEEDED TO DO! It's after noon and I feel like I've accomplished nothing so far!...
Nov 2, 2021
Fabric Dyeing - Red-yellow
I had some mixed bottles of dye and needed to use them up. I can't remember when I last dyed fabric (2-3 months) and these bottles of...
Oct 31, 2021
Gradation Dyeing - blue to black
Last weekend was a busy time in the dye studio aka the laundry room in the basement. I did some ice dyeing and kind of got into the zone....
Oct 28, 2021
Ice dye....'cause I can't wait for snow
We've had some amazing weather in Calgary this fall. This past weekend, the car registered 0 degrees Celsius, so I just had to do some...
Oct 24, 2021
9 fat quarter quilt
I was spending some valuable time last week watching YouTube videos. I came across this one from April's Craft Room. I thought the idea...
Jul 27, 2021
Coloured Cabins - TERTIARY COLOURS
Welcome to the continuation of my COLOURED CABINS summer posts. We've looked at the 3 PRIMARY COLOURS and the SECONDARY COLOURS and now...
Jul 23, 2021
Coloured Cabins - Basic Log Cabin Layout
If you are playing along with my Coloured Cabins blocks, you'll have a few blocks pieced. Now it's time to start working on a layout. A...
Jul 22, 2021
Coloured Cabins - Non-Scrappy 8" blocks
This blog post is part of a summer 2021 series on colour theory and log cabin blocks. In previous posts I've shown you how to cut and sew...
Jul 20, 2021
Coloured Cabins - the Primaries become the Secondaries
We know that there are 3 Primary colours - RED, YELLOW and BLUE, but what happens when we start to mix these colours together? Let's back...
Jul 20, 2021
Coloured Cabins - It all starts with the Primary Three
One of the best things I have ever done to help my quilting is to start dyeing my own fabric. It was a real eye-opener for me. I've...
Jul 16, 2021
Coloured Cabins - Basic Log Cabin block
This blog post is part of a series of Log Cabin and Colour theory posts. Today I'm going to show you how to make a simple 12" log cabin...
Jul 13, 2021
Coloured Cabins - The Importance of Value
What do you value in your quilting? I'm not talking about how much you've spent on your fabrics and sewing supplies. I talking about the...
Jul 9, 2021
Coloured Cabins - Let's Sew a Quilt!
I'm starting a blog series called Coloured Cabins. There will be 2 parts to this series. Part 1 will look at some basic colour theory and...
Jul 6, 2021
Coloured Cabins - what's your colour?
Quick, What's your favourite colour? Don't think about it. Just shout it out! Have you ever thought about how that particular colour...
Jun 1, 2021
THIS I LEARNED: part #4, 2021 - Looking back is good..it helps us to look forward
I've recently realized that it is important to occasionally look back. When I look back it's often easy to see where I've come from....
Feb 28, 2021
THIS I LEARNED: part #3, 2021 - I can say NO
I've learned many hard lessons in my life. One of them was that I can say "NO". I can give myself permission to tell someone or a...
Feb 11, 2021
THIS I LEARNED: part #2, 2021 - snow dyeing adventures
This past week we had some snow. Not a lot, but enough that my eye kept going to that expanse of white in my yard. I just had to do...
Feb 6, 2021
THIS I LEARNED: part #1, 2020
I've been thinking a lot lately about how our lives have changed in the past 12 months. For many of us, we've been stuck at home or...
Dec 31, 2020
Memory Quilts
I'm ashamed to say that a few years ago I was asked to make some memory quilts for 3 kids after the passing of their father. I was given...
Dec 31, 2020
Snow Days - Dye Days
I am not a fan of snow. I grew up in Winnipeg AKA Winter-peg. When the snow came, the cold came. But, recently, I have started to...
Dec 16, 2020
I AM WORTH IT!!!
I was recently working on a customer quilt and as usual my mind tended to wonder. Thought I'd share the thought process with you!!! It...
Sep 26, 2020
Kasey's Radiation Quilt
September will forever be a special month for me! My daughter Kathleen aka Kasey was born on September 4th. She was the 2nd of my...
Aug 14, 2020
Stars & Swirls Summer 2020 Quilt Along - #7 Binding
We've made it to the last steps of the Stars & Swirls Summer 2020 Quilt Along. Thanks for sticking with me. In this post, we'll be...
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