Best of 2018

Cheryl from Meadow Mist Designs - you might remember her from my 2018 Online Quilters Meet & Greet - is holding her fourth Best of Party.

The only rule is to share my favourite 5 posts from 2018.

I tend to be most interested in my latest quilt designs.

My Blue & White tile quilt pattern series will begin in January, 2019.

Here's a sneak peak at the first block, which is ready to layer and add the quilting using embroidery floss.

I'm very excited about this wall hanging quilt!

[I'll also be including larger size blocks, for those who prefer to make it a bed quilt.]

But if I had to pick...

1. Gifts Made for Grandsons - Post #2

2. *NEW* Fabric Quilt Labels

3. Printable Vintage Sewing Cards - Fun for Your Little Ones!

4. A Decorative Kind of Hand Quilting

5. Using Striped Borders in Quilts + a New Free Pattern

If you haven't read those before, I hope you enjoy reading them now!

And for more great Best of posts from other bloggers who quilt, visit the Linky Party list here.

Happy Stitching in 2019!

Calling All Crazy Quilting Lovers & Other News

Free Block of the Month News...

[Please Note: This section is my free quilt patterns - posted when I can - and not necessarily monthly, due to my current low electricity issues at this time of year.

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The current 'A Novel Idea' row #2 will be online next.

Rows #3 & #4 and finishing the quilt are still coming.

I already have the next quilt design planned...It's a fun quilt for candy lovers!

Crazy Quilt Lovers...

Anyone interested in stitching along to make my very popular, free Block of the Month 'Crazy Quilt Monthly Memories', throughout 2019?

Let me know if there would be interest in it.

If yes, I'll be posting in online on another site.

You can see it and my other Crazy Quilting designs here.

The daylight will start to get longer in the next few days - very happy about that!!

Happy Solstice!

Progress of a Different Kind

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!!!!

It's a mostly sunny afternoon here, and all the batteries are being charged back up.

The early, extra cold weather has made it necessary to re-stock my mudroom with wood, already!

I am, of course, enjoying seeing the animal tracks in the snow.

Of the larger animals, I've spotted coyote, bobcat (not surprised with the many, many rabbit tracks around), grouse & deer - always fun to see evidence that they are around!

I've been making good progress...of a different kind, too.

Hand stitching, of course.

This is the back view of my Stained Glass Strings quilt.

And I've not even needed to get out the deck of cards to entertain myself.

All of these need no electricity, and allow me good creative thinking time!

That's lead me to design, in my head, a whole bunch of interesting quilts.
I did make a sketch and note of each, of course.

There are sew, sew many new quilt designs I hope to add to my site, as I'm able.
Stay tuned, as the adventure continues! :)

Happy Stitching!

December Update

Today I posted the December Update, which includes a letter from me.

Read all the news here.

You should see my cute car, too!

Happy Stitching!