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Linda came in a little while ago and dropped off her annual quilts for us while she was here locally. 

I love how creative she gets with her quilts.

quilted with Angel Wings

Linda wanted a wing panto to compliment the fairies in the quilt.

Who doesn't love sock monkeys?

quilted with Sock Monkey

Super cute!

I loved this baby quilt.

Quilted with Tractors

Just adorable.

And these dinosaurs.

Quilted with Swirl

Just too cute!

And a great custom quilt.

I did straight lines in the lighter sections of the quilt.

The straight lines created the greatest texture. In the gear section, I did a tight stipple around the applique.

Thanks again Linda. See you in the spring!!

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quilt sampler

Back in March, I got a phone call from Hamels Quilt Store that I needed to come in asap that day. When I got to the store, Pauline, the owner, handed me a box and specific instructions.

The box held a very special quilt. It was designed for Hamels for a feature of them in an upcoming Quilt Sampler . The catch? I had 6 hours to quilt the quilt and return it. It needed bound that evening and popped into the mail first thing in the morning.

I adore this quilt. It's all soft and cuddly flannels. And the snowmen-who doesn't love snowmen?

Pauline wanted the quilting simple and no quilting on any of the appliques.

I went with a large snowflake in all the 9-patch blocks and a free-hand meandering star in the border.

Around the snowmen, I did a tight stipple to anchor the shapes down.

You can find the more pictures and the pattern details in the current issue of Quilt Sampler on shelves now.

Congrats again Pauline and staff. 

And thank you for the privilege of quilting your special quilt.

quilt monday

hello? anyone out there?? it doesn't matter how prepared I think I am, the first week of school is exhausting!! and the week was over before I even knew it lol.

I did next to no sewing all summer. I had seen this tutorial on Moda Bake Shop and bookmarked it. Over the summer, I saw many of these fabulous star blocks and had to make some for myself.

The first, I bought this charm pack(sorry, I have no idea what line it is except for it being Moda) and made this runner.

quilted with a meander

It's so long that it's too big for our table lol.

How about this mustache print?

The next one I did a little different so it would fit our table lol.

I love how the quilting shows up.

quilted with Paisley Max

You can't see the binding very well but it's a plaid print; worked perfectly with the fabrics. 

Now that school is back, I'm hoping I can get time again to sew!

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card friday

we interrupt your sewing time to bring you summer

I can't remember a summer where I have done this little quilting. Don't get me wrong, we've had a fantastic summer but I do miss my quilting time!

I have finishes two and three of the summer to show you.

First, another table runner.

It's similar to the only other finish I've had this summer(see here).

Last night I finished the most important finish of the summer; the quilt for my nephew.

I wasn't going to post any pics of it until my sister in law received it but I think she was getting ready to hurt me if I didn't show her ;)

The colours aren't totally accurate; it was dark when I took the picture. But aren't they cute? Pattern is Preppy the Whale. 

Now to get it quilted and off to my nephew. These whales are almost as cute as him ;)

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