Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Flimsies in Waiting

 Lots of flimsies are waiting  to be quilted.

They have all moved to my work room quilt rack.

This post Next Up to Layer from a while ago,

featured  a few tops I finished and their corresponding backs.

Here is a compilation of what needs to be quilted.

The backs being ready 

makes an evening pinning frenzy much more fun.

Here are the five tops that have backs chosen/ready.



                                                                               



These are the tops that need to find  a back!








It always seems to be the part of quilting that takes the longest,

deciding which back to put on which quilt!

It is an agonizing thing for me to find the perfect back.

I don't try to make them match the front,

but I do like them to compliment the front design in some way.

Either picking up a colour, picking up a pattern,

or even picking up the general theme of the front.

Sometimes it's even the recipient that dictates what the back will be.

So this post will be a nice place to keep track of what I have

that is ready for layering.

I went to a guild Zoom presentation recently 

and the presenter was a very vibrant quilter from California.

She quilts under Pride and Joy quilting.

The most important take away for me

was her attitude about the outstanding projects

She moves on to other projects as soon as she wants.

It takes the joy out of things if you make it a job or a task. 

I really embrace  

that take on how to view your UFOs.

So this keeping track of my flimsies 

is only be a pleasurable task  for me and 

not a what I have to do type reminder.

Here are the last two added to the list 

and then on to some stitching!




Stay safe and sew on !

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Let's Get Some Stitching Done!

 I am just really itching to get stitching

My month-long holiday,

recovery time from the month of holiday, 

and catching up with family 

has kept me out of my sewing room way too long.

First up is some mending.

Redoing the bottom of some snow pants for next winter,




and putting some flaps on coverall pockets.

Finishing up a couple chores will let me get back into

quilting some tops.

In the meantime though, I found quite a few

new projects to fill my time.

I came across a quilter at Heartstrings doing a bunch

of different colour rail fences.


They would be good for a late night

stitching marathon, to get me back in the groove.

I did manage to finish up two charity tops.






I'm fast becoming a binding Queen!

Stay safe and sew on!

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Pin Me Up & Show Me Off

 Over time I have discovered that 

many quilters seem to be

avid collectors of small items.

Personally, I seem to collect

buttons, beads, pins and odd costume rings.

I also seem to accidentally, collect commemorative pins.

You know the ones who have tucked away somewhere

from shop hops, quilt shows, shopping trips, special 

fund drives and special occasions.

They lived for a long while , stuffed in a drawer.

I finally found a great solution used by a few 

of my Quilting buddie.  

Put them on the wall hangings!  

So here they are !

The first is small wall quilt,

made by retired art quilter, Lorie S. 

 The perfectly pieced triangles are a 

great backdrop for these cute shopping and friendship pins.



The next display area is a small quilt I used to cover

one of my sewing machines.

The quilt itself is a memento of  great times,

 and the pins add to its charm by highlighting other adventures.


Many also get displayed on 

some of my nametags,

The pins get shown off at

 meetings until the 

lanyard gets too heavy and 

I have to move some of the weight to the wall displays.










Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Happy Holiday!

 Well there's nothing like being off the grid for a 

month to recharge your batteries and inspire your creativity.

A tropical trip with many adventures, both culinary

and active really sparked some 

interesting brain activity and memories.

A lovely tropical cruise provided

beautiful vistas,


 fantastic flora

and many animal encounters.

These nectar loving birds, Purple-throated Carib,

 were delightful to watch.



I hope you all missed me and now 

it's time to get back to blogging.

One of the highlights of the trip,

was a stop at the Caribbean Boutique Factory.


It wasn't actually a factory but a storefront and 

shop with demonstration area where 

visitors could peruse a wealth of beautifully

artistic batiks and learn about the 

process used to create them.

All the designs are individually drawn

using straight edges and freehand together

to create unique views of the islands.






Then, sequential alterations of dying and wax applications,

create the intense buildup of colors,

culminating in unique artistic pieces.






There are many all over patterned fabrics as well as

thematic art pieces suitable for framing.

It was a delightful visit.

Stay tuned for some more tales of  

our tropical adventure.


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