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Friday, 30 November 2012

My Mystery Quilt

I must say I am doing something that I have never done before. I am making a quilt that I will have no idea what it will look like. It is a Mystery Quilt. Lindy's Thread is hosting a mystery quilt. I thought it might be fun and since I bought this material from the Fabric Cupboard. It is the Modafabrics line, cattails & clover and summer's end. Very pretty. The Fabric Cupboard had it on sale for $4.99 a meter one week and I couldn't resist.

The first clue was to make 20 of each block. So here they are and now waiting for clue #2. The light colour is the background colour. It is more of a gold colour. It is hard to take pictures. They never show the true colour.

My Mug Rug

I want to thank Betty Lou for the idea for the mug rug. I decided to try a couple. The first one didn't turn out as I would of liked it. The colours blended in to much.

The second one turned out so much better. I think you always have to make two so you can see the mistakes from the first one.

The colours turned out better, not so blended in. For a pattern go to Betty Lou's sight at American Vintage Quilts. . Her mug rug turned out so nice.

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Another Christmas Present DONE|||

Well I was looking for a gift for a certain person and a friend was going to make this from 5inch charm packets so I thought it looked easy and since I had the book I started it yesterday. I did the machine quilting on it and I must say I was quite happy with it. I used my walkling foot and the double needles that I learned from my Free Motion Quilting. Towards the end I was getting the hang of it. Here it is.

I think I am going to enjoy this free motion Quilting. It does get easier with practise. Now back to the sewing room to start something else. Hope everyone has a great day.

Monday, 26 November 2012

Holiday Lane Pillow blog and GIVEAWAY||||

Well today is my day to show my pillow. I really enjoyed this pattern and was very happy with the result.

Thanks to the Quilt n Queen for hosting the Blog. A special thanks to Jill Finley for the pattern. It was very easy to follow and I enjoyed it. Thanks to Madam Sam for cheering us on and all the work that goes into hosting a blog. Make sure you visit the other ladies that are posting today.

Tuesday November 27

Cindy's Crafty Creations

Scrapbook-Chickadoodle

Stitching by the Lake

A Stitch in Time

And now for the give away. I have been spending a lot of time trying to figure out what to give for a give away and decided to make something. It will be something special to remind everyone what fun we had on this blog.

The only rule for this give away is to be a follower and leave a comment on how you have enjoyed this blog. Oh you are wondering what the give away is. Here is a picture.

This sock pattern was in a tutorial and I thought it was so nice that I made four to hang on my mantel for my four beautiful grandchildren. And you know Christmas stockings, they may have something special in them. Have fun with the rest of the blog and thanks for letting me be a part of it.

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Road Trip Quilt Along

I just got back my quilt from Wendy Billings that does machine quilting. She did a beautiful job. I was very happy with it. She did different techniques on each block and different ones on the boarders. It will come in handy for when I do Machine quilting. Her prices were great. I was glad that I took it.

Wendy Billings Country Quilt Finishing from Sackville NB. She picks up and delivers at the Fabric Cupboard.

My Free Motion Quilting Day

Well I just got home from a Free Motion Quilting class and we had a great time. My friend Connie from Shepody Mountain Crafter went with me. We learned so much and just doing this class at the Fabric Cupboard gives me so much confidence to do more. It was great. Here are some pictures from our day. This is a beautiful store with lots of great ideas and deals.