Playing with Fabric
Thursday, May 16th, 2013 Posted in art, Crafts, Quilting | No Comments »I'm very excited to share with you the latest fabric project I've been working on. Last fall I heard about a textile artist named Lorraine Roy. I attended an art show of hers and was super excited about her work. ...
Stash Busting: Half Triangle Squares
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in art, Crafts, Quilting | No Comments »Stash busting. Yup, I'm busting my stash of fabrics and making miniature quilts from the fabric leftover from quilts I've made over the last 13 plus years. I'm clearing out my unfinished projects, de-cluttering gadgets I don't use, and stash busting. My aim is ...
Square in a Square: Paper Piecing
Sunday, March 17th, 2013 Posted in art, Crafts, Quilting | 1 Comment »I really do love working with fabric and paper. I'm always on the look out for new inspirations to get me going. And I'm always trying to sneak away from my 'life' to make something new. You know, making sure ...
Back into Quilting Again
Saturday, February 16th, 2013 Posted in art, Crafts, creation, Family, Our House, Paper Crafting, Quilting, The Hammer | No Comments »I have been quilting for over a decade now. More than a dozen large quilts and various smaller ones were made for weddings, babies, and of course for my own children and home. Recently I joined the Hamilton Quilter's Guild ...
Hexagon Patchwork Quilt
Thursday, February 24th, 2011 Posted in Crafts, Family, Our House, Travels | 1 Comment »After about two years my first hand-sewn quilt is completed. (All but the final step was hand stitched. Something three years ago I would have told you I'd not enjoy at all.) I believe this is also my twelfth quilt ...
We Tipped Our Hats To Oxford
Sunday, January 17th, 2010 Posted in birding, Crafts, Family, Travels | No Comments »Just a week before we made our trip to Canada for Christmas we made a short visit to Oxford. We visited a RSPB site local to Oxford called Otmoor, and spent some time in the great outdoors looking for British ...
New Year’s Update
Monday, January 11th, 2010 Posted in Crafts, Family, Travels | No Comments »We're in the midst of packing up to travel back to England. We have had a wonderful month in Canada, but all good things must come to an end. It's time to get back to work! While I'm writing, I must ...
Crafting Away: Paper Cake
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in Crafts | No Comments »Christmas is a very busy time of year for all kinds of crafters. On Monday, I helped my friend Ansie make ten paper cake pieces to make a table top decoration for Ansie's Christmas dinner this year. The pieces will ...
Crafting Weekend
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in Crafts, Family, Our House | No Comments »As many of you know I spend a fair bit of my spare time crafting. Whether it be cardmaking, scrapbooking, or quilting I like to make something every day (it doesn't happen every day unfortunately). I had to opportunity to ...
Playing Around With Paint
Friday, November 6th, 2009 Posted in Crafts | No Comments »Time is always something people struggle with. Either they have too much time on hand and waste it or they haven't enough and can't seem to find the time to do what they want. Times flies. Time crawls. Since I've had ...