A Gift for Samuel!

Well as you might know, I am a "VERY PROUD!" Grandma of three awesome Grandchildren! The oldest of the three is Samuel at ... Nearly 2 yrs. of age.

When I was visiting with him and his Mommy and Daddy in Lethbridge, I picked up a book that featured the Disney movie "Cars" He just loved it!

You can only imagine my excitement when I went exploring the Lethbridge Quilt Shops and discovered the "Fabric!" So for Christmas this year I made Samuel this "Cars" quilt. With the spare fabric, I made a matching pillow case. I wanted to leave the "car" images easy for him to see, so decided to make the long strips, and then sashed each strip with the co-ordinating fabrics. It was great fun to make, fast, and I am very happy with the end result.

Merry Christmas Samuel!

Book Bag!

Well not so far back I showed you a bag that I made that I use nearly everyday. Well this is the same pattern, however I wanted to make a small gift for a friend, and she loves books, and works in a library ... so I thought why not use the upholstery fabric I bought as a remnant? Seeing how it features "books" in the print it seemed to be a natural choice!

The Upholstery fabric had a bit of an "attitude" however with a little coxing, I managed to convince it that this really was the best place for it to be used, and in the end I am very pleased with the finial result!

Merry Christmas Eileen!

Running with Sunflowers.

This has been one of my favorite table runners to make. It is easy, quick and I believe effective. You can show case a fabric that you love in the large middle block and then accent it with the surrounding bars, and squares. It can be easily finished in an afternoon.

This particular runner I made for a wedding gift for a young couple, the lady of the house loves .... you guessed it! Sunflowers!

Mexican Star Mini Workshop

When making this  wall hanging  I was immediately excited!
My mind raced back through time ... (slow up there Ton-to .. not that far back!) when My husband, myself, and our 1 1/2 yr. old son spent 3 months one winter in Mexico. We had traveled down the middle of December, to escape the "White Stuff" that was surrounding us at home! The fact that we were traveling in a "Vintage Jaguar Sedan" didn't seem to even enter out minds as risky ... ah youth is so innocent.

Looking back I can only wonder what our parents were thinking as we headed south!

Jaguar parts are hard to find in British Columbia ... non existent in Mexico! For anyone who has ever own a Jaguar especially an "old Jag" which believe me ours was! ... a good supply of parts are always a good plan! Well to move on from this thought pattern, lets just say we returned in good health, the car hung together, and ran well until we returned to Vancouver British Columbia, and then the motor ate a piston ... but that is not where I was going here! Back on Track!

The memories of traveling for 4 days through the central dessert of the Baha Peninsula came rushing back!

Hot red and orange sunsets, with the cactus silhouettes stroking the sky. It was breath taking!

So with head down, I rushed to my fabric stash! I knew I had the perfect fabric, just to find it!

Well I did! and I am very pleased with the end result. The reds, and oranges for the sunsets, the green for the cactus, and the black for the evening silhouettes!

Now ... to just take if off the design wall and quilt it!

All in due time right ..... All in Due time!